Offseason Chats: A Q&A with the Hustle Belt

Last season saw a return to normalcy for Purdue vs. MAC opponents. After Danny Hope dropped a few MAC games and Darrell Hazell dropped more than a few, Purdue had a relatively easy win over a good Ohio team in the home opener. This year Purdue hosts Eastern Michigan so, I spoke with Kenneth Bailey of The Hustle Belt about the Eagles:

T-Mill: Last season Eastern Michigan finally beat a Big Ten team in Rutgers. Sure, it was only Rutgers, but we couldn’t do that. How much of a boost was that for the program?

Kenneth: I think it was a good morale victory for the team. It represented both the first Power Five and Big Ten win for Eastern Michigan. I’m not sure how much of a boost the program got…