Losing to Ohio State doesn't make or break Purdue's season. It doesn't even eliminate the Boilermakers from the Big Ten championship picture. But what happens next could. After 26 straight wins at Mackey, that number now stands at zero and Michigan, a team as dangerous as any in the Big Ten, comes to town next.

I’m the random guy from Georgia who likes Purdue University because Jim Chaney as Drew Brees’s offensive coordinator made for a fun combo when I was a kid. Spin this as a positive, said the author who almost decided to major in Public Relations in college.