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Matt Painter: My Coach, My Quarterback

Just over 11 years ago an iconic moment in sports happened. After losing yet another playoff game the Dallas Cowboys headed to the press conference. Terrell Owens, or T.O. as he was often called, bristled at the excoriation of his quarterback Tony Romo with the infamous line, “That’s my teammate. That’s my quarterback.” What often gets lost is the next two lines, “We lost as a team. We lost as a team, man.” Truly these are wise words. At this point you’re probably asking yourself, what does this have to do with Purdue Athletics but I’m getting there, trust me.