UofL is a commuter school, right?

[BPGhost]

Here’s a question: why would Milton Wright verbal to Purdue if there was any doubt about Brohm’s future? He very easily could’ve just waited a month and decided then.

I think that’s been asked and answered by Purdue posters in the past couple of days but, I’ll provide a synopsis.

1. There was no guarantee that Petrino was going to be fired - and certainly not as early as he was.
2. He was committing to Jeff Brohm primarily, to let him know that he wanted to play for him.
3. He didn’t risk anything by verbally committing early as he coujd change his mind if JB left Purdue.

 

[mathboy]

I wasn't fortunate enough to attend Purdue or UofL, but these posts have taught me what the kids who were bullied in high school do when they go to college. They become academic bullies arguing about GPAs on a sports web site. Educated assholes is what comes to my mind.

I also learned that I am not supposed to support my hometown college athletics program because I didn't attend college. Funny stuff.

Instead of trying to convince the WWW that you are reeeaaallllyyy smart, you should be thanking God that you are blessed and college educated rather than sitting in a sea of sand on the other side of the globe.

Just my enlisted military opinion.

Nothing wrong with supporting your home town birds. Just don't do it here and expect us to respect you. In case you haven't noticed, this is a Purdue board, so don't pedal your shit here, and don't call us bullies because we respond in kind to UL trolls. The UL guys here are a joke. I just hope they are not representative of the school as a whole.

 

[BPGhost]

I just hope they are not representative of the school as a whole.

Right - that’s how message boards work - lol.

 

[mathboy]

Right - that’s how message boards work - lol.

Oh, they are? You are saying the UL weasels over here are actually representative of the general student body? Holy cow, a whole school full of assholes? Wow! At least now we know.

 

[Chapman123]

And Lamar is not on yours. In fact y'all just fired the coach that made him. Try to follow the conversation better.

The only thing I ever say about Lamar...is that he WON A HEISMAN WHILE AT LOUISVILLE.

 

[Chapman123]

Why would a heisman winner matter now that you canned the guy who coached him?

 

[jberry5]

45 games for Brees
38 games for LJ

Makes it even more impressive for Jackson.

How so? You’re picking up 8 games from Brees’ freshman year when he played sparingly as a backup to water down his averages. And using total yards instead of passing yards to give a dual-threat QB a statistical advantage over a pro-style QB.

 

[nat100]

Using your logic. Or what you consider logic

 

[BPGhost]

How so? You’re picking up 8 games from Brees’ freshman year when he played sparingly as a backup to water down his averages. And using total yards instead of passing yards to give a dual-threat QB a statistical advantage over a pro-style QB.

So you think it helps Brees in the comparison to take those 8 games out? I don’t think you understand how math works. The point being he had more total yards from scrimmage and scored more TDs in 7 fewer games. Not only that - LJ didn’t start in at least 1/2 of the games in his freshman year. I get why you’d want to eliminate rushing yards but that’s ridiculous - total yards represent each guy’s production for the team.

Don’t forget - this was in response to a Purdue poster saying that Brees was a better college QB than LJ “ever thought of being”.

 

[SDBoiler1]

Nope, just the all time passing leader in the NFL.

And two other NFL HOF QBs in Len Dawson and Bob Griese. Plus NFL HOF DB Rod Woodson. And of course Brees will be a first ballot NFL HOF'er when he retires (hopefully not for a few years). Plus NFL HOF coach Hank Stram went to Purdue.

 

[FirstDownB]

The only thing I ever say about Lamar...is that he WON A HEISMAN WHILE AT LOUISVILLE.

Ok. Your coach can tell recruits UL produced a great college quarterback. And our coach will tell recruits Purdue produced great college and pro quarterbacks. I’m good with that.

 

[Purdue85]

Truthfully I would be surprised but if that’s the way it plays out - it wouldn’t be sour grapes from me - either toward JB or Purdue. He’s a good dude and if he decides to stay put, I trust that he made what he believes to be the best decision for him and his family.

I’ve actually watched three or four Purdue games this year - loved watching them kick the shit out of urban liar. I’d also rather see him in a different conference than UofL so as to not deal with that. If he does turn UofL down - you guys might have him for quite a while.

That's been my line of thinking for some time.

He doesn't seem to be driven by the dollar. He's got something more in mind.

If he wants to return "home," so be it. If he's intent on seeing through what he's started to build, so be it.

I really don't care. I don't want to see us go through another search . . . attempt to save the recruits committed . . . try to maintain some consistency . . . BUT, it isn't my call. It's Brohm's.

God bless him. And, his career.

Happy to have been a part of it.

 

[SDBoiler1]

Interesting that the stats don't really bear that opinion out. Here's a quick comparison of the stats that matter.

Total Yards
Brees - 12,692 - 282 per game
LJ - 13,175 - 347 per game

Total TDs
Brees - 104 - 2.31 per game
LJ - 119 - 3.13 per game

You have the gall to include passing and rushing numbers? Brees is a QB - a thrower. Jackson was an incredible athlete who happened to play QB and now doesn't start in the NFL. Brees is one of the best QBs of all time. He will be a first ballot NFL HOFer. He is also one of the best QBs to ever play in the BIG conference. Let me know when Lamar actually does something in the NFL - like start at QB for a whole season.

 

[BPGhost]

You have the gall to include passing and rushing numbers? Brees is a QB - a thrower. Jackson was an incredible athlete who happened to play QB and now doesn't start in the NFL. Brees is one of the best QBs of all time. He will be a first ballot NFL HOFer. He is also one of the best QBs to ever play in the BIG conference. Let me know when Lamar actually does something in the NFL - like start at QB for a whole season.

Gall?? Last time I checked, football in general, and the QB position in specific, is about production. Yards from scrimmage come both via the pass as well as the run. It’s a shame DB wasn’t athletic enough to outrun his OTs but, not counting the sum total of a QB’s yards from scrimmage as a measure of their production is maybe one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard - and given that I’ve been on this board for the last couple of days - that’s saying a lot - lol.

As for your uneducated comment about starting in the NFL - I guess I need to remind you that Brees didn’t start for SD in his rookie year either. Besides dummy - this is a conversation about what they did in college.

Try and keep up.

 

[jberry5]

So you think it helps Brees in the comparison to take those 8 games out? I don’t think you understand how math works. The point being he had more total yards from scrimmage and scored more TDs in 7 fewer games. Not only that - LJ didn’t start in at least 1/2 of the games in his freshman year. I get why you’d want to eliminate rushing yards but that’s ridiculous - total yards represent each guy’s production for the team.

Don’t forget - this was in response to a Purdue poster saying that Brees was a better college QB than LJ “ever thought of being”.

So tell me how math works then by removing those freshman year games. 8 games as a garbage time player where he averaged 30 yards most definitely waters down the averages of when he was actually playing meaningful minutes. Some of those games he was in for a series and simply handed off. The point I was making about the total yards vs passing yards is it’s an apple to oranges comparison when you’re comparing a dual-threat to a pro-style. Jackson was UL’s top choice to run for most of his time, I’m guessing. Brees was handing off to Purdue’s top choice.

 

[jberry5]

Hey, and you’re not giving Drew credit for his receiving stats where he dominated Jackson, haha.

They were both great college QBs IMO.

 

[BPGhost]

So tell me how math works then by removing those freshman year games. 8 games as a garbage time player where he averaged 30 yards most definitely waters down the averages of when he was actually playing meaningful minutes. Some of those games he was in for a series and simply handed off. The point I was making about the total yards vs passing yards is it’s an apple to oranges comparison when you’re comparing a dual-threat to a pro-style. Jackson was UL’s top choice to run for most of his time, I’m guessing. Brees was handing off to Purdue’s top choice.

Sweet baby jeebus, we’ll take out the 8 games before you have a heart attack. Here you go.

Total Yards
Brees - 12,452 - 336 per game
LJ - 13,175 - 347 per game

Total TDs
Brees -104 - 2.81 per game
LJ - 119 - 3.13 per game

You feel better now? I guess now being less behind in those stats makes Brees a much better college QB than LJ “ever thought about being”.

 

[CardfbFanatic06]

Yet he played at Trinity and said Louisville was his dream school. However, the Louisville staff did not put in the effort after he committed to Texas. Another reason Bobby was fired.

There's conflicting stories from insiders about Moore. Some say what you're relaying, but others say Moore never wanted to attend Louisville and always planned on going somewhere outside of Kentucky. I don't think anyone really knows.

Bottom line is he's a stud, and I wish Louisville could have landed him but proofs to Purdue on guys like Moore and Wright.

 

[Ville101]

Lol if you actually believe those are the only two things Purdue has over UL.

UofL’s facilities > Purdue’s facilities
Recruiting to UofL > Recruiting to Purdue
Louisville > West Lafayette
UofL football tradition > Purdue football tradition
UofL revenue > Purdue revenue
PU QBs > UofL QBs
PU academics > UofL academics
ACC = Big 10 (Not this year, over the past decade)

If you disagree with any of these, explain.

 

[BPGhost]

Hey, and you’re not giving Drew credit for his receiving stats where he dominated Jackson, haha.

They were both great college QBs IMO.

They absolutely were. That was my point to the guy who was shitting on LJ.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

UofL’s facilities > Purdue’s facilities
Recruiting to UofL > Recruiting to Purdue
Louisville > West Lafayette
UofL football tradition > Purdue football tradition
UofL revenue > Purdue revenue
PU QBs > UofL QBs
PU academics > UofL academics
ACC = Big 10 (Not this year, over the past decade)

If you disagree with any of these, explain.

There are literally zero people within the sports information business that would say the ACC is equivalent to the B1G, even over the last decade. Financially, fan support, and all other aspects outside of National Titles the B1G would be far and ahead better than the ACC (ACC 3 B1G 2).

From 2017, UofL does have an advantage in revenue stream BUT you are looking at a metropolitan area in a state with zero professional teams vs. a mostly rural community that is located halfway between Chicago and Indianapolis. As a comparison, IU pulls in a roughly equal amount of revenue to UofL...do you see their football mess getting better any time soon? Dollars spent and dollars brought in means absolutely nothing if you don't spend and allocate wisely. Purdue has that in an AD and a President that know how to make the dollars matter most. It would appear UofL has thrown money at their problems over the last decade...and it's gotten you nearly blackballed by the NCAA and a vacated NCAA Championship.

UofL DOES NOT have a better football tradition than Purdue does. You have a better name recognition because of your university carrying your city's name. You have had one player accumulate 3/8's of your individual awards in your program's history. Purdue has had 12 players finish in the top 8 of the Heisman rankings with 5 times being in the top 3. Purdue also has had 6 different players win a national award including 4 QB's winning the QB of the year. Purdue has also had twenty consensus All Americans (7 being unanimous) where as UofL has had 3 (HERE). Purdue has had 208 total players drafted to the NFL...UofL has had 114. The tradition just isn't there when you look historically at the programs and not just in a time capsule of the past 10 years.