Purdue lifts weight

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They definitely had some big boys out there.

Horvath and Durham made the guys in the back end of TNs defense a little skittish.
 
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Both our lines are just not very good.
We were pushed around by a lot of teams this year.
Purdue players were not supermen.
Until we get talent and depth, we will continue to be opponent's bitches.
Job # 1 for coaches is recruiting.
We need bigger, stronger, faster, smarter at every position.
 
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savannahfan said:
For some reason I see this a whole lot with "up north teams" They just overall seem to be more massive than guys from "down here"
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That wasn't the case 20+ years ago. It's easy to forget just how big our guys used to be.

Even though the game has changed a bit since then, because of the 15+ years of ineptitude, we're starting all over again. Basically, it comes down to who you recruit, and how much time you have to invest in changing their bodies before they see the field.
 
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They showed up ready to play and we seemed to be thrown-off by that. It's like our guys were expecting them to roll over and were surprised when they didn't. They looked older and more mature and seemed to have more depth on their roster. There can be a big difference in the physical development of a male athlete during the college years. We were younger, but faster and more athletic. But their physicality seemed to rattle us and we didn't have the poise to overcome it and execute.

At least that's how it looked to me.
 
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DuckInAPen said:
I like the idea overall, but something about their strength and conditioning regimen left Purdue awfully prone to injury.
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Hacksaw said:
They showed up ready to play and we seemed to be thrown-off by that. It's like our guys were expecting them to roll over and were surprised when they didn't. They looked older and more mature and seemed to have more depth on their roster. There can be a big difference in the physical development of a male athlete during the college years. We were younger, but faster and more athletic. But their physicality seemed to rattle us and we didn't have the poise to overcome it and execute.

At least that's how it looked to me.
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As to "maturity" I wonder what the age/no. of college years played by their team was. (I think 6 year players may come into play with this number)
 
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savannahfan said:
For some reason I see this a whole lot with "up north teams" They just overall seem to be more massive than guys from "down here"
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As an up north guy, it's a mentality thing. We believe the game is won and lost in the trenches. Football is simple. It's a violent game. If you can push the other guy back you have an advantage. They emphasize that and work on it relentlessly.
 
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tnutater said:
Both our lines are just not very good.
We were pushed around by a lot of teams this year.
Purdue players were not supermen.
Until we get talent and depth, we will continue to be opponent's bitches.
Job # 1 for coaches is recruiting.
We need bigger, stronger, faster, smarter at every position.
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Maybe our guys need more of this:




and less of this:




And maybe? (I don't know) A taste of this?

 
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Hacksaw said:
They showed up ready to play and we seemed to be thrown-off by that. It's like our guys were expecting them to roll over and were surprised when they didn't. They looked older and more mature and seemed to have more depth on their roster. There can be a big difference in the physical development of a male athlete during the college years. We were younger, but faster and more athletic. But their physicality seemed to rattle us and we didn't have the poise to overcome it and execute.

At least that's how it looked to me.
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I mentioned to my wife some of their guys looked 30 years old! 😂

Also, these cornbelters get more GMO's in their corn and beef. So, they are advanced when it comes to additives.
 
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VAVol85 said:
My brother in law says the deer up north are bigger because they need the mass to survive the winter.
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The fat layer under the skin is completely different that our deer in the south also .
 
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maxxx said:
As an up north guy, it's a mentality thing. We believe the game is won and lost in the trenches. Football is simple. It's a violent game. If you can push the other guy back you have an advantage. They emphasize that and work on it relentlessly.
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How'd that work out most recently?
 
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knoxvol16 said:
That wasn't the case 20+ years ago. It's easy to forget just how big our guys used to be.

Even though the game has changed a bit since then, because of the 15+ years of ineptitude, we're starting all over again. Basically, it comes down to who you recruit, and how much time you have to invest in changing their bodies before they see the field.
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Anyone got the number of different strength coaches Tennessee has had in the last 15 yrs? I’d bet it’s 10 or more. Each with their own program. You can’t win with that much turnover in such a critical position.
 
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savannahfan said:
For some reason I see this a whole lot with "up north teams" They just overall seem to be more massive than guys from "down here"
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And slower!! Down here teams beat “up north teams” on a regular basis. We’ve been “weak “ for a while from the Dooley, Jones, Pruitt, effect. Bama and UGA dominated the 2 up north teams. Ohio St is the only up north team in the last 15 years to compete with the south.
 
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WilcoVolsFan said:
Some of you are f’n ridiculous. Just loudmouths w/an uneducated opinion.

Small rushed for 180 yards and we had nearly 300
Total. Purdue as a team didn’t break 95 yards total.
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And we ran the ball 62 times as opposed to Purdue's 33...

We got zero pressure on their QB...even when bringing blitzers.
 
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Having lived in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, I can say that the size/strength factor is driving by farm work and ethnicities. There is nothing but farm work in the mid west and these kids work on farms from a young age. That gives them work ethic and strength. Not strength from an "I do heavy squats" mentality. Im talking functional strength. Something peculiar I noticed was the last names of the people up north. Down south were all Johnson's, Smiths, Browns etc. Up north, their last names spell out like a spilled bowl of alphabet soup. Wanznizki, Zocowlski, etc. Lots of eastern European and Scandinavian bloodlines. People built for strength, not speed.
 
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We do not have enough depth to sub the way the other teams do. We had 14 scholarship defensive players. We just simply don't have enough guys to stay fresh. Maybe we should start flopping like everyone else. SMH
 
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xpsyclonex2002 said:
Having lived in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, I can say that the size/strength factor is driving by farm work and ethnicities. There is nothing but farm work in the mid west and these kids work on farms from a young age. That gives them work ethic and strength. Not strength from an "I do heavy squats" mentality. Im talking functional strength. Something peculiar I noticed was the last names of the people up north. Down south were all Johnson's, Smiths, Browns etc. Up north, their last names spell out like a spilled bowl of alphabet soup. Wanznizki, Zocowlski, etc. Lots of eastern European and Scandinavian bloodlines. People built for strength, not speed.
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Careful, someone will call you racist. J/K I do agree with you. There is something about muscle that is made from work versus muscle from pumping iron and supplements.
 
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