If you are a Purdue fan, there is no doubt that the Indiana Hoosiers are the one team that you cannot stand losing to. It is the biggest rival game of the year and the last game of the season. There is no doubt that both team will play their hardest since they have nothing else to look forward too. Both teams have a losing record, but none want to lose the last game, especially to their worst foe. Purdue (3-8) and Indiana (3-8) will face each other this weekend in what should be the best game of the year.
Purdue's offense will be led by seniors Curtis Painter and Kory Sheets. There is no question that Painter will start this game. I am not sure if Painter will play the whole game or if his shoulder is still hurting a little. If so, Justin Siller will come in and try to get the offense going. I predict that Kory Sheets will have a remarkable game. There is nothing holding him back. Playing against our biggest rival, the last game of the year, the last game of his career: Sheets has nothing to look forward to. So why wouldn't he play his best and leave Purdue on a good note. Senior Greg Orton has been a huge part in our passing game this year so expect him to contribute a lot.
The defense will be led by senior linebacker Anthony Heygood. Heygood has had a really incredible season this year. Our Boiler defense has all together had a really good year and has kept us in a lot of the games. There would be no reason for a defensive collapse this weekend. Expect a strong show from our Purdue defense, especially Anthony Heygood.
The Hoosier offense does not have a big star on their team. They don't even have a outstanding number one quarterback. Quarterbacks Kellen Lewis and Ben Chappell have thrown the ball almost the same number of times and for about the same yardage. They have 5 running backs that have carried the ball 50 times or more, and 6 wide receivers that have over 150 receiving yards. This team will not look towards just one guy to carry the team. Purdue won't have to worry about one guy making big plays the whole game. But then again, we cannot just focus on one man to shut down their offense. Indiana will keep our team guessing on defense the whole game since they run about as effectively as they can throw. I have no doubt that our defense can keep up with this offense though.
With our many talented senior graduating and head coach Joe Tiller retiring after this year, our Purdue Boilermakers will put on a show this weekend by beating the Indiana Hoosiers. There is nothing better than playing a big rival at home. Everyone should be at the game this weekend and cheer for our Boilermakers in the last football game of the year.
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