The Purdue Boilermakers missed finished 5-7 on NCAA Football Picks in 2009, and were 6-5-1 against the spread, going over the betting odds total 5 times, under 6 times and had 1 push. Danny hope enters his 2nd season as the Purdue head coach, and will try to get them into a bowl game again, after being absent form the postseason the past 2 years. The Boilermakers had the talent to get into a bowl, but a terrible turnover margin, the worst rush defense in the Big 10 conference and a 1-5 start held them back. The biggest moment last season came on October 17th when they beat Ohio State at home 26-18, but that was it for the highlight reels. For this season the schedule is friendly with two weak MAC teams coming into West Lafayette, they will also host Western Illinois, that's the non conference schedule, plus Penn State and Iowa are off the schedule for 2010. The Boilermakers travel to Notre Dame to open the season September 4th and go to Ohio State on October 23rd. Purdue should earn a bowl birth in 2010, and that's the bottom line for head coach Danny Hope, Purdue had been a bowl 10 of 11 seasons under former coach Joe Tiller.
This sports handicapper watched Purdue in disgust least season, except the Ohio State game, Northern Illinois just manhandled the Boilermakers on the line of scrimmage in 2009. The offense last season ranked 53rd overall in college football, averaging 391.3 yards per contest, they ranked 34th thorough the air with 255.2 yards per contest, the rushing game was below average and the offense scored 27.8 points per game, that ranked 58th overall in college football. The 2009 Purdue defense were a very bad team against the run, giving up 173.4 yards per game, which ranked 94th in college football, the pass defense was very respectable, giving up a little over 203 yards per game, and that ranked 37th in the nation, the defense also gave up and average of 29.1 points per contest, and that was 94th in the FBS.
The 1010 Purdue offense will be led by former Miami Hurricanes starting quarterback Robert Marve, a former Mr. Football in the sunshine state. Marve is a duel threat with a good set of receivers to get the ball to, Keith Smith led the Big 10 with 91 receptions for 1,100 yards last season. Kyle Adams and Jeff Lindsay make the tight end position a strength. The bad news for the offense is last seasons leading rusher Ralph Bolden went down with a knee injury in spring practice, Al Terek McBurse will have to show why he was the star of the 2009 Purdue recruiting class. The offensive line has work to do, they lost 3 starters from last season.
The defensive line needs a overhaul, they were pathetic last season, giving up 26 rushing touchdowns in 2009. Defensive end Ryan Kerrigan is one of the best in the nation at that position, he had 13 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss last season. The linebackers have been bad the past few seasons, but that may change as Jason Werner was granted a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA. The secondary lost all 4 starters from last season and that will be a problem for Purdue. The Boilermakers will go 6-6 and make it to a small bowl game in 2010.
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