They struggled to beat Northwestern today. Do you seriously think they have a chance against Wisconsin?!
NW snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Along with the missed field goal, they made a couple of really stupid penalties at the end that cost them the game. 10 yard penalty on offense with under 3 minutes to go when they were picking up 1st downs at will running the ball, and the PI penalty on 4th down that would have ended the game.
Run straight at them up the middle. I expect Moore will be back but I don't care. A team that gives up 22 points to the worst offensive team in the country has a defense that can be abused
Northwestern lost that game today. They failed to convert a 2pointer and missed a FG. They also played for the FG at the end rather than pass and try for a TD. Wisconsin plays Purdue next.
Indiana should win by three touchdowns. I think our defense is a bit better than you and others are giving them credit for.
I am hoping IU wins out too.
I'm not disrespecting Purdue, or not attempting to. They are a mediocre team, Indiana has the better team, and frankly, it's not close.
That would be nice since we haven't been "dialed in" to a bucket game for a while. They better expect the best PU has...and lately that has been enough...they better be hungry as hell expecting the toughest game of the season...
I had the misfortune of attending this game. With 1st down on the PU 14 yard line, they got a disastrous holding penalty. Then they ran 3 running plays, not even trying for the TD, but playing for the FG and killing clock. Not a horrible strategy, but then the schmuck missed a 32 yd FG. I left in disgust because I knew full well what was going to happen. This year’s NW team finds ways to lose.
In fairness to the NW coaching staff, the NW running backs had been gashing the Purdue defense all game, rushing to the tune of 251 yards total. They were trying to kill clock and it had been working up until that point. Even removing McGowans one 79 yard run, they were averaging almost 4 yards a carry.
I don't think he would be around for a 5th year, but I believe the application for a 5th year of eligibility, doesn't happen until the 4 years are used up.
As I said, it wasn’t a terrible strategy, especially after the holding penalty. The kicker just gummed up the works.
I agree, next few weeks will be telling. Purdue playing well (well enough to win) the last two games and they did win their homecoming game big against Maryland. Wisconsin will be a tough road test but then home against us. We have TWO tough games and then road at PU.
Wisconsin doesn't lose home games to bad teams. Purdue has a snowball's chance in hell of beating Wisconsin on Senior Day at Camp Randall.
Wisconsin will run Purdue into the ground. If they aren’t too beat up, Purdue will be a very formidable opponent for IU in the Bucket game.
Indiana needs to not only beat Purdue, but beat Purdue in convincing style. We will be playing to impress bowl scouts in that game.
That’s true although the same could’ve been said for the last two years and Purdue controlled both games and won.
It took a series of fortunate events for PU to squeek by a 1 win Northwestern team that we destoyed the week before.
We haven't treated the pu game as a heated rivalry. A freshman being interviewed after the game by Don Fischer admitted he didn't realize the importance of the game until he saw a few seniors crying after the teams uninspired performance that year. I fault the team captains and the seniors for failing to pass on the importance of that game. A freshman should know that it is a rivalry from the leadership in the locker room.
Nice try troll. Purdue didn't control last years game. IU had more total yardage and two bad penalties cost IU the game.
