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team left out of Houston would be destined for the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Jan. 1. If Minnesota happens to beat Michigan State, then the Spartans will be staying home and the Gophers, with a 7-5 record, would al- NEWS & NOTES BOLDEN QUESTIONABLE FOR SATURDAY give it all he's got to play on Senior Day Saturday. Ralph Bolden will very likely try to But the running back is dealing with a hamstring injury suffered during his long third-quarter run against the Fighting Illini. Bolden, who has suffered three ACL to be ready to go and I'll never count Ralph out. So I'm optimistic, s going most certainly be headed to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Dec. 29 in Tempe, or perhaps to the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on New Year's Day, leaving Houston to take Purdue, the last remaining team from the Big Ten. The Heart of Dallas Bowl would then be forced to take an at-large team. That's the way CBSSports.com sees it. The website site thinks MSU will lose at Min- nesota Saturday, eliminating the Spartans official team introductions and kickoff. Twenty Purdue players and five man- agers will be honored. injuries in his career, says he heard a "pop" early in the run. But afterward, he said he'd be fine for IU. "If you ask Ralph, he'll tell you he' said. "I think he's questionable according to our sports medicine staff. But he's optimis- " Coach Danny Hope tic, so that makes me optimistic. "He'll have to go out there and prove that he can get it done and safety not be a factor. It's not as bad as what we thought, so that's encouraging. But any time you deal with a hamstring, and obviously he's had a lot of wear and tear on his wheels, we have our fingers crossed. It's unbeliev- able how well he's come back and played. He is one heck of a football player. So if Ralph Bolden is hoping to play Saturday despite a ham- string injury. " Tom Campbell he's healthy and can help us win and he's cleared, we'll have him out there. on Senior Day as Purdue's head coach. He wants to break that streak. So the Boilermakers are going to try something new for their regular-season home finale. Instead of having Senior Day festivi- Hope hasn't won yet in his three tries SENIOR DAY TWEAKS ties immediately prior to kickoff on Satur- day, Purdue will honor its seniors right af- ter it finishes stretching, about 30 minutes before kickoff. Then, the team will head back into the locker room for final preparations before this week, giving players a short window to go home on Thursday evening through midday Friday for Thanksgiving, provided their families live close by. The Boilers practiced earlier Wednes- Purdue slightly altered its schedule THANKSGIVING BREAK from bowl contention. It places the Gophers in the Gator, with Wisconsin dropping to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, and then Purdue in Houston. CBS thinks Purdue will play TCU, the Big 12's No. 6, in the Meineke. CollegeFootballNews.com has the Spar- tans winning this weekend, thus sending Purdue to the Heart of Dallas Bowl, facing Baylor from the Big 12. Dienhart, of BTN.com, has the same, day, then will have a holiday dinner in the evening. After an early practice Thursday, players won't be required to return to Purdue until meetings on Fri- day afternoon. Landon Feichter and Dolapo Macarthy will be on scholarship, Hope said. Feichter has been a starter for the Starting with the spring semester, WALK-ONS NO MORE Boilermakers at safety and leads the team in tackles and interceptions, and Macar- thy has evolved into a big target at out- side receiver of late. "It's a no-brainer, two of our hardest workers and very good players. — Gold and Black Staff " with the Boilers facing the Bears in Dallas. Here's Dienhart's complete list: Rose: Oregon vs. Nebraska Capital One: Georgia vs. Michigan Outback: South Carolina vs. Wisconsin Gator: Mississippi State vs. Northwestern Heart of Dallas: Baylor vs. Purdue Buffalo Wild Wings: TCU vs. Michigan State Minnesota Little Caesars Pizza: Northern Illinois Meineke Car Care: West Virginia vs. vs. non-Big Ten opponent " Hope said. "(They're) left the Boilermakers this season, particularly following a five-game losing streak in which Purdue was blown out in four. And it's true. Attendance numbers at Hope recognizes that some fans have ATTENDANCE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY Ross-Ade Stadium are down from years past, reaching their lowest point in two decades. Purdue's average of 43,746 fans per GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 12 • 30