if the boilers can hold the Bucks to fewer points than the Huskers gave up, I think the Boilers can pull the upsetShut your whore mouth
Headed out to a brewery for my FIL's birthday during the game. The last time I scheduled something with them that would interfere with a Purdue game was 10/20/2018.Ya well i have all of my lucky Sweatshirt,sox,t-shirt,mug and a Ouija Board
Headed out to a brewery for my FIL's birthday during the game. The last time I scheduled something with them that would interfere with a Purdue game was 10/20/2018.Yeah, but the Buckeyes aren't #2, Spoilermaker magic seems mostly to apply against #2.
Yeah, but the Buckeyes aren't #2, Spoilermaker magic seems mostly to apply against #2.MSU was #3. That still worked. Maybe OSU is too far away from #2, and MSU was guilty by proximity to #2...
MSU was #3. That still worked. Maybe OSU is too far away from #2, and MSU was guilty by proximity to #2...Ok, I'm going with that!
I actually have a theory that alot of pollsters didn't rank Purdue this week in the hope that Purdue will be able to pull off another win as an unranked team.I think a lot of them put them inside the top 25 after the Iowa win and possibly felt burned after the Wisconsin loss, so it was more of a "fool me twice, ya can't fool me again" sort of thing.
This game comes down to OSU's D-line. If they can create pressure, then they will win going away (~20ish points). If the Purdue O-line can hold up for 5 seconds each down, then Purdue has a puncher's shot. I'd still only put the odds at about 10% though.
Yeah, but the Buckeyes aren't #2, Spoilermaker magic seems mostly to apply against #2.Good we'll pound the number two out of them
the Boiler defense seems much better than pretty goodhttps://cfbstats.com/2021/team/559/interception/gamelog.html
4 INTS vs Iowa and 4 vs Nebraska
Those two QBs hadn't tossed many INTs to that point
Martinez has a history of turnovers but only had 3 picks coming into the Purdue game
Defensively, the Boilermakers are playing pretty well. With the problems we have seen from the Bucks in the red zone scoring of late, again, it will come down to can the Bucks put it in the endzone more often than settling for FG's. Also, can the Bucks get the running game going this week. Last week, Day seemed to abandon the running game early which I believe was a mistake. But he gets paid good money to coach this team, so I will defer to his judgement.This!
if you love WR's- this is the game to watch. Ohio State has a literal boatload of elite WR's - and Purdue just might have the best WR in the country in Bell.Bell=BEAST
A big game from Bell could get him on the Heisman short list.He had a whale of a game vs Iowa and MSU. If he does it again vs OSU- he absolutely deserves to be on that list.
A big game from Bell could get him on the Heisman short list.A big game, and a win, would. Paul Hornung (Bell) will never win the Heisman, again.
A big game, and a win, would. Paul Hornung (Bell) will never win the Heisman, again.I dunno - there is no one that is really running away with this thing. A great player on a decent team might get the job done. Feels like voters really waiting around for someone to tell them who to vote for.
I dunno - there is no one that is really running away with this thing. A great player on a decent team might get the job done. Feels like voters really waiting around for someone to tell them who to vote for.Exactly! Voters are waiting for ESPN to decide which SEC player to get behind and promote.
It's football,don't over think it. If they're talented and coached right just apply the fundamentals/mechanics and move forward.When Ed Warriner was O-Line coach they plucked TEs & DLs and made them fit,and it worked - forget which ones
How has not overthinking it been working out? This is an offensive line that is talked about, as being among the best in the game, yet we have no running game at all, against decent defenses. Being lucky enough to have TreVeyon Henderson, is not the same as having a running game. How would an average talent level B1G back do behind this line?Hard to tell they throw alot
IMO they have to quit handing the award to who they think is the best QB.Because usually that one is surrounded by the most talent so prolly the product of the system and not the best player in CFBthey were ready to hand it pre-season to either Spencer Rattler or DJ Ugilelia (idk how the f to spell that kids name) - BUT - Rattler got benched and it turns out DJ and Clemson suck.
Man, I'm feeling like Bell will get the Spoilermakers 21 points on his own. and this game will be a lot closer than that 21 point spread Vegas has been bet up to.They are 21 point dogs now? Shit- that seems too good to be true. I might have to get in on that.
It could be something like 52-24 in my view.Nah. Ohio State will kind of sluggishly beat Purdue and Michigan State- they'll win both games, but maybe by 7-10.
They are 21 point dogs now? Shit- that seems too good to be true. I might have to get in on that.I think Purdue +21 is free money with the way tOSU has been playing of late. But those fancy casino's in Vegas weren't built by those odds makers being wrong.
I definitely think OSU will win- but in every big game this year Purdue has kept it pretty close with the exception of Wisconsin game.
| ***GAME OF THE WEEK*** |
| #19 Purdue Boilermakers (4-2, 6-3) at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0, 8-1) |
| 3:30 - Columbus, OH - ABC |
| There were mutterings of the Spoilermakers going into the Iowa game, and once they pulled that off, the rumblings became so loud last week, you almost figured it was too obvious. Nope. They can't do it thrice in one season...right? These teams have not played each other since Rondale Moore went wild on Ohio State in a 49-20 upset three years ago. But in the nine years before that, Purdue won 3 of 6. Even Big Ten teams that have played Ohio State a lot more than 6 times since 2009, I would bet few to none have more than 3 wins, and I'm guessing none have a .500 winning percentage. Michigan State has won 3 of 10 (.300), Penn State 2 of 13 (.154), Wisconsin 1 of 10 (.100), and Michigan 1 of 11 (.091). The one thing those 3 Purdue wins had in common? They were all in West Lafayette. Purdue has not won in Columbus since 1988, nine straight losses. Ohio State is well aware of Aidan O'Connell, but it's not like he was sneaking up on anyone previously. Michigan State knew Purdue wasn't going to run, and they still couldn't stop him. Yes, Michigan State is last in the Big Ten in pass defense, but Ohio State is giving up 234 passing yards per game in Big Ten play, and really, even after last week, their per play numbers look pretty similar to the Spartans. Big Ten opponents are completing 63.2% of their passes against Ohio State, compared to 64.2% against Michigan State; 6.9 ypa to 7.0 ypa. And they rank 8th and 9th in the Big Ten in defensive passing efficiency. The problem is I'm not sure Purdue's defense can do enough against arguably the nation's best offense. The Boilermakers are 2nd in the Big Ten in passing efficiency, but Ohio State is 1st...and the gap between them is larger than the gap between Purdue and Illinois, who is 13th. The only passing attack Purdue has played that ranks in the top half of the conference is Nebraska. And Adrian Martinez threw for 269 yards, his third highest mark of the season, Purdue just picked him off 4 times. C.J. Stroud has only thrown 3 interceptions total in conference play, the second best rate in the conference. |
| OHIO STATE 35, PURDUE 21 |
if Purdue somehow pulls this off- has ANY unranked team ever beaten THREE top 5 teams in the same season in history?Well, Purdue is ranked #19 in the CFP rankings.
Well, Purdue is ranked #19 in the CFP rankings.let's go with AP. F the stupid CFP.
So if you're going AP, Purdue is unranked but OSU isn't top-5. If you're going by CFP, OSU is top-5 but Purdue is ranked.
if Purdue somehow pulls this off- has ANY unranked team ever beaten THREE top 5 teams in the same season in history?I saw a preview today that said that if Purdue were to win tomorrow, it would be just the 8th time in the history of the sport that a team would have 3 top 5 wins period, let alone being unranked. Hasn't happened in over a decade.
you want Cincy!Leave him finish his coffeee
It could be something like 52-24 in my view.Could be, something like.
It could be something like 52-24 in my view.Nubbztradamus like
Suh got screwed in 2009. That should've been his trophy.Well supposedly there is character factored into the award - what type of character is open to critique