I fondly remember the first days of Joe Tiller. The man brought the forward pass to the Big Ten. It was an utter delight in those early days to see opposing defenses completely panic because they had absolutely no idea how to defend four and five wide sets. Before Drew Brees there was Billy Dicken, who came out of nowhere to throw for 3,100 yards in 1997 as Purdue passed to set up the pass. Dicken gave way to Brees, to Orton, to Painter, and Big Ten passing records tumbled. The five best passing yardage seasons in Purdue history happened between 1998 and 2007 and air owned by either Curtis Painter or Drew Brees.
Purdue Football Coaching Candidates: Jeff Brohm
