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- 0:07[SPEAKER_02]: You are listening to the Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, and it's only on the Central and Nana Sports Report.
- 0:14[SPEAKER_02]: On this week's Purdue Report, Jake and I preview the big Purdue Wake Forest game on Saturday and discuss a little bit about the Trake Offementer in Situation.
- 0:28[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome Purdue fans to the Central and Nana Sports Report for this week's Purdue Report.
- 0:33[SPEAKER_02]: Jake, welcome, and we're going to talk about the Purdue Wake Forest game for most of this podcast, but want to get your take on the Trake Off Minorin situation that apparently is not going to play out at Purdue.
- 0:51[SPEAKER_01]: real quick forward to start with that great.
- 0:53[SPEAKER_01]: I just want to congratulate you on YouTube.
- 0:55[SPEAKER_01]: We now have over 500 subscribers.
- 0:57[SPEAKER_01]: So, congratulations to you and everything that you've built here for the control and the NS4 support.
- 1:03[SPEAKER_01]: Thank you for letting me buy.
- 1:05[SPEAKER_01]: It'll be a part of it.
- 1:06[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm excited for, you know, continuing to do this now and for this season, but for hopefully a long time here alongside you.
- 1:14[SPEAKER_01]: So, but thank you so much Jake.
- 1:16[SPEAKER_02]: That was awfully nice of you to
- 1:18[SPEAKER_02]: it's started slowly and has gone quickly here recently.
- 1:23[SPEAKER_02]: We've really picked up some steam and a lot of that is at the Purdue report.
- 1:27[SPEAKER_02]: So thank you.
- 1:29[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, absolutely.
- 1:30[SPEAKER_01]: Well, Yuck said hopefully we get to continue to do this for a long time.
- 1:34[SPEAKER_01]: But yeah, the TKR soccer year is a can turn it.
- 1:38[SPEAKER_01]: It's next chapter.
- 1:39[SPEAKER_01]: A judge I believe in new Albany
- 1:44[SPEAKER_01]: let basically a temporary restraining order against the NCAA allowing him to at least temporarily join the team here in college.
- 1:54[SPEAKER_02]: I thought he had a team.
- 1:55[SPEAKER_02]: Jake, I thought he was on the Timberloss.
- 1:59[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I guess he had a team.
- 2:01[SPEAKER_01]: But apparently from his interview that I watched after the decision apparently the Timberloss are in support of him doing it.
- 2:12[SPEAKER_01]: They were understanding
- 2:13[SPEAKER_01]: TKR said he's going to make if he does, you know, somehow be allowed to play again in college basketball.
- 2:22[SPEAKER_01]: I imagine you'd get paid a lot more than what he could in NBA.
- 2:26[SPEAKER_01]: But yeah, he said he's got six or seven teams that are reaching out to him in his team to hopefully get him out of
- 2:34[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, on their team, obviously the valuable addition to the team, I think he would be on the holiday as baby, the 23, 24, 25 somewhere in that area, that the age range.
- 2:47[SPEAKER_01]: And it's a little bit too old to be in college basketball, in my opinion, I can understand him wanting to do that to maximize his earning potential, but I still think it's for the
- 2:58[SPEAKER_01]: the good of all things college sports.
- 3:01[SPEAKER_02]: And at least it won't be at Purdue.
- 3:02[SPEAKER_02]: We know that for sure.
- 3:03[SPEAKER_02]: And by the way, he just turned 24.
- 3:05[SPEAKER_01]: OK. Yeah.
- 3:07[SPEAKER_01]: So he'll be 24 for this college season.
- 3:09[SPEAKER_01]: And he did post something on his Instagram story.
- 3:14[SPEAKER_01]: Basically, I think he'd Purdue for journey.
- 3:18[SPEAKER_01]: He said, thank you, Purdue.
- 3:21[SPEAKER_01]: For truly unforgettable years,
- 3:26[SPEAKER_01]: the paint crew and boiler nation.
- 3:28[SPEAKER_01]: My chapter in black and gold has come to an end, but Purdue always be part of me.
- 3:33[SPEAKER_01]: I'm officially eligible for the 2026-27 college basketball season and excited for what comes next.
- 3:39[SPEAKER_01]: Once a boiler maker always a boiler maker.
- 3:42[SPEAKER_01]: So trick often run posted that on his Instagram story to officially signifying the end of his time with Purdue.
- 3:53[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I love Drake Hoffman.
- 3:55[SPEAKER_02]: And, of course, I live down here at CoverDim in high school.
- 3:58[SPEAKER_02]: He was a boiler maker, so he'll be one of my all-time favorites.
- 4:01[SPEAKER_02]: I'm just, I'm glad it's not happening at Purdue.
- 4:06[SPEAKER_02]: Sorry.
- 4:08[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I think it's the right call for Purdue.
- 4:10[SPEAKER_01]: Not, I'm, I'm assuming Purdue doesn't want him to come back to Purdue.
- 4:15[SPEAKER_01]: So that's, that's the right call there.
- 4:18[SPEAKER_01]: And I believe this still has to.
- 4:21[SPEAKER_01]: progress throughout the court.
- 4:22[SPEAKER_01]: So I think there may be another trial that he will have to to win.
- 4:26[SPEAKER_01]: So I guess it's not all of you said it's officially eligible.
- 4:30[SPEAKER_01]: He may not end up actually being eligible to play.
- 4:34[SPEAKER_01]: So I guess still a possibility where he may not be able to return the college.
- 4:40[SPEAKER_02]: Do we know any of those seven universities are?
- 4:50[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I guess it could be making up that number, but I would imagine, you know, probably as multiple teams.
- 4:57[SPEAKER_02]: Recently, Louisville might be an option, Kentucky might be an option, you would think.
- 5:03[SPEAKER_01]: Basically, the teams that I would think of are the ones that you've mentioned, the ones that aren't afraid to do things that aren't in the best interests of everybody else and only interests of themselves.
- 5:14[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, he's from that area.
- 5:17[SPEAKER_01]: Yep, probably throw in like Kansas as well.
- 5:20[SPEAKER_01]: I'm sure they would probably do something like that.
- 5:22[SPEAKER_01]: I'm sure he's got his fair share of suitors.
- 5:26[SPEAKER_02]: All right, Jake, we'll just take a quick break.
- 5:28[SPEAKER_02]: A little earlier than usual, then we'll go a little longer than usual in part two and talk about Purdue Wake Forest.
- 5:40[SPEAKER_02]: Jake and I will be back sometime this weekend to recap and react to
- 5:46[SPEAKER_02]: The Purdue Wake Forest Game, please make sure you're subscribed.
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- 6:08[SPEAKER_01]: Purdue kicks off a week two here at home that gets awake for us to wake force.
- 6:14[SPEAKER_01]: The demon deacons come into visit Ross 8 to Sadie and the noon on Saturday, September 12th.
- 6:21[SPEAKER_01]: I should be a pretty nice day out higher the mid-80s and pretty sunny and this is kind of where Purdue really starts to see them.
- 6:31[SPEAKER_01]: Obviously they performed really well against
- 6:34[SPEAKER_01]: In the NST, but this week for our team will be a completely different test and produce looking to end the long long streak of not beating a power for opponent on the last time they Please don't have a number.
- 6:48[SPEAKER_01]: Just don't even mention the number Jake just it's like six right.
- 6:54[SPEAKER_01]: How about how about 21 straight.
- 6:56[SPEAKER_01]: Don't don't do it.
- 7:00[SPEAKER_01]: It's okay, because it's about to end, right?
- 7:02[SPEAKER_01]: Yep, at 21 straight losses against power for competition, the last power for opponent that Purdue B was Indiana in November of 2023.
- 7:11[SPEAKER_01]: So,
- 7:14[SPEAKER_01]: I do call this game a must win.
- 7:16[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know if I mean that literally that they must win the game, but it's pretty close to that.
- 7:21[SPEAKER_01]: I'm definitely a definitely.
- 7:23[SPEAKER_01]: You got to show me something game because after this, as we've talked about before, you go to UCLA on the road to
- 7:34[SPEAKER_01]: See, I said tip because I'm always thinking about basketball.
- 7:36[SPEAKER_01]: Is that right?
- 7:37[SPEAKER_01]: That's right.
- 7:38[SPEAKER_01]: All ready.
- 7:39[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
- 7:40[SPEAKER_02]: Hopefully this team will keep us from thinking basketball too early this year.
- 7:43[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
- 7:44[SPEAKER_01]: I believe official practices start September 21st for the basketball team, by the way.
- 7:49[SPEAKER_01]: But yeah, kick off 11 o'clock PM Eastern time in the Rose Bowl.
- 7:55[SPEAKER_01]: at UCLA then you come back home play very very good Notre Dame team and then after that you kick off the big 10 season.
- 8:03[SPEAKER_01]: So there's really no more true winnable games left on the schedule.
- 8:07[SPEAKER_01]: There's a lot of toss ups as we talked about in our season preview.
- 8:12[SPEAKER_01]: asking whether or not this team is capable of competing with our four opponents at all.
- 8:18[SPEAKER_02]: Hey, Jackie, who else is a big game for?
- 8:21[SPEAKER_02]: Wait for us.
- 8:22[SPEAKER_02]: Because if they don't win this game, things get really bad for them too.
- 8:26[SPEAKER_02]: And then their next two games are Miami and Louisville.
- 8:29[SPEAKER_02]: So yeah, it's a big game for both teams.
- 8:34[SPEAKER_02]: Really must win for both teams.
- 8:42[SPEAKER_01]: at Purdue was a three-and-a-half point underdog.
- 8:46[SPEAKER_01]: That's about right.
- 8:48[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I think so as well.
- 8:50[SPEAKER_01]: It rose to, I believe, four-and-a-half points.
- 8:53[SPEAKER_01]: Purdue was the underdog by now, I believe, is a two-and-a-half point underdogs.
- 8:58[SPEAKER_01]: Purdue is for this game.
- 9:00[SPEAKER_01]: So it seems like there's a little bit of a faith in Purdue pulling off the winner or I guess at least, covering, losing by less than three points.
- 9:11[SPEAKER_01]: So there seems to be a little bit of faith from, you know, the public or professional sports better, if Purdue went to your obviously, it gives them a lot of confidence, it gives fans a lot of confidence, that the rest of the 2026 schedule definitely looks a lot more interesting and give you some confidence, it can win some of those games that are toss-ups.
- 9:30[SPEAKER_02]: Because here's the thing, Jake, this way of force team might be pretty good.
- 9:34[SPEAKER_02]: They look like in the first week that they're pretty good.
- 9:37[SPEAKER_02]: I know they played Akron, but we're hearing some things before the season.
- 9:40[SPEAKER_02]: This might be a pretty good wake for us team.
- 9:42[SPEAKER_02]: Of course, one nine games last year.
- 9:46[SPEAKER_02]: We're hearing maybe an ACC level contender probably not, but you never know.
- 9:51[SPEAKER_02]: The first week, G.O.
- 9:53[SPEAKER_02]: Lopez looked really good.
- 9:55[SPEAKER_02]: Carlos Hernandez looks as good as he was supposed to.
- 9:59[SPEAKER_02]: Antonio mixes a really nice second option.
- 10:02[SPEAKER_02]: Their defense is good.
- 10:04[SPEAKER_02]: This is going to be a big test.
- 10:05[SPEAKER_02]: This, you would hope, oh, hey, good.
- 10:07[SPEAKER_02]: We'll get to be in this street because Wake Forest has come into town.
- 10:10[SPEAKER_02]: But it's not a typically last place, Wake Forest team.
- 10:16[SPEAKER_01]: I'm really interested in that Ryan Brown, the first geolopez story line year.
- 10:21[SPEAKER_01]: I'd give two quarterbacks who were both previously connected with the University of North Carolina.
- 10:26[SPEAKER_01]: Ryan Brown was there.
- 10:29[SPEAKER_01]: One of their top portal quarterback targets before he ultimately returned to Purdue.
- 10:35[SPEAKER_01]: Geolopez, you shine at South Alabama, transferred to UNC, had some injuries and just overall didn't play very well.
- 10:46[SPEAKER_01]: As you mentioned, the Akron game played very well.
- 10:50[SPEAKER_01]: I had 350 passing yards, three touchdowns, no-interceptions, and also I had 39 rushing yards.
- 10:56[SPEAKER_01]: Ryan Brown, as we talked about, had a really good showing.
- 10:58[SPEAKER_01]: It's in the United States, well, he was 23 or 29 for 317 yards, three touchdowns as well, and no turnovers.
- 11:07[SPEAKER_01]: That North Carolina connection was kind of cool, and they both had a very, very strong week one.
- 11:11[SPEAKER_01]: So it's going to be interesting to see,
- 11:14[SPEAKER_01]: both of these quarterbacks with these teams can have this real first test of the season.
- 11:20[SPEAKER_01]: You have no disrespect to Akron or NES state, but I'm just kind of completely different when you're playing Core 14.
- 11:26[SPEAKER_01]: The big dream to see how they adapt and can all the wrinkles they throw in here.
- 11:34[SPEAKER_02]: It looks like they're pretty good on both sides of the ball, the little bit that I saw of their game and mostly highlights, but I did see
- 11:44[SPEAKER_02]: they looked good in all phases and on both sides of the ball look like and it might be really tougher test than would maybe meet the eye and I think it's a really big win if they get it.
- 11:59[SPEAKER_01]: I think so too, we talked some of our past episodes that this can be not only an era defining wind, but also like a program defining wind for a very old man in the staff.
- 12:11[SPEAKER_01]: I think part of the kind of keys are a bit to read here for both teams is gonna be a bit late.
- 12:16[SPEAKER_01]: The explosive plays on offense, both these teams put up over 500 yards in their first games, wait for us as a really strong defense, they return a lot of snaps.
- 12:29[SPEAKER_01]: and depth, particularly upfront.
- 12:32[SPEAKER_01]: So this is kind of a new look often for Peru and definitely on defense.
- 12:36[SPEAKER_01]: I believe that they have seven new starters on defense.
- 12:39[SPEAKER_01]: So obviously it's a new look for Peru on both sides of the ball.
- 12:43[SPEAKER_01]: And this is going to be definitely a big test for the Peru defense.
- 12:47[SPEAKER_01]: Try to contain geo Lopez who has the
- 12:50[SPEAKER_01]: ability to break out of the pocket and scramble, you know, Elijah Owens for any estate was able to do that and cause a little bit of trouble for Purdue, you know, and week ones.
- 13:01[SPEAKER_01]: And then you already mentioned some of those other weapons like Carlos Hernandez, Antonio Bix, and Ty Clark III.
- 13:07[SPEAKER_01]: So I think it could come down to who can
- 13:13[SPEAKER_02]: Love the defensive backfield look good against Indiana State.
- 13:16[SPEAKER_02]: Of course, it's Indiana State.
- 13:17[SPEAKER_02]: But I, something tells me they're good.
- 13:20[SPEAKER_02]: I think Purdue's defensive backfield is gonna be maybe the strength of the defense.
- 13:26[SPEAKER_02]: I think Dawn Saunders is legit.
- 13:28[SPEAKER_02]: I think they're pretty good back there.
- 13:32[SPEAKER_02]: The past rush, they need more.
- 13:33[SPEAKER_02]: I know they got to the quarterback a little bit, but this is gonna be a whole different situation.
- 13:39[SPEAKER_02]: I'm gonna need some pressure on Lopez.
- 13:42[SPEAKER_01]: Absolutely.
- 13:42[SPEAKER_01]: And I think also, you know, like we've talked about, you know, Lajioans get now the pocket.
- 13:47[SPEAKER_01]: And it's crambling that cost some problems.
- 13:49[SPEAKER_01]: So I know it's much easier if I've been done, but trying to to contain geolopes to be in the pocket and you're plus a pressure on for some to step up and make some throws.
- 13:58[SPEAKER_01]: I think that's going to be key for Purdue on the defensive side.
- 14:02[SPEAKER_01]: And then from week one to week two, that's really where teams make their biggest jump of the season in terms of improvement.
- 14:09[SPEAKER_01]: So if we can see that this defense is meshing well and growing well because again, there's a lot of new starters on here who've never played with the child before.
- 14:17[SPEAKER_01]: So if they can look at a cohesive group and show a lot of improvement from week one to week two.
- 14:22[SPEAKER_01]: I think that's definitely a very encouraging sign and one that would build well for this team here throughout the rest of season as they kind of face that real slog of the rest.
- 14:38[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, Ryan Brown.
- 14:39[SPEAKER_02]: I thought was really good on Friday night.
- 14:41[SPEAKER_02]: Very accurate.
- 14:43[SPEAKER_02]: A lot of really good balls to put some balls were only his own receivers could catch it and drop some in the middle of a couple of players a couple of times and just look really accurate against probably the worst defensive play all year.
- 15:00[SPEAKER_02]: But what I really want to see on Saturday is run that ball.
- 15:05[SPEAKER_02]: I really want to see if, ease your boy and Antonio Harris and Gibson.
- 15:12[SPEAKER_02]: I just run, run, or use all of them.
- 15:14[SPEAKER_02]: If you can establish a team that runs at the ball, suddenly, you might really have something.
- 15:21[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, absolutely.
- 15:22[SPEAKER_01]: And it just goes for both teams here.
- 15:28[SPEAKER_01]: and make good team respect the run obviously they can't just sit back and play the past every down.
- 15:35[SPEAKER_01]: Both seems run games look good in week one.
- 15:38[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, they did wake ran for 203 yards and I think they weren't even satisfied with that 203 yards and they think they should have ran it better and more consistently.
- 15:48[SPEAKER_01]: So again, if we can establish the run that and it pretty we can't just sit back and worry about.
- 15:53[SPEAKER_01]: Lopez throwing it over the top from a usual way as we talked about in the in the in the state recap He looks great real excited to see you know, kind of how he holds up here against a powerful opponent for the first time on Peru and really hoping to often to fly and can also hold up here Joey Tenoena because this is a non-conference game
- 16:19[SPEAKER_01]: Purdue and also Wake Forest.
- 16:21[SPEAKER_01]: They do not have to release and availability report.
- 16:24[SPEAKER_01]: So we may not even know Joey Tannona status until the day before day after game.
- 16:30[SPEAKER_01]: I may not even know it at all till the game starts.
- 16:32[SPEAKER_01]: So your Purdue is going to need the best version of him.
- 16:35[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to do any of the best version of Ryan Brown.
- 16:37[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to need the best version of everybody really to win this game.
- 16:41[SPEAKER_01]: And obviously having a guy like Joey Tannona would help.
- 16:48[SPEAKER_02]: All right, Jake, quick break.
- 16:49[SPEAKER_02]: We're going to come back and make a prediction.
- 16:51[SPEAKER_01]: Sounds good.
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- 17:26[SPEAKER_02]: Okay, Jake, this is the part where we make our prediction for the game.
- 17:31[SPEAKER_02]: And what we looked at last year, Jake was ESPN analytics and ESPN analytics says Wakeforce has a 60.1% chance to win this game.
- 17:41[SPEAKER_02]: That's probably where I'd put it.
- 17:43[SPEAKER_02]: I had chat, GBT run a simulation one time on the game, and it has Wakeforce 42 Purdue 27.
- 17:50[SPEAKER_02]: I'd be surprised by 15 points spread.
- 17:53[SPEAKER_02]: I do think they're going to be a lot of points scored in this game.
- 17:56[SPEAKER_02]: Jake, my prediction is WakeForce 28, Purdue 24.
- 18:02[SPEAKER_02]: I want to pick Purdue.
- 18:03[SPEAKER_02]: I think they're going to win one of these games.
- 18:05[SPEAKER_02]: This might be the one, but I think this WakeForce team might be a top 25 team by the end of the year.
- 18:12[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, especially if Geo Lopez and the offense plays like the did against Akron, I certainly could be ranked.
- 18:19[SPEAKER_01]: I was actually at a very similar score prediction.
- 18:21[SPEAKER_01]: I was going to go WakeForce 30, Purdue 24.
- 18:25[SPEAKER_01]: So I have a week forced winning and covering spread there and the over under is set at at 50.
- 18:36[SPEAKER_01]: So I guess the yogurt would be hitting there in that opinion.
- 18:39[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that's a good prediction.
- 18:42[SPEAKER_02]: We all say wait for us then over.
- 18:44[SPEAKER_02]: Yep, I hope we're all wrong, Jake.
- 18:47[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, me too.
- 18:48[SPEAKER_01]: Me too.
- 18:49[SPEAKER_02]: Because I really do think they could win this game.
- 18:51[SPEAKER_02]: I really do think there's something here.
- 18:54[SPEAKER_01]: I certainly think so what improvement year from last season and as we've talked about outside of a couple of own head mistakes by the offense last year for you could a kind of one multiple big 10 games.
- 19:05[SPEAKER_01]: I think it certainly is winnable.
- 19:07[SPEAKER_01]: I'd say probably I agree with with the yes p and in the legs and around a 60% chance of weight winning.
- 19:14[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's a pretty fair.
- 19:15[SPEAKER_01]: estimate, but certainly won't get to home produce hungry to win as much as we hate saying it and hearing it.
- 19:21[SPEAKER_01]: Greg and players hate it even more than we do with that streak of not one at the power for game in almost three years.
- 19:28[SPEAKER_01]: They are tired of hearing it too, and I know they are hungry and committed to ending that streak and ending the big 10 streak as well.
- 19:35[SPEAKER_01]: So here's the problem, Jake.
- 19:39[SPEAKER_02]: They could be pretty darn good.
- 19:42[SPEAKER_02]: All very improved team.
- 19:45[SPEAKER_02]: and only beat Marilyn this year.
- 19:47[SPEAKER_02]: That's how tough the schedule is.
- 19:49[SPEAKER_02]: And I think UCLA, Wake, Notre Dame, Washington, Iowa, Indiana, or all top 25 teams.
- 19:59[SPEAKER_02]: Maybe not Wake, but the others for sure.
- 20:01[SPEAKER_02]: And then Minnesota Penn State and Wisconsin could be.
- 20:08[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
- 20:09[SPEAKER_01]: That's just life in the big tin.
- 20:10[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know how Jeff Brom did it, but if it for you can get some some spoiler maker magic back, that'll be great.
- 20:18[SPEAKER_01]: A very onum is a guy you can hopefully get that out of his team and us week four scheme is the perfect opportunity to get that started.
- 20:28[SPEAKER_02]: and the other thing about it is Jake, they win this game and suddenly you look at it and you go, hey, they could be Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Maryland, Wisconsin, right?
- 20:38[SPEAKER_02]: They could, if you win it.
- 20:40[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
- 20:41[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
- 20:41[SPEAKER_01]: Absolutely.
- 20:42[SPEAKER_01]: Absolutely.
- 20:42[SPEAKER_01]: Obviously, they get us thinking that way, but obviously, they give us the players and coaching staff, some more confidence as well.
- 20:49[SPEAKER_01]: So, yeah, absolutely.
- 20:53[SPEAKER_02]: Jake, thanks so much.
- 20:55[SPEAKER_02]: If any more news comes up about TKR with the football team, we'll have a special Purdue report.
- 21:01[SPEAKER_02]: Otherwise, we'll react to the game on Saturday.
- 21:05[SPEAKER_02]: Thanks so much for your time and really looking forward to this one.
- 21:11[SPEAKER_01]: Me too, and we're looking forward to it.
- 21:13[SPEAKER_01]: I will be, I'll actually be their in-person for the game, but be in town.
- 21:18[SPEAKER_01]: So I'm looking forward to that before we go.
- 21:24[SPEAKER_01]: here.
- 21:24[SPEAKER_01]: I didn't see Eric Hunter Jr. posted on his Instagram story that he is now a graduate assistant at the Oklahoma State University.
- 21:37[SPEAKER_02]: So, you're going to say that he had signed with Oklahoma State
- 21:48[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, absolutely.
- 21:49[SPEAKER_01]: He, you will join Steve Lutz there who, who, yes, Steve Lutz, was a great assistant from for Coach Painter, who, who then, I believe, went to Texas A&M Corpse Christy to be the head coach.
- 22:02[SPEAKER_01]: And then, as now, made us way up to Oklahoma State to be the head coach.
- 22:07[SPEAKER_01]: So we saw, we saw Brandon Newman transfer there with Steve Lutz, actually left per
- 22:16[SPEAKER_01]: Now, I work kind of into your story and staff as a graduate assistant.
- 22:18[SPEAKER_01]: So it sounds like he, I mean, obviously if he's taking this position, he sounds like he wants to get into coaching and maybe a guy that peru ultimately brings back some day, because it seems like every person on peru staff seems like went to peru, which is a good thing.
- 22:35[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, so yeah, maybe we could see him back on the bullet and make her bench against him there.
- 22:47[SPEAKER_00]: Most sports talk in bonus time, bonus time on the Central India and the Sports Report.
- 22:55[SPEAKER_02]: A quick bonus time for you, Jake, last time, way forced and Purdue played each other.
- 23:00[SPEAKER_02]: Do you know what happened?
- 23:03[SPEAKER_01]: I believe Wake Forest won on, like, I don't remember exactly what happened, but, for 2016 to 10, and it was actually Wake Forest, who was ranked, I would not have guessed that.
- 23:14[SPEAKER_02]: In 2003, Purdue wasn't at the time, Purdue won 16 to 10 at Wake, and it was Stoosh Wyger, who was the hero of the game.
- 23:25[SPEAKER_02]: You remember Stoosh Wyger or know anything about him?
- 23:28[SPEAKER_01]: Uh, I know the name, I don't really know much about him.
- 23:31[SPEAKER_02]: It played a little NFL in his career, put for the Lions a few games and was a safety.
- 23:37[SPEAKER_02]: Raiders was a third round draft pick for the Raiders.
- 23:39[SPEAKER_02]: It was a big 10 freshman of the year and was a freshman on the Rose Bowl team with Drew Brieke.
- 23:45[SPEAKER_02]: But what?
- 23:46[SPEAKER_02]: So yeah.
- 23:48[SPEAKER_02]: And those were fun days of Purdue football, particularly the first seven eight of the Joe Taylor era.
- 23:55[SPEAKER_02]: They were always competitive every week.
- 23:57[SPEAKER_02]: I would certainly love to be back in that stature.
- 24:03[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and they can make a big step towards that on Saturday, man.
- 24:07[SPEAKER_01]: Just like you.
- 24:10[SPEAKER_02]: Like that Notre Dame game in 1997, Joe Taylor's first year.
- 24:16[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
- 24:17[SPEAKER_02]: And the Notre Dame game changed everything.
- 24:21[SPEAKER_02]: And you never know, you never know which one it's going to be.
- 24:24[SPEAKER_02]: Are you going to be at the tipping game for a day?
- 24:28[SPEAKER_02]: uh... yes i will be watching my uh... my cousin play all right jake thanks for the bonus time and uh... thanks for as always and i'd want to encourage everybody to go like subscribe and follow and also to boy the route
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- 25:21[SPEAKER_02]: Let me echo those sentiments.
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- 25:25[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you to Jake and the nice words to be able to say about the podcast early on.
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