New to NCAA

[mtseng]

Alright, well I've never been a huge college football fan myself, been more of an NFL guy, but seeing as I'll soon become a Purdue student, it seemed like a good time to get involved. So here's a few questions.

What's the dillio with purdue's team:
QB, RB, WR, who should I be looking for statwise or who should I be exepecting to perform in our starting lineup.

Rule discrepencies between NFL and NCAA. (1 foot 2 foot inbounds, etc.)

Who's our biggest rival?



Also on that note, if there's any NFL fans out there who want to start a fantasy ball league?



uhm go boilermakers? >.<


-Michael

[wiseman]

wow, you're definitely going to take some work, but you're making the right choice just by coming here. Usually that just takes care of things on its own. Even Pam likes football now.

As for the projected starters/playmakers:
QB: Brandon Kirsch
RB: Jerod Void/Bradon Jones....Jerod carries the bulk, but Bradon's the bigboy/powerhouse
WR: Ok, so we have a reputation for throwing the ball...they've nicknamed Coach Tiller's style Basketball on Grass. The guys to look for this year will be 6'9" Kyle Ingraham ("the Stork"), Dorian Bryant, Brian Hare, and Andre Chattams.
We have a ton of other talent returning on the line, and a very useful tight end Charles Davis, who also plays basketball here.
Not to take anything away from the defense who returns all 11 starters this year. It's a good year to be a Boilermaker.
The current depth chart can be found at:
www.collegesports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart

Major Rule Discrepencies:
Unlike the NFL, as soon as your body touches the ground the play is over. You can't get back up and run.
You do only need 1 foot inbounds for a completion. If you've never seen a college overtime game, you're in for something new. In overtime they take turns starting at the 20 yard line with 4 downs to get a first. After one team has either scored or turned over on downs, the other team gets a chance to match or beat the opponents score. After two OT's they have to go for 2-point conversions. Sounds complicated, you just have to watch one.

Our biggest rival is the Indiana Hoosiers, located in Bloomington, IN...about 1 hr. south of Indianapolis. You know you're there by the smell. Some may act like it's a one-sided rivalry with us being the better side, and I'll agree, but it's never a give away game.

Ok, so you're on your way to becoming a Boilermaker. Good Luck.

[wiseman]

Curtis, I assume you'll cover anything I missed?

[curtis]

There is something about Purdue Football that just consumes you. No matter how much somebody tells you what to expect or how it’s going to be you are not going to really know till you experience it for yourself. Once you do there will be one thing, one play, one player and you’ll be hooked. For me it came on September 11, 1999, Purdue up 5 with the clock running down Notre Dame driving deep into Purdue Territory coming into the end zone in front of the band that was forced to sit in chairs on the field to accommodate the 69,000 plus fans in the stadium. It was 3rd and Goal, Julius Jackson drops back to pass, when Mike Rose comes in hot on a blitz almost uncontested and flushes Jackson to his left but he couldn’t get away from the pursuing Rose and went down for the sack. Jackson was so disoriented from the hit that he couldn’t get the teamed lined up for another play and time expired. A hard fought thrilling victory and the Shillelagh back in Purdue’s hands here it belongs. From that point forward I knew I would be a Purdue fan for the rest of my life. The NFL seems awesome and it is, but when you are part of something like college football when you go to that school, you march in the band; you have a special connection that you just can’t find in the NFL.

Some rule other rule differences between college and pro are that in college the clock stops when you get a first down while the refs move the chains. This gives offense more time to play with even if they don’t have timeouts. Instant replay in college isn’t initiated by the coaches nor is it looked at by the refs. There is some old guy in the booth that watches the game on TV and decides if a call needs reviewed and what the decision of the review is. This sounds strange but they do a pretty good job for the most part and it is a little bit quicker then the NFL version. Another rule difference (one I hate) is that on pass interference it is a spot foul if it happened less the 15 yards from the LOS and only a 15 yard penalty if it is further out. If you are from Michigan you like to use this rule to tackle wide open receivers with the thought that they will only get 15 yards for the penalty rather then a touchdown, but then since you are from Michigan rules don’t apply to you and there is no flag at all. Other differences are wider hashes, wider goal posts, no comms in QB’s helmets. Celebration penalties are actually enforced in college and they are going to be even stingier at calling them for doing just about anything other then finishing the play then going back to the huddle or the bench.

[mtseng]

no celebration? well, no ncaa for me....















J/K =P

alright so college ball is like high school ball. sounds fun. btw, curtis u might wanna look into using more spacing, makes it easier on the eyes =)

[Joe]

oh don't worry, we can and do celebrate enough for everyone.

[wiseman]

forgive curtis, he just recovered from a 2 day hangover, and is currently hypnotized by the 4th coming of EA Sports' best