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Purdue Boilermakers
2006 Preview
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Predictions By:
Matt Fargo Purdue Boilermakers Football
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Spring practices are in the books and fall camps will be
here before you know it so that means getting
an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season.
Knowing the teams now will save you time in August
and Matt Fargo is here to help you get a grasp
of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from
worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview.
Fargo’s Take
- Purdue was arguably one of the most disappointing
teams in the country last season. Big things were
expected in West Lafayette especially from the
defense that ranked 15th in scoring and 40th in
overall in 2004 and was returning all 11 starters.
The Boilermakers plummeted to 100th in total defense
and 75th in scoring defense and they missed a
bowl game for the first time in eight years. Changes
have been made throughout the coaching staff and
Purdue is poised to put 2005 in the past. The
offense played well most of the season and with
seven starters coming back, it could be even better.
Similar to last season, the schedule is on Purdue’s
side but we all saw how that helped last year.
Head coach Joe Tiller is on the proverbial hot
seat as his team needs to get back to the postseason
or his 10th season in leading the program could
very well be his last.
Returning Starters
on Offense – 7 The spread option
attack that has flourished at Purdue should be
strong once again. Sophomore Curtis Printers is
the starting quarterback after starting five games
as a freshman. He is a great runner and he possesses
a strong arm that should boost the Boilermakers
passing game that was disappointing down the stretch
in 2005. He has weapons at receiver, led by Dorien
Bryant who was the leading receiver in the conference
last year with 80 receptions for 960 yards. The
running game will be headed by two sophomores
but Kory Sheets should be the main guy once again.
Four starters, along with 2004 starter Uche Nwaneri,
return along the offensive line, which paved the
way for the best rushing average since 2002. New
offensive coordinators are in place but don’t
expect too much change.
Returning Starters
on Defense – 4 Only four starters
are back on defense and based on what the unit
accomplished last season, or didn’t accomplish,
that is a very good thing. Holes need to be filled
all over the place especially along the front
line and in the secondary. Because of all of the
youth, four JUCO transfers were brought in to
try and ease some of that inexperience but it’s
really hard to say how this defense will perform
in 2006. The unit finished 111th in passing defense
and three sophomores are expected to start in
the secondary along with one of the JUCO players.
The rushing defense was the strength a season
ago but defensive end Anthony Spencer is the only
returnee to the front four. The linebackers will
be solid as they are the most experienced and
they will have to likely carry this unit throughout.
Schedule
- Boston College will be in its second season
in the ACC and it is already learning that things
are not easy. To make up for the tough conference
slate, the Eagles have a relatively easy non-conference
schedule highlighted by a home game against BYU
as the toughest of the bunch. The other three
games are against Central Michigan, Maine and
Buffalo which all should be three blowout victories.
The ACC opener is at home against a much better
Clemson team and following a game at NC State,
the Eagles have back-to-back games against Virginia
Tech and Florida St. Buffalo, Wake Forest, Duke
and Maryland follow before the finale at Miami.
The Eagles have to play the top four teams in
the conference with the games against the Seminoles
and Hurricanes both on the road.
You can bet on…
While Boston College is almost a guarantee to
make it back to the postseason, it will be a tough
season for the Eagles as there are more question
marks this year than normally brought up in the
past. The defense has held opponents to fewer
than 20 ppg in four of the last five years and
that likely won’t happen this season. Boston
College is a team that is well coached and that
is reflected in its 16-6 ATS mark when coming
off a loss. Keep an eye out for games at home
against BYU, on the road at Florida St. and at
home against Buffalo as those will be the likely
games that follow defeats. The Eagles are 12-5
on the road over the last three years including
a 3-2 record last season in the first ACC campaign
so they are capable of pulling upsets away from
home.
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