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Michigan showed why it is a very deserving No. 1 ranked team Tuesday night in Mackey Arena. They were able to take the crowd out of it and bury Purdue in a 20 point deficit to remove most doubt in the first half. The Boilermakers had a few chances to get back in it during […]
Purdue was hoping to reclaim itself as the best team in the Big Ten when #1 Michigan came into town. Instead, Michigan proclaimed to college basketball that not just the Big Ten, but all of college basketball is looking up to Michigan. Dusty May’s Wolverines went into Mackey Arena and gave the Boilers a 91-80 […]
This is a big one. Everyone knows that. It’s the #1 team coming into Mackey Arena to give Purdue their only shot to stay in the Big Ten race. Michigan has just one loss on the season both in conference and on the season. If Purdue can take down Michigan tonight, and get within one […]
It doesn’t get much better than this. A four game winning streak has Purdue back in the top-ten, and a season long stretch of domination has Michigan as the #1 team in the country. Which means on Tuesday night, #7 Purdue will play host to #1 Michigan in a showcase of two of the best […]
Today is a big game for the Purdue Boilermakers. The #1 team in the country is coming into Mackey Arena. They want to take control of the Big Ten race and basically put it to bed while also possibly putting together the best Big Ten record since the league moved to 20 conference games. So, […]
Tuesday night is one of the biggest games in the history of Mackey Arena. Purdue began the season as the No. 1 ranked team, but now it will look to beat the No. 1 ranked team for the first time since beatined Arizona in December 2024. The Boilermakers have only beaten No. 1 three times […]
It was a successful week for the Boilermakers as they secured two victories away from Mackey Arena when they beat #7 Nebraska in Lincoln and Iowa in Iowa City. That success culminated in Purdue moving up 6 spots in the AP Poll on Monday, from 13th to 7th. They are ranked behind Michigan, Houston, Duke, […]
Michigan 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 24-1 Big 10 Record: 14-1 Previous 3 Games 2/14: W – 86 – 56 vs UCLA @ Home 2/11: W – 82 – 61 vs Ohio State @ Away 2/8: W – 110 – 69 vs Penn State @ Away Michigan Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank in […]
What may end up being the most significant game in the B1G conference slate from a national perspective will see the #1 Michigan Wolverines visit Mackey Arena to take on the #7 Purdue Boilermakers. It is the first time since the 2004/2005 season that the #1 team will visit Mackey Arena and the ninth time […]
Heading into the game at Iowa a lot of Purdue fans were still nervous. Sure, the team had won three games in a row, including a heart pumping game against a top-10 Nebraska team, but the question was if they could maintain that momentum and keep winning tough games. Going on the road in the […]
The college baseball kickoff was a modestly successful one for Purdue this weekend. The Boilermakers aw a bullpen implosion cost them the season opener forst the first time since 2019, but the team was able to recover with a pair of wins to take the series. Game 1: Portland 9, Purdue 3 The final score […]
The Purdue Boilermakers took another step in the right direction in their quest to win the B1G Title as they beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 78-57 on the road. It’s the fourth straight victories for the Boilers following their three game slide with three of those four victories coming on the road. Purdue was led by […]
Hey, Purdue basketball is good again! A week ago we watched Purdue slog through an ugly home win against a very bad Oregon team in West Lafayette. It did not look good as the team prepared to head out on a two-game road trip. Nebraska was a top 10 team and Iowa had pushed Purdue […]
Purdue’s bench sparked the Boilermakers fourth straight win and third straight on the road as it handles Iowa 78-57. Purdue got instant offense from its bench at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday from Gicarri Harris. Harris knocked down a three to give Purdue a 7-5 lead four minutes into the game. Then he added an immediate […]
After losing three straight Big Ten games Purdue has responded by winning their next three including their most recent win on the road against a top-10 Nebraska team. With losses to some of the other top teams around the Big Ten it’s helped Purdue rise up back into the top four of the conference. Michigan […]
Purdue has been after Caden Pierce for quite some time and today, that work all paid off when he announced he would be joining Purdue next season. He chose Purdue over Duke, Gonzaga, Uconn, and Louisville. It is a massive get for Coach Painter out of the transfer portal, as he looks to replace Trey […]
One more week down which means we are one more week closer to Selection Sunday and where Purdue will be heading for March Madness. I posted these questions prior to the game against Nebraska but the poll was open after that game as well. I’m interested to see the results of this one so let’s […]
I came away from the Nebraska game both excited and horrified by what I saw. Purdue built up a 22 point lead against a top 10 team ON THE ROAD, before letting it all slip away and winning in overtime. One of the many issues I saw in the game, aside from the live ball […]
Purdue is coming off a much needed, road win against #7 Nebraska to complete a three-game winning streak after losing three straight conference games to end January. It took overtime for the Boilers after surrendering a double-digit lead in the final minutes, but the win keeps Purdue tied with four other teams with three losses […]
I purposely waited to send a roundtable this week until after the game against Nebraska. I knew that it would make a huge difference in the answer to my question. So, after the victory I sent the following question to the staff. With Purdue beating Nebraska and Illinois falling to Wisconsin Michigan now stands alone […]
It’s mid-February, so that means the return of Purdue baseball. This year is year seven under Greg Goff, and with a 140-130 record since taking over in 2020 the Purdue Nine is looking to take a step forward this year. The season begins This weekend in Sugar Land, Texas, Where Purdue will begin the 2026 […]
Tuesday night’s wild game in Lincoln saw Purdue pick up a huge road win. It may have also come via divine providence through idiocy. The game was decided when Jamarques Lawrence slipped and fell as he accepted the inbounds pass with 4.1 seconds left and the Cornhuskers trailing by one. Gicarri Harris recovered the ball, […]
Well that was a strange game wasn’t it? Purdue travels to Lincoln, Nebraska and jumps out to an early 14-1 lead eventually stretching it to 22 points before it all fell down. Ryan and I cover what went wrong, and what went right in this game against the Cornhuskers. First though, we take a look […]
Hopefully we all made it through the night after last night’s game quickly went from joyful blowout to full-on panic. I am simultaneously stunned that we won the game and stunned that we didn’t blow them out given how well Purdue played for most of the game. The important thing is that it counts as […]
Please excuse me for a moment. I am 46 years old and I am trying to get my heart rate back to normal. Wow. What a rollercoaster of a game. With 18:56 left in regualtion Purdue’s second straight gave it a 46-24 lead. For a large portion of the second half the Boilermakers were in […]