Purdue beats Illini at Champaign, what the hell is going on?

Fight4Iowa

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I heard, read the Bert had a good team going, he had a very good transfer qb to step in, but even though they were avg ok at OSU last week which is a good thing sometimes, did they have a big let down today or do they have weaknesses. Is Purdue getting that much better?
Bert works hard at a place for 2-3 years, then gets fat (literally) and happy. He never sustains other than a bit longer than Wisconsin. He doesn't have the discipline.
 
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hawkdave007

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Bret should never have hired Bobby Hauck to be his D coordinator. Bobby Hauck was a briefly retired FCS head coach who hadn't been a defensive coordinator since, wait for it...ever.

That's right, check Hauck's resume. He'd been a defensive position coach, special teams coordinator, and head coach. He'd never once been a D coordinator in his entire career prior to joining Illinois. Additionally, he hadn't coached above the mid-major level since being in role at Washington that ended in 2002 (forever ago).

Hauck was a solid FCS head coach in his two stints at Montana, and he nearly won it all there multiple times.

Hauck was never a good fit to be a FBS Power 4 D coordinator, and Bret was a fool for ever thinking it would work.
 

Rambler Hawk

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I heard, read the Bert had a good team going, he had a very good transfer qb to step in, but even though they were avg ok at OSU last week which is a good thing sometimes, did they have a big let down today or do they have weaknesses. Is Purdue getting that much better?
Good point - I have not watched them much, but was not impressed. Ped State was picked to finish 1 and the Illini were picked 4th in the BT….not happening!🤪
 
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Rambler Hawk

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I'd like to see the so-called sports entity that picked PSU #1 and IL #4 preseason.
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I pulled it off copilot…the source seems legit:

That said, the Cleveland.com poll is widely regarded as the closest thing to a consensus preseason Big Ten football poll because it has been conducted for many years and includes media members from across the conference. But it remains a media poll, not an official league ranking.
 
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IowaCityLit

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The Big 10 is elevating. Coaches, facilities, resources. Odum is a pretty good coach. His teams make major improvements in year 2 and 3

Rutgers is really the only program that’s going backwards. Maybe Maryland.

It’s why Iowa can’t afford to take a step backwards. Keep elevating.
 

Slappy Pappy

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I pulled it off copilot…the source seems legit:

That said, the Cleveland.com poll is widely regarded as the closest thing to a consensus preseason Big Ten football poll because it has been conducted for many years and includes media members from across the conference. But it remains a media poll, not an official league ranking.
Isn't that last year?
 

MeetTheFerentzes

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I pulled it off copilot…the source seems legit:

That said, the Cleveland.com poll is widely regarded as the closest thing to a consensus preseason Big Ten football poll because it has been conducted for many years and includes media members from across the conference. But it remains a media poll, not an official league ranking.
Nice 2025 preseason poll.

What does Cleveland.com say about 2026?
 
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