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Boiler Alert! Predicting Purdue Men’s Basketball Exhibition Lineup & Predicting Purdue Football vs. Washington
The podcast is back for our midweek episode and it’s full of predictions. With Purdue basketball just three days away from their first exhibition game of the season Ryan and I predict the starting lineup for this game against Ball State. Remember, it’s just an exhibition so the result doesn’t matter, but who will Painter […]
Staff Roundtable: Who is Purdue Football’s Most Improved?
Purdue football has had an incredible turnaround over these last two weeks. But, who do you attribute it to? I asked the staff the following question: Purdue football is in the midst of a two game winning streak. Who or what has impressed you the most? Ledman: I mean, the obvious answer is the defense […]
Boilermaker Fashion Showcase at Ross-Ade Stadium Friday
I know that a lot of you will likely be heading to the game on Friday and so I wanted to give you details on an event that will be happening at Ross-Ade Stadium prior to the game, and during the game if you’ve got tickets. Purdue is bringing in a number of vendors who […]
Know Your Enemy: A Conversation with the Washington Huskies Dawg Pound
This week I was lucky enough to exchange questions with Mark Shafer from the Dawg Pound about Friday’s game between the Huskers and the Boilermakers. Coach Fisch said today he’d be surprised if starting QB Demond Williams was able to play on Friday. What can you tell us about backup QB Elijah Brown? Elijah Brown […]
Catching Up on NFL Boilers Through Week 5
The NFL season rolls on with Week 5 now in the books. We already broke down what the NFL Boilers did in week 1 of the season so now let’s take a look at the last 4 weeks of the season. Week 2 Derrick Barnes – Detroit Lions – 6 tackles and a sack in […]
2026 Purdue Football Game 7: Purdue (3-3, 2-1) vs. Washington (3-3, 0-3)
A new week is upon us following the holiday and it’s a short week if you’re a Purdue football fan. Last week’s game against Minnesota ended in the wee hours of Saturday night just before it turned into Sunday morning. Now, with one less day to prepare and recover Purdue will face Washington on Friday […]
Xs and Ohs! Purdue and Minnesota Victory Edition
You may have heard that the website formerly known as Twitter has been purchased and is now X, a simply horrendous name in my opinion but then again I am not a billionaire so take my suggestions with a grain of salt. You may also know that we have historically shared our favorite tweets from […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: Washington QB Matchup
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. If you listen to the word of Washington’s head coach there’s a possibility that starting QB Demond Williams Jr. will not be able to go on […]
Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review – Minnesota – Defense
Going into the Illinois game, if I told you Purdue would allow only 10 combined points in the first halves of the next two games, would you have believed me? I’m going to guess no. I am happy to inform you that Purdue’s defense has allowed only 10 combined points in the first halves of […]
Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review – Offense – Minnesota
That was one of the best offensive performances I’ve seen from a Purdue team in quite some time. It wasn’t just 41 points; it was how they scored them. Offensive coordinator Josh Henson, a former offensive line coach, leaned on Coach Zach Crabtree’s big boys up front, and they responded by dominating the line of […]
Boiler Alert! Purdue Manhandles Minnesota
Ya know how much more fun it is to record these things when the football program is playing well? I mean I actually look forward to recording them instead of dreading that time in my calendar when I’ve got to rehash the latest debacle. What a change! And for the better! On this episode I […]
Presser Rewind: Purdue 41 Minnesota 13
Purdue delivered a dominant, complete-game performance at Ross-Ade Stadium, overpowering Minnesota 41–13 to secure their second consecutive Big Ten victory. From the opening kickoff, the Boilermakers set the tone on both sides of the ball, establishing control at the line of scrimmage and building a comfortable lead they never relinquished. Let’s jump into the post-game […]
Purdue Soccer Beats No. 2 Michigan State
Purdue soccer pulled off a tremendous upset today at Folk Field, knocking off No. 2 ranked Michigan State 2-1. It was the first time that Purdue has beaten a No. 2 ranked team in soccer, and it is the highest ranked Purdue has beaten since 2007 when it beat No. 1 ranked Portland on September […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 6 of Big Ten Football
What was THAT? The last few years of Purdue football have been dismal, so to see us walk out and lay the absolute smack down on a good Minnesota team fresh off of big wins over Washington and Michigan was stunning. Last week Purdue was in control for most of the game against Illinois. Last […]
Purdue Aces Their Performance Against Minnesota
Purdue put together its most complete performance of the season Saturday night, taking down Minnesota 41-13 at Ross-Ade Stadium. The Boilermakers dominated the line of scrimmage, made plays on defense, and looked like a team that is starting to figure things out. Minnesota came into the game at 4-1, but Purdue controlled the game for […]
Fame Ijeboi and Ryan Browne Lead Purdue To Dominating 41-13 Victory Over Minnesota
Coming into this game the Purdue fanbase had felt what it was like to earn a victory, in the Big Ten no less, and looked around at the league and said hey maybe we can do this again? With Purdue students on fall break there was a question about how much the home field would […]
How to Watch Purdue (2-3, 1-1) vs. Minnesota (4-1, 2-0) & Fan Discussion
There’s the famous scene in the movie Major League II where Lou Brown the grizzled manager of the team looks around his locker room and says…well hell…I’ll just put the video here. It’s so good. Purdue won a game last week, they could win another game today that’s two in a row, if they win […]
Hammer and Rails Readers React Results: What Are Fans Most Worried About for Saturday?
Purdue and Minnesota kick off in about 11 hours so it’s time to look at this week’s survey results focused on the Minnesota game. We are through another week folks meaning we are also 9 days away from Purdue men’s basketball kicking off in an exhibition game. But, let’s focus on football I guess. Truly […]
Purdue Football: The Game Plan vs. Minnesota is Simple; the Execution isn’t.
Minnesota is one of the easiest teams in the country to game plan against; executing against them is a different matter entirely, just ask Michigan. Here are the key stats: Minnesota Rushing Attempts vs Eastern Illinois – 38 vs Mississippi State – 15 vs Akron – 33 vs Washington – 33 Vs Michigan – 40 […]
Purdue Football (2-3, 1-1) vs. Minnesota (4-1, 2-0): Staff Predictions
Tomorrow’s game against Minnesota doesn’t kick off until 8:00 PM, but that doesn’t mean that we are resting and extra 8 or so hours. Oh no, there’s content to be posted baby! For now, we’ve got the staff on record with what they think will happen in the matchup against the Golden Gophers. Ledman (4-1): […]
2026 Purdue Men’s Basketball Big Ten Media Days
It’s hard to believe that Purdue men’s basketball has an exhibition game in just 10 days. So today, in preparation for that day Purdue sent head coach M att Painter, Daniel Jacobsen, and CJ Cox out to Big Ten media days which this year took place in Rosemont, Illiinois. This will be an interesting season […]
Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review – Illinois – Defense
Purdue’s schedule hasn’t done much for much maligned defensive coordinator Kevin Kane. While I don’t think Purdue’s defense is good, it’s not as bad as early results have indicated. Illinois was their first game against a team outside the top 50, and lo and behold, the defense looked much improved. That improvement was particularly noticeable […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Game Times and TV Networks Announced
Today is a big day for the Purdue men’s basketball community. The team announced via their Twitter account that the game times and the TV networks for all of this season’s games have been announced. I’m not going to ramble on and make you scan this article for this information. Instead, I’ll just insert the […]
Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey: Biggest Concerns Heading into the Minnesota Game?
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. The game against Minnesota is less than a week away. Luckily for the Boilermakers, the Gophers of the Golden variety, are coming into Ross-Ade so that’s […]
Purdue Football: Depth Chart Review – Offense – Illinois
It finally happened: Purdue ended up on the correct side of a Big 10 ledger for the first time since the 2024 Indiana victory. I want to remind everyone that I predicted this outcome…just don’t look at the other outcomes I may have gotten slightly incorrect along the way. While I predicted a Purdue victory, […]
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