Game 12: I Who?

Bucket Game

First I want to thank everyone for their support of Stone Cold Charities this year. The spirit of giving that everyone has shown towards the Lafayette community has been great. We have supported the Lafayette Humane Society, Coats for Kids, and a local food pantry all through your charity! We look forward to other great events in the coming years.

This weekend however is not about charity, love, peace, and goodwill to men. No, this is about rivalry, this is about contempt for the colors cream and crimson, this is about begging the coach to go for two because they won't let you go for three! This is about detesting iu. (Think of it as the balance of the universe theory in action, we create good karma through November so we can cash it in on Bucket weekend.)

This is it, the end of the line for this miserable and injury riddled season. Neither of these teams is going bowling, so this game represents a real throwback to the days when this was ALWAYS each team’s bowl game. The trophy for winning this “bowl game” you ask? Why the Old Oaken Bucket of course!!

You know, I was actually in Bloomington a few weeks ago and I saw a milk carton at the football stadium with a picture of the Oaken Bucket on it. I guess that’s what happens when it spends 12 of the last 15 years in Lafayette! I’m not sure how the team feels but I for one will not stand to see the bucket leave its rightful home in West Lafayette, IN!

The team has shown one thing over the last couple of weeks, they still have some fight in them. They could have packed it in after humiliating losses at OSU and Illinois…..but they haven’t and we owe them all the encouragement we can give! My only sadness is that IU gets to play against so many of Purdue's second and third string players as it actually levels the playing field.

It will be another relatively cool fall weekend in God’s country. We will set up the tents this weekend and will have heating elements available to keep things toasty at the tailgate.

Our menu for the bucket game is based in traditions. Each year we prepare ourselves for 60 minutes of rivalry with a hearty meal of Sue’s chili, grilled meats, and the “spirit builder” of your choice!

We will plan on meeting in the W lot on Saturday morning, hopefully towards the front of the lot just like last year. The W lot is across from the Slater Hill and the Stone Cold Tailgating Club spot is marked by the gold square. Click on the map to the right for a larger view.

For those of you parking in the IM Gold Lot it is only a 5 minute walk to the W lot, just think of us being on the way to the stadium! We have the large flagpole that extends with our custom tailgate flag, also shown on the right side of the blog. We’re driving an ambulance, so we should be pretty easy to find!


Saturday November 27, 2010
7:45 a.m. Meet at House
8:00 a.m. Depart
8:15 a.m. Tailgate Begins
11:30 a.m. Depart for Stadium
12:00 p.m. Kick Off

Fun Facts
- Purdue's Bucket game record is 70-36-6 (For you IU fans that's 36-70-6, meaning you get beat....a lot)

- The aggregate Score of all Bucket Games: Purdue 2432 Indiana 1498 (IU Fans: This also indicates regular beatings)

- The longest Bucket Win Streaks for each team are IU: 5 Purdue: 14 (IU Fans: you lose a lot of games in a row)

Just because I know the argument is coming, IU does NOT dominate in Basketball as Claimed:

Series Wins: IU-84 Purdue -110 (Purdue)
Big Ten Championships: IU-20 Purdue-22 (Purdue)
Big Ten Tournament Championships IU-0 Purdue-1 (Purdue)
National Championships: IU-5 Purdue-1 (Look it up, Helms Trophy) (IU)
NCAA Tournament Championships: IU-5 Purdue-0 (IU)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: IU-35 Purdue-24 (IU)
Consensus All-American Selections: IU-15 Purdue-16 (Purdue)
National POY: IU-2 Purdue-2 (Tie)