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Previously: Purdue Offense In my nearly two full seasons charting college teams, I have yet to encounter a unit as "meh" as the Purdue defense. One that does not elicit my outright rage nor my admiration. In charting this defense, I was left without big-name stars like a Charlie Jones on Purdue's offense, nor individual players to drag through the screaming depths of hell. They're just.. there. Purdue's defensive ratings are also. fine. 39th in SP+ and 45th in FEI, right in the middle of the P5 (though probably boosted a bit by playing in the B1G West, even if these are opponent-adjusted)... okay. If I haven't yet put you to sleep, let's dive in. The Film: Purdue has not faced too many good offenses this season and the two best they've seen, Maryland and PSU, both came in the first month or so of the season. Of those two, Maryland was much more recent, being on October 8 (compared to the season opening game vs PSU). As a result, I opted
Previously: Purdue Offense In my nearly two full seasons charting college teams, I have yet to encounter a unit as "meh" as the Purdue defense. One that does not elicit my outright rage nor my admiration. In charting this defense, I was left without big-name stars like a Charlie Jones on Purdue's offense, nor individual players to drag through the screaming depths of hell. They're just.. there. Purdue's defensive ratings are also. fine. 39th in SP+ and 45th in FEI, right in the middle of the P5 (though probably boosted a bit by playing in the B1G West, even if these are opponent-adjusted)... okay. If I haven't yet put you to sleep, let's dive in. The Film: Purdue has not faced too many good offenses this season and the two best they've seen, Maryland and PSU, both came in the first month or so of the season. Of those two, Maryland was much more recent, being on October 8 (compared to the season opening game vs PSU). As a result, I opted
Indiana football (4-7) finishes the 2022 regular season with a rivalry matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers (7-4) in the Old Oaken Bucket game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m ET at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. Here s how to watch, with game time and TV information, the latest on the point spread, series history, three things to watch from Indiana and more.