And even then, Edey wasn't at that level for Purdue until his senior year.

This has been an issue with the team for years now. The issue is that, while Cluff and Jacobsen are good, they're not at the elite level that Edey was at to bailout the team when they had bad three point shooting nights (like the Tennessee Elite 8 game).

But for 2026, perhaps it's time for the AAMB to drop the Alma Mater from the pregame show. Even if it's not for the fact that I think it's a buzzkill in pregame, at least do it to test out my hypothesis.

fin.

Now it's probably too late; the team is doomed to not win again, even if they don't play it for IU. Seems like it was skipped for a few games in 2013 (like when there was a visiting band), and it didn't impact it then. And you could argue that the teams would have lost anyway 7/8

Who knows, maybe Purdue would have at least beaten Rutgers this year and Northwestern last year if it weren't for the Alma Mater curse? Maybe Illinois in 2013 as well? Sure, Purdue would still suck, but it would at least have wins against P4 teams in those seasons. 6/8

I will also admit my bias/CoI: I think playing the Alma Mater during pregame is a buzzkill. There's a reason why most bands don't play it until after the game. It's not really a song that amps up the fans.

But my stupid superstition doesn't want to ignore the correlation. 5/8

The last time the Purdue AAMB played the Alma Mater during pregame was...2013!

I know it's a slim sample size, and Purdue has been bad, but maybe the band playing the Alma Mater is why Purdue never beat a P4 team in 2013, 2024, and 2025. 4/8

While skimming through, I noticed that the band now plays the Purdue Alma Mater during pregame. To see if it was new, I checked 2024's pregame show and noticed it was there too, but it wasn't there in 2023 or 2022. Interesting...so I went back further. 3/8

While dealing with flight delays getting to Detroit last night, I happened to stumble upon the AAMB's videos during the delay (shows from the OSU game weren't posted yet). While not a band nerd, I just wanted to see if the pregame changed (especially with the new RA set up). 2/8

His post-Senate consulting job was at risk if he didn't vote for it, probably.

The B1G West is happy, healthy, and alive!

Purdue can still win if Mike Pence does the right thing