BIG TEN WEST LAST SEASON. THE
BOILERMAKERS BOSS WON SEVEN
GAMES DURING YEAR ONE. A LOT OF
CREDIT TO GO AROUND,
INCLUDING FOR THE TEAM'S NEW
FACILITIES... OUR MEGHAN MCKEOWN
CAUGHT UP WITH SENIOR Q-B DAVID
BLOUGH FOR A TOUR TO CHECK
OUT THE CRIB.
MEGHAN MCKEOWN: (("INSIDE
PURDUE'S BRAND NEW
FOOTBALL FACILITY, 65 MILLION
DOLLARS SPENT ON THIS, THIS IS
INCREDIBLE. QUARTERBACK DAVID
BLOUGH JOINING ME HE'S
GONNA GIVE US A TOUR"))
DAVID BLOUGH: (("YEAH A LITTLE
BIT OF A TOUR, KIND OF OUR
DIGS NOW, GET TO SEE WHERE WE
HANG OUT."))
DAVID: (("THROUGH THESE DOORS,
WE HAVE TEAM
MEETING ROOMS, POSITION MEETING
ROOMS, IT'S INCREDIBLE. THIS IS
WHERE THE QUARTERBACKS COME TO
MEET"))
MEGHAN: (("I HOPE THOSE SEATS
AREN'T TOO
COMFORTABLE BECAUSE IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU COULD MAYBE TAKE A NAP
IN THEM."))'
DAVID: (("I THINK YOU PROBABLY
COULD"))
MEGHAN: (("BIG TIME BEING ON THE
WALL OVER THERE"))
DAVID: (("YEAH I DON'T KNOW WHO
MADE THAT DECISION BUT
I'M NOT MAD AT THEM. IT IS A
LITTLE WEIRD WALKING IN AND
SEEING MY- "))
MEGHAN: (("IT'S YOUR ROOM"))
DAVID: (("IT'S OUR ROOM"))
MEGHAN: (("THERE YOU GO, GOOD
ANSWER"))
DAVID: (("RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL
IS THE BIG TEAM MEETING
ROOM THAT SEATS ABOUT 150 STAFF,
PLAYERS, KINDA LOOKS LIKE A
MOVIE THEATER"))
MEGHAN: (("NOW YOU'RE DEFINITELY
NAPPING IN THESE
SEATS"))
DAVID: (("SENIORS SIT UP FRONT,
AND THEY WORK ALL THE BACK,
SO THE FRESHMEN SIT IN THE BACK
MEGHAN: (("WHAT WAS THE BEST WIN
FROM LAST
SEASON?"))
DAVID: (("OH MAN. EVEN THOUGH I
DIDN'T REALLY GET TO BE A
PART OF IT ON THE FIELD, US
GETTING THE BUCKET BACK, BEATING
INDIANA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A
FEW YEARS, EASILY
THE BEST WIN FOR PURDUE
FOOTBALL"))
MEGHAN: (("NOW BEING FROM TEXAS,
HOW QUICK DID IT TAKE
FOR YOU TO LEARN THE RIVALRY
BETWEEN PURDUE AND IU?"))
DAVID: (("I GREW UP WITH
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS, SO
WHEN I CAME UP HERE, THERE'S
PEOPLE THAT TAKE THIS RIVALRY
EXACTLY THE SAME. SO BEING ABLE
TO BE A PART OF IT
THE LAST 3 YEARS HAS BEEN REALLY
SPECIAL"))
DAVID: (("PLAYER'S LOUNGE, YOU
CAN HANG OUT, PLAY SOME
PING PONG, PLAY A LITTLE
POP-A-SHOT, POOL TABLE. PEOPLE
CROWD AROUND, AND TALKING TRASH
TALKING SMACK AND
THAT'S REALLY WHAT KINDA DRAWS
THE CROWD IN THIS ROOM"))
MEGHAN: (("SO WHAT ARE YOU BEST
AT HERE?"))
DAVID: (("I'M A PING PONG GUY"))
DAVID: (("THERE YOU GO! OK,
ALRIGHT"))
MEGHAN: (("WE HAD A LITTLE
RALLY"))
DAVID: (("YOU GUYS HAVEN'T EVEN
SEEN MY FAVORITE PART
OF THIS ROOM, IT'S KINDA LIKE
OUR LITTLE SECRET, SECRET HIDDEN
ROOM IN HERE")) MEGHAN: (("OH
MY, IT'S A MOVIE THEATER."))
DAVID: (("IT'S A MOVIE THEATER.
KICK BACK IN ONE OF THESE
RECLINERS"))
MEGHAN: (("OH WOW THAT'S- I
COULD GET USED TO THIS. DO
YOU GUYS NEED A TEAM MANAGER?
NEED LIKE A WATER GIRL? I'M YOUR
GIRL"))
DAVID: (("I'M SURE WE COULD BE
IN THE BUSINESS FOR ONE."))
DAVID: (("THIS IS OUR LOCKER
ROOM"))
MEGHAN: (("IT'S MASSIVE"))
DAVID: (("IT'S MASSIVE, I DONT
THINK THERE'S A BIGGER ONE IN
THE COUNTRY. THINK WE BUILT IT
JUST BIGGER THAN MINNESOTA'S."))
MEGHAN: (("HAD TO MAKE SURE IT
WAS JUST BIGGER"))
DAVID: (("HAD TO MAKE SURE, BUT
EVERY LOCKER IS
PERSONALIZED, SAYS WHERE YOU'RE
FROM, WHAT POSITION YOU PLAY,
AND WHAT NUMBER YOU WEAR FOR THE
MINNESOTA'S."))
MEGHAN: (("HAD TO MAKE SURE IT
WAS JUST BIGGER"))
DAVID: (("HAD TO MAKE SURE, BUT
EVERY LOCKER IS
PERSONALIZED, SAYS WHERE YOU'RE
FROM, WHAT POSITION YOU PLAY,
AND WHAT NUMBER YOU WEAR FOR THE
BOILERMAKERS. EACH LOCKER HERE
IS DECKED OUT WITH YOUR OWN
PERSONAL SAFE, PLACES FOR YOUR
SHOES, A
PLACE TO PUT YOUR SHIRT, YOUR
SHIRTS AND TOWELS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT")) DAVID: (("EACH
LOCKER IS DECKED OUT WITH IT'S
OWN
PERSONAL VENTILATION SYSTEM, SO
THAT'S WHY THERE'S NO ODOR IN
HERE")) MEGHAN: (("I WAS GONNA
SAY IT DOES NOT SMELL IN HERE,
WHICH WAS A VERY PLEASANT
SURPRISE WHEN WE WALKED IN"))
MEGHAN: (("YOU'VE PLAYED IN A
COUPLE NFL STADIUMS AT THIS
POINT, HOW DOES THIS FACILITY
COMPARE TO WHAT YOU'VE
EXPERIENCED."))
DAVID: (("I HATE TO KINDA RAG ON
SOME OF THE NFL STADIUMS,
AND PLACES THAT WE'VE BEEN, BUT
THIS IS SECOND TO NONE. I MEAN,
FROM THE EQUIPMENT ROOM, TO THE
TRAINING ROOM,
TO THE WEIGHT ROOM, TO THE
LOCKER ROOM, IT'S LIKE WOW. I'VE
NEVER SEEN A LOCKER ROOM BIGGER,
NICER, MORE WELL KEPT THAN WHAT
WE HAVE"))
MEGHAN: (("HOW DOES A FACILITY
LIKE THIS HELP YOU BE
A BETTER ATHLETE?"))
DAVID: (("YEAH THE MAIN FOCUS OF
THIS BUILDING IS TO KEEP US
ALL CENTRALIZED. IN THE OLD
BUILDING, WE'D GO FROM THE
LOCKER ROOM, TO STUDY HALL, TO
THE DINING COURT, TO THE
WEIGHT ROOM, THEY'RE ALL IN
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THEY
THOUGHT WE LOST ABOUT 45 MINUTES
A DAY JUST WALKING
FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING AS AN
ATHLETE. SO THAT'S WHY THE
LOCKER ROOM BEING CONNECTED TO
THE TRAINING
ROOM BEING CONNECTED TO THE
WEIGHT ROOM, AND TO THE FIELD IS
LIKE, IT'S PERFECT"))
MEGHAN: (("SAVING 45 MINUTES
WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? YOU
HAVE SO MUCH TIME"))
DAVID: (("PROBABLY PLAY SOME
VIDEO GAMES AND WATCH SOME
EXTRA FILM, THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD
SAY"))
MEGHAN: (("THAT'S WHAT YOU
SHOULD SAY. HE'S PLAYING PING
PONG PROBABLY"))
DAVID: (("A NUTRITION STATION,
WE HAVE 2 CERTIFIED SPORTS
DIETITIANS THAT TAKE CARE OF US.
CREATE MEAL PLANS, WHETHER WE'RE
WEIGHT GAIN, WEIGHT LOSS,
MAINTAIN. THEY
DO A GREAT JOB OUTFITTING US
WITH DIFFERENT THINGS FOR WHAT
WE NEED")) DAVID: (("YOU'RE
COMMITTED TO BEING A TOP TIER
ATHLETE, THIS
PLACE HAS EVERYTHING YOU ASK
FOR"))
MEGHAN: (("SO WHICH MACHINE IS
YOUR FAVORITE, AND WHICH
ONE IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE?"))
DAVID: (("MY LEAST FAVORITE,
I'LL SHOW YOU. IT'S JUST A, LIKE
A KAISER RUNNING MACHINE. IT
GETS YOU IN A RUNNING POSITION,
AND THEN YOU DO DIFFERENT
EXERCISES LIKE
THAT. AND AFTER 10 SECONDS,
YOU'RE IN TROUBLE"))
MEGHAN: (("YOU'RE ALREADY OUT OF
BREATH AND IT WAS LIKE
2 SECONDS"))
DAVID: (("I KNOW. THEY'VE GOT
ALL KINDS OF INCREDIBLE
MACHINES ALL THROUGHOUT HERE.
DUMBELLS THAT GO UP TO 200
POUNDS, CARDIO MACHINES. MY
FAVORITE'S
ACTUALLY PROBABLY THE
STAIRMASTER. SOMETHING COOL WE
HAVE 24 FULL SERVICABLE RACKS
THAT WORK
BOTH SIDES. EVERYTHING AN
ATHLETE NEEDS IN A WORKOUT COULD
ACTUALLY BE AT THIS RACK. ALL
THE WORKOUTS ARE
POSTED HERE AND ALL OF OUR
WEIGHTS ARE POSTED THERE. BUT
SOMETHING COOL IS YOU CAN COME
IN, TYPE IN YOUR
NAME, SO TODAY HE'S GOT STRAIGHT
BAR, BACK SQUAT FOR 6 SETS OF 2.
AND SO HE CAN START HIS WORKOUT,
PUT
THE BAR ON HIS BACK AND THERE'S
A CAMERA HERE THAT ACTUALLY IS
RECORDING HOW FAST THE BAR
MOVES. IT GIVES
ALL THE FEEDBACK TO THE WEIGHT
ROOM COACHES SO THEY KNOW IF
SOMEBODY'S BEEN EXPLOSIVE ONE
WEEK, AND THEY GO UP IN WEIGHT
AND THEY CAN KEEP THAT SAME
EXPLOSION OR IF THEY NEED TO GO
DOWN SO THEY CAN TRACK
THE IMPROVEMENT. IT REALLY IS
STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY.
MEGHAN: (("DO YOU FEEL LIKE
HAVING THIS TYPE OF
TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE YOU AN EVEN
BETTER ATHLETE?"))
DAVID: (("OH FOR SURE. AND
THAT'S WHAT PURDUE
FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT NOW.
THERE'S NO GIMMICKS HERE,
THEY'RE GONNA TREAT US LIKE
PROS, AND THEY'RE GONNA PUT
US IN THE BEST POSITION TO
SUCCEED ON SATURDAYS"))
MEGHAN: (("ALRIGHT WE'VE NOW
SEEN THE BRAND NEW,
BEAUTIFUL FACILITY HERE IN WEST
LAFAYETTE. CAN FANS EXPECT A LOT
THIS SEASON?"))
DAVID: (("YEAH, I THINK WITH ALL
THE RESOURCES WE HAVE, THE
STUDENT ATHLETES, WHAT PURDUE'S
PROVIDED FOR US, I THINK
BOILERMAKER FANS SHOULD BE
THRILLED ABOUT
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR PURDUE
FOOTBALL. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS
LIKED WHAT YOU SAW, AND CAN
EXPECT BIG
THINGS FROM PURDUE FOOTBALL
MOVING FORWARD"))
MEGHAN: (("ALRIGHT THANKS FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU
FOR THE TOUR, GREAT TOUR
GUIDE."))
DAVID: (("THANKS FOR HAVING ME,
THANKS FOR BEING A PART
OF THIS, BOILER UP"))
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30
NORTHWESTERN AT PURDUE
8:00 PM KICKOFF
TWO INDYCAR RACES TO GO. AND TWO