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Originally Posted by Palpie
Well tsun can't stop any team that lines up 3/4 wide and throws, Purdue pretty much always lines up 3/4 wide and throws. So the question is, can Purdue hold tsun under 35?
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Depends on how they bounce back mentally from our game, but initially I'd say yes they can. Never forget the built in damper that is the tsun coaching staff and the field general that is Henne.
Tsuns offense isnt complex, its just takes a basic level of overall atheticisim to stop it. From what I saw, Purdue might have enough. 8-9 man fronts, key on the fullback and when in doubt guess they will run left. Backside guys keep your feet, maintain your gap responsibilities and know that the cutback is coming.
Purdue will have to cheat on defense to overcome tsuns talent edge and you can't always guess right, so they will give up some points/big plays BUT I think tsuns D is at a bigger disadvantage than Purdue's.
Also if Purdue is scoring at some point in the game Hart becomes less of a threat and it has to get turned over to Big Game Chad and the receivers.
All that said, if Purdue doesn't come out fired up and play the best they are capable of, tsun will win. A post-
OSU hangover could doom them.