Best social media reactions to new Purdue AD’s Indiana jab

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Tommy McClelland (center) shakes hands with Mitch Daniels (left) and Mike Klipsch (right) as he is announced McClelland as the new Purdue Athletic Director at Purdue University on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in West Lafayette Ind. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Co

Indiana football has been through the grinder on social media this week for its non-conference scheduling practices. Luckily for the Hoosiers, rival Purdue has chimed in to take over the news cycle.

Purdue introduced Tommy McClelland as the Boilermakers’ incoming athletic director in a press conference on Thursday afternoon. He comes to West Lafayette from the same role at Rice and is taking over for longtime AD Mike Bobinski, who’s set to leave his role at the conclusion of the calendar year.

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McClelland spent a fair amount of time laying out his vision for Purdue’s future before throwing caution to the wind and taking at jab at Indiana that, well:

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Ultimately, it’s sports and isn’t that serious but is good for a laugh as summer drags on. Social media had plenty to say about it though. Here’s some good ones what we found:

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