He had a similar tweet about Painter being gone.

With that said I am quite concerned.

Based on what you are hearing or just a gut feeling?

Gut feeling. Too much confidence from Louisville.

lot of consternation over possibly losing a 5-6 coach whose team underperformed through most of the year

They didn't underperform this year. They took a strange path to the record they should have had. This was going to be the down year. If he stays they will be very good next year.

They didn't underperform this year. They took a strange path to the record they should have had. This was going to be the down year. If he stays they will be very good next year.

They most definitely underperformed this year. They lost 3 straight home games at the beginning of the year that were all very winnable. They got hammered by a mediocre Minnesota team that has 2 wins in conference. At best they will have exactly the same record as last year. Year two under a good coach like Brohm should be better than year 1.

How many games did they lose straight up as a favorite?

No doubt. Most Purdue fans wouldn't be shocked if that happened. It gets better after this.

No, this was always the down year. They lost virtually their whole defense from last year. The recruiting classes that the previous coach was bringing in were at the very bottom of the Big Ten.

They also beat 3 ranked teams. Trade out those three wins for EMU, Minnesota, and I guess Wisconsin and it's still the same.

The EMU and Minnesota losses were pretty bad but the season as a whole wasn't expected to be much better than hopefully a bowl team.

The fact that they beat 3 ranked teams just underscores the fact that they underperformed on a whole this year. They were capable of much more than 7-6.

They did have to reload on D a lot, but they brought back a ton on offense.

If they lose to Indiana ( which I dont think will happen) then they have to be considered as underperforming on the year.

Just so no one says I am just saying this now, I said this on September 1st.

the Northwestern game occurred on August 30.

I don't know. What was your prediction for number of wins at the start of the year? All I seem to remember was you saying that Northwestern would be a really good bet to beat them in week 1. I can't imagine you expected this team to be 8-4. I know I didn't.

If this team is underperforming then you should be really high on them for next year.

What is your point? Do you think a last second loss to a team that won 10 games the previous year made me suddenly feel the season was going to be a bad one?

the point is that you are using a quote two days after a disappointing loss to reflect your pre season estimations of the team. I don't believe that is a time for a clear eyed assessment.

If anything that game should have raised my expectations given how close it was with Purdue making a lot of correctable mistakes.

The point still remains that I doubt you or anyone expected them to be an 8 or 9 win team. I'll post my preseason prediction next August though to avoid this in the future.

The point still remains that I doubt you or anyone expected them to be an 8 or 9 win team.

The Athletic's Bruce Feldman thinks the Boilermakers will go 8-4 and earn their second consecutive bowl game.
"The Boilermakers also have two solid quarterbacks in David Blough and Elijah Sindelar," Feldman writes. "Unfortunately, aside from Lorenzo Neal and Markus Bailey, there isn’t much back in the defensive front seven."

Sam Hellman of 247Sports says the Boilermakers will end up ranked at some point this season.
"It may not be a long-term ranking within the top 25, but the love fest for Jeff Brohm combined with a potential statement win or two in September could have Purdue in the top 25 by the time it heads to Ohio State on Oct. 20," Hellman writes.

Purdue hasn't cracked the AP Top 25 since 2007, the third-longest drought of Power 5 teams (Syracuse in 2001 and IU in 1994 being the others).
Hellman even thinks that Purdue could begin the season 6-0 with victories over Northwestern, Missouri, Boston College and Nebraska.

I feel a lot better today. People will be shocked at the extension he will be offered. The draw home may be too much but he will be turning down a top ten salary to do it unless Louisville matches it.

Look at them Illini! TW x 2.

I like their uniforms.