Five years is a long time in college football. Five years ago Purdue had Danny Hope as its head coach, and if not for late collapses at Notre Dame and Ohio State, he probably survives at least the 2012 season. That means we never hear the name Darrell Hazell, we never lose four straight Buckets and win just nine games in four years, and never fall to the bottom of major conference football as Morgan Burke’s cheap gamble will have (at least partially) paid off.
Say what you will about Hope, but at least his teams could beat someone.