Leaked Info on David Bell Decision
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https://www.hammerandrails.com/2017/11/26/16703248/2017-purdue-football-attendance-increase
Avg. attendance during Hazell year 1 - 49K
Avg. attendance during Brohm year 1- 48K
Ross Ade capacity - 57K
Yeah, Eppy's post was pretty spot on.
Hazell’s 1st year Purdue had come off a bowl game appearance. Jeff Brohm’s 1st year he inherited a program coming off the worst 4-year stretch in its history. Not remotely comparable situations.
I know, I was just giving you a hard time as our most hated rival!
Brohm has been great for you guys and in that same link just seeing that jump from Hazell's last year to Brohm's first year is ridiculous.
But you still have a lot of empty seats, so Eppy's point is still valid.
Purdue may have to hold on tight as keeping HC Jeff Brohm there may be very difficult. In a CFB Hotseat bowl game (GT vs. Louisville), Paul Johnson's Yellow Jackets were up 21-0 after 1 qtr. Louisville football under Bob Petrino's Cardinals. The game ended with GaTech winning 66 to 21, Louisville fans are calling new AD to fired Petrino and get native son Jeff Brohm back home. Louisville can afford this more so than Purdue and with better options.
Effect on Bell's recruiting... Brohm gone, Purdue out (most likely). Penn State is also stacked with several underclassmen in their two deep rosters. Penn State has recruited three WRs per class the last three of four years. Bell could see more early PT at Iowa and change Iowa's passing game a bit.
Effect on Bell's recruiting... Brohm gone, Purdue out (most likely). Penn State is also stacked with several underclassmen in their two deep rosters. Penn State has recruited three WRs per class the last three of four years. Bell could see more early PT at Iowa and change Iowa's passing game a bit.
I could buy your point of view on that except for these tidbit facts:
1) Jeff Brohm played at Louisville, was born in Louisville, got his first coaching start in Louisville. His family is there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Brohm
2) Louisville is the 29th largest metro in the USA. Just under 800.000 people live in the metro area by its last census. West Layfette, IN around 42,000.
3) Louisville has a much better quality 4 hour recruiting base of Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee ( To Cincinnati: Less than 2 hours; To Indianapolis: 2 Hours, To St. Louis 4 hours; To Nashville: about 2.5 hours; To Columbus; 3 Hours) And Atlanta metro in about 6 hours away. Purdue's last two recruiting class has as many or more Ohio, Georgia and Kentucky kids
each year as Indiana (home state) kids. Rondale Moore is from.... Louisville, KY.
4) Purdue is always going to be a basketball school. Football is a cycle at Purdue. Spread offenses are more B1G East and require more WRs with seperation speed. Pro-style offenses are more dominate in the B1G West division. Purdue is more competitive than Hazell time there but Purdue will not be top dog with Iowa and Wisconsin around unless Brohm become a superior recruiter. He is good but not that good.
5) Louisville is now in the ACC and being a part of a P5 conference meaning larger TV audience, bigger contracts, better facilities, fatter paychecks. Louisville is spending money on its football program in upgrade. Serious coinage. Louisville can be an upper tier annual football program in the ACC. Moving to Louisville from Purdue is still a step up the ladder if you want to have a legitimate shot at better bowl games and maybe a CFP spot. I don't see the move as lateral if it get you closer to your goal.
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