Ryan Walters hired as Head Coach at Purdue
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Joel Goodson
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hey, a feel good story, lol:
DaChief4ever
- Urbana
Shocked......Purdue boards not really overjoyed.....Can't see Ryan is a step up or even to Brohm.....Gonna be a long season...Purdue lost some good commits already.
DaChief4ever
- Urbana
Hope this aint the Locksley story all over again...
I'm not good with keeping track of coaching moves, but does anyone know if there are many instances of an assistant coach jumping for a head coaching role within the same conference (and division for that matter)?
Edit: Also, congrats to Walters... Not many of those positions out there. Take it while it's offered.
Edit: Also, congrats to Walters... Not many of those positions out there. Take it while it's offered.
Joel Goodson
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Wut? That he failed miserably at New Mexico?
Walters has his head on a little straighter than Mike does.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Mike was a fantastic recruiter and made the ill-fated decision to test the limits of his recruiting at a place that is completely undesirable for highly-regarded recruits. If he goes to a MAC or C-USA school instead, he flourishes immediately.
Epsilon
M tipping over
- Pdx
Agreed. But why Purdue? Ugh. Now gotta compete with him right in our backyard.
Kirby smart from bama to Georgia was my first thought. Probably best ever move from coordinator to head coach at highly regarded program.
I guess sarkisian from bama to Texas will count in a couple of years lol.
Tom Herman to Texas.
Tony Eliot from Clemson to Virginia this year.
I guess there may be more than we think. Also I could be inaccurate for a bunch of these
Huge congratulations to coach Walters. He seems like a great guy and he is certainly a solid coach, so I think Purdue made a (surprisingly) wise choice. I would love him to be successful, and for Illinois and Purdue to displace Wiscy and I_wa as perennial contenders among what's now the West.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Don't forget Gary Moeller!
Best of luck to Walters. As to Purdue disappointment, I totally get it. Quite frankly, if we had inked a successful assistant instead of Bielema, I don't think I'd have been all that happy. If I'm a Purdue fan and comparing the two hires, I'd say the Illinois AD did a better job than the Purdue AD. Wisconsin as well. Right or wrong, Purdue fans want to see themselves at a higher level which means a more prominent name.
They won't have to deal with it for long. I expect him to take over for Deion in four years anyway.
They won't have to deal with it for long. I expect him to take over for Deion in four years anyway.
How is it blowing up? We will be more than fine. Have faith in Coach B. This is great news.
Central IL Illini
- Springfield, IL
Off top of my head I thought of Chris Ash from Ohio State to Rutgers, and DJ Durkin going from Michigan to Maryland. Neither of those were a rousing success, but a small sample size. Both similar profiles as Walters as younger, up and coming, strong recruiter types
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
I think RW was a great DC and certainly was going to be a HC sooner or later. Im just really surprised Purdue is hiring him right now.Best of luck to Walters. As to Purdue disappointment, I totally get it. Quite frankly, if we had inked a successful assistant instead of Bielema, I don't think I'd have been all that happy. If I'm a Purdue fan and comparing the two hires, I'd say the Illinois AD did a better job than the Purdue AD. Wisconsin as well. Right or wrong, Purdue fans want to see themselves at a higher level which means a more prominent name.
They won't have to deal with it for long. I expect him to take over for Deion in four years anyway.
As I fan, I too would have been greatly disappointed, in Dec 2020 , had we hired the flavor of the day DC or OC instead of BB.
imo, Purdue is taking a much bigger risk with RW, than they would have, going for Patterson or Mullen .
RockyMtnIllini81
- Golden, Colorado
I've really tried to forget him. But I still wake up screaming!
There needs to be a new trophy game in the B1G. Gotta be the battle of the picket fence or something.
Gary Moeller from Michigan to Illinois. Hopefully Ryan's jump turns out better.
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