You do realize there are 5 automatic bids for five different conferences in the playoffs, right? And the other seven are based on rankings. Nothing to do with conferences.
don't like Napier but would take Norvell , he's improved every team he's been at except for FSU
Word is that Norvell has a toxic locker room due to some knucklehead transfers.......
Fleck wasn't coming to Purdue, I don't care for the guy but he has done a pretty good job up there. I like the fact that he always has big linemen similar to the Wisconsin model
heard that too, but if he'd ever be available after a yr or two Purdue would be a nice place to reboot ones career. He's an offense oriented coach that improved ASU, Pitt, and Memphis stats
Lmfao! Les miles! That was a terrible suggestion! He got blackballed from coaching, he was a cheater, liar, thug! He embezzled money from a children’s hospital! He got hired by his buddy at Kansas and went 0-9 his second season.
Purdue would be a good place for someone to rebuild a career and reputation. After this debacle at FSU, when he gets fired (and he will), I doubt any contender type programs would take a risk. But, a program like Purdue that can win under the right circumstances but with a much thinner margin for error, might be a great landing spot.
As I posted in another thread, I think we should go after Jon Gruden. He needs us as much as we need him. We need to make a splash, and he needs a fresh start.
And you were as happy as pig in poop with Hazell. And Brohm....how'd that work out for Louisville.
Gruden's net worth is $30 million bucks. What in the world would he come to Purdue for?
Brohm better than Fleck? At least he's still at Minny and has done quite well. He has a career record of 80-56 and is 50-34 at Minnesota. In seven years, Fleck has established himself as one of the most successful coaches ever to lead the Minnesota program. Fleck is fifth in program history for overall wins (50), Big Ten wins (29) and games coached (84). AND SO FAR, HE'S BEEN A WHOLE LOT MORE LOYAL THAT BROHM
Not surprised my response was waaaay over your head….
More loyal? He reneged on CMU and rumors are (and from other coaches not internet rumors) all those jobs he was rumored to be going after like UCLA he was legitimately trying to get out of minny. He’s not loyal he’s just hit a ceiling and can’t move on. He also reportedly cheated on his wife, so much for loyal. He had one good year (2019). The deuchebag makes his team clap when he walks into the room…
I want someone that's been a head coach...3 of our last 4 have been Assts!! That being said....unless we are committed to spending money on players, no really good coaches will come here! Unfortunately IU opened the check book with Cignetti to bring in players( proven head coach that's a winner). Land scape has changed....either ya spend or ur a cellar dweller.
Cloning has to be ready by now wouldn't ya think?
It's not the DEI comment that people should be upset about. The fact is Purdue hired a guy with no head coaching experience that no other P-5 school would have hired. The head coach had did nothing in year 1 to create any excitement about the program. Yes, ticket sales are up but the intriguing schedule created that excitement with many fans still high off last years Final Four appearance in basketball. Coming into week two following an off week, the team looked completely lost and outmatched in a measuring stick game against ND. Instead of supporting or defending DEI, Purdue fans should be pissed. The guy at the top must change a lot ASAP. Tomorrow night maybe the last winnable game this season, which will determine
Walters is a great recruiter.
agree on the point on jenkins - i think that was more about keeping him at Purdue. I"d expect he'll be a LB/DE hybrid in the next couple weeks. The LB group is a big week spot on d - no doubt. Purdue needs a legit DC coordinator / LB recruiter. Harrell could be good - too early to tell from my perspective.
Hard to anoint a guy a success like Harrell when he can’t recognize that some counter, draw or screen action would slow down the ND defense…
Pretty good post. I can respect this. Only quibble I have here is that Harrell has a pretty good resume imo. Yes he had baller WRs USC but he got the ball to them with a pretty meh QB and they scored plenty. The USC issues cannot possibly be blamed on him. At WVU, idk, but I think by the numbers they were better on offense. Last year here the offense had many issues, but I hesitate to blame that on the OC. We couldn’t get 1 yard when the defense knew that’s all we wanted, and I think that’s deeper than the OC. Otherwise he was at the least decent for us. But he was also just as deer in headlights dead as the players last week and I’m already on record saying that. But I still think Harrell is an asset for us. Kane, the other hand, I think may be an issue. May be best for Walters to not have a yes man at DC
Harrell isn’t as bad as Kane but I don’t think he’s super flexible…I don’t think he does great at adapting in game.
is it a talent issue - that's what I wonder? Does Purdue have play makers to run this offense? there is a pretty good talent gap between ND and Purdue.
The bigger question to me is if we have the talent to be successful in this Defense. The scheme is so bad I don’t think Alabama has the talent to run this defense.
Most of your posts have not been fair IMO. You constantly claimed that last year’s roster was loaded with talent and it just wasn’t. I think you’ve even come around to accepting that. You’ve been calling only balls on this coach until you realized that the roster was overhauled almost completely. Almost like you had an epiphany and suddenly knew it needed to happen.
Oh FFS. Just when I want to think you are serious you say that Alabama doesn’t have the talent to do what our coaches want. Jesus h
They don’t.
We are seemingly worse this year. Overhaul not going like you think it is.
the recruiting was about limiting the drop off and I think they did that. If this team gets to 6 wins, that is a major victory for Walters. It's a matter of how deep is IU, MSU & NW. Purdue will need an upset at home. You have to admit, this was not an ideal schedule for a rebuilding program.
It’s a huge IF. We won’t be favored in a single game the rest of the year.
We are worse because ND kicked our ass in a big way? That’s all you’ve seen. Obviously not a popular observation around here, but we get our asses stomped pretty regularly.
It was a rebuild. My god you can’t have actually watched that team, then the bowl game, and thought that we were in a good spot going forward. This is maddening reading this type of stupidity. Just unreal
