Not sure if any of this needs a new thread, but here I go:
1) I thought it would come back to bite Indiana when Tom Allen chose to run out the clock at the end of the first half. Indiana dominated possession in the first half but had remarkably little to show for it.
2) Did anyone else think Matt Millen went a little overboard praising Indiana's offense in the second half? I get that they moved the ball well (outgained Purdue for the game), but Millen kept talking about how Purdue couldn't stop Indiana. The play-by-play guy finally stepped in and pointed out that they scored 3 points since their first possession. True, poor field goal kicking contributed to that.
3) A little off-topic: the announced crowd for the Northwestern v. Illinois game was 25k and change. That surprised me for a game played in the Chicago metro area with Illinois still alive for a division title. I mean, Purdue probably had almost that many people in Bloomington yesterday. I've been surprised by Illinois' fans apparent lack of interest in their team--a team that was ranked for much of the season. They played a lot of games in front of surprisingly modest home crowds and couldn't muster more than 25k for a game in Evanston.
1) I thought it would come back to bite Indiana when Tom Allen chose to run out the clock at the end of the first half. Indiana dominated possession in the first half but had remarkably little to show for it.
2) Did anyone else think Matt Millen went a little overboard praising Indiana's offense in the second half? I get that they moved the ball well (outgained Purdue for the game), but Millen kept talking about how Purdue couldn't stop Indiana. The play-by-play guy finally stepped in and pointed out that they scored 3 points since their first possession. True, poor field goal kicking contributed to that.
3) A little off-topic: the announced crowd for the Northwestern v. Illinois game was 25k and change. That surprised me for a game played in the Chicago metro area with Illinois still alive for a division title. I mean, Purdue probably had almost that many people in Bloomington yesterday. I've been surprised by Illinois' fans apparent lack of interest in their team--a team that was ranked for much of the season. They played a lot of games in front of surprisingly modest home crowds and couldn't muster more than 25k for a game in Evanston.