Go Purdue!

Today we took advantage of the nice weather and hit the road to go up to West Lafayette and check out the Purdue Spring Game. The conclusion of each spring's football practices is marked by this game, used by the coaches to gauge the team's progress, and by the fans to decide what to bicker about on the team message boards. Due to the rampant injuries, the coaches decided to have a controlled scrimmage instead of an actual game, so we only stayed for about 45 minutes.

After the game we took advantage of the nice weather and spent some time walking around campus. It was a picture perfect day to be outside. It's hard to believe that only 5 years ago Jill and were still in school here, without any idea of what it would be like to be a parent.
University Hall at Purdue. This is the oldest building on campus, and also the "tallest". Rumor has it that University law states no building on campus can be built taller, so when they constructed the adjacent Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education (Jill's former building) they had to somehow designate the top floor as being in a separate ZIP code (and supposedly the Math Building is on stilts to make it a "bridge" instead of a building).
The Spring Game is all about convenience. When you come to any Big Ten football game you know parking and access will be an issue. The Spring Game allows free admittance and parking right by the stadium. We were able to find this spot only about 15 minutes before the game began. That's the new press box in the background.

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