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THE FALLOUT Purdue AD Morgan Burke issued a statement on the football program. It read, in part: "Our performance has kept us from reaching our goals." @Carminjc

October 30, 2012 at 3:29AM

THE FALLOUT Purdue AD Morgan Burke issued a statement on the football program. It read, in part: "Our performance has kept us from reaching our goals." @Carminjc

A WIN, IN A SENSE: Phil Coke gave up the hit in Game 4 of the World Series that finished off the Tigers, but his post-game interview was a true winner. mlb.com.

A GOOD RANT: Blue Jackets D Jack Johnson posted lockout frustration on his web site. "I'm a professional athlete and I want to play hockey." JackJohnson3.com.

IT'S NOT THE ROSE BOWL, BUT TWO ESPN.COM WRITERS HAVE MINNESOTA PEGGED FOR THE HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (FORMERLY TICKETCITY) ON JAN. 1 AGAINST SMU. THIS ASSUMES THE GOPHERS WIN ANOTHER GAME TO BECOME BOWL ELIGIBLE. "NEW YEAR'S IN TEXAS VS. CHRISTMAS IN DETROIT (AT THE LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL)? IT'S WOULDN'T BE PASADENA, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING," I WROTE MONDAY ON RANDBALL. OTHER WEB HIGHLIGHTS:

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