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volume 23, EX 16 ��� jan. 3, 2013 Inside | Boilers lose bowl 8-9 | Football notes 15���19 Men beat Illinois in thriller 23���25 | Women do too 26-28 work to be done BY STACY CLARDIE SClardie@GoldandBlack.com Hazell made CotDarrellBowl Stadium his exit fromthird ton during the quarter on Tuesday. His exodus wasn���t prompted by Purdue���s poor showing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, but he certainly had seen enough to get a clear picture: There is work to be done. The Boilermakers made their second consecutive bowl game after finishing 6-6 in back-to-back regular seasons, but they were no match for Big 12 Oklahoma State in a 58-14 loss. Purdue���s defense looked confused and disjointed in trying to get the correct personnel on the field against a highpowered, up-tempo offense, and that often led to missed assignments and allowing big plays and scores. Purdue���s offense was at its best when Akeem Shavers was running the ball, but when it tried to throw, Robert Marve often didn���t have enough time or his receivers were blanketed in coverage and he scrambled or got sacked. what it meant to have it happen in front of their new head coach. ���As a head coach, you have to come to the realization of what���s not working, who maybe isn���t playing the right position or whatever. I just want him to come away with the truth Tom Campbell and see the Darrell Hazell, shown here with Mitch Daniels, Kyle Orton and Drew Brees in the Cotton Bowl things we���re suite, got a first-hand look at his new team during the Heart of Dallas Bowl. good at and Even with nearly one month to preexpand on those and see the things we���re pare, the Boilermakers didn���t seem ready. bad at and face those head on instead of It didn���t help that the tipped balls or fumcowering from it,��� returning defensive end bles seemed to bounce right to Oklahoma Ryan Russell said. State either. All-Big Ten cornerback Ricardo AlAfterward, players were sober and len, who said he will return for his senior blunt in describing their performance and season, said he was sad to disappoint his THE Numbers 0-2 Purdue���s record (not surprisingly) when it is minus-5 in turnover margin dating back to 1997. The only other time it happened was in 2009 vs. Northwestern, with the Wildcats winning 27-21. Percent points Robert Marve fell short to Mark Herrmann for the singleseason completion record. Marve entered the bowl game slightly ahead but his 21-of-34 effort knocked him down just enough to keep the record set in 1980 intact. Bowl games the Big Ten won this year. The conference will seek its fourth winning record in postseason games since 1999 in 2013-14. Consecutive victories the men���s basketball team has against Illinois, the third-longest streak in the series dating back to 1906. The longest is 13 from 1967-75. .002 2 8 former coach Danny Hope and the team���s current coaching staff with such a poor performance. He was playing for them, he said, not Hazell. But he knows where to turn the attention now. Though Allen said he thinks Purdue has good pieces to build on for 2013, he���s hoping the new staff will fit well with the personnel. Because he���s ready to move forward and accomplish big things before he leaves West Lafayette. GoldanDBlack express ��� volume 23, express 16��� ������ 1

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