Purdue is making its first visit to Rutgers, but its head coach still has nightmares of Piscataway.

Jeff Brohm was Louisville's quarterbacks coach in 2006 when the Cardinals and Scarlet Knights met in a battle of undefeated teams on a Thursday night national television stage. His younger brother Brian was Louisville's All-Big East gunslinger.

"Believe it or not, they crushed our hopes and our dreams," a reflective Brohm told NJ Advance Media on Thursday. "If we win that game, I think we have a chance to be in the national championship game."

Rutgers' come-from-behind 28-25 victory that night is considered the seminal moment in former coach Greg Schiano's 11-year tenure and the springboard toward an expansion of High Point Solutions Stadium and ultimately the school's Big Ten membership.

Eleven years later, Jeff Brohm is the first-year coach of Purdue, which visits Rutgers at noon Saturday. Brian is the team's offensive coordinator.

"The environment in that game was tremendous," the elder Brohm said. "The fans were into it. It was loud. It definitely helped Rutgers having the 12th man there and extremely into the football game. It caused some penalties on our part and some miscommunications. It was a great environment."

Two years later, Jeff Brohm was Louisville's offensive coordinator when Rutgers won a 63-14 shootout against Louisville. Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel set program records on Senior Night with 447 passing yards and seven touchdowns.

But it is blowing an 18-point lead in the 2006 game that Brohm remembers most.

"One of the last times I was there we got it handed to us by a very hungry football team," Brohm said. "I see this is a younger version of a Rutgers team that is very hungry. I don't have great memories. Let's put it that way."

In an effort to revive that atmosphere, Rutgers coach Chris Ash encouraged fans to show up for Homecoming.

"Excited to be back here at our stadium, hopefully have a great crowd, great turnout by the student section, the Riot Squad to create a great environment on Saturday," Ash said. "We're going to need it.

NJ Advance Media spoke to more than 20 people in 2016 for a three-part oral history on the 10-year anniversary of the 2006 Rutgers-Louisville game. Here it is:

Part 1: The Build-up

Part 2: The Game

Part 3: The 'Terrifying' Celebration

Podcast: Memories of Pandemonium in Piscataway

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