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PowerMac4Ever

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:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
 
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mpitts

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Purdue is not one of the best college football programs in Division 1-A.

When I think of the best college football programs, I think of:

Michigan
Oklahoma
Texas
Florida State
Ohio State

This is Purdue's record by year. Defintely not "great".
 
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mpitts

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Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
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:roll: +:thumbsdown:
 
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MikeMike

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damn ppl on here get all personal and shiat, lets feed more and more food to the shark, i betcha it will make him run away!

but their coach is a great coach. look at the turn around.

MIKE
 
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PowerMac4Ever

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Originally posted by: mpitts
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
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:roll: +:thumbsdown:
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:roll: + :clock: + :frown: + :| + :evil: + :| + :roll:

Right back at ya :roll:
 
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95SS

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Originally posted by: mpitts
Purdue is not one of the best college football programs in Division 1-A.

When I think of the best college football programs, I think of:

Michigan
Oklahoma
Texas
Florida State
Ohio State

This is Purdue's record by year. Defintely not "great".
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Add to that list with

Nebraska
Notre Dame
USC

 
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flxnimprtmscl

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Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Originally posted by: Francodman
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Originally posted by: Squisher
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Originally posted by: atiyeh
huh? Texas and Michigan both have names on their jersey's and they are both one of the top programs.
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lol good one, perhaps your material is best suited here
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huh? Michigan is the winningest Division I team.
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Prove it
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dude he's right, michigan has the most wins outta any DI school.
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uhh.. Michigan is actually in the Big Ten conference... thanks for playing
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Jesus Christ. You're honestly so stupid it shouldn't even be funny and yet, it is. *sigh*
 
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amol

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Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Why is it that the best college football programs don't have names on the backs of their jerseys??
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Purdue was beaten by ASU . . . ASU was beaten by UA!!
 
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Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
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Come on, Michigan overtook Notre Dame for number one in Division One this year and Texas is in the top five.

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MikeMike

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Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Why is it that the best college football programs don't have names on the backs of their jerseys??
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Purdue was beaten by ASU . . . ASU was beaten by UA!!
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OSU was raped by OSU who was beaten by Purdue who was beaten by ASU who was beaten by UA.

AND.

Michigan lost to ND, who lost to Purdue. but ended up beating Purdue

your point being?

and i dont even know who UA is....

University of Auburn?

MIKE
 
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PowerMac4Ever

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Originally posted by: Squisher
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
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Come on, Michigan overtook Notre Dame for number one in Division One this year and Texas is in the top five.

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Yeah, and Notre Dame SUCKS this year. I saw how they played and anyone could overtake whatever "records" they possess.
 
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Back on topic...

Before 1960, few teams sported names on jerseys. That began to change in the ?60s, perhaps because coaches were looking for a tool that made recruits feel more special.

"The first time I got here and we did picture day and a jersey is sitting in a locker and it has a 55 and ?Mangold? on the back, I was blown away for the rest of the day," Mangold said.

One school that refuses to name names is Penn State, where coach Joe Paterno has turned minimalism into an art form.

"I grew up being a New York Giants fan . . . and they had the plain blue jerseys," Paterno said. "And my high-school coach used to take me to Yankees games, and every Yankee on that field had polished shoes. And the Giants had no names on the backs and it stuck in my head, and I said, ?When I get to be head coach, that?s the way I like it.?

"So I told our guys, ?Let?s be unique. Let?s be different. We?re a team.? So we polish our shoes before every game and we took the names off the backs."

Other "throwback" schools include Notre Dame and Southern Cal. Fans of those programs wouldn?t dare suggest changing tradition. Smith, meanwhile, changed things around at Michigan State and heard about it.
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The answers are many, Tradition, team unity, minimalism.
 
Squisher

Squisher

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Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Originally posted by: Squisher
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
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Come on, Michigan overtook Notre Dame for number one in Division One this year and Texas is in the top five.

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Yeah, and Notre Dame SUCKS this year. I saw how they played and anyone could overtake whatever "records" they possess.
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It might take a while in total wins, but winning percentage isn't too far out of reach.

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Ns1

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this thread turned into a flamefestpretty fast. i'm impressed.
 
hdeck

hdeck

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they don't have names on the back either. are they the best football programs too????
 
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Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
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I go to Purdue, and I'm glad to see a fellow Purdue Football fan...but please stop posting and making it seem as if all Purdue fans are retards. Go to purduesports.com and look in the archives. Those numbers are not made up.
 
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PowerMac4Ever

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Originally posted by: 95SS
Back on topic...

Before 1960, few teams sported names on jerseys. That began to change in the ?60s, perhaps because coaches were looking for a tool that made recruits feel more special.

"The first time I got here and we did picture day and a jersey is sitting in a locker and it has a 55 and ?Mangold? on the back, I was blown away for the rest of the day," Mangold said.

One school that refuses to name names is Penn State, where coach Joe Paterno has turned minimalism into an art form.

"I grew up being a New York Giants fan . . . and they had the plain blue jerseys," Paterno said. "And my high-school coach used to take me to Yankees games, and every Yankee on that field had polished shoes. And the Giants had no names on the backs and it stuck in my head, and I said, ?When I get to be head coach, that?s the way I like it.?

"So I told our guys, ?Let?s be unique. Let?s be different. We?re a team.? So we polish our shoes before every game and we took the names off the backs."

Other "throwback" schools include Notre Dame and Southern Cal. Fans of those programs wouldn?t dare suggest changing tradition. Smith, meanwhile, changed things around at Michigan State and heard about it.
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The answers are many, Tradition, team unity, minimalism.
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Nice article, thanks!
 
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jjones

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Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Originally posted by: Squisher
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
:roll: those numbers are easily made up. What's that third number column, ties? WTF, this isn't hockey. I'm calling shens on your little "list" there. :roll: :|
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Come on, Michigan overtook Notre Dame for number one in Division One this year and Texas is in the top five.

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Yeah, and Notre Dame SUCKS this year. I saw how they played and anyone could overtake whatever "records" they possess.
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Well, lets see. From your posts, you obviously don't care about previous accomplishments so lets take a look at Purdue's record this year.

They go 7 - 5 for the year, losing to #20 Arizona State in the Sun Bowl to wrap up their stellar 2004 performance and finish the year not even ranked. That's an impressive best football program I'm sure any coach and any team would love to have. :disgust:

 
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Mill

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I'd say Auburn and Alabama are in the Top 15 of all time. Like it was said earlier, some coaches like the idea of it being a "team" and thus individual players don't have their names listed on their uniforms. It doesn't bother me either way, but I do prefer the names.
 
hdeck

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don't try to argue with him. he's just a fanboy that doesn't know much about college football:)
 
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mpitts

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Originally posted by: hdeck
don't try to argue with him. he's just a fanboy that doesn't know much about college football:)
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Or a troll just looking to elicit a response.
 
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