November 26, 2016.
That was 1,000 days ago as of today, and a lot has changed since then. Jeff Brohm was still at Western Kentucky and was coming off of a 60-6 win at Marshall that day, clinching a berth in the Conference USA title game. Purdue fans were upset with Matt Painter because he had not won an NCAA Tournament game since 2012 and there were questions if he was worth his huge contract, especially after losing a big early season game vs. defending NCAA champ Villanova. I was still basking in the honeymoon of a Cubs World Series title, but it was tarnished on this day by Indiana’s 26-24 win in the Old Oaken Bucket game.