Boilermakings for 9-29

by BoilerTMill on Sep 29, 2009 11:00 AM EDT in Boilermakings and other Purdue sports

There is still plenty of fallout from the Notre Dame game as follows:

CFN weighs in, saying coach Hope is partially right for the timeout - I still disagree, because at the very least the Irish are operating in a hurry up mode. If you rush Clausen and get the sack you REALLY put the screws to them there. I think the timeout falls more on defensive coordinator Donn Landholm, whom I am not happy with right now. We know ND is not going to run on the final drive. We know Clausen was limited in mobility. Send the wolves after him.
Coach Hope gets more positive reviews for making Purdue better than expected - While I agree with this, at some point we have to turn this effort into wins.
Tim Cary has even more to say about it - I still render my final verdict: It was a stupid call no matter who made it or what Weis/Clausen was going to do.

So where do we go now?

Boilerdowd has some excellent thoughts - It is pretty cogent analysis. I am not giving up on a bowl game quite yet. If we get the next two games we're 3-3 overall, which is the bare minimum needed to think about a bowl game. Who says we can't beat Illinois, Michigan State, and Indiana in the second half?

Rivalry Esq. Bowl Projections - It may be time to embrace the role of Spoilermakers once more.

Other Sports news:

Volleyball gets a weekend split - They upset #16 Michigan State, but lost to #8 Michigan at home this weekend. That keeps the volleyball team just outside of the top 25 nationally.
Women's Soccer begins Big Ten play with at tie - It was a road match, so a 1-1 tie is pretty good I guess. The ladies are ranked 15^th nationally. Jenny Bradfisch was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
Baseball begins fall series - The five game Black and Gold series will begin tomorrow at Lambert Field and conclude October 8^th.
Women's golf continues to have success - with an NCAA team runner up and individual champion in recent years, the women's golf team has been the most successful program for the school nationally.

Finally, some Oregon love - If this doesn't make you want to like Duck fans, nothing will.

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Ugh

I am still shaking my head about that time out. What a way to end the game. I have been burying my head in the sand since the clock expired Saturday night, trying to block the game out of my memory. And I live in South Bend, so it hasn’t been easy.

Ah well, at least I found this cool site, which is a welcome oasis. Keep the faith!

Dave

by Dave in the basement on Sep 29, 2009 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

Welcome to the site, Dave

I hope you enjoy your stay

A futile crusade to prevent mass ignorance

HammerAndRails, SBNation's Boilermaker Blog

by BoilerTMill on Sep 29, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions

"Better than expected..."

I don’t know…I think the jury is still out on that one. I don’t know that we really know who this team is yet. Is it the team that ALMOST beat Oregon and ND, or the team that got beat up by NIU? time will tell…

"Cub fans like to think of things in catastrophic terms." - Crane Kenney

by NashvilleBlue on Sep 30, 2009 5:30 PM EDT reply actions

By the way,

I agree with TMill, that time out call was horrific, and I also agree that this is a cool site. Thank you, TMill for taking the time to keep us up to speed.

"Cub fans like to think of things in catastrophic terms." - Crane Kenney

by NashvilleBlue on Sep 30, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Why was the Free Safety 5 yards deep in the end zone on ND Touchdown?

Rule #1 for DB’s on the goal line-never line up in the endzone get as close to the goal line without going over in to the other teams backfield. With the FS 5 yards deep instead of head up and on the slot receiver like stink on you know what all the slot receiver had to do was take 2 steps and turn around. All of the other cover backs were head up on their men. Claussen read the coverage and we lost. I hope that the FS listens in film and practice this week and does not make the same mistake again. I know the staff at Purdue has taught this adnauseum to these defensive backs they just need to listen and do as they are taught.

by Squat Parallel or Don't on Oct 1, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions