"It's a tough loss ... a loss that is going to test our character."
This shocking 6-points-in-7-tenths-of-a-second
comeback by Colorado State against Purdue certainly is the end of our run as the anointed Big Ten Unchampion, right?
If you watch this video (Windows Media Player) of the final two CSU plays, you'll see that the Purdue inbounds pass which sealed our fate was made under/near the basket. There's no explaining this one away except to say "do anything BUT inbound the ball nearish to the basket, you clods." Credit goes to CSU's Michael Morris for the clutchmost 6 points he'll ever score in this lifetime. What a moment for him and the home fans. What a long, long way the Boilers are from that November night when they beat Duke. The team defense they played then was unbreakable. Now they're getting undressed on simple fundamentals. Gene, time to step out of the jacuzzi and two-a-day their lame asses all over again.
Here's hoping the Capital One Bowl outcome favorably overwrites my short-term sports memory.