The Boilermaker Football Staff has been busy. After one week, The Boilers have the 9th ranked Portal class. Here is a quick look, by position group. Quarterback – 0 As it stands, Purdue appears as if it will run it back with Ryan Browne as the incumbent. Presumably, there is belief with better talent, that […]
27 days ago | 1 read
The Boilermaker Football Staff has been busy. After one week, The Boilers have the 9th ranked Portal class. Here is a quick look, by position group. Quarterback – 0 As it stands, Purdue appears as if it will run it back with Ryan Browne as the incumbent. Presumably, there is belief with better talent, that […]
27 days ago | 4 reads
What is it about those first home games after the holiday break without the full Paint Crew that makes Purdue struggle so much? Purdue has done better in recent years, but this has traditionally been a game where Purdue has struggled. After jumping out to a 9-0 lead in less than two minutes tonight it […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
Certain games you can just feel that the opponent is overmatched. You can feel that no matter what they do they aren’t going to walk out of Mackey Arena victorious. This was one such game. Poor Washington. They came into Mackey Arena with numerous injuries and only dressed nine guys (and one of them, an […]
28 days ago | 2 reads
Big Ten rival Washington comes into Mackey Arena tonight as the Boilermakers look to improve to 4-0 in conference play. Who could ever forget the storied games these two teams have had throughout the long history of this bitter rivalry. Okay, but seriously, still weird that Washington is in the Big Ten, but here we […]
28 days ago | 1 read
With the new year now officially in full swing and all of us back to regular schedules, it’s time to fire up the roundtable machine and ask the staff a question again. This week, I wanted to know how you can fix Purdue football, but I made them go deeper than just sending me the […]
28 days ago | 5 reads
Washington 9-5 (1-2) heads into Mackey Arena to take on the #5 Purdue Boilermakers 13-1 (3-0) Wednesday night. Matt Painter didn’t take long to get to the crux of the problem trying to defend Danny Sprinkle’s Washington Huskies: Washington will and wants to get to the rim at all times. Washington is one of the […]
28 days ago | 1 read
Washington 9-5 (1-2) heads into Mackey Arena to take on the #5 Purdue Boilermakers 13-1 (3-0) Wednesday night. Matt Painter didn’t take long to get to the crux of the problem trying to defend Danny Sprinkle’s Washington Huskies: Washington will and wants to get to the rim at all times. Washington is one of the […]
28 days ago | 1 read
Purdue was almost able to step back onto the top seed line last night even without playing a game. Michigan, who had spent the last several weeks pretty much crushing the skull of any and all opponents, went to the Bryce Jordan Mausoleum and, as happens at least once a year, fell asleep. They escaped […]
28 days ago | 1 read
2025-2026 Season Record: 9-5 Previous 3 Games 1/4: L – 80-90 vs Indiana @ Away 12/29: W- 74 – 65 vs Utah @ Home 12/22: W – 86 – 56 vs San Diego @ Home Washington Personnel Starters Bench In-Season Injuries Preseason Injuries C: Mady Traore – # 3 JuCo Transfer / Former Maryland Starter F: Jacob Ognacevic – […]
29 days ago | 1 read
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. After a brief hiatus for the holidays the reader survey is back! This week I’m focused […]
29 days ago | 0 reads
The holidays meant there was no new poll last week, and this week there is not a lot of change due to many teams not playing a lot. As a result, Purdue sits at No. 5 this week once again as we move into the New Year. The most notable change is Michigan gained on […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
After enjoying a long holiday break from the podcast Ryan and I have returned to talk about the last two games for the Boilermakers which were two victories including Kent State and at Wisconsin. As part of those two games Purdue saw one of their own make history when point guard extraordinaire Braden Smith set […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Purdue’s first game of 2026 turned into a dominant road victory at Wisconsin as the Boilers defeated the Badgers 89-73. With the victory, Braden Smith broke the B1G career assists record previously held by Cassius Winston for the last several years. Purdue moved to 3-0 in the early stages of the B1G race with a […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Coach Odom wants to run the football and while improvements are needed on the offensive line, they ate got their bellcow for the 2026 season. Jerrick Gibson committed to Purdue this evening after visiting campus on the opening weekend of the Transfer Portal opening up. Gibson totaled over 500 yards during his two seasons in […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Coach Odom and his staff have had a busy weekend, like most coaches arouns the nation. The transfer portal “officially” opened on Friday, January 2nd. You may ask, why is officially in quotes? Well, officially its just a date given but tampering started months ago, legal or illegal. Purdue received their first commitment today from […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Once again, congratulations to Braden Smith. With 12 assists tonighy officially he now stands at 893 for his career. That broke the previous Big Ten record of 890 held by Michigan State’s Cassius Winston and he is now tied for 17th on the all-time Division I list with former Arkansas State guard Chico Fletcher. Of […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Purdue went to Madison, Wisconsin and took down the Wisconsin Badgers, 89-73. There was no drama in this one, but there was history. Halfway through the second half, Braden Smith drove to the hoop, drawing the eyes and attention of two Badger defenders, and as he had done 890 times before, Smith found a teammate, […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Thus begins Braden Smith’s formal assault on the record books. The Purdue senior point guard entered the night needing nine assists to tie Cassius Winston atop the all-time list in that category among Big Ten players. He made a strong push for it in the first half with six dimes, but his fourth assist of […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
After the brief tester that was the two Big Ten games in December, Purdue is back to Big Ten play with the team traveling to Madison to take on the Badgers. Last night’s Big Ten games showed that perhaps Nebraska is for real and that Michigan might be a powerhouse. If Purdue wants to bring […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 9-4 Big 10 Record: 1-1 Previous 3 Games 12/30: W – 80-60 vs Milwaukee @ Home 12/22: W – 88 – 61 vs Central Michigan @ Home 12/19: L – 66- 76 (OT) vs Villanova @ Neutral Wisconsin Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank in ()) KenPom Ranking – 42 Offense […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
It was another exciting night for fans inside Mackey Arena as the Boilers enjoyed a 41 point victory over one of the better programs in the MAC this season. The 101-41 victory closed out the first portion of the schedule for Purdue as they moved to 12-1 on the season before the bulk of the […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
On the court, it’s close to Matt Painter’s masterpiece. Zach Edey’s national championship runner-up team, that was a team of grit, of redemption, a team fighting from the shadows and contending with the demons that were at Purdue long before Matt Painter. Edey might be Matt Painter’s singular greatest work of heart, from a top-400 […]
about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Purdue Boilers closed their non-conference slate with a dominating 101-60 win against Kent State. Kent State struggled in the clear step up in competition from their previous schedule as the Boilers were able to control all aspects of the game. Notably, Kent State entered the game averaging 94.3 points per game which placed them […]
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Since losing at home to Iowa State 81-58 it seems Purdue has played some really pissed off basketball. It has since won four in a row, holding all four opponents to 60 points or less, while winning all four games by at least 20 points. That includes a win over a Big Ten team, a […]
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