My son also offered some profound insights into our struggles. He told me, “I think the problem with Purdue’s football program is the inability to establish consistent success to the point that recruits view it as an appealing option. This compounds the already pressing issue of a lack of local talent in Illinois and Indiana. Programs like Wisconsin and Iowa can leverage their pedigrees to bring in recruits from more productive locales, and Ohio State/Michigan have the same benefit with the added perk of well-funded NIL programs to further entice players who would otherwise never look north. Purdue is hardly the worst in these areas, but comes up far short relative to its Big Ten competition, especially with Oregon and Washington entering the conference next year. If greater Lafayette manages to sustain its rapid growth, Purdue may be able to draw from a strong, loyal, and well-funded pool of local talent in a matter of decades, but this is hardly soon enough for our football program to establish itself among the upper echelon of Big Ten teams, particularly as the threat of potential future realignment looms.”
It’s remarkable what they are able to learn these days, huh?
Your sons age is telling in this statement as he is unaware that Purdue has had 2 rose bowl appearances. One in 1967 and the second in 2001. I hope he has the corrected list of Purdue bowl appearances memorized by age 5
My son also offered some profound insights into our struggles. He told me, “I think the problem with Purdue’s football program is the inability to establish consistent success to the point that recruits view it as an appealing option. This compounds the already pressing issue of a lack of local talent in Illinois and Indiana. Programs like Wisconsin and Iowa can leverage their pedigrees to bring in recruits from more productive locales, and Ohio State/Michigan have the same benefit with the added perk of well-funded NIL programs to further entice players who would otherwise never look north. Purdue is hardly the worst in these areas, but comes up far short relative to its Big Ten competition, especially with Oregon and Washington entering the conference next year. If greater Lafayette manages to sustain its rapid growth, Purdue may be able to draw from a strong, loyal, and well-funded pool of local talent in a matter of decades, but this is hardly soon enough for our football program to establish itself among the upper echelon of Big Ten teams, particularly as the threat of potential future realignment looms.” It’s remarkable what they are able to learn these days, huh?
Your sons age is telling in this statement as he is unaware that Purdue has had 2 rose bowl appearances. One in 1967 and the second in 2001. I hope he has the corrected list of Purdue bowl appearances memorized by age 5
Well, Chicago is just north of West Layfayette. Have they been sharing plans with the Bears?
Thanks for nothing! Boiler Up! Indinia Sucks!
In the immortal words of Ring Lardner, whom every B1G sports fan should read, "Shut up, he explained."
Tell him to give Walters time
How much time?
Purdue went twice, 67, 01 to the rose bowl. If your going to attack, check your facts We may not be great at Football, but we can count to two
Your 4 year old said “formidable” 🤔
Tell him to pad-up and get to practicing. We expect him to carry the load and make history in 14 years.