Indiana has won three straight Old Oaken Bucket games.
That phrase alone should be enough to show just how much of a failure Darrell Hazell was. Purdue does not have a consistently great football history. Sure, it has had some nice runs in the late 60s, late 70s, and from 1997-2004, but for the most part Purdue has been mediocre to bad for much of its existence. We have always been able to rely on beating Indiana, however, because the Hoosiers have almost always been worse.
It shows in the overall record between the schools, too. Purdue still owns a 72-40-6 advantage and can lose every game with Indiana for three decades before the Hoosiers even come close to evening up the series.