Hazell is finally out at Purdue. Everyone now wants Les Miles. The sad part is that it would be a huge improvement.
Let me tell you a story about the Darell Hazell era at Purdue. I live out of state now and fly back for football games multiple times per football season. During the Darell Hazell era, I've flown back to go to 14 Purdue football games, the most recent being this past weekend vs. Iowa, and even including a road game at Michigan State. In those games, Purdue has gone 0 and 14.
Sure I could have (near-) guaranteed myself seeing a win by going to a FCS matchup, but that's not how I roll. I go to the best non-conference game, homecoming, and another Big Ten game or two. In that time, I expect even a bad coach to luck out at least a few times in 14 tries. Not Darell Hazell's teams.
In 2012, Purdue was 1 play away from beating the top two teams in the country. In 2016, Purdue people are questioning if Purdue even belongs in the Big Ten any more. That, is, a, bad, four, years.