[NU Sports] WILDCAT WRAP: Purdue 31, Northwestern 10

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To follow up on two of Stephen's always-interesting thoughts:
 
1) According to the ESPN + announcers, Sutton hurt his shoulder early, and  
that's why, at least yesterday, his "touches" were limited.  However, there  
does not seem to be the same magic chemistry between TS and Fitz that there was  
with Coach Walk, who, of course, was himself a running back, and a good one,  
from Ohio, who didn't go to tOSU.  And I agree that I'd rather ride  
TS--assuming he is relatively healthy--than Brewer.  One is a proven  thoroughbred, 
the other simply unproven.
 
2) Something special may be happening at, of all places, Indiana.   
Watching(on ESPN 2) their players celebrate in the stands and on the field  with their 
fans--and with Coach Hoeppner's recovery from his serious brain  surgery--you 
can see a program building and a commitment to football  competitiveness that 
hasn't been present in many, many years in  Bloomington.  They probably will 
get crushed by the Buckeyes this week,  only because the Bucks are doing that 
to everyone, but IU, at least for now, is  no longer a "patsy" and missing them 
on the schedule this year is not missing  the "gimme" it was in the past.  I 
would rather have Minny right now at  Ryan than IU.
 
Paul Levinson