Well, that was bad...but not altogether surprising. I tried to warn everyone not to get too excited just quite yet, and it wasn’t because I was “suffering from a Hazell hangover.”
The truth of the matter is that Purdue is a fundamentally flawed football team that I thought would most likely regress as opposed to progress this season, and that was on full display Saturday.
Guys, the talent on offense is really, really bad and Brohm’s running out of ways to hide it. Smoke and mirrors has a hard time competing against video tape.
Problem 1: Major Injuries
On Saturday Purdue was without:
Tario Fuller: Fuller is the Purdue running back with the strength to get through the line, and the speed to take it to the house.