Touchdowns not worth 21 points, in case you were wondering.An entertaining article from the Purdue student newspaper -- called "The Exponent," natch -- follows around some Purdue players as they pick up their NCAA '08 video game doppelgangers and get down to business. Backup wide receiver Desmond Tardy allows his opponent to pick the Boilers as long as he's inserted into the starting lineup, picks IU, and then does what IU does: lose badly.
With five seconds remaining and IU down 28-7, IU quarterback Kellen Lewis broke away from the pack and scored a touchdown.If you are familiar with football you can easily identify being down three touchdowns with five seconds left as "garbage time." Other examples of garbage time: down 40 in the first half, up 31 midway through the third unless you are Michigan State or Minnesota, and the entirety of any Notre Dame bowl game. But, um... don't tell Tardy that:
Tardy rolled within inches of the TV and yelled at Lewis, then excitedly backed up and flipped his chair over, almost landing on his dog, Capone. "It's not over!" he yelled, seconds before Purdue won, 28-14.Perhaps a total unfamiliarity with the rules was a major reason Tardy finished last year with a total of 88 receiving yards.
