I didn’t really become a Purdue fan or learn about Purdue’s history until my freshman year in 2009. There, a good friend of mine, who lived down the hall from me in Cary, taught me a very important lesson:
October is where Purdue Football goes to die.
It didn’t matter how well Purdue started; somehow, by the time we turned the calendar to November, we would have a sour taste in our mouths. Much of this stemmed from the 2004 season when Purdue was a Top 5 team before the tide turned during the month of October.