Purdue Fires Coach after 3 Seasons

Discussion in 'In The Stands' started by LonghornCatholic, Oct 16, 2016.

  1. LonghornCatholic

    LonghornCatholic Deo Gratias

  2. weller1

    weller1 25+ Posts

    might be the right job for Les miles ?
     
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  3. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    I wouldn't wish that job on Todd Graham. Miles is best to consider State Penn and ND. He would be great at ND, and may be the only coach the job wouldn't ruin.
     
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  4. blonthang

    blonthang 2,500+ Posts

    Purdue hired Akers after he had a losing season at UT and was cut loose.
     
  5. Badass

    Badass 2,500+ Posts

    I would luv to see Les Miles at ND, good stuff if as and when they would play Meat Chicken some day
     
  6. yelladawgdem

    yelladawgdem 2,500+ Posts

    And they will fire another head coach by the end of the decade.
     
  7. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    At least one, but it is Purdue after all.
     
  8. Horns11

    Horns11 10,000+ Posts

    I remember watching Purdue play without an offense against some other Big Ten team in the late 80s and thinking "oh THAT'S why it looks familiar!" Pretty sure Akers got canned that year.
     
  9. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    11,

    That "lack of offense" went 5-4-1 against Barry, while Fred's predecessor was winless.

    That "lack of offense" lost one regular season nonconference game over 10 years (other than OU), including multiple games against Top 10 teams, including Auburn at Auburn and State Penn at The Meadowlands.

    That "lack of offense" won over 80% of its games against ranked teams over ten years. I don't remember the exact number, but it was something like 22-5.

    That "lack of offense" was constantly ranked, and even Fred's worst season was better than the last three years. Nobody wanted to hear about injuries, but we went to Lubbock for the Tech game with only two LBs, one a walkon that had never played. We missed a FG that the wind blew wide. The next year, David got that FG and beat Tech. Difference in 86 & 87 was two points.

    Compared to what I'm watching now, I'd take Fred's teams in a heartbeat. The best DC I've ever known was Leon Fuller. Next best is Rick Lantz, who I shall quote once again - "Before you can win, you gotta defend"
     
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  10. yelladawgdem

    yelladawgdem 2,500+ Posts

    And I am still trying to find the person that thinks that Barry only had the better team 4 times in that 10 years. We fired Fred because he didn't cheat, played defense and OU won a MNC in 1985.
     
  11. IvanDiabloHorn

    IvanDiabloHorn 1,000+ Posts

    Akers is a good man of character and a great coach. He didn't take the wrong path when the cheating SMUs, aggie, Ou and the rest of them cheated. Those schools were caught, penalized and embarrassed, (Maybe OU was not embarrassed) while Akers and Texas did not.

    Purdue might be a good job for Strong.
     
  12. horninchicago

    horninchicago 10,000+ Posts

    I don't think a&m was embarrassed either, and, in fact, their fans deny any cheating. At least, fans I have ever brought it up with when they bemoan Evil Texas and how we have ruined their lives.
     
  13. SabreHorn

    SabreHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Chicago,

    Those Aggies know little of their program, and certainly aren't close to RC, who is great to talk with one on one. He will bring it up, you won't have to. The Aggies were at war with SMU and that continued after the death penalty. They sacrificed Rod Dockery in an effort to preserve the rest. I'd love to talk to your Aggie buddies.

    You can tell them that a "friend" of yours financed Eric Dickerson's TransAm for Aggies, which he drove to Highland Park. FWIW, those same Aggies offered my daughter free room, board, books, tuition, as well as a new BMW convertible if she would go to A&M, just so they could have the last laugh.
     
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  14. yelladawgdem

    yelladawgdem 2,500+ Posts

    So again, we fired a good man, a man of honor and integrity, because he played defense, beat OU and didn't cheat

    That'll learn him. And I still have the clear vision Roger of Jennifer being in poor Terry Holland's office, telling him to basically make her a list and she would take care of it. Go Hoooos!
     
  15. IvanDiabloHorn

    IvanDiabloHorn 1,000+ Posts

    Big difference in Strong and Akers. Akers wouldn't be 14-17 with the same talent Strong has had. Akers is a much better coach than Strong. Also, last time I checked Strong has 1-2 losing record against OU.
     
  16. Htown77

    Htown77 5,000+ Posts

    *beat OU more than once.

    Also in 12 seasons at Purdue, Joe Tiller only had 2 losing seasons. Purdue is not an impossible job.
     
  17. Horns11

    Horns11 10,000+ Posts

    Testy?

    I didn't say anything about his successes at Texas. I liked the guy and we should have won a national championship with him. I was just saying that it was easy to spot an Akers offense, and easy to see why he should have been without a job by the time he was done at Purdue.
     

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