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ter complications from heart surgery a few weeks earlier. Hope was particularly moved by Neil Armstrong and his family," Armstrong's passing. The Boilermak- er coach, who was 10 years old when Armstrong walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, spent some time this week making sure his players understood the im- portance of the moment. "A couple years ago, (Armstrong) was back on campus for the National Football Foundation event we had all the Astronauts here and in his presentation, he talked about how he knew that he would make it to the moon but there was less than a 50 percent chance he' said Hope, who got emotional while reminiscing Tuesday. "If you start talking about cour- d get back," age and (being a) hero, that certainly is the epitome of someone that his country meant enough to him that he wanted to be the one to put the flag on the moon whether he came back or not. I think that's something that should have been shared with each and every player on our football team so they can puff their chest outs a little bit more about that 'P' on their chest and also about the stars and stripes of our country. speech at Purdue, click HERE and advance to the five-minute mark). Quarterback Caleb TerBush says (For audio of Armstrong's " he took away a positive message from Hope's comments on Armstrong. "Just reach for the sky, " the start- Aloyis Gray was one of two quarterbacks to move, with Robert Gregory, during the preseason. Gray is at receiver, while Gregory is a running back. ing QB said. "Anything can happen. He made one of the biggest accom- plishments that people could ever dream of. outpouring of remembrances in the following days. At Purdue's Arm- strong Hall of Engineering, flowers and American flags were placed at the bronze statue of the Purdue graduate. Former Boilermaker athletes also Armstrong's death spurred an " dinner in June 2011, was among them. "May God bless Purdue Alum the aforementioned NFF honors Kyle Charters where he tweeted. "He will forever be re- membered for one of the greatest moments in American history. " umn at Yahoo.com on Tuesday, Pat Forde calls the Wisconsin- Purdue game on Oct. 13 a trap game for the Badgers. "The Boilermakers have a In his Forde-Yard Dash col- TRAP GAME? from 1947-55, was 2-2 against Ohio State. Alex Agase (1973-76) was 1-3 against Illinois, including a 21-17 loss on Oct. 16, 1976, the last time a Purdue coach faced his former school. All-America guard at Purdue in 1943 during World War II (he was part of the V-12 program) before finishing school in Champaign in '46. Of course, Agase was also an lot of returning experience and a user-friendly schedule that could help build confidence — their first six games are in-state and five are at home, the last being this one, year, it should have a chance in this game. " HOPE VS. ALMA MATER chimed in via Twitter. Saints quarter- back Drew Brees, who met Armstrong at he writes. "If Purdue has got- ten tougher against the run aſter surrender- ing 364 yards on the ground to the Badgers last " WATCH GAME TAPE WITH HOPE mentary to the game highlights as part of the weekly Downtown Grid- Coach Danny Hope gives com- iron Club luncheon held at The Trails, 325 Burnett Road, West Lafay- ette. The program begins at noon and the first luncheon is Monday, Sept.10, following the Notre Dame game. Sea- son tickets are $170 for 11 lunches. For more information, call Jim MacDonald or Clint Brand at 765- 742-7366. FIRST BRIDGE WALK FRIDAY the season is set for Friday and will be followed by the inaugural pep rally. Every Friday before home games, members of the Purdue foot- The first Boiler Bridge Walk of ALAWY S just the third Boiler- maker head football coach to face his alma mater Hope becomes War II. Stu Holcomb, since World who coached Purdue ©2011-201tS 2arwoo d Hotel s & Resort s Worldwide , nIc . Al l rigth s reserve .d Aloft , Elemetn , Fou r Poitns , L e Méridie ,n Sherato ,n tS . Regis , Th e Luxur y Colletcion , W , West ni an d thei r logo s ar e th e trademark s fo Satrwoo d Hetol s & Resort s Wordlwdi ,e In.c , o r it s fifalietas . Fo r flu l etrm s an d conidtion s visi t ofurponitsc.om/westlafayte et A GERA T ST YA uoF r oPint s b y Sherat noWes t aLfayett e OBO K NO W A T OFUROPINTS.OCM/WESTLFAAEYTT E O R CAL L 008 777 8089 O R 567 364 1155 GERA T HTOELS. RGEA T ARTES . G te everytnih g yo'ur e lookni g ofr , al l ta g are ta pric .e W e hav e wh ta mtaetr s mos t ot you , likc a eomofratlb e be d an d a deliciou s breaafkst , ulp s fre e Inetrn te an d fre e bottle d wat re i n you r orom , erga t loca l be re wit h Bes t Berws ™an d muc h mero . GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • volume 23, express 1 • 25

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