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They were missing more starters on defense than just Karlaftis.

Allowing high school kids to engage in a dangerous physical contact sport in any situation is a bad idea. If that's what we're labeling football now, let's just remove it from the public schools altogether.

Common sense says that it's an extra-curricular activity for kids and if there's enough kids wanting to play it, and the school is willing to sponsor it, who are you to suggest they shouldn't have that opportunity?

Did you see their offense this season? I'm guessing they won't be getting many more there playing like that!

Recruiting rankings factor in volume. Far more taken for the East (141) than the West (114) if my math is correct. Over half the West had 15 or fewer while nobody in the East had fewer than 18. Also, the head-to-head comparison over the past few years suggest it is pretty balanced. There are 21 crossover games every season and I think I've seen they've been 11-10 the past 2 full seasons. The big difference is the BTCG but that's pretty much a reflection of just Ohio State and it's been rare for anyone in either division to top them until this year.

Why would you contract anyone if there is sufficient interest to play?

No. Just IU.

I wasn't exactly sure how this worked until you explained it right here. Now that I understand it, I like it more. I wonder how many others are in the same boat of not understanding how it works and if everyone knew to add the #TGD to their Friday-night score updates I think it would become even more useful during the season.

#LEO Lose Every One (0-9)

You were right. That momentum from the Strickland commitment propelled Purdue to an 8-win season and made IU go winless in conference. Just imagine if he had chosen IU and all that momentum went the other way. IU may well have been playing in the upcoming BTCG for a spot in the playoffs. #LEO

That throw was dropped in between 3 Brebeuf defenders. Super impressive.

Hopefully the teams clean up the turnovers in the 2nd half.

Anyone have more information on this? Looks like West Noble's kicker is headed to West Lafayette. https://twitter.com/macias861/status/1463353156558114820?s=20

Thrilled to see Allen continuing to be great. I think he's going to be great at Purdue. Hopefully the next QB in the Cradle.

Gibson Southern is the pinnacle of high school football. For anyone to even consider the notion that they could lose is absurd. There. Is that a little better for your ego?

I will bet anything that Eastbrook doesn't win.

Yes they did! 😁

Ohio State's passing defense isn't exactly a strength. Middle of the pack in the BIg Ten. But, to your point, better than MSU. Still, they are on a 24-game Big Ten winning streak for a reason (Purdue in 2018 was their last conference loss). It would be a very big upset for Purdue to go to Columbus and win. That hasn't happened since John Cooper was patrolling the sidelines for Ohio State. But Purdue is playing with house money in this one. If Ohio State gives them an opening, AOC can get hot and the Purdue defense is salty this year. It could be a game if OSU isn't on top of things. If they are, they can blow out most teams in the country at home.

Him. Alvarez. Fitzgerald. Even Tiller. All had opportunities to move on from their Big Ten program and chose to stay. I can't say I know what's important to Coach Brohm, but I do know he's already turned down opportunities to leave for Tennessee and Louisville (alma mater) to stay at Purdue. Those aren't national powers but both had some appeal I'm sure. Last I knew, their family still maintains a home in Louisville and his parents still live there as well. It was where he grew up. I think staying close to Louisville is important to him as well which I think is an advantage for Purdue in keeping him compared to all but a handful of programs, a couple of which he's already been pursued by.

So it's going to help them in games where their offense is more efficient (every single regular season game against bad competition) but just the same it will hurt them when the play a better team. All it does is lengthen the game so the benefit really goes to whoever is more efficient that game. Most of the time that's going to be them but after regionals it could just as easily be their opponent

Yes. Eastbrook humiliated them in 2019.

Depends on who wants him and what he wants. He could be Purdue's coach for the next 20 years and if all he does is go to bowls and beat IU 3/4 of the time he will never be in danger of getting fired. Winning the Big Ten West or the BTCG would make him a legend. If he wants to put himself in a better position to chase a national championship and someone like Florida comes calling, he probably would take it. It really depends on what he wants. I don't think anyone is going to offer him a salary Purdue can't match. He's already 26th in the country. If Purdue wanted to bump him up a little more they could. Is someone willing to throw a top-10 type salary at him based on this season? I doubt it.

Never said they wouldn't. It's still completely different than trying to defend Luers though.

This is an excellent idea.

I don't know. The game was ended after that play so I'm not sure what the official outcome of that was.