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The Purdue Report with Jake Dunn (Podcast 2.24.2) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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  [SPEAKER_02]: Welcome to the Purdue Report with Jake Dunn.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Jake and I will be back on Friday with a Purdue U.S.C.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Preview and then late Saturday or early Sunday with a reaction to Purdue's game against USC on Saturday.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And of course next Wednesday, we will have another Purdue report and we'll do the whole thing over again, the Nuring Basketball season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: you're listening to the central Indiana Sports Report with your host, Greg Midgowns.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Welcome, boy.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: They're making a fan through the central Indiana Sports Report and two days Purdue Report with Jake Dunn.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Jake, um, two and a, I think that's enough at this point in the development of the program to be pretty excited.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I am pretty excited.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: I think that
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  [SPEAKER_03]: That result gives fans a lot to be excited about to care business did we had to do it and now compared to last year.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: It's kind of just gravy for here.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So any any any other wins or any other upsets that just gravy.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And of course, this is the Purdue report we're here mostly to talk about Purdue, but I do want to talk a little bit about USC because that's next and not just that they're the opponent, but this game is going to tell us a lot more isn't it.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: really really put an offense against a defense that kind of struggled a little bit there and the first quarter against the SIU.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So I'm going to be in an intriguing matchup.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Hopefully a lot of points.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Actually maybe hopefully not.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: I think if for you was chance to win, but probably going to be a lot of points scored.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Actually be a fun game to watch and hopefully close to one.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And as much fun as beating Ball State and Southern Illinois is you have to turn
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Jake, I don't know how much time you spent watching games other than Purdue games, but Big Ten looks like it's going to be really strong this year.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: I try not to get to caught up in the fact that a lot of these teams are playing teams like Ball State or teams like S.I.U.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: When you got a teams like U.S.C.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: and you put a lot of points, Ohio State's put a lot of points, a lot of scoring so far in the weeks.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, it should be another really strong year.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: for the big tenant and excited to see how that goes and so U.S.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: C's offense comes in first in total yards and second in scoring nationally.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So Purdue's going to have a tough game on their hands trying to contain Jordan Mayba and the U.S.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: C offense.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So it's going to be a just a tough game overall for them.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: struggled with as we saw on SIU, a quarterback who can run and and throw and Jordan can do that, you know, with the best of them.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So I'm going to be tough, keeping them contained and walking down the receivers.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Let's talk a little bit about the keys to not just USC, but to a successful season.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And what I think we've seen so far is a pretty darn good offensive line that has helped
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  [SPEAKER_02]: some offense of flow early in the year.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And if they're able to control the offensive line and they can get Devon Maccabee going, there's some hope, right?
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, yeah.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And I do for this week, but for the season.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: If that line can be good, and because we know Maccabee can get chunks of yards, maybe they can compete with some of these teams.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And I think that's a really important key to the game.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Purdue's O-line physically is a little bit bigger than USD's D-line by about an average of 24 pounds a man.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So I got a little more a little more beef on the boiler side, which is always good.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And the more that they can feed mockabee and just keep the clock running, that's some more that you can keep my ava on the sideline and keep the seas off into Ebay.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So,
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  [SPEAKER_03]: there is a little bit of familiarity with Barry Odom and Maiva.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: He was on Barry Odom's UNLV team in 2023.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So there is a little bit of intrigue there.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: He leads the big ten and total offense and passing in terms of yards for a game.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So, got to limit the explosive plays, especially early in the game.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So you got to keep everything in front can afford breakdowns like we saw in the first quarter versus IU talking about the run game Purdue does have a little bit of a beef here.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Oh line the newest see by about 24 pounds of man So the more that they can feed Devon mock-and-be the better and the more that you can kind of burn That at that time off the clock that's going to work in and produce favor.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: My ability on the sidelines.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So mock-be leaves the big tending carries 46 kind of expect him to to be
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  [SPEAKER_03]: primary offense here against USC.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: You point out all these numbers for USC, let me throw out a great big giant asterisk here.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: People have talked about produce schedule and those start here really not good Indiana has gotten a lot of criticism for their schedule, not good.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Those two compared to USC so far
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  [SPEAKER_02]: It has just been an FCS team and another school that was an FCS team not long ago is impressive it is it comes with a caveat that they've played a similar type schedule that Purdue has.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Not saying that they're not a great offense.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: I watched a little of their game knowing that they were playing Purdue next week against Georgia Southern last week.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And they have a lot of weapons, but sometimes when you're playing a school that's smaller like that, you're athletes are just better than theirs.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: So we'll see if Purdue can close that gap.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: And hopefully the skill gap between USC and Purdue is not quite so large.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: All right, Jake, I hate to ask you this question, but when was the last time Purdue is three and a
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Last time Purdue was 3-0 was 2-0 to 7, so I was 6 years old when Purdue was the last time do we're 3-0 and the last time that a first time had coach for Purdue started at 3-0, neither one of us were born yet, so that was 19-0-5.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Was it Albert Hurnstein, was the head coach that year?
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  [SPEAKER_03]: You're your spot on.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: We did some research, didn't we?
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Now a lot has gone produced way since 2007.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So I think part of that is a product of playing Notre Dame or only in the season to play them unless you upset them.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: That's not going to be a win, and that again, they used to play them in the first few games of the year.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So always tough having a,
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  [SPEAKER_03]: team like Notre Dame, they're away in the schedule.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Probably prepares you for a big ten play pretty well, but for three and no starts and beyond, not good for the stats.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Check this out, Jake.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: In 1905, under the famed Albert Hunstein, Purdue Boyle and Reggers opened the season with 33 to nothing, 36 to nothing, 12 to nothing,
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  [SPEAKER_02]: and downtown Indianapolis in a lot.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Then they beat Missouri 24 to nothing before their only loss of the year, was at the University of Chicago at Marshall Field in Chicago before beating Notre Dame 32 to nothing.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: So that was a, has to be the all-time great Purdue football team.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: We're not going to be up there for sure.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: They gave you a 30-year-old call year.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So hopefully we'll have a,
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  [SPEAKER_03]: kind of a similar stat of what we can update the stat year after Saturday and very autumn can become the first, you know, first time head coach at Purdue.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Since 1905, hopefully we can break that streak, but uh, so long time coming, hopefully we're due, but if you take a look at West Coast teams ever since they joined the big ten,
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  [SPEAKER_03]: have not had a great record in the Eastern and Central times.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: The travel may come into play here.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Josh Simpson was the offensive coordinator for Lincoln Riley and USD for the past few years.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So I'm serious quite a bit of familiarity there with the kind of the offense that that Lincoln Riley likes to run and even the defense too.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So that last year with Ryan Wolters and Illinois, and you know, pretty wasn't really expected to do a whole lot in that game.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: really should have won that game against Illinois last year.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So hopefully we can pull something out and get the win, but not look like Vegas has a whole lot of confidence in us.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: It's like, there's a 21 and a half point underdog at home and the over under currently at 58 and a half.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So, that takes pretty some of the points.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: I think most of the computers expect them to play from what I've seen within 20 points.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: which surprised me, so while the computer just saying it's going to be a close game, hopefully they're right.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Hopefully there's a close game, but I mean, I have to bring who I trust with their predictions, but more later in the season, the later in the season, it gets the more you trust the Sagarin to kind of get an idea.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: But it says 15 and if they lose this game by 15 points, I think every Purdue fan should be pretty excited about what's ahead.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Hey, you say in this about, you know, being happy with losing, but after the recent history of Purdue, I'd be okay.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: It was in by 15 to a team like USC.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: There are some bright spots where Purdue can really shine and get it to 15 or keep it closer to 15.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And that's in special teams.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: We may see a lot of puns from Purdue, luckily for Purdue, they are number one nationally and net punning.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So there's an opportunity to kind of flip the field there.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And I could be an equalizer here on Saturday.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Rossade may be kind of cursed by California teams, you know, we, we, for Ryan Walter's debut in 2023, Fresno State, hold off the upset against Purdue.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And tomorrow, yeah, yeah, me too.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Purdue is not being may California team at home since 1992, I was against Cal.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: So I remember the, I mean, I
• 11:29
  [SPEAKER_03]: 2023 season starting off pretty strong with I believe it's Dion Burke's you know scoring on on you know first first fee plays for Purdue kind of similar to what you know are my branch did here this this year on the opening of the ball state kind of similar results hopefully hopefully for do can break that curse and get a winning against USC the game is at 3 30 on Saturday but before we get to that
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  [SPEAKER_02]: Jake and I will preview the game on Friday.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: We'll talk more about the matchups where we think Purdue couldn't win the game where we think USC has an advantage.
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  [SPEAKER_02]: We will give our predictions and pros and notifications and our picks and everything that starts with a P. Jake sounds good looking forward to it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Thanks so much to Jake for joining me, and as I mentioned, he and I will be back again on Friday to preview the Purdue USC game, make our picks and predictions and prognostications and all that stuff may be joined by guest as well.
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