Midway through the 3rd quarter of today’s loss in Madison I tweeted that Purdue was playing well, but not playing well. It was true, too. The defense was giving up a ton of yards, but pitched a second half shutout and really only gave up 3 points in the last 51 minutes of the game. Purdue was creating turnovers and chances for points, but not capitalizing on said chances. We were Schrödinger’s Purdue: simultaneously dead and alive.
When you look at some of the raw stats Purdue had no business being in this game. Jonathan Taylor ran for 219 yards and a touchdown.