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Let's Cope with Hope! Week Ten

  • 10:45 PM ET  11.03
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            There are some games you just don't cheer as loud as others.  For me, this week's Ann Arbor away game is one of those times.
            It's not because I'm unsure about what Purdue team will show up:  the one that beat Ohio State or the one that barely left a mark in Madison last week.  What is different about this week's game is the city of Ann Arbor and the 100,000+ fans funneled into a hole in the ground to watch football.  That "hole" is Michigan…

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Any More Hope? Week Nine

  • 04:18 PM ET  10.27
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              When I was a kid, I always pondered the question of who would win a fight between Batman and Superman?  Between a hippo and an elephant? A hobo versus a hippie?  Santa Claus versus Jesus? 
            I'm grown up now but things haven't changed much.  This week I'm wondering who would win a fight between Purdue Pete and Bucky the Badger?  We'll find out this Saturday when Pete takes on Bucky at University of…

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There is Hope! Week Eight

  • 02:21 PM ET  10.21
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Saturday's unbelievable Boilermaker victory over THE Ohio State Buckeyes provided a fairy tale ending worthy of a Disney movie script. But this week's game against the Fightin' Illini reminded me of a few cinematic moments.
Remember when Jimmy Cagney shouted "Top of the world, Ma!" in the movie "White Heat" right before the gas tank he was standing upon blew up?
Do you remember, "I'm the king of the world!" Leonardo DiCaprio screamed from the bow of an ocean liner in the movie "Titanic" hours before the ship sank and he drowned?
And how could you forget, "It's good to be King!" Mel Brooks…

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