Boilermaker

It is sunshiny and bright, just a wisp of crowds in the air.

as the Irish, after their introduction, come towards their bench across the field in white jerseys and gold trousers, the Boilermakers of Purdue.

Down below us, in their navy blue jerseys and gold trousers, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Out for the flip of the coin now, the two captains representing Purdue and Notre Dame for the flip of the coin, and we'll find out in a moment who receives and who kicks off.

He's back to the 5, the 10, the 15.

He's to the 20, the 25.

And he comes on up to about the 28-yard line where he's brought down by the Boilermakers.

Finner is the man who hit him, number 80.

Michigan, a winner over Michigan State today.

Wisconsin trying to hang on against a feisty batch of Boilermakers who still have another shot now.

118 left.

They have one timeout remaining.

And he'd learned how to be a boilermaker.

Joining two pieces of steel together, taught himself, never had a credential.

And we presented him a Certificate IV in Boilermaking, a welder.

This guy had been doing it but never had a piece of paper to prove it.

That Cert IV in Boilermaker, welder, at the age of 56, I think he was, that was his proudest academic achievement.

Now, you got the whole Purdue thing with Drew Brees, so maybe I would've taken that angle.

"He's a Boilermaker.

He's never gonna get it done." But truth of the matter is, I always liked Brees.

I always respected Brees.

Ten minutes later, Purdue lost.

Visiting Wake Forest appeared to have been stopped on fourth down in double overtime, setting off a Boilermakers celebration on the field and an apparent triumph.

But a replay showed Demon Deacon receiver Carlos Hernandez had picked up a first down by an eyelash to give Wake new life.

On the second play after the decision, Wake Forest quarterback Gio Lopez carried up the middle for a three-yard touchdown and then added a two-point conversion with another designed run to send the Deacons to a 38-36 triumph.

It was the 21st loss in a row for Purdue against power conference-level programs and easily the most heartbreaking.

It was the first double overtime game for the Boilermakers since a loss to Indiana in 2019.

Fort Wayne Football Club wins to retain playoff spot from Josh Patterson of the Journal-Gazette.

Fort Wayne Football Club kept hold of its playoff positioning in USL League won by virtue of a 3-1 win over Greenville Triumph South SC Saturday night in front of an announced crowd of 2,417 at Gio Vernova Park in Malden, South Carolina.

And for those, let's call in once again, Hilliard Gates.

The Purdue Boilermakers are the visiting team here this afternoon in light uniforms, white, black numerals, Southern California, in cardinal and gold.

Starting at end for Purdue this afternoon, the record-breaking pass receiver, Jimmy Burns, 6'2", 192, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and tight end, Marion Griffin, 6'2", 197, a sophomore from Chicago.

At tackles, Mike Barnes, 6'3", 233, from Chicago.

We await the toss of the coin as the 78th The Tournament of Roses is about to be climaxed with the presentation of the historic football game between Purdue University and Southern California.

On their way to a 7-3 record this year, Southern California defeated Wisconsin, the Big Ten, on September the 24th, 38-3.

And the Purdue Boilermakers have won the toss...

And Southern California will defend the North goal.

Right below it, 324, Wake Forest, Purdue.

Markets bet down the Boilermakers from plus 4.5 on open on Sunday down to 3 today.

And that appears to be the stopping point.

I'll be interested to see if there's any wake buyback, but the market seems to really like the Boilermakers in this one.

332, UCF Army.

Tons of under money in this one, taking this from 51.50 down to 46, fueled by USF struggling on offense.

What was the apprenticeship?

Boilermaking.

Yeah.

Just what? No interest thereafter?

It's Jameson's whiskey, ginger beer, and cider.

So you're like, oh, this is a Boilermaker, but now you've added ginger beer to it.

And you've made it with Jameson's for extra fight and fun.

So, yeah.

I mean, it's a Boilermaker with ginger beer.

I say it out loud, and everyone's like, well, why didn't you think of that? And it's like, because.

Someone had to invent the buffalo wing.

Well, I mean, hey, the state of Indiana is now a Purdue state.

So in fairness to the Hoosiers, or in fairness to that AD, the Boilermaker's been beating the Hoosiers' ass on the hardwood for a minute here.

Let's give him the benefit of the doubt.

Yeah, he is a

Let's go.

Triple lock

on the Boilermakers' late 36 and a half.

Also, this is the, I mean, this is the only game they're favored in all year, right?