Guest DT Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 On 12/3/2020 at 2:35 PM, Coach Nowlin said: Bugaboo has been not winning close games That is the narrative so far in the Brohm era. Very close.... I forget the stat, but something silly loss rate of 1 touchdown or less. frustrating. Each week, B10 OL's just Bully the front of Purdue. no surgar coating it. Then the offense for whatever reason couldn't find its grove against RUTGERS..... so disappointing Not giving up..... not calling for a change.. need to find a way I thought 5 Star GK was supposed to lift the entire D line to another level? Was he overrated? Quote
Gipper Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, DT said: I thought 5 Star GK was supposed to lift the entire D line to another level? Was he overrated? No. Last year’s numbers were very gaudy for him as he was all-Freshman B1G. He has been injured this year. I expect big things him in 2021. Hopefully his little brother will be on the team as well. Quote
DE Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 40 minutes ago, DT said: I thought 5 Star GK was supposed to lift the entire D line to another level? Was he overrated? I admittedly do not follow the Boilers as close as some, but one would think if a player is that good, you would be hearing about him. Haven't heard really anything. Not saying he isn't good. Injuries? Over rated? Not enough talent around him which allows teams to double team him? Etc. Just now, Gipper said: No. Last year’s numbers were very gaudy for him as he was all-Freshman B1G. He has been injured this year. I expect big things him in 2021. Hopefully his little brother will be on the team as well. Thank you Gip. You posted this before I submitted my post. Good explanation. Quote
Gipper Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, DE said: I admittedly do not follow the Boilers as close as some, but one would think if a player is that good, you would be hearing about him. Haven't heard really anything. Not saying he isn't good. Injuries? Over rated? Not enough talent around him which allows teams to double team him? Etc. Thank you Gip. You posted this before I submitted my post. Good explanation. No worries. Hope all is well! Quote
Irishman Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 I was messaging a friend, and I am not sure how much weight to put behind this, but there are two plays that come to mind when I think about how the season for 3 teams has played out. The 2 point conversion by IU against Penn State changed the trajectory of both of their seasons. With sooo many close calls for IU over the last decade and more, I think they settle back into another average season if they miss. Penn State could very well have been where IU is right now if they get that stop. The other play....the HORRIBLE pass interference call against Purdue in the Minnesota game. With where Minnesota was heading with Fleck; or so we thought, a win there would have been HUGE for Purdue, and likely changes their season. While I am an IU fan, I don't like seeing Purdue struggle like this. Quote
DE Posted December 13, 2020 Posted December 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Gipper said: No worries. Hope all is well! Things couldn't get much better my friend. 1 Quote
NorthKnox94 Posted December 15, 2020 Posted December 15, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 12:31 PM, Irishman said: I was messaging a friend, and I am not sure how much weight to put behind this, but there are two plays that come to mind when I think about how the season for 3 teams has played out. The 2 point conversion by IU against Penn State changed the trajectory of both of their seasons. With sooo many close calls for IU over the last decade and more, I think they settle back into another average season if they miss. Penn State could very well have been where IU is right now if they get that stop. The other play....the HORRIBLE pass interference call against Purdue in the Minnesota game. With where Minnesota was heading with Fleck; or so we thought, a win there would have been HUGE for Purdue, and likely changes their season. While I am an IU fan, I don't like seeing Purdue struggle like this. I think injuries have killed any momentum for this program the last 2 years...not many teams could sustain this many injuries and move one...anyway...that is just an excuse...but, feel as though it is justifiable. Quote
Coach Nowlin Posted December 16, 2020 Author Posted December 16, 2020 Yanni staying in town is a nice lift Quote
Gipper Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 27 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said: Yanni staying in town is a nice lift You beat me to it!!! Great get, and don’t forget, this was just the early signing period, sports fans. Plenty of time to reel in big fish. Quote
Gipper Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 10:50 AM, DE said: I admittedly do not follow the Boilers as close as some, but one would think if a player is that good, you would be hearing about him. Haven't heard really anything. Not saying he isn't good. Injuries? Over rated? Not enough talent around him which allows teams to double team him? Etc. Thank you Gip. You posted this before I submitted my post. Good explanation. I hope Yanni is as good as advertised, too. Do we give Diaco a pass this year? Quote
DE Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Gipper said: I hope Yanni is as good as advertised, too. Do we give Diaco a pass this year? I am not a Purdue fan nor Diaco fan, so tbh, I don't care what you guys do. LOL. I was surprised by the hire when Brohm made it. Quote
Gipper Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 17 hours ago, DE said: I am not a Purdue fan nor Diaco fan, so tbh, I don't care what you guys do. LOL. I was surprised by the hire when Brohm made it. No pass for Diaco, he was canned. Next man up, hopefully they can build a defense around the Brothers Karlaftis... Quote
DE Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gipper said: No pass for Diaco, he was canned. Next man up, hopefully they can build a defense around the Brothers Karlaftis... Did he ever where stupid "minor uniform color" pants, like he did at UCONN? Bad hire. Quote
DE Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, DE said: Did he ever where stupid "minor uniform color" pants, like he did at UCONN? Bad hire. Quote
AG Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 On 12/13/2020 at 11:07 AM, DT said: I thought 5 Star GK was supposed to lift the entire D line to another level? Was he overrated? GK played well when he did play. He battled injuries and COVID this year. Quote
Gipper Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, AG said: GK played well when he did play. He battled injuries and COVID this year. I think he made an All-B1G team. Quote
Gipper Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 Per hammerandrails.com, he was 2nd team all-league. 1 Quote
Guest DT Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 Saw today that PU is ranked 14th in BT in recruiting during current cycle. Is this the death knell for Brohm? Recruiting is the lifeblood of every progrm and there can be no bigger scarlet letter than to be identified as last in your conference. What are the ramifications for Brohm and his staff given current negatrive trajectory of the program? Quote
AG Posted December 18, 2020 Posted December 18, 2020 2 hours ago, DT said: Saw today that PU is ranked 14th in BT in recruiting during current cycle. Is this the death knell for Brohm? Recruiting is the lifeblood of every progrm and there can be no bigger scarlet letter than to be identified as last in your conference. What are the ramifications for Brohm and his staff given current negatrive trajectory of the program? This ranking has been expected because Brohm's last two classes signed the maximum amount of players at around 25. The roster is bloated and this tiny class of 14 was expected. If Purdue finishes .500+ next season expect recruiting to improve again. If you go by average player rating, this is Brohm's third highest ranked class out of five, if you count his first class of mostly Hazell recruits. Quote
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