The title says it all on this one. After staying at #5 for a number of weeks Purdue finally moved up a notch to #4. Iowa State was the victim here as they fell from #2 all the way to #9 after losing two straight games. Let’s take a look at where past or future […]
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It’s NFL playoff season which means Ryan is off to watch his team, the Bears, while my team, the Bucs, choked away their chance at the playoffs this season. That means Ryan is unavailable to record a podcast with me, but no matter he sent me his thoughts in text message form and I’ll relay […]
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Purdue had a stretch of nearly 8 minutes where it did not score in the first half. It had another stretch of nearly 5 minutes in the second half. It was 1 of 14 from the floor for a stretch. It trailed by 14 early and looked like a blowout could happen. Boilers win. Folks, […]
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After starting an unblemished 6-0 in conference season Purdue had to pack everything up, hop on the plane, and head out West to make their fortune. This time they are heading to face the USC Trojans in sunny Southern California. USC sits at 3-3 in conference play and Drew and Ryan both have previews of […]
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2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 14-3 Big 10 Record: 3-3 Previous 3 Games 1/13: W – 88-71 vs Maryland @ Home 1/9: W – 70 – 69 (OT) vs Minnesota @ Away 1/2: L – 51 – 80 vs Michigan State @ Away USC Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank in ()) KenPom Ranking – 51 Offense Adjusted […]
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We’ve made it to the end of another week and that means it’s time to get some results from our weekly survey. We went with one basketball and one football this week. So let’s not waste any time, let’s just get right into these results. An overwhelming 66% of all respondents think that Purdue moving […]
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The #5 Purdue Boilermakers will hop on the plane and head out to sunny Los Angeles this weekend to take on the LA schools. Despite us still trying to wrap our heads around USC and UCLA being Big Ten teams, Purdue will take on USC this Saturday at 6:00 PM ET in the Galen Center. […]
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Given the outcome of the two most recent Big Ten basketball games, both of which saw Purdue’s opponent shoot 10+% points better from deep than their season averages, I wanted to asked the staff if that’s something we should be worried about. More precisely, I asked: After holding four straight opponents (Minnesota, Marquette, Auburn, Kent […]
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Thank goodness the Paint Crew was back in Mackey Arena for the 100th consecutive sellout because the Purdue men’s basketball team needed every single one of their cheers to take down a game Iowa Hawkeyes team on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes were shooting the lights out of the ball in the first half at a clip […]
4 days ago | 1 read
Purdue struggled in the first half and coming out for the second half but a flip seemed to switch for Purdue with about 15 minutes left. Suddenly, Smith was getting what he wanted and flashed his ability to take over a game on both sides on his way to 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 8 […]
4 days ago | 0 reads
I always get very annoyed when Purdue loses at home. Since tonight was the 100th consecutive sellout at Mackey Arena and we are now 89-11 in that span (and how many of those 11 have come without a full Paint Crew?) you can understand why. I feel like we can only lose on Keady Court […]
5 days ago | 1 read
On yet another snowy night in West Lafayette, the Boilermaker faithful trudged through the wind and below freezing temperatures to see their favorite team in action this time against the Iowa Hawkeyes. John Wooden Memorial Player of the Game (JMPOTG): Maybe not the one that jumps out at you, but CJ Cox had a great […]
5 days ago | 2 reads
We’ve made it folks. We are through the games where the Paint Crew is gone for the winter break. The students have returned. The Paint Crew will be out in full force as Iowa comes into Mackey Arena to try and improve to 6-0 in conference play. They couldn’t come back at a better time […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
You might have seen the report from Nathan Baird that the way Purdue football schedules could be about to change. If not, I’ve included his tweet with a link to his article below. With that in mind I asked the staff, is this a good move or a bad move? Ledman: To me this is […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 12-4 Big 10 Record: 2-3 Previous 3 Games 1/11: L – 69-75 vs Illinois @ Home 1/6: L – 67 – 70 vs Minnesota @ Away 1/3: W – 74 – 61 vs UCLA @ Home Iowa Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank in ()) KenPom Ranking – 21 Offense Adjusted […]
6 days ago | 1 read
Things are beginning to level out. For the past few weeks Purdue has been slightly behind a few other schools in the pursuit for a No. 1 seed. With Michigan and Iowa State getting their first losses that gap has narrowed. UConn has also had a few narrow escapes of late, making the top 10 […]
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#5 Purdue 15-1 (5-0) will host Iowa 12-4 (2-3) on Wednesday night. Purdue is off to a clean start in the Big Ten. Ben McCollum’s first year at Iowa has hit a recent speed bump after a hot start to the season. Iowa has lost its last two games, dropping a game at Minnesota and […]
6 days ago | 0 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Purdue fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We are back to the survey questions this week. Decided to go with one football and […]
7 days ago | 0 reads
After this weekend’s action everyone in the conference has played at least five of their 20 Big Ten games, so we’re starting to get som separation in what is a bloated league. only two teams are at the top with undefeated league records. One is not a surprise, in preseason No. 1 Purdue. We live […]
8 days ago | 0 reads
With Michigan getting upset by Wisconsin on Saturday I had hoped that Purdue could have leapfrogged them into the top 4, but the Wolverines only dropped two spots in this week’s poll after dropping their first game of the season. I think that is pretty fair, too. They have been very impressive until this past […]
8 days ago | 0 reads
Ryan and I are back with you to discuss the week that was in the Big Ten conference. Who did Purdue a favor by taking down a conference contender and who failed to do so? Plus, is Nebraska for real? Really seems like they might be. Ryan and I get into that in the first […]
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The Purdue Boilermakers fought off a valiant effort from Penn State to move to 5-0 in the B1G and push the Nittany Lions to 0-5 as well. It was a much more difficult game than most expected as Penn State shot 12% above their season average behind the arc on their way to making twelve […]
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The Purdue Boilermakers fought off a valiant effort from Penn State to move to 5-0 in the B1G and push the Nittany Lions to 0-5 as well. It was a much more difficult game than most expected as Penn State shot 12% above their season average behind the arc on their way to making twelve […]
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Today’s postgame video post is a little late today, as I scalped a couple tickets and took my son up at the last minute this morning. It marked the first time in probably more than a decade that I have been to Mackey solely as a fan instead of sitting with the media, and it […]
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Purdue came into this game undefeated in Big Ten play and looking to keep pace with a Nebraska team who just came back from a 16 point second half deficit to take down IU on the road and a Michigan team who was locked into a fight against the Wisconsin Badgers (a fight they would […]
10 days ago | 0 reads