Not a huge surprise, but I expected another year given their bowl eligibility
http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/2012/11/25/purdue-fires-danny-hope/
Who gets this gig? Narduzzi?
Per The Article...
Per the article, Dave Doeren from NIU might get a look, and for some reason, the "Tressel to all schools" came up at the end of this piece. Doeren would be interesting and this would be a "next level" job for him - he was the DC at Wisconsin and has led NIU to two straight 11-win seasons.
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Doesn't JT have a show-cause
Doesn't JT have a show-cause for another few years? Maybe I'm wrong
Yes
until 2016 according to hammer and rails.
Yeah, well... I'm gonna go build my own theme park, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the park!
Also, he doesn't have a
Also, he doesn't have a mustache (neither does Doeren), which is a must for the modern Purdue coach. As far as I know, Jerry Kill is the only viable option.
-Yay, another mustache joke.
--Do I fit in yet?
Smartfootball gets it
Don't think so
Purdue only hires guys with terrible 1980s mustaches. In before delete!
Mustache brigade at Purdue can only mean one man.
Temple Head Football Coach - Steve Addazio
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
Don't you mean
1880s mustache?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Not a surprise. Not a big
Not a surprise. Not a big deal, but why is information about a B1G coach OT?
Probably just standard
Probably just standard precaution with this crowd.
Glad you said it, and not
Glad you said it, and not me.
Was at the Purdue IU game yesterday
Tough call to can Hoke but they have not moved ahead and they have some talent at Purdue. Will not be surprised if they pick a MAC coach.
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
Compared to who?
In their division Purdue finished a game behind Wisconsin and well back of Penn State and Ohio State. They lost by 3 at ND and took OSU to OT in Columbus.
This seems like a change for change's sake at a middle of the pack program. College football is a zero sum game (win or lose) and somebody has to finish in the middle of the standings. I don't see a coach making them better than the programs above them without finding the next Drew Brees, and that will be no easy task.
It is spelled HOKEAMANIA. Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!
Money to burn?
Maybe this is an instance of a Big Ten school burning through some of that BTN money that is pouring in. Why not take a stab at someone decent, instead of the same old promote from the MAC?
Of course, this being Purdue...they'll hire someone completely boring and unwhelming. One can hope though...
Hot dogs are the devil.
Maintaining interest
Purdue has won 53% of their games all time. The last two seasons Hope has won 52% of his games.
As an AD the choice is between admitting you are Purdue or acting like there is more hope without Hope. One of those choices probably helps you sell more tickets than the other.
It is spelled HOKEAMANIA. Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!
Yeah, because name me one decent coach
that ever came out of the MAC.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
instead of the same old promote from the MAC?
The irony of a Michigan fan being derisive about hiring out of the MAC.
Bo, Woody,Ara Paraseghian, Brian Kelly, Urban Meyer
Brady Hoke, Randy Walker...yeah, all those crappy MAC coaches.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Dammit, I said one.
Don't get greedy!
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
Oh and Saban coached in the MAC as well.:)*
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"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Add
Saban
But you have to keep in mind,
But you have to keep in mind, the coach before Hope - Joe Tiller - was much more successful, and not just when Brees was there. Tiller went 87-62 at Purdue and 53-43 in league play. Hope went 21-27 and 12-19, respectively. Their goal is obviously to find another Tiller. Hope seemed unlikely to be that guy.
Yeah
I'm definitely not a Danny Hope fan, so I can see them wanting to go in another direction. I just think it is unlikely that they find another Tiller. He brought an offense nobody had really seen before, especially in the Big Ten (those first few games they played against ND were comical with the Irish having no idea how to defend bubble screens then getting burned over the top). And there isn't a lot of room to jump up in the standings except when PSU begins to feel the sanctions. Michigan, OSU, Wisconsin, MSU, and Nebraska are all stronger now and have more institutional advantages. They are already ahead of Iowa (could easily slip behind them), Illinois, and Indiana. On the recruiting trail, I think Pat Fitzgerald selling Northwestern academics probably has more to offer than new guy at Purdue, especially when you consider who they could actually get to take the job.
It is spelled HOKEAMANIA. Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!
It's definitely not the
It's definitely not the easiest sell. They need to find a guy who can win without the greatest talent. Maybe Glen Mason wants another job?
Can Hoke?
I didn't know that our dear leader coached Purdue as well.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
My spell checker
has defaulted to Hoke when I type Hope. Tried to edit but I am blocked out.
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
This opening has Darrell
This opening has Darrell Hazell written all over it.
Does the Mustache stay and
Does the Mustache stay and get passed on to the next coach, or are they expected to bring their own?
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
Mustache is a prereq at Purdue
Its B.Y.O.M.
Hot dogs are the devil.
Maybe they should call Tim
Maybe they should call Tim Beckman... He seemed ready for the big leagues. Oh wait, 2012 just happened...
The entrance to the Purdue locker room ought to read..
Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Weird fact about the Purdue
Weird fact about the Purdue locker rooms: they're actually in a separate little building from the stadium. You leave the stadium to go in the locker room. That struck me as kind of small-timey.
Purdue is a basketball school.
They won't ever really compete in football. Same for Minnesota, Indiana, Rutgers, and Maryland.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
basketball
I basically agree with that, but here's a list of Big Ten schools that have made it to the Final Four since Purdue's last trip there:
Michigan
Michigan State
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota (*)
Indiana
Ohio State
- - -
AFAIK Nebraska, Northwestern, and Penn State have never been there. Iowa's last trip was 1980 (same as Purdue). 30+ years ago ...
"..."
Purdue was a b-ball regular
Purdue was a b-ball regular season co-champ in 2010.
Michigan Resurgent? Michigan Resurgent!
The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!
Rutgers and Maryland might.
Rutgers and Maryland might. They don't have a lot of history, but they're the flagship schools of talent-rich states.
Yeah, the visitor locker rooms
Are very high school-y.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Hire John L Smith
Hire John L Smith
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
Purdue fans HOPE that this is a change they can believe in.*
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"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Sad day.
All Hope is lost in West Lafayette.
Purdue football is Hope-less.*
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"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
In movember no less!
Diabeetus
Tremendous!
Great
Great job for Narduzzi.
THIS IS MICHIGAN
Bad hire in the first place.
Bad hire in the first place. He wasn't very good at Eastern Kentucky.
Who does Purdue think they
Who does Purdue think they are?
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi
A team stuck
in Indiana that has to compete with ND, NW, Ohio, IL, MI, MSU & IN for decent players. Moreover, they pay their HC squat & have little tradition. Yes, I want to be a Boilermaker!!
"If fans don't come to the ballpark, you can't stop em."
I want Tressel to take the
I want Tressel to take the gig so we can start beating him every year
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
Gotta think
Narduzzi gets a look.
HAIL.
purdue students don't give a
purdue students don't give a shit. basketball school.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
Who gets this gig? Narduzzi? The Kent St. coach?
"the Spirit of Michigan...is based on a deathless loyalty to Michigan and all her ways....and a conviction that nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours" - Fielding Yost