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BEN MILES IS A TERRIFIC FOOTBALL PLAYER! I HOPE HE TURNS OUT TO BE AN AWESOME PLAYER AT NEBRASKA! FOOTBALL!

Freakin OCD or something.

In other news: water is wet.

It's like 6 posts. Who cares?

Because he just got fired for having a good, not great record. You can't have a good, not great record at USC, Notre Dame or Texas and last very long. Maybe he wants to lay low, establish connections in the B1G footprint, and then see what happens? If Mark Richt and Mike Riley can end up at Miami and Nebraska, I'm sure Les Miles will get a better job offer than Purdue I don't think I made my point clear. I think he can absolutely get a better job than Purdue, but, since he was fired for having a good, not great record at a high-stakes job, maybe he wants to dial it down for a while and get back to basics. Have an easier, less pressure job now that he's older and be in the same division as his son for the next 4-5 years. Idk. Makes a little sense, no? Les Miles won 77% of his games @ LSU, I'd say that's great (just my personal opinion there). It's an interesting theory but I'm not sure it holds a ton of water for a few reasons. First, are we sure Purdue can even afford a guy like Miles? Hazell was 'only' making $2mm/year and that was a 100%+ increase over the last guy. I think Miles is going to make at least $3mm in his next job and I just can't see Purdue getting there. Second, Miles is 62, I think his next job is frankly his last one so I think he's going to be pretty selective, even if that means sitting out a year. I think he ends up in the South/Big 12 country personally. However, if Notre Dame were to fire Brian Kelly...Miles would certainly be on the short list there (Miles is from Ohio). I totally get your premise about wanting to take over a perennial doormat and spinning them up but reclamation projects are a young mans game and frankly, I don't know if Miles has enough juice in the tank for something like that. 77% is great, but the fact remains that he was fired for not winning more games. He handled it with class, but you have to imagine he was frustrated by it, at least a little bit. Purdue has B1G money. They are currently beginning work on new facilities. I don't think money is an issue, but I don't claim to know much about what they're trying to spend. I think the fact that he's 62 is exactly why he's going to go with the less pressure route. You're thinking the opposite. Nothing to debate there. I'll just throw in one more thing. Les has never been one to take the conventional route. He always seems to have something up his sleeve that we don't see coming. It's probably just wishful thinking more than anything though.

Because he just got fired for having a good, not great record. You can't have a good, not great record at USC, Notre Dame or Texas and last very long. Maybe he wants to lay low, establish connections in the B1G footprint, and then see what happens? If Mark Richt and Mike Riley can end up at Miami and Nebraska, I'm sure Les Miles will get a better job offer than Purdue I don't think I made my point clear. I think he can absolutely get a better job than Purdue, but, since he was fired for having a good, not great record at a high-stakes job, maybe he wants to dial it down for a while and get back to basics. Have an easier, less pressure job now that he's older and be in the same division as his son for the next 4-5 years. Idk. Makes a little sense, no? If I were the AD, I wouldn't want a coach who is seeking something to "dial it down." Unless your definition of dialing it down isn't the same vision I'm picturing when I hear that phrase. Dial down the pressure. AKA, Les Miles will still be Les Miles, just without the LSU boosters breathing down his neck.

Because he just got fired for having a good, not great record. You can't have a good, not great record at USC, Notre Dame or Texas and last very long. Maybe he wants to lay low, establish connections in the B1G footprint, and then see what happens? If Mark Richt and Mike Riley can end up at Miami and Nebraska, I'm sure Les Miles will get a better job offer than Purdue I don't think I made my point clear. I think he can absolutely get a better job than Purdue, but, since he was fired for having a good, not great record at a high-stakes job, maybe he wants to dial it down for a while and get back to basics. Have an easier, less pressure job now that he's older and be in the same division as his son for the next 4-5 years. Idk. Makes a little sense, no?

Wow...9-33 So, I think they need to call Ken Niamulato (Navy), Les Miles and P.J. Fleck. All would be great hires for them. Let's be honest, any hire for Purdue is likely to be an improvement. I don't view them as being in the market for the top 3 available coaches.....could be wrong. I just hope the team doesn't rally around the interim coach and play way over their heads this week. People are talking about voluntarily resting players, taking it easy, etc. Uh hello, McFly, Purdue beat us last year and we haven't exactly taken anybody out behind the woodshed. I don't think anyone is saying we should take it easy, but resting guys who are injured is a pretty common practice Exactly. If Riley plays Tommy against Purdue last season instead of resting him for Michigan State, I'm not sure we pull the upset the following week.

Because he just got fired for having a good, not great record. You can't have a good, not great record at USC, Notre Dame or Texas and last very long. Maybe he wants to lay low, establish connections in the B1G footprint, and then see what happens?

I'd rather win against Purdue at take the inevitable beating that is coming via the W. That defense in the first half against tOSU was nasty. Huh?

Keep the injured players out. Play clean football. Get ready for Wisconsin.

GO BIG RED!

They did mention it actually Did they really? It must have been underneath all of the cackling by Desmond Howard.

Wow! That's pretty tough to believe. You don't hear them mentioning statistics like those when discussing Nebraska on College Gameday..

The battles we go through life

I'd take a pass first guy like Deshaun Watson......What's your point? He's the poster boy for dual threat......he makes all of the NFL throws.......he can run........I'm agreeing that a dual threat guy can be pass first. He's a phenomenal QB. He's also a very unique talent. I mean, yeah, if we could recruit a Deshaun Watson every year, sign me up. I think he will do very well in the league. Not as sturdy as Winston, but I think if he gets drafted into the right system for him, he could thrive.

I'd take a pass first guy like Deshaun Watson...... What's your point?

They don't want to have a group of QBs who are all from the same mold. It's nice to have options. Even though they are "dual-threats", they have stated many times they want a QB who can throw first and, if he can run, it's a nice bonus.

I'm with you on the fact that OSU didn't play anywhere close to their best, some of that due to IU, but still. I see the game playing out the same way you do. I would probably go with 24-28 for us and around 10-14 for them. For some reason I think the Blackshirts show up this week in a big way.

I always enjoy reading these kinds of things. Made me laugh a few times. LINK

Don't forget about Pitt! LINK lulz