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[SPEAKER_01]: You are listening to a special edition of the Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, is Preview of Purdue's Game Against Minnesota on Saturday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's only on the Central Indiana Sports Report.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Welcome, Boyle and Maker fans, with the Central Indiana Sports Report for our Purdue Minnesota Preview, I'm your host, Greg Menkel.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Jake Dunn, here to talk some Boyle and Maker's and Jake, big, big game on Saturday at Ross Aid Stadium.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, it is.
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[SPEAKER_00]: A huge game here as Minnesota comes to West Lafayette for a 8 p.m. Eastern tick off.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And the entire tone around Peru changed with their win over Illinois last Saturday, for 1,443 days Purdue could not be a big tenipelment.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And then it went into Jim Paine as a nine and a half point underdog and be Illinois 24 to 17.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So now Peru is answered to question of whether or not they can win a big ten game and question is now turned to can they win another one?
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[SPEAKER_00]: So Peru is now one consecutive big ten games.
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[SPEAKER_00]: since the end of the 2022 season were Illinois, Northwestern, and Indiana, to clinch the Big Ten West title.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So this is the next hurl in the very Odom era.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it's amazing how much changed things.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think the perception, even around the Big Ten countries changed a little bit on our IU report.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The guys were listing the worst teams in the Big Ten and Purdue didn't even come up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And you have a feeling it has to just be really rejuvenating for that program and inside that locker room.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I was certainly thanks.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, and this game hearing its Minnesota is going to be you know, kind of a completely different test.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The Golden Gofers come into West Lafayette, sitting at four in one, not two in the big tank conference, coming off some some pretty big wins at Washington and Elm against Michigan.
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[SPEAKER_00]: and that you could argue they are one of the hottest teams in the conference, but they are not in some unbeatable juggernaut that it did lose at home to Mississippi State, which they've turned out to be a pretty good program this year, but they lost 38 to 13 at home, so that's important.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I think when we look at the line that Vegas has set on this game,
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[SPEAKER_00]: So Vegas is basically saying this is just about a toss-up game and we talked about earlier in the season how there's a lot more toss-up games this year compared to last year's schedule and the importance of Purdue needing to win these toss-up games.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But it's a Minnesota team that Purdue last year should have been there were up 17 to 13 and a half time in Minneapolis.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Minnesota type the game, then Ryan Brown through a pick six that put Minnesota up 27 or 20.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm sure that that loss is lingered not only for Ryan Brown, but the coaching staff and any other players that are here for that game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So it's a nice kind of revenge by here for Ryan Brown and a chance for him to flip the script.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it was one in a really frustrating run of games last year and it might have been the biggest one that would just kind of felt like it got away and I'm going to sell the team was pretty good last year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And it felt like it was one of Purdue's best performances and then just kind of let it get away as feel like it might be a pretty good match up though.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, it does.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think this Minnesota defense is pretty strong.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Very good.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, they have 14 sacks through five games.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So pretty serious up front and the trenches.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, no doubt one of the best past rushing teams in the country.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And Purdue is going to have their hands full with that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If you've got to be able to protect Ryan Brown, injury-wise, Purdue's looking better than they did last game, starring Tackle, Judy McCoski, was out, last game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I got her, so did Marquise Easley, he was starting at guard.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So Rico Shriper came in and covered for McCaskey.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I guess Illinois, because McCaskey got hurt, I believe it was, I had the Notre Dame game actually, it wasn't a loss.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, because he missed the whole Illinois game, Shriper did a great job against Illinois.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Then we always talked about Brock Brownfield, he's filled in there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: When the team is new to him, he started a season actually.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So entry poor upfront, looking pretty good.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Mark Easy Slade was not an entry poor,
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, looking good there, and then on the defensive side of the ball, again, Jeffries, we saw him leave the Illinois game after kind of colliding with a teammate, we'll make an attack hole, and then that UL Madozi after missing three straight games is not listed there, but more of the same for Mr. Clark and Joey Tenona, they're both listed as out and kind of starting to think they may not play at all the rest of season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And Mr. Clark impresses a little early on in such a cool name.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I was really hoping that he'd be a big factor in our lives.
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[SPEAKER_00]: At least we're looking, you know, looking good up front through five games.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Ryan Brown is playing Broadway the best football of his career.
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[SPEAKER_00]: At least at least collegiate career, completing over 7% of his passes.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's currently third in the Big 10 and passing yards for a game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I throw him one interception.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And that's coming off a pretty solid performer,
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[SPEAKER_00]: thrown for 255 yards.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So it proves got to protect him.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Ryan Brown has to still limit the mistakes.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I think we've seen a natural wrinkle here over the Illinois Ryan Brown pulling the ball on those on those read options and going and getting the yards himself private.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's given him off to Thama, Yeager Boy, every time and Yeager Boy will have an opportunity to get some, I don't know if it's revenge because it wasn't really necessarily bad boy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The whole face is old team here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: as he transferred from Minnesota to Peru this past off season.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And should be an interesting storyline to watch throughout the game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, doubt.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So as we talked about after the Purdue win on Saturday, they now own the Canon trophy by the way, Minnesota won the little brown jug on Saturday, first time since 2014.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So both teams kind of enter here with some momentum.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I wanna say this about Minnesota, the win over Michigan on Saturday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If you take it out of context, it probably seems like
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's a mess up there and not that big of a deal.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But coming on the heels of going to Washington and winning that game, it steams legit.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, certainly could have been a light down game for PJ Fleck and his Minnesota program, but PJ Fleck is obviously proven to be a good coach in the conference in a guy who gets a lot of love from his players.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's a little weird, but he's a good coach, and I guess that's all it matters.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So yeah, I'm going to be a tough game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm really kind of surprised that the line is only two and a half.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I figure it would have been a little bit of a bigger underdog there, but hopefully that means people have confidence in this Purdue team, and maybe you can kind of catch this Minnesota team in a bad spot.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, let's look at it from Minnesota's perspective.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They really need to win this game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They could go to three and no in the big 10 right after Purdue.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They go Iowa home at IU UCLA at home at Penn State.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So while they're four and one, and I'm pretty good shape.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The mood there at Minnesota has to be that they need to win here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's a brutal stretch and in my mind, I think I can go to Washington and get a win and I think they should be able to come in to Ross Sade and get a win, but this is a Minnesota offense that we're not really used to seeing from PJ Fleck.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This is schematically more of an interesting kind of program.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Usually Minnesota can really kill you on the ground this year they're only averaging about 120 yards a game on the ground.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That comes out to
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[SPEAKER_00]: about four yards to carry.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So instead, they're kind of really through the passing game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We have throwing the ball short and just letting the receivers go out and make plays.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Feels a little more like Iowa and Wisconsin than Minnesota has been of like.
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[SPEAKER_00]: From a defensive side for Purdue, for a struggle against quarterback so you could run, Drake, Lemti.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He doesn't really run at all.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's six foot five, two or three pounds.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And it's pretty much a traditional pocket pass or I believe he has negative rushing yards
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, not somebody who traditionally would go out and really kill you with his legs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, maybe more of a pocket pastor here with Kevin Caine's time at Minnesota last year as an analyst.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hopefully they can have a game plan for him, but Drickland is still a really good quarterback.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And Minnesota is only allowed two sacks this year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, it'd be tough to get in the back field and get him down.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But Kevin Caine's in the Purdue defense showed a lot of
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[SPEAKER_00]: got to be able to get off the field on third down and not be out there all game because this like he said Greg the more of a Wisconsin type of offense where he felt really kind of pouring the clock and really kind of swear you down all game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I think the Minnesota offense against the Purdue defense pretty good matchup.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think pretty even
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[SPEAKER_01]: The most interesting thing I think of all is whether or not produce offensive wine can block the defensive wine of Minnesota and we will talk more about that here in just a minute and make our predictions Jake.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think really this game, the bottom line Jake is if they don't block T.J. Bush and Carter Mints and I mean all, they all put pressure on the quarterback up the middle on the edges.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's why they're winning, that's what makes them good and that is, I think this whole thing is going to come down to that because if they don't Minnesota's going to have some big plays, they're going to disrupt some drives and produce it going to really struggle to move the ball.
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[SPEAKER_00]: out for you in coach Odom and coach at RavTree, the offensive line coach for Preo, I hope they've been able to get a good game plan for this strong defensive front from Minnesota.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If they can create running lanes for Tommy, use your boy, I would take him over, your spot anybody in the big 10 in space.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Use a fighter, you know, it's proven that he loves to be a boy or maker, and he's not afraid to get hit and go fight for those extra yards.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So if they can create some running lanes there for him,
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[SPEAKER_00]: kind of force Minnesota not to just sit on the pass every play really obviously opens up the knowing playbook for Purdue, but it really opens up the game and will free up more explosive plays.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I think for a score prediction here, I'm going to go Minnesota 30 Purdue 21.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think this Minnesota team is going to come into Ross Sade with a business mindset, I think they are
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[SPEAKER_00]: would love for Purdue to win.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Obviously, I hope that there's no kind of victory hangover.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Jake, can you say last week that you'd start picking Purdue once they won a game?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think the more I've kind of looked into Minnesota at the more I'm kind of not really understanding the line the biggest set.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But I did say that and I think we will see more
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[SPEAKER_00]: you know, picks for Peru from me as we progress throughout the season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it's, um, I, I'm exactly with you.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think you're about right with the nine points.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's going to be a little low lower scoring than that, um, unless there are some defensive touchdown special teams plays.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's going to be something like, let me go with a little bit of an
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think they're the better team, but I don't think they're the better team by much.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think if Purdue comes up with a way to block that defensive front, I think they could actually win this game going away, Jake.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It all comes down to that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Minnesota offensively doesn't do anything very special.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They do take care of the ball say that and produce not very good at take away So I see some sustained drives and some lower scoring.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think easier boys gonna have a good game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think that Minnesota stops the run nearly as much as they rush the passer and I just
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[SPEAKER_01]: I couldn't envision a Purdue win here.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I couldn't envision us sitting here on Sunday talking about, hey, we have a team that can reel off a few wins here.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I can see that scenario, but I don't feel comfortable taking Purdue at this point.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I obviously, like I said, could I see you pretty win this one?
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[SPEAKER_00]: I just, yeah, Minnesota is great at forcing turnovers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Ryan Brown has only thrown one in her section all season.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, we're going to come down to if the offensive line can protect him.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They can open up some lanes for coming.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You should boy to really feast against his old team and you have to do it can take care of the ball.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that's what we can win the game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I still think, you know, Minnesota's going to kind of come in and get the way I think of it into the close.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, both kickers have been really reliable.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It comes down to the kicking game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Both special teams have been pretty good, not great.
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[SPEAKER_01]: just I keep coming back to I think it comes down to three and a half.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's the number Jacob.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They can hold them under four sacks.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think that's reasonable and every sack disrupts a drive and almost every time a quarterback gets sacked on a drive they punt.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's eventually turns into a punt and you just can't have that more than three times and I have a bad feeling
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[SPEAKER_01]: the numbers going to be six or seven and not only that, but it's not just the sacks, it's the pressure and Ryan Brown us to be really careful because these guys can force you into bad mistakes.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, they can't.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And when Peru does get down in the red zone, we talked about how they haven't been very efficient from a touchdown standpoint.
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[SPEAKER_00]: when they get down through had more success in the red zone scoring touchdowns, I think could be more comfortable picking up.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But again, this Minnesota defense is good enough that they can stop you.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They can force you to have those long field goals.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Luckily, as you mentioned,
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[SPEAKER_00]: kicker and a co-go at River Rio, Zano, glad that it pretty has him, but this is a pretty good Minnesota defense.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I can coach in and coach on him, probably have a good game plan here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's got it, God, and execute it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Jake, I'm sure this has nothing to do with the football program, but here's one thing they could do to help their red zone offense is quit sponsoring the field goals for the Colts Radio broadcast.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's just such a bad signal that the sponsor, every time the cults make a field gold sponsored by Purdue University, I've got to stop doing that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Man, I was listening to the cults game a couple of weeks ago and this field goes brought to you by Purdue University.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I said, that sounds about right.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's funny.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I did not realize they were sponsoring the field goals for the cults.
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[SPEAKER_00]: on the radio.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: How about sponsor the touchdowns?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, it's speaking of touchdowns.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The last time Minnesota came to Rossade.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Purdue beat them pretty easily.
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[SPEAKER_00]: There was a 49-30 game Devon Lockaby rush for 153 yards to run Trasia, 122 yards and Purdue as a whole had a 353 rushing yards.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So,
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[SPEAKER_00]: Obviously, could be a different team, but just a fun reminder that Purdue in the past has shown that when games like this, and they can physically dominate Minnesota at Ross 8.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hopefully, yeah, be more the same here on Saturday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Purdue leads a series all-time at home, 22 to 8.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think that's a good side.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And Jake, in people your age, go on YouTube and watch Purdue's 2001 win at Minnesota.
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[SPEAKER_01]: one of the craziest most dramatic wins you'll ever see in your life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Then you text, saying the National Anthem, he was a Minnesota Golden Gofer, and it was one of the most beautiful national anthems I've ever heard in my life.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I still remember it to this day.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So go do yourself a favor and find Purdue, Minnesota 2001 football.
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[SPEAKER_01]: You will not regret it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Alright, thanks so much Jake.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I appreciate it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Purdue Basketball has a media day coming up.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think we'll probably react to that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Sometimes this weekend or early next weekend.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And we will react to the Purdue Minnesota game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Sometimes this weekend, most likely on Sunday, but we will get to it when we get to it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Thanks again, Jake and boiler up.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, thank you, boiler up, and thank you everybody for listening.
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