TerBush said he went into last year's Notre Dame "timid.
to go now," he said. "But I'm definitely ready "
If TerBush falters, Marve likely will get another chance. Not that the Boilermak- ers themselves seemed too concerned with who is un- der center. They insist they're ready
to seize their first victory over a ranked Notre Dame team since 1999 regardless. "I feel like we have a great senior
chance,"
tackle Kawann Short said. "This team has got a different mind-set out of the four years I've been here, and the talent is very different now. We're all focused now. Everybody is ready to beat Notre Dame. We haven't done it since I've been here, and all the seniors are really trying to get this win before we leave. We're going to take it up an extra notch and the young guys are jumping on board with us. We feel like we have a better team (than we've had) and a lot of guys are healthy now. "There's really no excuse.
defensive
We just have to do what we need to do.
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kickoff. But he named the wrong guy. How do you turn back to someone — not just someone, but a captain and fifth-year starting quarterback — who let his team down on the eve of the season opener? It's a risky pick.
heard is how he's been better than Robert Marve, who looked pretty impressive last week. Maybe Danny Hope is right: TerBush would have looked the same against a weak FCS team. But in praising TerBush so much before naming him the starter for Week 2, it'd seem anything less than a stellar performance from the senior will be seen as a disappointment.
• Stacy Clardie: "We haven't seen enough of practice to form our own opinions of how Caleb TerBush has performed this fall. But all we've "
the Boilermakers will be in this game until the end, and it is clear the coaching staff isn't focused on who the starting quarterback is. " • Brian Neubert: "Caleb TerBush is his coach's preference at an important position, but because of it, he's now in a difficult position. Danny Hope has finally taken a stand for one quarterback over the others. Now TerBush has to make his coach look good in a stadium where suc- cess is typically difficult to come by for Purdue.
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Danny Hope will remain positive about his team's chances no matter who the quarterback is.
Tom Campbell Trent Johnson, Agent • Alan Karpick: "It all starts here for Purdue's season of promise. A win at Notre Dame can re-energize the fanbase, and the program. I think "
The following are our thoughts now, on the eve of Purdue's game vs. Notre Dame. • Kyle Charters: "Kudos to Danny Hope for naming a quarterback early in the week, rather than letting the question linger for days until ND
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