Let’s face it: the last four years of Purdue football have sucked, but Illinois has made it hurt at least a little less. Darrell Hazell might have been 9-33 at Purdue, 3-34 against the Big Ten, and a dismal 2-14 on the road, but when it came to the Illini they were his equal. He was at least 2-2 against Illinois, and he never lost at Illinois’ Memorial Stadium. Considering that he lost virtually everywhere else, 2-0 in Champaign is a triumph.
Of course, let’s not have any illusions that the Illini are some college football powerhouse that he had a bizarre hex over.