The Year in Review: Purdue (7-6, 4-4)
For the first time since 2007, Purdue scored more points than it allowed. Not coincidentally, this fall saw the Boilermakers’ back in bowl play since that same year. This return to postseason action...
View ArticleFor Marve, One Last Shot at a Starting Job
Robert Marve broke his arm in a car accident months after he signed with Miami (Fla.) in February of 2007, which in hindsight can be viewed as a harbinger of rocky days to come. He took a redshirt...
View ArticleRanking the Big Ten’s Class of Quarterbacks
Another Wisconsin-themed hypothetical question: Where would you have ranked the Badgers’ quarterbacks against the rest of the Big Ten if Danny O’Brien had instead opted for, say, Penn State? If...
View ArticleNo. 73: Purdue
Last season’s bowl berth, Purdue’s first since 2007, was a just reward for a year pocked with would-be roadblocks: injuries, most notably, but also the sort of ineffective play that has plagued the...
View ArticlePick 10, F.B.S. Notebook: Week 2 (Sept. 8)
Let’s not beat around the bush: this isn’t a great week. I mean, it’s great – better than what we’re used to, better than any non-football weekend – but it’s not great, all things considered. There’s...
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