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Purdue aims for respect in South Bend

By Herb Gould
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

A a week ago, it looked like a good chance to end nearly 30 years of futility at Notre Dame. Today, Purdue's upcoming trip to South Bend doesn't look as promising. With their 22-0 dismantling of Maryland last week, the Fighting Irish, who had been expected to be in a transition year under new coach Tyrone Willingham, made a loud statement that they intend to speed up the transition. And that means that the Boilermakers, who have lost 12 straight under the Golden Dome since 1974, will need ...

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