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VOLUME 23, EX 12 • NOV. 21, 2012 Inside | Indiana preview 7-11 | Featuring the seniors 17–19 Recruiting 36–37 | Hoops notes 38-42 BRAGGING RIGHTS OR LAST RITES? They hoped it'd come down SClardie@GoldandBlack.com BY STACY CLARDIE "special" season were dashed with a five-game losing streak to start Big Ten play, the best-case sce- nario was the Boilermakers would have a chance to reach bowl eligi- bility by beating Indiana. It's happened. Now, players just need to to this. After Purdue' finish. "We need to understand we won two games, and we're hap- py about winning two games, but we said we're going to win three out of four, back Robert Marve, whose team set that goal during a team meet- ing pre-Penn State. "We have to beat IU. That' " said quarter- it. I really want to accomplish this goal. This means a lot to me per- sonally, I know it means a lot to our team. If we can turn it around s where we're at with s dreams of a THE NUMBERS 126 65.8 724 tion, dating back to his final attempt in the Michigan game. mark with Mark Herrmann in 1980. Consecutive passes quar- terback Robert Marve has thrown without an intercep- Marve's completion per- centage, which is tied for the school single-season Wall Street Journal. It is 101 more than its closest competitor Washington. Starts by Purdue quar- terbacks in the NFL since 1970, according to the 24.8 2008 West Lafayette, not bad considering the Boilermakers lost the last game by a field goal. capacity crowd in Ross-Ade Stadium. It is also the last time there was a sellout crowd in the venue. The last time an Old Oaken Bucket game was played before a Tom Campbell For the second consecutive year, a lot is riding on the Old Oaken Bucket game. Purdue wouldn't only have brag- ging rights with a victory over Indiana, but it will send its seniors off with a victory in their finale at Ross-Ade Stadium, secure a bowl berth and maybe even give Danny Hope some breathing room. GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 12 • 1 Purdue's average margin of victory over IU in the past six games played in