Bye Week General Open Thread
We're expecting shitty weather in Indiana today, so it is the perfect day to stay home and enjoy a virtual orgy of college football. if you're lucky enough to get ESPN 3, you actually have the ability to watch nearly 16 hours of college football from Michigan-SDSU at noon to Hawaii game starting at midnight. Our Boilers are on a bye, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fun with another OpenThread. I'll check in and out throughout the day, but let's hope for a Pittsburgh win at noon, Miami at 3:30, West Virginia in prime time, and Oregon (because the Duck fans were really cool to us a few years ago) in the late game.
This also gives me a chance to promote a few things for next week. Reader Travis Easter contacted me last week concerning a new song we can expect to hear on Game Days, and here is what he had to say:
I am a member of the Woodstove Flapjacks Stringband here in Lafayette. We have recently been working with the Purdue Athletic department on a song we wrote entitled "Boilermaker Breakdown", which is an old-time song that works in the fight song theme. They are going to be unveiling the song in time for the Notre Dame game, and we might be doing some live performances around the stadium that day. This is ho-down style, two banjo’s, two regular guitars, a resonator slide guitar and a washtub bass.
We are mastering the final product this Thursday, the 22nd and will be handing it over to the Athletic Department the following day. They already have a few new commercials shot that the song will be on. Other plans are to play it at the stadium, and depending on fan approval, possibly even at Basketball games.
They are also going to be putting us in contact with the Purdue Reamer Club. We will be giving them a copy to play on the new Boilermaker Special on game days and are hopeful that they might want to work with us for future promotions and events.
Travis has been kind enough to invite myself and John Wadas for a tour of People's Brewery (band member Chris Johnson is the Master Brewer there) next week before the Notre Dame game. After that, I plan to be at Harry's by around 4:30 for any readers that want to meet up. If you beat me there, same me a standing spot (or a seat if you somehow get a table). Mrs. T-Mill and I would be more than happy to share a long island or two with the readership.
In the meantime, enjoy the day!
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A Ho-Down song?
Oh brother. Our marketing department keeps up their string of bad decisions.
I haven’t heard it yet and I already hate it.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Sep 24, 2011 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
...and no disrespect intended for the group or their music...
…I’m just confused on how “ho down music” and “supporting athletic teams” is going to work.
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by carmen_fanzone on Sep 24, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll admit I'm skeptical but at least intrigued to hear what it sounds like
but I’m from Texas originally, so I generally appreciate that kind of music. I’m optimistic.
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I just don't know who they're thinking their target audience is...
Country music? Sure, there’s quite a few fans in this area. Ho down music? Not so sure.
But I was skeptical about “Shout” working for the 3rd quarter stretch, and that’s worked out. So what do I know…lol.
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by carmen_fanzone on Sep 24, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
TMill, could you put Travis Easter in contact with me if you've still got my contact info?
Haven’t heard the song yet, but I might know of another game-day opportunity for them.
To your call once more we rally....
We're the caretakers of the Boilermaker Specials
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Reamer Club
The Reamer Club is dedicated to observing the traditions of Purdue. Club members learn the traditions and songs of the university during the pledge process. The club supports sports teams by sponsoring scholarships and cheering loudly at athletic events. Both the Boilermaker Special, the official mascot of Purdue, and the X-tra Special are cared for and maintained by the club. Club members drive the trains to athletic events including away football and home basketball and volleyball games. Outside the university, the club contributes to the local community through philanthropic events including highway clean up. As a whole, the Reamer Club is a group of highly dedicated and spirited students devoted to Purdue University.
Actually a great organization on campus…
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by carmen_fanzone on Sep 24, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
That's cool.
I apologize that I’m an alum and didn’t realize that. That just doesn’t sound like a good name.
think industry tool, not the expression

the club was established in 1923, after all.
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
You're not the first to think that, won't be the last. Ha.
Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team
by carmen_fanzone on Sep 24, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
also true
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Watching ND-Pitt
and I’m starting to feel better about next week. Purdue will have chances to force turnovers.
I’ll bet money Ricardo gets a pick 6 or at least an INT return.
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 12:38 PM EDT reply actions
14 team turnovers by ND so far this year
5 INTs and 3 fumbles lost by Rees himself. Our defense is hopefully bonn have a heyday.
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
that should be "gonna"
not bonn. autocorrect done bit me.
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by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
+1
+1 INT that is!
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by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
If we get a pass rush...
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by carmen_fanzone on Sep 24, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Maci's development is huge for that.
And Rees is really struggling.
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell yeah!
Maci can get into the backfield. Hopefully with the cooler weather, Short and Gaston can dominate.
Blueprint for Beating ND
Pitt doing a good job early. Pressure on QB, bump and run on Floyd, front four controlling run. If Hope sends Floyd to Rico Island with a similar strategy we could slow this high octane offense down.
by BoilerBob on Sep 24, 2011 12:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
If they lose this game...
the satisfaction of sending them to 1-4 would be awesome.
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 12:47 PM EDT reply actions
why isn't Denard Robinson just a RB?
IMO they should have developed Forcier at QB and played shoelace at RB.
I could see that.
I think Michigan really screwed up by getting rid of Forcier.
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate to say it,
but I think ND got a raw deal on that pass interference call.
To your call once more we rally....
Damn...ND gets the stop.
Also, all by our lonesome we’re beating Off Tackle Empire’s open thread. Me and Obrien are the only ones around over there. Still the champs!
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
I know...I tuned in right on Wood's 70+ yarder and was excited until I looked at the scoreboard.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Its simple.
If Rees starts our chances of winning go up about 30%
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
Crist isn't any good either.
We need to worry about stopping Cierre Wood more than whatever circus QB is back there.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember in 09 when Crist ran the ball all over us?
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That wasn't Crist, was it?
I remember them running over us, but I remember that being a RB.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I think all of the above.
It was just embarrassing, that much I remember.
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Right...but I don't think Crist started that...he was more of a secondary benificiary.
And it was Tate.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
#10 was Crist
and he ran the ball quite a bit.
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Wide left.
SO MUCH INCOMPETENCE!!
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
What's the over/under on how many blood vessels will burst in Brian Kelly's head
when he goes ballistic on the kicker?
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope he does, just to make him look like a fool. That wasn't on the kicker.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
as long as there are more amusing videos as a result,
huzzah
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by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Aaaand....Holtz is still an obnoxious homer.
Conflict? what conflict?
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:38 PM EDT reply actions
hahahah
Temple 28, Maryland 0
not even halftime.
“Suddenly those uniforms quite as fancy, are they?” – studio crew
To your call once more we rally....
whoops
"Suddenly those uniforms aren’t quite as fancy, are they?" – studio crew
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Have you seen the ones they've got today?
They’re truly disgusting.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
That better be roughing
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:01 PM EDT reply actions
Fuck that leprechaun
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:05 PM EDT reply actions
Wow...ND roughing the punter on the 1 leads to a 19-play TD drive for Pitt.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:14 PM EDT reply actions
A beautiful ting.
ND is beatable. PSU not looking like worldbeaters either.
"To HELL with the cup - give those Boilers KNEE braces!!"
- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
The optimism around here is truly limitless. :)
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't yet say that WE would beat them.
I feel good about our chances until I remember how we played the first two weeks.
The SEMO scrimmage, in my opinion, is a no-op.
"To HELL with the cup - give those Boilers KNEE braces!!"
- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
You can't underestimate
the power of optimism and confidence in a college locker room. That game DID affect the team.
by Jackson Brunner on Sep 24, 2011 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
PSU is also losing key players at a rate to rival us last year.
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Pitt reciever drops a 40-yard catch.
Damn you, Wannstedt’s ghost!
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:23 PM EDT reply actions
PITT! You still have to defend on down-and-long plays!!
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:36 PM EDT reply actions
Afternoon, gents
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G'day, mate.
Care to teach Pitt some 4th-quarter defense?
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh, get ready for that last play
Eifert over the middle will be there all next week. Sad that everyone knows this except out coaching
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Which one? They just did it twice...
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
We'll mix it up
Some variety for us once.
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Also....Pitt sucks, and ND is making them look decent. LOLOLOL
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Good lord
Pitt’s quarterback got sacked by the entire ND defensive line.
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Big Ten looks good so far today
Four games, four blowouts. I fear Minny might drop to NDSU though
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Really, BTN? Lafayette gets Wisconsin's MAC-rifice instead of Illinois?
"Hey Jay, what time is it?"
"9:30"
"AND IU STILL SUCKS!"
by Boiler Bandsman on Sep 24, 2011 3:39 PM EDT reply actions
Good lord, Ohio State's offense looks awful
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Uh oh, Bad news
Had four Yuenglings left in my fridge, but they have been there awhile. Just cracked one open and it’s a tad skunky. Thanks to Boilerslim for bringing them int he spring.
I’ll just have to pick some up in 3 weeks at Penn State.
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And you said you were saving those for hoops season!
Sorry about the shelf life. If I remember correctly, I drank half of one on the ride up, filled it back up with, uh, water, and reapplied the cap. The rest should be OK. If you ever come to ATL, I’ll buy you a fresh pitcher.
Didn’t you restock on your DC trip?
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- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
We wended up getting Kona Brewing Co.
Even harder to find, and the wife like’s Their Fire Rock Pale. We’ll re-stock in PA. Plus, we’re going to Florida at the end of October.
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there are rules against that?
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When I lived there 15 years ago
you could only buy cases at the package stores. Some bars sold six packs though. They had cases of 24 7 ozers if you were not that thirsty. It was a weird set of laws. They may have changed them but I don’t think so.
Toledo got cornholed in the Carrier Dome.
Cuse scored a touch and xp late in the game to go up 3. Replays clearly showed the kick passing IN FRONT of the upright. Booth officials actually reviewed it and STILL called it good. Toledo marches down and gets their own FG to force OT, where Cuse won with another FG.
Bullshit orange home cookin. Wait till next year when they get Clemson, FSU, Miami and GT every fall.
"To HELL with the cup - give those Boilers KNEE braces!!"
- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
wow. didn't see that game but that sounds pretty awful.
To your call once more we rally....
by BoilerPaulie on Sep 24, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Toledo has had some rough luck so far
Probably should have beaten OSU and Syracuse
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Big East Official
Just heard that the guy under the goalpost who blew the xp call was from the Big East.
Also just saw better video (zoomed). Clearly a miss.
Guess the official wanted to get one more big payoff before the conference implodes.
"To HELL with the cup - give those Boilers KNEE braces!!"
- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
There's the clutch Jacory Harris pick I was expecting!
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Clemson just coughed up the most pathetic interception I've ever seen.
and it was a pick 6.
got reviewed, and stood. not “confirmed”, but it stood. Clemson 21, FSU 17 now.
To your call once more we rally....
Watching miami-KSU here
Lots of profanity from the Mrs. so far
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Lamar Miller!
It would be nice now if Miami’s defense didn’t eff this up
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What a reach by Harris in the MIami game!
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He's down though
That’s the right call
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Indiana-North Texas
They must be playing the first ever college football game with a ball coated in Crisco.
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Hilarious stats so far
1st Downs – North Texas 9, IU 3
Yards – North Texas 177, IU 70
Come on IU, North Texas is one of the worst teams in Division I, even by mid-major standards. They’re worse than Rice and Ball State. Not even you guys are bad enough to lose to them, right? Right?
And just as I typed that...
North Texas scored a touchdown, lol.
i really, really hope we get the Bucket back this year
This IU team looks next level bad
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Baylor 21 - Rice 0 after 5 minutes...
Didn’t see us play Rice, but wow. Watching them play now makes me feel even worse about our loss. Im embarrassed
and we were still one play from a win as bad as we played.
That’s what stings.
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Dear God Indiana is Horrible
Just an awful, awful team. I feel like organizing a raid to get our Bucket back tonight.
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Well, it's not much
but I feel more and more confident that we are not the worst team in the big ten. Getting blown out by North Dakota State and North Texas? I didn’t think that was possible even for the worst Big Ten teams. .
This makes it all the more disappointing for me
Combining just how awful the bottom teams are and how even some of the normally good teams have been struggling (Ohio State, Iowa, Penn State), I feel like this year is one of those rare opportunities where Purdue could’ve been a dark horse candidate to make some noise in the Big Ten or even win the division/conference title if we had a halfway-decent and smart coaching squad. Unfortunately, the Middle Tennessee and Rice games have not given me any confidence that Hope and co. would be able to pull off something like that. Sure, we might still get to 6 wins and be bowl-eligible by the end of the year, but it would feel like a bit of a squandered opportunity when you consider just how favorable our schedule is this year.
But I’m probably contemplating too much and too early in the season. We’ll have to wait and see how the Notre Dame game goes next week before we know anything else about how this season will end.
I've been thinking the same thing all day
"To HELL with the cup - give those Boilers KNEE braces!!"
- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
It's still young
Maybe we turn it around.
Okay, time to stop drinking.
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If we don't beat Minny...
Can we just hire the NDSU coach now? 31-17 NDSU, 4th qtr.
North Texas - Back in the Day
In the late 60’s, the Mean Green had a stud defensive lineman, consensus All American in ‘68, whose name actually was Greene. When he got to the NFL, fans combined his name with his school’s mascot’s to form one of the iconic names in NFL history – Mean Joe Greene.
"To HELL with the cup - give those Boilers KNEE braces!!"
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Update from the Big East re: aformentioned cornholeing of Akron
After the game the Big East released this statement in regards to the play: "After studying the videos of the Syracuse extra point attempt at 2:07 of the fourth quarter, we have concluded that the ruling on the field that the kick passed between the uprights was incorrect, and that the replay official made an error in failing to reverse that ruling. In reviewing the video, we have determined that the angle from behind the kicking team shows conclusively that the ball passes outside the right upright.
“Our review of the process determined that the replay official mistakenly focused his attention on the sideline angle, which proved to be distorted. We are confident that our officiating staff will learn from this situation in order to prevent a reoccurrence. "
The only thing the update didn’t do was congratulate the Orange on their victory.
This could get fun before its over!
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Ridiculous.
“Sorry! We f&^*ed up!”
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Right. My Bad
I often confuse those MAC squads from northern Ohio that so often ruin Boiler Septembers. There seems to be an unending supply.
If the officials in the Carrier Dome are allowed to write their own rules, I should be allowed some latitude regarding the name of the rape victim.
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One minute to go and we need an onside kick...
Hey, let’s kick it right at an opposing team player! Great idea.
by blue_dragon on Sep 24, 2011 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not a pulse
Just a death rattle.
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- Dennis Miller (I know he's thinkin' it!)
IU and Minnesota
Making us look not so bad*
- - offer not valid if we lose to Minnesota or Indiana
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