No. No, no, no.
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Purdue has exactly one worthwhile player in running back Ralph Bolden, and he gets most of his hype thanks to a monster game against Toledo. I could run for 100 yards against freaking Toledo. I’ll give Bolden and Purdue credit, they are better than Colorado, who somehow managed to lose to that same Toledo team.
Purdue’s second best player is probably their kicker. That’s typically a bad sign.
Purdue fancies itself as the “Cradle of Quarterbacks.” Sorry Boilermakers fans (I’m sure many of you are reading this!), that label became a bad joke the minute this guy stepped on campus. Now Purdue has the unstoppable Joey Elliott at quarterback. The only memory I have of Elliott comes from last year’s game in Evanston. He entered the game for absolutely no logical reason, fumbled the first snap from center, and turned the ball over. He would also injure himself in that game, ending his season. In other words, he really sucks.
Their defense is a borderline embarrassment to the state of Indiana. The only reason it’s not an embarrassment is that Indiana has to deal with this nickname.
You think Northwestern has problems tackling? Wait until you see Purdue! Opponents are averaging over 30 points per game.
Watching this game is going to be like watching sorority girls trying to walk in heels during winter. It’s going to be hilarious, yet somehow sad, and everyone is going to score.
the great last line salvaged the rest of the column…. purdue lost to Notre Dame and @Oregon. they may not be good, but surely we’d do worse against those two
In all seriousness, you have no idea how we’d do against those two teams. It’s all about match-ups. Sure, it might seem that Purdue played pretty well in those games, but Oregon was coming off a terrible loss to Boise State, and Notre Dame didn’t play their starting QB until they absolutely had to.