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ing through tough times. This is a time for extraordinary people, not ordinary people. I believe we have enough special people around us to still manufacture a good season. There's a lot to play for, still four games left, a third of the season. "We still can win seven reg- ular-season ballgames. I believe there's only about 25 times in the history of Purdue football that they've won seven games or more. Purdue will have to do something it hasn't done since 2000: Win four consecutive Big Ten games. To reach seven, though, " due's game vs. Penn State. Alan Karpick: "This game is really hard to forecast as it The following are our thoughts now, on the eve of Pur- is hard to know what the teams' mindsets will be heading into the game. Penn State had much of what it had to play for taken away in last week's home loss to Ohio State, and the Boilermakers are on a slide that leaves one to wonder when the next win will come. Hopefully for Purdue fans that answer isn't 2013." Kyle Charters: "Robert Marve will give the Boilermak- ers an offensive spark, but the quarterback doesn't play de- fense and Purdue also needs help there. What's wrong with that unit? It's underachieved tremendously during the Big Ten — the Ohio State game aside — and its improvement might be as big a key as Marve in the next four games. Stacy Clardie: "Robert Marve finally gets his chance. " No pressure. All some fans are thinking is he will lead them to four straight wins and a 7-5 record. We will see if his knee can hold up long enough to produce any magic. anyway, and it give Purdue all it can handle. That's if the good Purdue shows up. If the bad Purdue shows up, then this one will get ugly. Let's see if this defensive line that's supposed to be far better than it's been can rebound from another pedestrian performance. Brian Neubert: "Penn State is Penn State, for this year " Follett's Purdue Bookstores Boiler | Purdue West | Black & Gold Mine | follettspurdue.com 4/C " Black & White GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 9 • 2 For Black background, there is a white border around it. the Boilermakers haven't won three consecutive games in a sin- gle season. Since Hope has been coach, But hope isn't lost. "Things are going to come together for us," Rob Henry said. "I really believe that. We just have to keep pushing. Guys on this team have worked too hard for the season to go down the drain right now. "We're looking forward to the opportunity to kind of redeem ourselves from the past few weeks and get things going the way that we all know they should be. " j PURDUE MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY NOVEMBER 3, 2012 Show your Purdue pride and support of our troops. Pick up your "I Am an American: We Support Our Troops" t-shirt from Follett's Purdue Bookstores. A variety of hats will also be available for purchase.