Steal This Thread: Purdue Week Edition
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Nov 1, 2010 7:00 PM CDT
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PrintThis follows last week's Steal This Thread Post, which follows the great tradition of Pats Pulpit. Have fun, post your random thoughts of the week anywhere or, heck, make this a complaint thread. NO POLITICS WHATSOEVER THOUGH.
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In case you're wondering why I'm doing this right now, it's because it is looking highly unlikely I will be here this weekend. And by here, I mean home. I'm off to the Great Northeast this weekend, and I might not be able to make any GameThread action (I has a sad about that).
The Vikings appear to have released Randy Moss. The Badgers pulled off a twelfth straight Big Ten Cross Country Championship (incredible), and the Badgers play Iowa's most hated rival, Purdue, this weekend.
Last year, this game was a laugher; Wisconsin won rather easily, courtesy of absolutely awful play from the same Purdue team that had upset Ohio State. David Gilbert blocked a punt for a TD, John Clay had 124 yards rushing and a trio of TDs, and Lance Kendricks had 91 yards rushing (a WTF worthy stat for a TE). With the 37-0 shutout win, the Badgers shook the ugly home loss to Iowa and all but knocked Purdue out of a bowl game (MSU did that in the waning weeks of the year).
What was your fondest Purdue memory? Random thoughts go here for the week.
David Gilbert from last year. Can he do this again? Will Wisconsin smack Purdue down and move up again in the BCS? Or will the unthinkable happen?
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I remember being in my apt. on Orchard...
… watching the waning minutes of the 2004 game, and then all of a sudden there was screaming and pounding and beer flowing all over the courtyard as the unbelievable happened.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5wY1i-N0Q
That turned out to be quite the good night.
Oh yeah, that was amazing.
Purdue could not beat a ranked opponent for YEARS after that. Until they stunned Ohio State in epic fashion last season.
Kyle Orton’s career went down the drain after that.
"Ah gravity, thou art a heartless b*tch." -Doctor Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Nov 2, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Two of my friends from HS got married that day
I was an usher, and not even one of the guys walking people to their seats. I handed out programs, and I still f’ed it up by calling them “brochures” – as people walked in I kept asking if they’d care for a brochure like it was a trade show or something.
The wedding reception was at the West Side Business Club and we managed to roll through the meal and the toasts by halftime. As the second half progressed the dining area thinned out as everyone crowded in the bar area to watch the game. I was certain the game was done and couldn’t stand to watch it so I went back to the tables. I remember talking to my mother and an teacher from HS when Starks took the fumble back. I just bolted from the middle of the conversation and caught the replay. I ran back to tell them what happened and then ran back to celebrate with everyone else. There’s a great picture of me from later on that night, wearing my tux jauntily smoking a cigarette with a tumbler full of whiskey.
Man, whatever happened to Roderick Rogers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGh-n7jwPRE
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Nov 3, 2010 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
Jack Ikegwuonu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcCvPA36LSM
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Nov 3, 2010 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
Brian Calhoun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7GyXoDBqxA
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Nov 3, 2010 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
The thread
post random thoughts/whatever you want in the comments.
Word of warning: the PatsPulpit Steal This Thread exploded to have over 500 comments in 3 days. Link here.
Oh no, don't tell me Matt Barkley ALSO doesn't tie his shoes...
Wisconsin, throwing the Big Ten into chaos since the beginning of time...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Nov 5, 2010 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions
We won two in a row in Madison!
Oh wait, that was in basketball 2008 and 2009.
I had a chance to go to the 2003 game up there, but turned it down for unknown. it ended up being a very good game and the last time Purdue beat an excellent team on the road.
2004 though. Ugh. I remember seeing Starks score and that’s about it. It all happened so fast I just stared at the field for about 5 minutes with a WTF look on my face. That lone play literally broke the entire program.
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