Ugly win, but still progress
November 13th, 2010 at 3:02 PM ^
Make people forget about this game.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:40 PM ^
Let's Win Both!
November 13th, 2010 at 3:02 PM ^
Our team never quit and in fact our defense was good. Then again with the weather, it was all about holding onto the ball and not making mistakes. We made our share, but Purdue did also. I will enjoy the win.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:03 PM ^
Denard is not playing good at all. No explosive runs, I think he has lost some of his speed. Hurt maybe?
November 13th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^
Yeah troll. Denard had what 60 yard rushing today?
November 13th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^
You realize Denard could get 60 yards rushing the next 2 weeks and be one of the top 5 rushers in the nation, right? Yeah, that is horrible. He needs to pick it up.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:46 PM ^
He was having 200 yard days at the beginning of the season. His rushing has regressed drastically the past couple weeks. He is throwing a bunch on INTS, fumbling, and generally not making very good decisions.
November 13th, 2010 at 8:50 PM ^
That might be the dumbest thing I have ever read. I am sure the level of competition has nothing to do with him getting fewer yards rushing and having more turnovers. Please go away.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:51 PM ^
his production has certainly dropped over the course of the last 4/5 games.
November 13th, 2010 at 8:54 PM ^
Could we please stop with this line of thinking. Denard still had 240 yards of total offense in what can only be described as a monsoon. Just because it isn't the 500 yards he put up against shitty competition doesn't mean he is dropping off. It means he is playing good enough to win against tougher competition. I am just waiting for a "let's start Tate" post. Sometimes I hate our fanbase.
November 14th, 2010 at 7:54 PM ^
You hate our fanbase because one guy said something dumb? That's possibly even more ridiculous logic than what McFarlin used.
Anyway, while it was rainy, it was no monsoon. Northwestern '98, now that was a monsoon.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^
To get into that baby boy's hole?
November 13th, 2010 at 3:08 PM ^
I think shaqsquatch is doing the trolling here.
November 14th, 2010 at 11:55 AM ^
There's a reason he's McFarlin 2.0. There's a reason Brian posted his home phone number on the board. There's a reason he has sex with his bulldogs. There's a reason his parents wish they had an abortion. He's a fucking troll.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:08 PM ^
Awesome
November 13th, 2010 at 3:21 PM ^
I agree. He has seemed to have regressed quite significantly the past couple weeks.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:36 PM ^
Last week he threw for 305 yards on 20 attempts despite three drops.
Today he really wasn't that bad outside of the two interceptions. He was 13-21 for 176 yards. Magee's playcalling did him no favors in the second half, completely abandoning the pass on first and second down. It's harder to throw when the only time you do it is in an obvious situation.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:43 PM ^
leach agrees with your last sentence...
November 14th, 2010 at 8:21 AM ^
I'm referring to his running. It does look like he's a step slower than he was at the beginning of the season
November 13th, 2010 at 3:03 PM ^
November 13th, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^
How many more times could the announcers possibly bring up the fact that RichRod had never beaten the Boilers?
As if I needed to be reminded that we had lost 2 in a row to this crappy ass Purdue program.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:59 PM ^
all over Purdue's nuts, especially Kerrigan. Even after the game basically saying it was a moral victory? WTF?
November 13th, 2010 at 3:04 PM ^
What keeps haunting me is that Brandon said he wasn't counting W's and L's, but progress. Seemed like that was in short supply today, but a win is a win.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:05 PM ^
No TD's given up by defense, without two of the top players = progress. They also won ugly without scoring 30+ points. Those are huge positives.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:48 PM ^
The defense played its best game of the year by a wide margin, effectively outscoring Purdue 7-3. (I'm counting that 16-yard drive for their second FG against the offense, not the defense.) The OL was bad, but they've shown that they're capable of playing much better, and I don't think we would have turned it over so much in dry conditions.
I suppose it's a sign of progress for the team (if not the fans) that some people are complaining about a double-digit conference road win.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^
Winning on the road in a monsoon where you commit 5 turnovers is progress no matter what else you look at.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:10 PM ^
When was the last time we played terribly and won? 5 turnovers on the road in the B10 and still a W? I think this is progress
November 13th, 2010 at 3:04 PM ^
November 13th, 2010 at 3:07 PM ^
any win is muppet worthy after all this team has been through, and all of the gut-wrenching losses the fans have been through the past few years.
November 13th, 2010 at 4:15 PM ^
We were a 12-point favorite. No Muppets for this one.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:05 PM ^
I'll take the win. If you can win when you don't play your best game in the Big Ten then that's progress.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:05 PM ^
The defense stepped up. Now touchdowns allowed. I almost can't believe it. A win is a win, so I'm happy.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:07 PM ^
... sums up the defensive performance
November 13th, 2010 at 3:07 PM ^
speaking of defense...wisky threw up 83 on indiana. 83. god bless gerg.
November 13th, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^
Who is this gerg that you speak of...and why is god blessing him?
November 13th, 2010 at 3:08 PM ^
but a win is a win. Big game coming up against Wisc, who I think is very vulnerable to defeat (especially on road). That would be a huge win for the program, momentum going into OSU where anything can happen if we DON'T TURN THE BALL OVER.
Doing this with the worst defense in the history of the universe is all the more impressive. (Stud defensive recruits, please, please, please come to UM...Thank You)
GO BLUE!!!
November 13th, 2010 at 3:10 PM ^
I think we're seeing some of our raw defensive talent start to show signs of learning from the experiences we've had this year. Great plays made by a lot of younger guys today.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:16 PM ^
Progress will be winning one of the next two games against a good team
November 13th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^
on the road in bad weather. The defense stepped up today with great tackling and forcing turnovers. Looking ahead though, we can't make that many mistakes and be competitive against Wisky and OSU.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:25 PM ^
on the road in bad weather. The defense stepped up today with great tackling and forcing turnovers. Looking ahead though, we can't make that many mistakes and be competitive against Wisky and OSU.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:26 PM ^
Not trying to complain and I do give the D a lot of credit, but how much of it was just horrendous Purdue offense?
November 13th, 2010 at 4:09 PM ^
Penn State's offense was pretty horrendous before we made them look All-Big Ten worthy. I think this is progress.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:29 PM ^
I'll take any win these days but damn. We're still turning the ball over too much and still taking too many 15 yard penalties.
If we play anything like we did today against Wisconsin and OSU, we're going to get destroyed.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
D played well against a team that absolutely could not throw the ball further than 10 yards.
Our offense was Purdue's best offensive weapon. This was ugly, and should never be watched again. We should have trounced this team.
but, Hooray 7 wins!
November 13th, 2010 at 3:35 PM ^
I'll drink a beer to that W
November 13th, 2010 at 3:38 PM ^
Think we'll be ranked after the last 2 wins? I hope we are.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:47 PM ^
lets get Roh and Martin back for the next 2 games
November 13th, 2010 at 3:47 PM ^
As I said on the liveblog, this is the first time in RR's tenure that we have complained about (or laughed at the comincal high-school-eness of) a win. That's progress even if its a somewhat perverse way of showing it.
November 13th, 2010 at 3:54 PM ^
So I take it you weren't around these parts after the UMass game?