http://www.realfootball365.com Purdue Boilermakers Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/purdue/13728 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/purdue/13728 There are juicier story lines, more talked about hirings and more overhyped recruiting classes than that of Purdue University, but if this story was at LSU, Southern Cal or just about anywhere else, head coach Danny Hope would be making big headlines. Purdue truly is going a different, controversial route with its new-look program. One must have figured that not much would be different, what... rudyhoops4@yahoo.com (Bart Doan) Purdue Boilermakers 2009-03-11T05:00:34-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/purdue/9177 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/purdue/9177 The Purdue Boilermakers will open the 2006 season with a defense that returns just four starters, but given the buzz around the program last year, the youngsters could be just the ticket for defensive coordinator Brock Spack. Whether it was a cause or effect of Purdue's disappointing season in 2005, the Boilers seemed to be plagued by attitude problems among their talented defenders. However, the... brmmoore@indiana.edu (Brandon Moore) Purdue Boilermakers 2006-07-21T04:16:21-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/purdue/9163 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/purdue/9163 It's easy for Boiler fans to forget that Purdue went 12 years (from 1984 to 1996) without making it to a bowl game before head coach Joe Tiller ended the streak in his first season with the team. Far removed from the Rose Bowl-contender status of the Drew Brees years, the Purdue Boilermakers enter the 2006 season with seven returning starters from an offense that averaged 30 points per game in... brmmoore@indiana.edu (Brandon Moore) Purdue Boilermakers 2006-07-14T04:23:28-05:00