I hate the phrase “They fought hard” for a fooball team. I have been covering high school football in Indiana since 1999. I have heard “they fought hard” tons of times when I am standing in the mud of a high school football field trying to get a quote from coach in a 6 touchdown blowout. It is the standby in any football game. Last year I covered Kokomo losing 77-0 at New Palestine and what did the coach say? “They fought hard.”
As much as I hate to say it, Purdue fought hard today.
What else can you really say?