I certainly agree with you and others that we have to clean up some stuff. I don’t think anyone would disagree. The late hit out of bounds bothered me more than the Durham/coach penalties because it cost us a game last year too I believe.
Special teams still baffles me as well. I think we are better than two years ago but still not anywhere near a strength on the team.
But all in all I personally believe we are 1-2 plays from 3-0 after facing 2 teams I think are pretty good (time will tell).
Hopefully we win next week and I still do not think it’s out of the question to win 6 games in the Big which would have us around 8 wins pre bowl game and I would be ok with that. If we happen to win only 6 total I would be disappointed but certainly not calling for the head of the coach that won us 9 last season.
After a lot of bad years in my lifetime I try to be thankful for what we have knowing how much worse it could be.
Brohm has lost as many games with crap jobs by him than he has won by a great job on his part.
Is he better than Hazell...absolutely...so is just about any other average breathing human for that matter.
The guy is paid to win games...to make a difference. He failed miserably in the PSU game, and, again today. To your point...they are a couple of plays away from being 3-0...that is exactly THE point...save a couple of just crap plays and decisions by Brohm, they would be 3-0, and, they absolutely should be 3-0.
His clock management in both was SO bad, and, today, he was just flat bad across the board...
I like him...I really do...and, I appreciate what he has done in general, but, he has flat blown two games this year, and, the third was the equivalent of playing a HS team.
Realize...at some point...that the ability to run the football does actually matter, and, recognize that point...and, then recruit an actual quality legit B1G-level caliber guy (or, heave forbid, a couple) to use back there.
He overthinks things as a play caller...or, tries to get cute, instead of just doing what works or taking advantage of what is there. Jones and Durham were open...wide open for that matter most of the time...for the entire course of the game today, and, he ignored that far, far too often...it was no coincidence that Purdue scored when they went to Durham and Jones.
Not taking the points early, and, calling a completely ridiculous play on top of it was just stupid....good thing those points did not matter at the end.
And, Special Teams has largely sucked since he has been there...yet, it continues to be largely ignored...today, it was the difference in the game...not the first time that has been the case, and, because he does not seem to care, it won't be the last likely either.
Purdue had that game stolen from them today, but, they were in a position for it to happen because of so many other mistakes...by the staff, and, the players.
When Sullivan committed his penalty, that was completely unacceptable, he sat out a play...I am sure that really delivered a message and will prevent that from happening again.
Whatever their ultimate record is this year, it will be 2 wins less than it should have been had Brohm simply done a decent job...not even a good one.