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I'm pumped about this game with your ducks. I've always enjoyed watching Oregon Football (when we can get a chance to catch it on tv in the midwest/south east), as your offense is always something special. Also excited that Jonathan Stewart is here in charlotte...hopefully he can help fix these broke Panthers. Anyways, you've caught most Purdue fans in the midst of a semi-depression. Since the arrival of Coach Joe Tiller in 1998, Purdue has enjoyed tremendous success. (10 bowl games, 1 Rose bowl with Drew Brees.) However, the BIg Ten has finally learned how to deal with our spread, we continually choke in games that matter, and we come off looking half ass and poseurs. That said, we've had, and continue to develop, NFL talent, particuarly on defense(Ends). But Purdue always seems to discourage national attention because of our choke-itis in big games.
Curtis Painter is our latest huge numbers quaterback. Senior, cannon arm, but questionable decision making. Hopefully that will change this year. Our two running backs are capable, but our play calling seems to be overly repetitive when it comes to the run game. Our O-line is very big, and is always well coached, but seems not to have met our expectations here at Purdue. Our biggest concern offensively this year is our wide receivers. We lost the best big ten in the nation (dustin keller), and one of the big ten's most prolific wr's in Dorien Bryant. We usually just reload with no-name guys who fit nicely into our scheme and then produce.
Defensively is a big question mark. Purdue has never had a huge, Ohio State-like D-line. However, we have always had NFL quality D-ends. (Roosevelt Colvin, Chike Okefor, Ray Edwards, Anthony Spencer, Cliff Avril, etc.) We do not have those ends this year, although we do have some young talent. Overall I see our biggest problem as the secondary. We tended to get torched last year when we couldn't afford it. See Central Michigan putting up 40+ points on us in our bowl game....
All in all, Purdue is decent this year...but questionable. Like I said, Purdue fans are tired of being mediocre. It's getting old. Finishing fourth in the big ten every year is starting to piss everyone off! LOL, so therefore I am predicting a fourth place finish again! Behind Ohio State, Wisconsinn, Michigan......
Can't wait for this game though, and your crazy ass Duck uniforms in Ross-Ade Stadium! I will be there either elated and joyous, or depressed and weeping. Good luck to the Ducks this year, and for the love of all that is right, beat the shit out of USC. Hate those assholes at sc. Peace
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