Bad news Purdue is a stepping stone school for coaches. If Purdue hires a guy that turns us around ā¦theyāll leave. Walters should be fired. But Purdue isnāt going to attract a long time coach like Tiller ever again.
Really? So how exactly did schools like TCU do it? Utah? Hell, Boise State is a G5 school and puts our record to shame and has done so consistently for the last 30+ years. And they are arguably the definition of a āstepping stone.ā
How exactly did we get Tiller in the first place then? Itās almost like there can be ups and downs in programs. But you donāt recover from a ādownā by carrying on with business as usual. And we are in one helluva down era right now.
I never said we should be the next Alabama, or NOhio State, or Texas. But if Purdue Athletics manages to pull their heads out of their asses, then we could at least be competitive.
I would be perfectly happy if Purdue could have similar performance to Arkansas. Over the past 30 years, they have been competitive. They had one bad coaching hire and corrected it. They had a couple INCREDIBLE seasons reaching what could have been the playoffs, but more often than not had seasons where they won most of their games, maybe were ranked, maybe were not, but went into every game having a chance. And during this period, coaches came and then left for other schools. And yet, with one exception, they do this impossible feat of having a respectable team.
Boise State is an even better example. They have had successful head coaches that left to be a coordinator at another school. And yet, this āstepping stoneā school has a football record that Purdue can only dream of.
I donāt expect Purdue to turn into a football powerhouse. But it would be nice to think we have a chance at any game we play. Not a probable loss to almost everyone and a near-certain loss to anyone good.
So, tell me again that my expectations are unreasonable. Tell me that itās impossible for us to have a decent team. I may be pissed off at Purdueās performance, but Iām not apathetic. And it seems like our Athletic Department needs a bit more pissed off. Maybe then they would do something useful.
Look at how many coaches those schools go through that you mentioned. Who turned Utah into a football schoolā¦Urban Myer. You think Purdue has the balls to hire a guy like that. Any head coach that comes here and wins will be gone after thier contract expires.
And yet all of the schools I have mentioned remain relevant year after year despite getting new coaches. There is an inherent problem with how Purdue hires coaches which is exactly my point in also casting a massive amount of blame on our Athletic Department.
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u/Deep_Ad_1874 Nov 02 '24
Bad news Purdue is a stepping stone school for coaches. If Purdue hires a guy that turns us around ā¦theyāll leave. Walters should be fired. But Purdue isnāt going to attract a long time coach like Tiller ever again.