Chris Fowler reflects on the most powerful and emotional game he's ever called:
"It was a game between Purdue and Ohio State. There was a young cancer patient named Tyler Trent, a superfan who had essentially been adopted by the team.
He battled cancer courageously and was in very bad shape. His dying wish was to see them win that game. They were massive underdogs.
Somehow, they got him out of bed and into the car to make it to the game. He was just hanging on, man. It was one of those magical nights.
It would have been a corny movie if it had been on film. They blast Ohio State, and it's a party. They wheel Tyler through the end zone to the locker room to wait for the team after the victory.
It was just an incredibly powerful emotion, and I was barely keeping it together. I said, 'Every Boilermaker would say, "Tyler, this one's for you."'
It's my favorite game I've ever called because it went way beyond sports."
@cat_fan_45@BoiledSports He won a national championship at another school that’s probably planning to build the statue right now. He should care what they think.
@walkeri141 I hate how sports team owners have so much leverage over governments. They should not get tax dollars. Do like that The Region is getting some love.
@AgapeWest@GfedGoCrazy Are you talking about the chair backs you buy with season tickets or just generally the fact that RA doesn’t have chair backs so it’s capacity is higher?
The band. 🎺 The music. 🎵 The engineers behind the scenes. 🔧
#Purdue is part of #Indy500 history. 🏎
After taking a stroll down memory lane (or Gasoline Alley) with these images, learn about Purdue’s many ties to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
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🚂 3rd Straight Series Sweep at Home
🚂 5th Series Sweep of the Season
🚂 5th Straight Series Win at Alexander
🚂 20th Home Win
🚂 35th Overall Win
And #Purdue overcame a short-lived 7-6 deficit to make it 3 comeback wins in as many days in the sweep of IU. #BoilerUp 🧹
@walkeri141 Watching Purdue get boat raced by ND in Ross-Ade live and in person in 2024. I just stood up halfway through the third quarter and started walking to the car. My spouse eventually caught up with me.