Tuesday, August 25, 2009

What Do YOU Think?

Well, dear readers, we're closing in on that time. We'll be doing our season preview podcast soon enough. And last year, we asked everyone over the summer to vote on each game's outcome, and you clowns predicted something like a national championship season that ends with Curtis Painter lugging the Heisman and the BCS trophies home with him. At least, that's how we remember it.

Also, the polls for each game ate themselves partway into the season so our whole idea of posting what you had all said and then talking about that week's game kind of went ka-put. So before we do OUR preview, let's hear from all of you. We've talked about other teams, we've talked about the top 25, etc. What's the realistic expectation of Purdue football this year?

For your reference, here's the schedule.

9/5 vs TOLEDO
9/12 at Oregon
9/19 vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS
9/26 vs NOTRE DAME
10/3 vs NORTHWESTERN
10/10 at Minnesota
10/17 vs OHIO STATE
10/24 vs ILLINOIS
10/31 at Wisconsin
11/7 at Michigan
11/14 vs MICHIGAN STATE
11/21 at Indiana

Go ahead and play the ever-popular, win-loss game and then vote in the poll to the right. What kind of season will it be?

Get comfortable, pull up a seat, think it over, get your computer working...and then you tell us. Comments, as always, welcome.

13 comments:

Shadow300z said...

5-7 baby, almost motor city bowl eligible!

boilerdowd said...

That's the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl, to you, Mr.

Boilergal said...

6-6. Win over Oregon is guaranteed as I will be in attendance!!

Purdue Matt said...

9/5 vs TOLEDO W
9/12 at Oregon L
9/19 vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS W
9/26 vs NOTRE DAME L
10/3 vs NORTHWESTERN W
10/10 at Minnesota L
10/17 vs OHIO STATE L
10/24 vs ILLINOIS L
10/31 at Wisconsin L
11/7 at Michigan L
11/14 vs MICHIGAN STATE W
11/21 at Indiana W

5-7. Heart says we can beat ND at home with our D. Head says ND will kill us and 5 wins is too generous. That's going to be a rough stretch of losses in the middle of the season.

dozer8589 said...

9/5 vs TOLEDO W
9/12 at Oregon L
9/19 vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS W
9/26 vs NOTRE DAME W
10/3 vs NORTHWESTERN W
10/10 at Minnesota W
10/17 vs OHIO STATE L
10/24 vs ILLINOIS W
10/31 at Wisconsin L
11/7 at Michigan L
11/14 vs MICHIGAN STATE L
11/21 at Indiana W

7-5. I think that the possibility exists for the Boilers to "shock the world" and beat Oregon or Michigan, but that just means stumbling against Illinois or Northwestern.

Until the Bucket Game, November is going to stink on ice.

boilerdowd said...

Boilergal...nice to see you're back, yo!

Matt, did your optimism go to Buffalo, WY with Coach Tiller? Seems so...but I tend to agree with your assessment of the coming season. At this point though, we're all kind of just throwing darts at a board...we know so little about Hope and the staff at this point.

Ryan F said...

9/5 vs TOLEDO - W
9/12 at Oregon - L
9/19 vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS - W
9/26 vs NOTRE DAME - W
10/3 vs NORTHWESTERN - L
10/10 at Minnesota - W
10/17 vs OHIO STATE - L
10/24 vs ILLINOIS - W
10/31 at Wisconsin - L
11/7 at Michigan - L
11/14 vs MICHIGAN STATE - L
11/21 at Indiana - W

6-6, with an impressive win over Notre Dame, followed by a stumble against a Northwestern team at home. They'll recover with a win up in Minny's new stadium, and defend home field against Illinois to get to 5 wins, and seal up the bowl eligibility by stomping IU.

Optimistic? Yes. Possible? Absolutely.

J Money said...

I like Dozer's proposed start -- 5-1!! But then it plays out like a typical Boilermaker season...

As for you, Matt, I think MSU is going to be very, VERY good this year. I think that's one of our surest losses, despite being at home. Guess it depends on how their season has played out by then.

Mr. Anonymous said...

9/5 vs TOLEDO - W
9/12 at Oregon - L
9/19 vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS - W
9/26 vs THEM - L
10/3 vs NORTHWESTERN - L
10/10 at Minnesota - L
10/17 vs OHIO STATE - L
10/24 vs ILLINOIS - W
10/31 at Wisconsin - L
11/7 at Michigan - L
11/14 vs MICHIGAN STATE - L
11/21 at Indiana - W

acacia1602 said...

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boilerdowd said...

You shouldn't send us that stuff if you don't want it published.

acacia1602 said...

Effin awesome response!!! :-D

Eric said...

indeed.