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HERE ARE THE GAME WATCH LOCATIONS FOR 2009! ALL HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY POPULARITY
WITH OUR ALUMNI GROUP. ALL ARE GREAT SPOTS AND WILL PROVIDE GREAT VIEWING AND
"REFRESHMENTS"! HERE'S HOPING THAT EVERYONE WILL MAKE A GAME OR TWO, CARRY THE
PURDUE BANNER AND GET TOGETHER WITH FELLOW BOILERS!
Miami-Dade -
BROWARD -
Zo's Off the Hook Sports Grill
2861 East Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Phone: 954 689 6757
PALM BEACH - Duffy’s PGA & US1, N. PALM BEACH
PGA & US1 11588 U. S. Highway 1, N. PALM BEACH, FL 33408
Phone: 561 721 2650
OUR GREAT NEW HOME!
NORTH BROWARD/SOUTH PALM BEACH
Bru’s Room - Coconut Creek
5460 W. Hillsboro Blvd,
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
954.571.6999
AND IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN..............
KEY WEST - Jack Flats
509 1/2 Duval Street, Key West, FL
305 294 7955
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| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/05 | Toledo | 1-0 (0-0) | W 52-31 |
| 9/12 | @ Oregon | 1-1 (0-0) | L 38-36 |
| 9/19 | Northern Illinois | 1-2 (0-0) | L 28-21 |
| 9/26 | Notre Dame | 1-3 (0-0) | L 24-21 |
| 10/03 | Northwestern | 1-4 (0-1) | L 27-21 |
| 10/10 | @ Minnesota | 1-5 (0-2) | L 35-20 |
| 10/17 | No. 7 Ohio State | 2-5 (1-2) | W 26-18 |
| 10/24 | Illinois | 3-5 (2-2) | W 24-14 |
| 10/31 | @ Wisconsin | 3-6 (2-3) | L 0-35 |
| 11/07 | @ Michigan | 4-6 (3-3) | W 38-36 |
| 11/14 | Michigan State | 4-7 (3-4) | L 40-37 |
| 11/21 | @ Indiana | Big Ten Network 3:30 | W 70-0 |
| Complete Team Schedule | |||
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"BOILER JIM'S" FOOTBALL BLOG
(THE INSIDE SCOOP ON PURDUE FOOTBALL)
Far removed in the southernmost reaches of Florida, little attention is paid to this week's .Bucket. game except for the few thousand Purdue and Indiana University alumni that reside here.
In Indianapolis, it's a different story for alums. There, this week is being called .Hate Week. because for three days out of the year, the two schools are on opposite poles: one football game and two basketball game days. As with many games in'this series, the contest doesn't amount to much more than the ability to display a trophy in a prominent college location until the next time the football teams meet. But what endears year after year isn.t so much the win and loss record or the number of metal .P.s or .I.s chained together but the memories of previous games. Hatred, manufactured or not, is what makes this week.s game a rivalry. Some colleges will face each other in manufactured rivalries such as this week.s Michigan State vs. Penn State. This week.s bucket game with its own tradition and reverence can be compared to the likes of Michigan vs. Ohio State, Alabama vs. Auburn and Army vs. Navy, though acknowledged distaste between teams may be arguable.
Over the past decade, Purdue has pretty much had its way against Indiana with the exception of two games. Last year.s huge 62-10 rivalry stands out as a testament to how far Indiana football has fallen more than how much Purdue football has improved. While alumni should not expect a repeat of last year.s landslide offensive output, not much has changed on the Indiana sidelines that would warrant a huge swing of the pendulum back towards the crimson and white. The last time Purdue played in Bloomington, the Hoosiers kicked a field goal to win by three with 30 seconds left.
Purdue.s loss to Michigan State last week was another heartbreaker but not entirely surprising as big Spartan plays, poor special teams play and a costly turnover snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Purdue showed promise and control throughout the game but when it came to really dig down and cash in on an obtainable .win., they didn.t follow through. Disappointing yes, but fans have seen this before this season. Chalk it up as another coulda, woulda, shoulda.
Purdue.s trip to Bloomington this week doesn.t set the stage for a bowl game. But Purdue has the opportunity to achieve something they.ve never done and a milestone only achieved by 39 other college football teams: a 1,000-yard rusher, a 3,000-yard passer and a 1,000-yard receiver. Keith Smith got the ball rolling last weekend by recording only the 12th 1,000-yard receiving season in school history. Running back Ralph Bolden needs only 69 yards rushing this week to break the 1000-yard barrier. Finally, quarterback Joey Elliot is 179 yards short of a 3000-yard passing season. The closest Purdue has come to pulling off the rare triple-quadruple came in 2000 when Drew Brees passed for 3,668 yards, Vinny Sutherland finished with 1,014 yards receiving and running back Montrell Lowe missed the 1,000-yard milestone by only two yards!
Despite Purdue.s winning ways with IU over the past decade and the Hoosier.s 1-6 Big Ten record, don.t expect this weekend.s game to be a cakewalk like last year. Indiana has remained competitive in games against Penn State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Northwestern. Like Purdue, a few plays here and there, Indiana could be heading to a bowl game just as easy. Indiana is going to give Purdue more of a fight that other bucket battles have seen in recent times.
Purdue boats the best passing quarterback in the conference this year. Care to guess who is second? IU quarterback Ben Chappell, that.s who. Indiana can throw and chalked up the most passing yards against Penn State this year than any other team. Indiana.s receiver Tandon Doss has become one of the best receivers in the country, averaging 82 yards/game. But surprise again! Who is number one in the league? Purdue.s Keith Smith. With offensive capabilities on both sides of the ball, this week.s game can be a high scoring affair. Indiana has only been averaging a little over 100 yards rushing per game this season. They play a multiple number of running backs and therefore don.t feature a key player. Statistically, Indiana throws twice as many times as they do run.
The bucket game is often used to settle in-state differences and petty arguments over which school is better. For alumni, the Bucket game is not only about beating the other Indiana school but a way to recall great traditions and memories. It.s this annual cycle of spirited debate settled by a scoreboard that makes this game different than the rest.
And it.s that difference that makes this Bucket game the most important one of the season, bar none. Boiler Up Purdue fans! Let.s put the bucket back on the bus for the ride north to West Lafayette Saturday night!
Jim
THANKS "BOILER JIM" FOR YOUR INSIGHTFUL FOOTBALL BLOGS!
HAIL PURDUE!
AND LET'S BOILER UP FOR A GREAT 2009 SEASON!
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