Throughout Indiana’s 31-24 loss to Purdue in Saturday’s Old Oaken Bucket game, and certainly in the aftermath, the disappointment realized this season was setting in for even the most ardent Tom Allen supporters, like myself. For the more pessimistic, it was finally time to release all the pent-up frustration that had been building since the second half of the season opener against Ohio State.
But just a few hours after the final nail was driven into the 2017 Indiana football team’s coffin, the future was on full display at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s Class 6A State Championship game.