(08-22-2011 05:19 PM)MT FAN Wrote:  

(08-22-2011 04:32 PM)CajunT Wrote:  

(08-22-2011 03:56 PM)AstroCajun Wrote:  

(08-22-2011 03:17 PM)MT FAN Wrote:  

(08-22-2011 01:52 PM)CajunT Wrote:  Thats the part you don't get, its not 2010. What a team did the year before is an entirely different season. What you did against Maryland matters not once you step on the field in 2011. I doubt Purdue is a top 40 team this season as well, but they still have more talent then MTSU. I think the spread will come down for that game, but a home game for Purdue against a SBC program is a plus 14 game.

You know they have more talent than MT for a fact? Man, you sure know a whole lot. I know it's not 2010 but what you obviously don't know is that Purdue returns 17 starters off of last years awful team. I may be wrong but I doubt these players all of the sudden become more talented, maybe more experienced but not more talented. Also, Purdue running the spread is advantageous to MT. Our D practices against that and we are desinged to defend it. If they were planning on running the ball all over us I would like our chances much less. We may very well lose but its not a sure thing like you believe.

I'll agree with you there. Returning starters may be just one of the most irrelevant statistics in predicting future success.

I think there's at least one school in the belt that will prove that to be correct despite all of the preseason hype about how many they are returning.

Hype is just that, hype.

It gets confusing, be we are talking about a team with 17 returning staters that finished with a losing record against a Big 10 schedule and one playing against a SBC schedule. Two entirely different conferences.

They were not even competitive in the Big Ten. They lost to Ohio State 49-0, Illinois 44-10, Wisconsin 34-13 and the only other games they lost that were within a touchdown were Indiana and Michigan State. They loss to Toledo by 10 last year! Wait... I thought you said only teams that have big offensive/Defensive lines and play in the AQ conferences can beat Purdue? Toledo is in the MAC! They also barely beat Western Illinois (1AA) by 10, Northwestern by 3, Ball State (horrible) by 7, and Minnesota by 11.

I'm through messing with you because you obviously have trouble with logic and reasoning and it would be futile to continue any further. By the way, just because ULL can't beat AQ teams doesn't mean the rest of the Sun Belt can't.

Not that I agree with this guy because clearly he has a chip on his shoulder, but ULL did beat Kansas State in 2009. Not exactly the premiere AQ team, but a win nonetheless.