Before going to Purdue, I had always been a huge University of Michigan fan. After all, it's in my blood, coming from a family of several Wolverines. (That means I loathe Ohio State!)
But when it came time for me to choose a college, Purdue just seemed like a better fit for me.
The day I became a Boilermaker is the day I began to fully understand the Purdue-IU rivalry. It's so crazy. If you live in Indiana, I am sure you are already familiar with it. You're either an IU fan or a Purdue fan... and each fan believes that his school is awesome and the other school is trash.
They sell shirts on campus that say "Friends don't let friends go to Bloomington." and plenty of things that read "House divided" with Purdue on one side and IU on the other.
A few friends of mine were told that their parents would not be sending a check made out to Indiana University... ever. So they became Boilermakers, too.
Might as well though... after all, we are better!
GO BOILERS! (The Hoosiers got nothin' on us!)
