Penn St drew a tough opener, and they got the W. Good on them.
But what Purdue did on offense to end the game could be problematic going forward. I think the announcers said they had the worst ypc average in the country last year? 2.8 ypc? Okay.....what do you think the coaches have been saying to the offensive linemen all off-seasaon. Every tough workout, every long practice, ever goal line drill, etc.....
"we're gonna need you guys"
"we're gonna have to earn the tough yards"
and on
and on
.
In crunch time, with the lead, with 5 min left, what did the coaches do? Pass. Pass. Pass. Pass. Evidence that they didn't trust any improvement in their OL. Didn't even give them the chance. THAT is the problem. Maybe those OL were amped up to put a game away on the ground. Wanted to see that defeated look across the LOS.....but they weren't even given the chance.
Maybe I'm being melodramatic, but if I'm a Purdue OL, I'm pissed at my OC.