'If You Don't Want To Win Championships, Go To Indiana': Purdue's New Athletic Director Made Maybe the Most Shockingly Stupid Joke of All-Time at His Introductory Presser

I don't think it's hyperbole to say this is the most stunning press conference quote ever. It stopped me in my tracks. What in the world are you talking about, dude?

It would be one thing if neither Purdue nor Indiana had won a national championship for decades and Tommy McClelland was to ignore the 25-3 advantage IU has over the Boilermakers in overall national titles. Then it would just be a cringey dumb joke. But Indiana currently has the best coach in college football and just went 16-0 en route to the most impressive national championship in the history of the sport. I can't believe someone wrote down that line and this guy got up there and said it.

I'm all for going after a rival in a press conference. Announce yourself with some authority — like the aforementioned coach at Indiana did in his introductory presser.

But you gotta have some awareness, brother.

The correct thing to say is, "There's another school in this state that has things rolling right now and my job is to make sure the athletic programs at this university are up to our standard, which is to be the best and beat Indiana every time we play them." Everyone is happy and nobody is writing blogs calling you a moron.

Rough start to the McClelland era in West Lafayette.