and there are still so many ifs -

if Purdue ends up with Odom,
if Marion comes,
if they bring a handful of UNLV transfers (including lead RB Jai'Den Thomas and a handful of WRs & LBs/DBs,
if they scour the market for the right QB,
if they manufacture good line play.

but idk - Odom is a defensive guy, and Marion will almost certainly be poached after a year. it's a very specific offense - how will that sustain?
Odom is a very rah-rah guy, more than a schematic guy - can that, and a good staff, equalize the gap in this Big Ten?

Jeff Monken to Purdue would be cool and a fun risk, with a much higher floor than the risk Bobinski took with Walters.

doesn't seem like Sumrall, Silverfield, or Odom have much interest. it won't be a MAC guy. Matt Campbell might listen and that would be incredible.

but, to me, it's Helton.

successful Purdue coaches had J first names:
Jack Mollenkopf, Jim Young, Joe Tiller, Jeff Brohm

there's a reason the @boiledsports.bsky.social Search Firm has identified many J candidates: Chadwell, Sumrall, Candle, Dickert, Monken, Fuente.

open your third eye.
www.boiledsports.com/2024-bs-sear...

the best, cleanest, most natural fit for the Purdue job is Tyson Helton at WKU. at first, it might not seem exciting, but the more i thought about it the more it just feels like the perfect fit:
www.boiledsports.com/posts/2024/1...

Jamey Chadwell is the consensus @boiledsports.bsky.social #1 candidate for Purdue:
www.boiledsports.com/posts/2024/1...

if Purdue was going to bring Walters back no matter what, why didn't they announce it a month ago, and hire a vet offensive advisor?
if Purdue needed more information and was on the fence, and they bring Walters back, what did they see to convince their minds?