It is Bucket week, and there is always extra motivation when the Bucket is not in West Lafayette. After Joe Tiller went 10-2 against the Hoosiers and Danny Hope followed with a 3-1 stretch Purdue fans got really used to keeping possession of the trophy. That 13-3 run was the most dominant in the series since Purdue went 17-1-1 against IU from 1948-66.
Then Darrell Hazell happened.
That four game losing streak is still fresh in the minds of fans. Combined with no game last year and the double OT win for Indiana in 2019, the rivalry has had a big reversal with Indiana controlling it for most of the last decade.