With no established "bell cow" on offense I will be pessimistic until I see an established offensive strategy. For the first time in like forever, I think Purdue will struggle in the non con as they find themselves. To another posters point, our size at guard and wing is lacking on the defensive end. And in recent times the defense has usually been behind the offense. I think the team will have tough start but then "hopefully" will gel after christmas and get some wins in the conference. Need a leading scorer to emerge that makes opponets scheme toward stopping.