Upset Prompts Rage, Short-Lived Retirement By Green

#58 Purdue – 21

#7 LSU – 17

BATON ROUGE, La. --  Heavily favored LSU hosted the Purdue Boilermakers in Death Valley as an overconfident Green sought his second victory against his brother Orange.  LSU’s defense looked to take an early lead with a first play interception by the ball hawking CB Tyrann ‘The Honeybadger’ Mathieu.   The Tigers were able to punch in a touchdown for the game's first score. 

In the second quarter, after a few early turnovers by Purdue’s QB Rob Marve saw the second string QB Rob Henry take the field. Henry was able to drive the ball down the field before being pulled in the redzone.  QB Rob Marve was able to prove his starter-status as he completed a late touchdown pass in the quarter.  LSU went into half time leading 17-7 and looked to continue the SEC’s streak of winning games against the B1G Ten.

The second half was a completely different story as Purdue was able to captilize off good field position.  After a big run by impact RB Ralph Bolden, Purdue utilized a no huddle offense to drive into the end zone, bringing the score within three points.  Purdue tried to take the lead in the beginning of the fourth quarter, but LSU’s defense came up big with forcing a fumble from Rob Marve inside the five yard line.

Purdue was able to get the ball back and on third down with 19 yards to go, Rob Marve connected with streaking a streaking wide receiver down the sidelines for the go ahead touchdown.  A miscommunication took place in the LSU defensive backfield that left the wide receiver wide open.  

The quick score left LSU with a chance to retaliate, however, the tension that filled the disbelieving Death Valley foretold of the inevitable, unspeakable outcome.  LSU’s Jordan Jefferson led the team to Purdue's 35 yard line, but a bad decision on an errant pass over the middle near the goal line closed out the game.  

Green forced a lost connection as the frustration of watching a potential final four team losing in the first round boiled over.  According to sources, Green went so far as to smash a TNS bracket over his knee, while shouting at Orange: "What is it that you are doing, that no one else does!"  After a short-lived resignation from the tournament, Green and Orange reportedly made amends over laughter, much to the shock and awe of their respective roommates who witnessed the encounter.  As Red famously remarked, "it is a wild mistress."

Rob Marve will attempt to lead his Boilermakers past #39 BYU in the second round.  The Cougars will be forced to travel cross-country to West Lafayette as Purdue now assumes LSU's lofty #9 seed for home field advantage purposes.

Stats:
Purdue
QB Robert Marve – 8/15 for 124 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, 2 fumbles
RB Raplh Bolden – 5 carries for 56 yards, TD; 2 receptions for 15 yards
Logan Link – 2 tackles (2 solo), INT, FF
Gerald Gooden – 3 tackles (3 solo), TFL
Ricardo Allen – 2 tackles (solo), ATK, PD
241 yards of total offense, 4/6 third down conversions, 1/1 fourth down, four turnovers

LSU
84 yards of total offense, two turnovers