Ryan Walters, who won a national award as Coordinator of the Year, has left the Illinois Fighting Illini football program to become the new head coach at Purdue. He becomes at least the seventh assistant under Bret Bielema to become a head coach at the FBS level, joining: Sam Pittman, Dave Doeren, Thomas Hammock, Paul Chryst, Chris Ash and Charlie Partridge. The Illini got a … [Read more...] about Three Leading Illini Defensive Coordinator Candidates
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Every Big Ten Football Program as a Character from The Simpsons
The graphic below, of which we are uncertain the origin, serves as the centerpiece of this post. We first saw this on The Big Lead, many years ago, but that link is now dead. Enjoy as we try to decipher why certain Big Ten football programs were assigned certain characters, and others...well, we really have no idea about the analogy. … [Read more...] about Every Big Ten Football Program as a Character from The Simpsons
ESPN College Gameday: How it Went From Transcendent to Unwatchable
I absolutely loved ESPN College Gameday, about a decade, decade and half ago when it was only an hour long, instead of three. Back in those days it was not overrun with incessant native advertising, and was much more about football than what's it's about today- pop culture bubble gum nonsense. Back in those days, it was long before the SEC broadcast rights deal, so it wasn't … [Read more...] about ESPN College Gameday: How it Went From Transcendent to Unwatchable
Jaden Ivey: Purdue Star a Top 5 Overall NBA Prospect
(Editor's note: with the NBA Draft tomorrow night, we're re-posting this back to the top from March 23) It's all there right now for Jaden Ivey and Purdue to reach the Final Four. To reach the Elite Eight, all they have to do is beat a #15 seed, and there are no seeds higher than the Boilermakers remaining in their region. If ever there was a year for the Boilers to end … [Read more...] about Jaden Ivey: Purdue Star a Top 5 Overall NBA Prospect
Tributes Pour in For Caleb Swanigan, Dead at 25 Due to Natural Causes
Absolutely gutted by this news, former Purdue Boilermaker and NBA player Caleb Swanigan is dead, at the tender age of 25. The cause of death was not known at time of release. However, WANE is now reporting it as "natural causes." “The Purdue basketball family is deeply saddened and devastated at the loss of Caleb Swanigan,” Purdue head coach Matt Painter said. “Caleb was a … [Read more...] about Tributes Pour in For Caleb Swanigan, Dead at 25 Due to Natural Causes
