I won’t make any bold proclamations about Purdue’s offense dominating the game this week. I’ll settle for, “won’t keep the Purdue defense from winning the game.” Minnesota has one of the weirdest defensive profiles in the nation. Purdue has the offensive profile of an air raid offense, minus the points.
Something has to give on Saturday. The Purdue offense hasn’t pushed the ball down the field. Minnesota has given up nothing but big plays, but has otherwise been solid, which makes no damn sense. I anticipate O’Connell starting tomorrow to try and exploit Minnesota’s issues on defense. If he can avoid throwing 2+ interceptions, I think it’s enough to win the game against the befuddling Gophers and their sinking boat.