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Originally Posted by Dryden
14 of the points against Purdue came on botched punts. Purdue was up 26-7 with less than 3 minutes to go in the half when they had a punt blocked and returned for a TD. After being held to a 3-and-out on their next possession, their punter mishandled the long snap and was tackled at the 14.
The halftime score of 26-21 did not reflect how much Purdue dominated; and their defense should not shoulder two of those surrendered TDs. I'd have Purdue at #8. Northwestern is a feel good story, but they're going to miss Basanez.
1. Ohio State
2. Iowa
3. Michigan
4. Penn State
5. Wisconsin
6. Minnesota
7. Michigan State
8. Purdue
9. Northwestern
10. Illinois
11. Indiana
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So you're moving Purdue up because they're practically
inventing ways to give up points? Why didn't they just throw a couple pick-6s so they could give up double-digit points in all three facets of the game? I'm sorry, but what they did against a I-AA opponent is LEGENDARY suckitude.
Meanwhile, Northwestern pitched a shutout in their season opener on the road against a decent (read: way better than Indiana State) opponent. I don't know whether the unfortunate Walker situation will buoy them or drag them under, but I think that by any measure Northwestern played a much better first game than Purdue did.