![]() HB: How good is this Boiler defense, and who are the guys to watch out for? The poor guy was running for his life on almost every play and had no running game to help him at all. He was sacked more than any other QB in the league last season and only played in seven Big Ten games. Can they keep him vertical and give him time. The biggest thing for him is the offensive line. Austin Appleby pushed him pretty hard and it was close, but Etling's experience likely kept him under center. When we last saw him he threw for almost 500 yards and four touchdowns against Indiana (though we still lost by 20 points). TM: I am pretty confident because he is a solid player and is growing into the position. How confident are you that he can get the job done as a sophomore in a league like the Big Ten? HB: Danny Etling came out of camp as QB1. The defense could play well for about a half, but would wear down because the offense left them on the field too long. The running game was the worst in the nation. Once again, Hope's team laid an egg at home in a marquee game and that's when things turned. Purdue scored on the opening drive, then did very little the rest of the day. The winner would almost certainly represent the division in the Big Ten championship game. With Ohio State and Penn State ineligible, plus Illinois and Indiana being hot garbage, it was a de facto divisional title game. It mostly came down to the Wisconsin game. Even then, one defensive play at Notre Dame and at Ohio State and Purdue goes 8-4 with wins over the only two undefeated teams in all of college football in 2012. TM: Danny Hope got one more year and failed miserably by juggling three quarterbacks and getting blown out in three big home games (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Penn State). Now, both teams have new coaches and sat at the bottom of their respective conferences last season. HB: When these two teams last met, it was in the Pizza Bowl where Alex Carder threw four interceptions, coughed up two fumbles, yet the Broncos only lost by 5 points with a chance to win it at the end. For three years he has primarily been a kick returner, but he is coming off of a spring where he was the Big Ten champion in the 60, 100, and 200 meters. it's just a different niche of people.Look for running back Raheem Mostert. Do you like to speculate and think? or do you just like facts and stats? one is not better or wrong. It's sort of like one presents facts, and one uses those facts and speculates from them. Much like banking a scholarship because next year has a lot more talent. those are opinions, and what I would suspect from visiting hammer and rails. I also think it's kind of dumb to get a commit from a guy who just decommitted from Toledo rather than maybe a scholarship later like we did with those two linebackers. I also think it's also dumb to recruit a dual QB whe n we run a pro set. It's basically what you crave most - insider info which could be wrong, or speculation which is basically somebody's opinion? Example: I think it's kind of dumb to recruit two 4 star QBs when we need help on our o-line. or that was true then, but I changed my mind. or they could say later, that's' what I said, but not what I meant. ![]() But I doubt it's on paper, and they can deny it. So what do you do when the recruit or source lies to you? You can quote them. Brian has been lied to by recruits and legitimate sources before. There are plusses and minuses to both approaches. On the other hand, I would suspect hammer and rails to offer speculation what this means to the football program, our future defense, and how it will effect future recruiting this year. and GBI probably knew of the commitment 1-2 months ago but didn't reveal it. ![]() I would expect GBI to have a personal interview with Austin on their site within 24 hours. ![]() Austin just committed to the football program. ![]() GBI provides a more localized insider approach, while hammer and rails provides a more national objective viewpoint.Ĭase in point. I would say the difference is GBI does a lot more personal interviews, and hammer and rails has a more speculative, outside opinionated viewpoint. ![]()
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