tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post3038503629190986763..comments2024-03-07T05:17:49.252-05:00Comments on Boiled Sports: Hope Extended Through 2016J Moneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-76706019665935416332011-12-26T10:07:30.751-05:002011-12-26T10:07:30.751-05:00CBS Sports has us picked as the most likely favori...CBS Sports has us picked as the most likely favorite to lose a bowl game, so let's wait until Tuesday night to declare a winning season. With so many guys suspended it could get uglyBoilerRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092629300152371190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-61831228683902101972011-12-25T13:57:50.285-05:002011-12-25T13:57:50.285-05:00@ boilerdowd
- You're a little premature with...@ boilerdowd<br /><br />- You're a little premature with the comment about a non-losing team. Hope has yet to win the bowl game. If he doesn't, it IS another losing season.<br /><br />- Sports Karma? Really? Rightfully getting rid of a guy for non-performance isn't bad karma, nor does it produce it. (Bill Mallory had just completed seasons of 2-9 and 3-8, and he had only one Big Ten win in two seasons, before he was fired.) I don't care if you're a "good guy". A football coach's ultimate job responsibility is to win games.<br /><br />Now, if you know, for a fact, that Morgan Burke promised Hope something (extension, raise) if he got to a bowl, then that's a little different story. I know he referenced it in the media, but he also talked about getting to a bowl in Hope's Year 2.<br /><br />However, if that's the case, then I still get on Morgan Burke's case for making any such promise. Just getting to a bottom-rung bowl game just proves you're a Top 70 program, thanks to a bowl system that rewards mediocrity. That shouldn't be enough for any guarantees, or promises.<br /><br />@ Batavia. Potential expansion was in the plan back during the Tiller regime. Now, they can't even get 40K to attend games in the Hope era, because of the poor product on the field. Boilerdowd and Ben C are correct. The last comments from Burke were that he wanted to remove the South End bleachers, because he foolishly thinks that reducing capacity will draw more people to football games (by lowering Supply to try to increase Demand).TMMSportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441430611806087756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-25957750948689003762011-12-24T21:05:59.359-05:002011-12-24T21:05:59.359-05:00I've heard Hope has a portion of his contract ...I've heard Hope has a portion of his contract set aside for bail money for his players. Any truth to this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-51524719772500056722011-12-24T16:54:05.018-05:002011-12-24T16:54:05.018-05:00@Ben C, Very interesting, I've never followed ...@Ben C, Very interesting, I've never followed Purdue sports before last year, so I definitely remember reading that somewhere but wasn't sure about how valid it was. It's a shame though, our stadium seems so small compared to the stadiums of schools that are just as mediocre at football.Batavia Boiler 2015https://www.blogger.com/profile/10839412584156340793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-91792249537988013642011-12-24T13:59:10.528-05:002011-12-24T13:59:10.528-05:00I think it's disgusting that Burke did this be...I think it's disgusting that Burke did this before the Bowl game on Tuesday. If Purdue loses, Hope will be given two more years on his contract for giving us THREE STRAIGHT LOSING SEASONS. Karma? How about performance and accountability? Doubling down on Danny Hope is a big FU to fans, students and alumni. If it looks like Leon Burtnett and talks like Leon Burtnett...CalTravelGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058483396363683035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-51978385253011533142011-12-24T11:08:32.590-05:002011-12-24T11:08:32.590-05:00The only thing I took from this is that Hope isn&#...The only thing I took from this is that Hope isn't fired. I still think if there aren't more butts in the seats next season he's done anyway.<br /><br />@Batavia, that was the plan, back when Purdue was being talked about as a possible BCS contender (basically in 2004 between the Notre Dame game and The Fumble). I don't think the Board of Trustees would approve any more expansion of Ross-Ade while attendance is consistently <60% of capacity.Ben Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570592765548376336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-84890625135294053532011-12-24T11:07:21.011-05:002011-12-24T11:07:21.011-05:00I haven't heard anything official, but am posi...I haven't heard anything official, but am positive that plan is not on the table at this point. I think Burke's last major build will be getting rid of the bleachers in the South End zone and building offices and a few permanent seats.<br /><br />The upper deck is a pipedream at this point.boilerdowdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356708955038289503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-85626365627802527962011-12-24T11:04:55.093-05:002011-12-24T11:04:55.093-05:00I remember hearing a while ago about how the athle...I remember hearing a while ago about how the athletic department was planning on adding a second deck on to Ross-Ade's stands, any word if the gift will be put towards that too? Or is it strictly marketing?Batavia Boiler 2015https://www.blogger.com/profile/10839412584156340793noreply@blogger.com