Purdue Football vs. Oregon State: Scouting Report, Prediction

WEST LAFAYETTE – Dillon Thieneman stood in front of the defense, pointed the finger directly at himself, told his Purdue teammates that he had the upper hand last Saturday and promised to do better.

That's what All-Americans do when situations like Purdue-Notre Dame arise.

“Everyone had to accept what happened,” Thieneman said this week, referring to Purdue's 66-7 loss to Notre Dame. “There was nothing we could do to change it. It's in the past now. The leaders, including myself, have to step up and keep doing what we have to do.”

Aside from the humiliation of such a major setback, the situation quickly returned to normal, so that the Notre Dame hangover was not allowed to affect preparations for the first away game of the season.