Purdue will face an FCS opponent in week 2.
We are rolling right along on the podcast as we look ahead to Purdue’s week 2 opponent as Ryan and I discuss the Southern Illinois Salukis. Folks, this episode is light on content about Southern Illinois because we couldn’t find a whole lot on them. All we really need to know is that they are an FCS school and Purdue and SIU had one common opponent last season. Purdue beat them (spoiler alert you should now know who it is) while SIU did not. I understand each season is different and the transfer portal can be a great equalizer, SIU did bring in 23 kids, but there aren’t enough players in the world to make up for that gap (cut to the day after the game where everyone clips this piece if Purdue loses).
There’s no excuse for Purdue losing this game, and there will be no accolades should Purdue win it. It’s just something they have to do.