To be a Purdue basketball fan is to live in fear and dread of the other show eventually dropping. A big chunk of the Purdue basketball fan base honestly thinks and feels that life is pain and that the Boilermakers are never allowed to have nice things. Recent NCAA Tournament results (losing as a #4 seed to a #13 seed North Texas last year, being ousted as a #5 seed by a #12 … [Read more...] about Purdue Basketball Has Plenty of Cause for Concern vs Yale
Purdue Boilermakers
2022 Big Ten Tournament Preview, Predictions, Friday Fish Fry!
For the first time since 2019, we'll have a full Big Ten Tournament, staged in front of fans. #LFG! the 2022 Big Ten Tournament takes place March 9-13 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (yes, it has been renamed yet again!) in Indianapolis. The full bracket is above, so let's get our Nap Town on, and preview/predict these games. … [Read more...] about 2022 Big Ten Tournament Preview, Predictions, Friday Fish Fry!
#4 Purdue 98, #17 Illini Basketball 88 (2 OTs): Notes, Quotes, Stats
In the words of Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted Theodore Logan: "69 dude." At the end of regulation, that was the tied score between #4 Purdue and #17 Illini basketball. In order to get there, the Boilermakers blew a 65-58 lead, when 12th year senior (not literally, but that is what it feels like at this point) Sasha Stefanovic hit a big three with 2:47 left in the … [Read more...] about #4 Purdue 98, #17 Illini Basketball 88 (2 OTs): Notes, Quotes, Stats
Illini Basketball vs #7 Purdue on MLK Day: Stats, FYIs, Metrics
Monday morning sees the #7 Purdue Boilermakers visit #25 Illini basketball in a match-up of, arguably, the two best programs never to have won a National Title. How does one get to that point, you ask? By being dominant in conference play, but totally flopping in March. Of all that Purdue (13-2, 2-2 in the Big Ten) and Illinois (12-3, 5-0 in conference) have in common, these … [Read more...] about Illini Basketball vs #7 Purdue on MLK Day: Stats, FYIs, Metrics
Wrigley Field Has Been Unkind to Northwestern Thus Far
It was 11 years, to the exact day actually that Northwestern lost 48-27 to Illinois in Wrigley Field. A decade has passed and the stadium has been renovated and improved upon, but it was a very bad result, once again, for the home team as Northwestern fell 32-14 to Purdue. The Boilermakers covered, and if you're into Betting sites, then you know the visitors were favored by 11 … [Read more...] about Wrigley Field Has Been Unkind to Northwestern Thus Far
#19 Purdue at Northwestern: Wrigley Field Game Preview
The Northwestern Wildcats will host the #19 Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday at the historic Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field. Unlike the first, and only previous time that the Wildcats played at the venue, this game will utilize both end zones. It won't be a both teams drive the same way, and the "losers walk" kind of thing. Both teams will be on the same sideline however. … [Read more...] about #19 Purdue at Northwestern: Wrigley Field Game Preview
12 Potential Chicago College Football Bowl Game Names
The Northwestern Wildcats will host the Purdue Boilermakers at Wrigley Field on Saturday, in a game that is being branded the "Wildcats Classic." (full game preview and prediction) Once again the idea of bringing a college football bowl game to Chicago is being discussed, and we penned an op-ed on this idea for the Chicago Tribune RedEye edition in 2017. You can read it in … [Read more...] about 12 Potential Chicago College Football Bowl Game Names
Revisiting Illini-Northwestern, 1 End Zone Only, at Wrigley 2010
"One way, or another, I'm gonna find you! I'm gonna git ya git ya one way!" Blondie told us in the early 1980s. One Saturday, late in November of 2010, these words applied to a Big Ten college football game. It was more than a Big Ten league game, it was branded the Wrigleyville Classic, and it actually hosted ESPN College Gameday. It was an in-state rivalry game as … [Read more...] about Revisiting Illini-Northwestern, 1 End Zone Only, at Wrigley 2010