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fixed. It is the ultimate chicken-or-the-egg dilemma. Relevance is another key word that is bandied about when taking initial steps in trying to begin to cure what ails Boilermaker football. The first step is becoming relevant to your fans and supporters and ultimately in the world of college football. It has been nearly a decade since the Boilermakers have been relevant enough to have a real say of what happens in the Big Ten. No one needs to be reminded that has been a long time. In full disclosure, this image is Hazell doing something he just about always does: Stretching on the field a couple of hours before the game. In that seemingly insignificant act, there is significance. Hazell needs to provide that stability to a program that has lacked it of late by doing what he usually does. In some ways it needs to be business as usual, at least as it appeared to the young talent he is trying to coach up. You will read defensive coordinator Greg Hudson's comments on Page 29 about the head coach's steady guidance. The trick for Hazell and staff is while providing that foundation, that rock if you will, to the current and future players, they must also fix what was wrong this season and fix it quickly. In terms of importance, this is a "big stretch" for Purdue football. For fans of the program, hopefully it is not a "big stretch" that matters can be remedied in a reasonable length of time. Finally, the staff of Gold and Black Illustrated wishes you and yours the happiest of holidays. While this has not been the easiest of years to be a fan, there is much to be grateful for. And the good thing is, there is always 2014. j 2013-14 (Vol. 24) Publishing Schedule Gold and Black Illustrated Print Magazine IssueTopicMail Date* March/April FB recruiting/BB Feb. 28 May/June Spring FB/BB April 30 July/Aug. FB Preview June 30 * Approximate mail date Gold and Black Express Publishes On Mondays During Basketball, Has Improved Website Gold and Black Express will now posts on Mondays during Big Ten basketball season, after posting on Thursdays this past fall. Also, a reminder that we have a new-and-improved website GoldandBlackDigital.com for you to read current and past issues of Express. We still will send an e-mail bulletin when we post the magazine for easy, one-click access. All you need to do is to make sure we have your updated e-mail address. For John Purdue Club members, if you e-mail is updated with the JPC you are all set. Call Erin at 765-494-3248 if you have any questions. We have had more than 2,000 readers download our iPad app. It is available for free in the iTunes store. The app can now also be downloaded to your iPhone for on-the-go reading. Call us at 1-800-876-4678 if we can help you. So check us out at about 6 p.m. Mondays during basketball season and read on. Upcoming Dates: Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27 • Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24 • March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 • April 14 • May 23 Schedule subject to change TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover story: Building a program From Brian Neubert Q & A: Darrell Hazell Year-in-review analysis Q & A: Morgan Burke The Class of 2013 feature Q & A: John Shoop Q & A: Greg Hudson Local Legend Football recruiting NFL Boilers Triple XXX Feature: Looking back JPC Report Men's basketball update Gallery: Men's basketball Basil Smotherman feature Sterling Carter feature Men's basketball lineups Men's basketball recruiting Women's basketball update Gallery: Women's basketball KK Houser feature Women's basketball recruiting Women's basketball lineups. Volleyball wrap, recruiting Danny Tucker, Carly Mercer feature Matt McClintock feature How do I find my username and password? USER NAME (no spaces, include hyphen) 1234 23-06 PASSWORD (all lower case) Purdue Pete 567 Victory Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 4 IllustrateD volume 24, issue 3 f