Take 2?
On August 30, 2013 Purdue fans gathered in downtown Indianapolis with a ton of promise. I was there. The various alumni clubs and the athletic department pulled off a great event as we prepared to kick off a new era of Purdue football with a massive tailgate party on the circle in downtown Indianapolis before starting the new season the next day at Cincinnati. For everything I have ripped the Burke era on, this was a very well planned event and that was forward thinking from our athletic department. There was excitement for the program and it really felt like we were on the verge of something big.