Locked due to no posts in 60 days. Report 1st post if need unlocked Darrell Hazell is out as Purdue's football coach

[Navythomas8]

https://purdue.rivals.com/news/darrell-hazell-is-out-as-purdue-s-football-coach

 

[AlabamaHuskerLady]

 

[Red Reign]

Wow...did not see that coming....

 

[ramsker]

Darn . . . was hoping he'd be there next week.

 

[TFrazier]

Will be interesting to see the changes they make on both sides of the ball heading into our game.

 

[Navythomas8]

Will be interesting to see the changes they make on both sides of the ball heading into our game.

My thoughts exactly, But how much can change with a WR coach acting as the Head coach?

 

[Red Reign]

Will be interesting to see the changes they make on both sides of the ball heading into our game.

Not much time to do much of anything....there D is really bad as we all know...

 

[TFrazier]

My thoughts exactly, But how much can change with a WR coach acting as the Head coach?

Especially with only 20 contact hours with the players etc...

 

[cthusker]

Worked out well for LSU so far but they have a ton of talent while Purdue not so much. I think Purdue will be in disarray more then likely which will just help us.

 

[Navythomas8]

Especially with only 20 contact hours with the players etc...

Another Great point! Can't change the D much, Maybe play Chukka ball more?

 

[Red Reign]

Yup

Especially with only 20 contact hours with the players etc...

 

[Red Reign]

Worked out well for LSU so far but they have a ton of talent while Purdue not so much. I think Purdue will be in disarray more then likely which will just help us.

Huge difference in the coach they made the interim too....but yeah Purdue is a mess and in disarray. Their D is already in shambles.

 

[ramsker]

3 possibilities . . .

(1) They are demoralized and play like it.

(2) Nothing changes . . . and they play like it.

(3) They are energized and miraculously play a lot better--sometimes happens when the head guy gets the ax.

 

[Navythomas8]

11 man fronts?

 

[1standten]

Wow. That's a surprise fire at this time in the season.

I guess I didn't realize this either:

Hazell was hopeful new coordinators could get the Boilermakers untracked in 2016, but neither the offense nor the defense showed consistency over the first six games.

The defense, under Ross Els, hasn’t successfully addressed its biggest weaknesses: Stopping the run and getting off the field on third down. The Hawkeyes rushed for 365 yards Saturday, making it three consecutive weeks in which Purdue has allowed an opponent to rush for at least 300 yards. Illinois had 315 two weeks ago, and Maryland had 400 in the Big Ten opener. Iowa also converted its first seven third down attempts Saturday before finishing 9 of 16 on third down. In the first two Big Ten games, Purdue allowed 8-of-23 conversions. Heading into Saturday's game, it was last in the nation in third-down conversion defense.