Even if the defense is able to get some takeaways, final three games, led by Robert Marve under center and
It���ll also be the last game for both of those backs and
there���s still a good chance Purdue���s offense will need to Patrick Higgins calling plays.
Marve, as well as receiver Antavian Edison and tight end
score. A lot.
Marve insists those games helped Purdue build an Crosby Wright, all of whom will need big games to score
It certainly looked like a more productive unit in the identity as a team that will ���pound the rock, you soften with the Cowboys.
them up a little bit and then we���ll hit you with the pass.���
���Usually a team that scores over 31 points beats
Ralph Bolden vows he���ll be back on the field after them, that���s all we have to worry about,��� said tight end
missing the Indiana game with a hamstring injury but Gabe Holmes, whose team has scored at least that many
The following are our thoughts now, on the eve of if not, it may not matter. Akeem Shavers has proven the points four times this season. ���We just have to step up
Purdue���s game vs. Oklahoma State.
more carries he gets, the better he is. And the best game and do what we���ve got to do.
Kyle Charters: ���Purdue���s practices have been de- he���s had at Purdue was carrying the load in last year���s
���As long as we go out there and play, we can shock anyscribed as spirited and loose, and why not? The Boilermak- bowl game.
body. They might take us for granted. That���s their fault.��� j
ers have little to lose when they play the Cowboys on New
Year���s Day. An upset win, plus a new coach, could help galvanize a fan base that���s wanting something to rally behind.���
Stacy Clardie: ���With as high-powered of an offense
as Oklahoma State has, it likely will be difficult for Purdue
not only to slow it but for the offense to keep up. It���d be
surprising if the Boilermakers pull off the upset in Dallas. Still, it���d be nice to see Robert Marve, Ralph Bolden,
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Akeem Shavers, Josh Johnson and KK Short, especially,
finish their Purdue careers with a flourish. They���ll need to
for Purdue to have a chance.���
Alan Karpick: ���As lower-profile bowl games often
do, this one will likely come down to who wants it more.
The challenge for Purdue will be that Oklahoma State
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the Big 12 bowl structure, it deserved better. Could that
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work to Purdue���s advantage, the way it did against Kansas
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State in 1998? Possibly, but the sheer mention of such a
possible dynamic illustrates just what the Boilers are up
against vs. the Cowboys��� scary offense. It is a very difficult
situation Purdue is in, but one it will make the best of.���
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