... in coach Danny Hope's first season at the helm his Boilermakers went 5-7, thereby leaving them home for the winter.

However, I, for one, didn't think they would win three games last season. I certainly didn't think they would be able to come within two points of beating eventual Pac-10 champ Oregon , in Eugene, or that they would beat the eventual Big Ten champion , the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Yet, that is exactly what they did.

In 2009, Purdue was competitive in every game they played, short of a 0-37 th...

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