November 11th, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
George Karlaftis come on down ?
November 11th, 2018 at 1:51 PM ^
It would be tight timing. Karlaftis is supposed to early enroll, and he may elect to just stay at Purdue and remain close to home.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
I love when Purdue is good. Miss the old Drew Brees days. Tis a shame
November 11th, 2018 at 11:39 AM ^
Not so sure they're good.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:50 AM ^
Watchable then
November 11th, 2018 at 5:58 PM ^
Minnesota and my $100 bet would tell you Purdue sucks.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:50 AM ^
Agreed. Selfishly and short-term, Brohm going to Purdue could net Michigan George Karlaftis and set up a monster DL class.
But Jeff Brohm staying at Purdue long term would be good for the B1G and competitiveness in the B1G West. B1G West has been the butt of jokes the last couple years, but a lineup of Brohm, Scott Frost, Pat Fitzgerald, Kirk Ferentz, and Paul Chryst could be the foundation for a competitive division over the next 5-10 years.
November 11th, 2018 at 1:46 PM ^
Don't forget The Fleckster; the B1g needs to put them all in a house together for the summer a-la MTV.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
Sources: Louisville fires football coach Bobby Petrino
The article is written by Pat Forde who I believe lives in Louisville and is quite plugged in to its goings-on.
EDIT (11:52a): Statement by the UL athletic director:
"We want to thank Bobby for guiding our football program to some of the better seasons we have had historically at UofL during his two separate tenures here," athletic director Vince Tyra said in a release. "However, at this time we feel the program needs different leadership and we owe it to our student-athletes and fans to get this turned around. I did not have the confidence that it was going to happen next season without a change and it needs to start happening now. We expect to determine a new head coach soon to restore our football program to national prominence."
November 11th, 2018 at 11:29 AM ^
Brohm probably ends up leaving but I wonder if he should? He’s got a good thing going and B1G West is more manageable than ACC Atlantic.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:31 AM ^
He should absolutely leave.
And Karlaftis should decommit..
November 11th, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
I've seen this a lot too - is there some reason to leave Purdue for Louisville? Brohm is really getting Purdue going and could be challenging for the B1G West next year.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:41 AM ^
Grew up in Louisville, is a Louisville alum.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:45 AM ^
Gotcha - thanks!
November 11th, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
How does he have a good thing going when Purdue isn't good?
November 11th, 2018 at 11:44 AM ^
Purdue had won 5 games total in the previous two season before Brohm. They won 7 games in his first. They've won 5 this year with games against Wisconsin and Indiana (both winnable). For Purdue, this is pretty great.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^
And they’ve lost to Eastern Michigan and Minnesota. Two incredibad teams.
Jeckyll and Hyde
November 11th, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
Your last point notwithstanding (which is obviously true), but Eastern just became bowl eligible. Minnesota is also on the cusp of bowl eligibility (ironically, as you noted, after throttling Purdue).
My point wasn't so much that Purdue was great as much as they are much better than they have been in a long time (which is relatively great for them).
November 11th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
Eh, I'd say that Brohm has Purdue back to their historical norm of 6-6/7-5. Yes, the Darrell Hazell experiment was a disaster but also recall that Danny Hope went 7-6 and 6-6 in his last two seasons but was fired so that Hazell could be brought in from Kent State.
November 11th, 2018 at 12:18 PM ^
True, but with Brohm I could see them winning 7 or 8 games most years with an occasional 10 wins and West title every few years and a B1G title once a decade or so. That's essentially the Ferentz recipe for 20 years at Iowa.
November 11th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
Brohm is very much Danny Hope with fewer wins vs OSU.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
Purdue beat tOSU, the official Jaggaurnat of college football and the best team in the country with the best coach. They must be good then. /s
November 11th, 2018 at 11:29 AM ^
Petrino next as OSU analyst
November 11th, 2018 at 11:32 AM ^
His moral standing is too high for OSU.
November 11th, 2018 at 1:38 PM ^
Not if more comes out about issues related to his firing. Performance on the field isn't the whole story. Some issues with an assistant and off the field items...rumors started a couple weeks ago he was gone, just a matter of when it would happen.
November 11th, 2018 at 4:28 PM ^
Or the Nick Saban Coaching Rehabilitation Clinic of Alabama
November 11th, 2018 at 11:30 AM ^
Damn! Beaten by mere seconds!
November 11th, 2018 at 12:25 PM ^
Huh. I always thought it was spelled "coaches", not "seconds"
November 11th, 2018 at 11:32 AM ^
What a fast fall from grace for him.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:38 AM ^
He should send a bit of that buyout to Lamar Jackson.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:33 AM ^
Let’s get both Karlaftis brothers.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:36 AM ^
Will Brohm leave Purdue?
Are points down again?
November 11th, 2018 at 11:58 AM ^
Even if Brohm doesn’t leave Purdue this year, as far as Karalaftis is concerned, how long before he does? Florida St is a tire fire for the second season in a row, hard to imagine them being good next year, USC looks awful this year and may fire their coach by years end. There will always be greener pastures (compared to Purdue) calling Brohm offering a big contract, better recruiting pool, etc. This bodes well for us. Iin my opinion, seems like the table is being set to swoop in and take both Karalaftis and Zach Harrison
November 11th, 2018 at 12:08 PM ^
Yes, points have stopped working again.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:36 AM ^
He must be great at one-on-one interviews because he seems to keep getting jobs that will pay him millions to leave and not be there. That's a topic that some of the business schools should look at.
November 11th, 2018 at 12:19 PM ^
This is the first time he has failed at the college level. His first stint at Louisville included an 11-win and a 12-win season and he took Arkansas from 5-7 to 11-2 in four years. Career record of 119-56. He was really good in the past.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
I will miss Jason Kirk and Ryan Nanni’s Dirty Petrino voice so much. Goodnight, sweet princes of voice acting.
November 11th, 2018 at 1:03 PM ^
Dirty Petrino sounds like something you'd find in Urban Dictionary.
November 11th, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
Insert it’s happening gif
November 11th, 2018 at 11:54 AM ^
Honest question:
I know he has UM as his solid #2, but if Karlaftis is committed to Purdue because of Brohm, why wouldn't he follow Brohm to Louisville?
November 11th, 2018 at 11:58 AM ^
He’s from West Lafayette. He doesn’t give a shiggity about Louisville
November 11th, 2018 at 12:07 PM ^
He's not exactly committed to Purdue because of Brohm. He committed there because his parents work at Purdue, he lives there and because he liked what Brohm was doing.
He wants to play for a good program and preferred to stay home if he could do both. I'd be much more surprised if he followed Brohm to Louisville, than if he stayed with Purdue and their new coach.
November 11th, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
That's not entirely accurate. I believe his mother went to Purdue and her family is from West Lafayette. I don't know whether or not she works at Purdue. His father, if I'm not mistaken, played at Miami and unfortunately has since passed.
November 11th, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
My 12 year old self just giggled at solid #2
November 11th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
I like it!
November 11th, 2018 at 11:55 AM ^
pics needed
November 11th, 2018 at 12:08 PM ^
The things money does for you...
November 11th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
Petrino went from a motorcycle crash to a train wreck.
November 11th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Purdue is losing Brohm...Louisville alum, still has a home there. It's his "God and Country" job. You cannot blame the guy.
Not to mention, Purdue gonna Purdue. They just got skull crushed by the Golden Rodents. Despite Marcus's proclamations - they aren't that good.