... of Saturday’s Homecoming game, Purdue led the visiting Northwestern Wildcats 21-3.

Joey Elliott, the Boilermakers’ senior quarterback, already had three touchdown passes and Purdue fans were dreaming of a rout.

Too bad games last more than 18 minutes these days.

The Boilers’ offense didn’t score again, and Purdue turned the ball over six times en route to dropping their fourth straight game, this one by a score of 27-21. 

The half dozen giveaways included three in less than two minutes of game time, allowing the Wildcats to pull within five points before intermission.

It got to the point where every time a Purdue player was hit or tackled, the crowd was just waiting for the ball to come loose.  I’m tem...

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