Purdue welcomes Ball State, pining for positive start under Barry Odom
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Not that there's ever a good time to go 1-11 in college football but Purdue sure picked the worst possible year to do it.
As in-state rival Indiana suddenly got really good, really quick under first-year coach Curt Cignetti, capping its regular season with a 66-0 rout of the hapless Boilermakers to earn a spot in the Colleg