If Purdue football has, indeed, hit rock bottom (and it is hard to argue otherwise barring an 0-12 season) October 16, 2016 will mark the beginning of the turnaround. I know the process will likely be slow. No one is expecting Gerad Parker to take over reel off six straight wins to get to 9-3 (though if he can do that, by all means!). Instead, we are expecting more losses to finish this year with the firing of Darrell Hazell this past Sunday as the first step on a long road back to even being competitive.
October 16, 2016 has an odd bit of symmetry in relation to Purdue football.