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Rondale Moore Gone Too Soon
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been afraid of dying. Not death. But dying. I understand that everyone dies, but my own death has always haunted me. I remember being 7 or 8 years old, sharing a room with my older brother, lying awake thinking about what happens when you die. For many […]
#8 Purdue at Ohio State: Game Preview
Coming off their fourth home loss of the season the Boilermakers will head on the road to Columbus to face the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes are losers of two straight with losses to Michigan State and Iowa. That loss to Iowa was especially brutal as they lost by 17 on the road and the game wasn’t […]
Purdue Fan Survey Results – Your Favorite Basketball Uniform
After yesterday’s gut punch of a victory I think it’s time we take a step back and remember the bigger picture. Let’s remember that this is just the regular season and it does not define this team. This team has always had bigger goals. The regular season is important of course because it sets the […]
Michigan State 76, Purdue 74: Postgame Video
This was a tough one. Both teams feelt dead even all night long. Michigan State got a late push, Purdue had two chances to tie or win at the end, and didn’t pull it off. Damn good classic Big Ten basketball game. This will go easier if I dive right into the bullet points: Can […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Loses Fourth Home Game: Michigan State 76-Purdue 74
Coming into Mackey Arena against a Michigan State team that you’re tied with in the conference standings, and have identical overall records as well, you knew this thing was going to be a dog fight. And no, I’m not referring to Ripper who performed it frisbee dog halftime entertainment. Well, the first half lived up […]
Purdue Basketball: How to Watch #8 Purdue (22-5, 12-4) vs. #13 Michigan State (22-5, 12-4) & Fan Discussion
When you look on the sidelines today in Mackey Arena you’ll see two Big Ten legends as Matt Painter and the Boilermakers take on Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans. This is a game with huge implications in the Big Ten standings as the two teams sit tied for 4th place with the winner […]
Game Preview – #13 Michigan State at #8 Purdue
While Indiana and Purdue is the rivalry in the state of Indiana, there might not be a better rivalry in the Big Ten in the last two decades than Purdue and Michigan State. Matt Painter and Tom Izzo are living legends and will have claims for best coaches in conference history when their careers are […]
Purdue Basketball: Michigan State Preview: Stats, Analytics, Analysis
Michigan State 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 17-9 Big 10 Record: 8-7 Previous 3 Games 2/22: W – 66 – 60 vs Ohio State @ Home 2/17: W – 82 – 59 vs UCLA @ Home 2/13: L – 71 – 92 vs Wisconsin @ Away Michigan State Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank […]
Non-Conference Opponents’ Update: February 25
The Big Ten is lost. Michigan officially locked up at least a share of the conference last night with three games to go, and unless they lose at Illinois, at Iowa, and at home against Michigan State Purdue will have to wait another year for that elusive 27th Big Ten championship that was almost considered […]
Purdue Readers Reacts Survey: Checking in on Purdue’s NCAA Seed
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. With just one week left in February every college basketball fan’s mind turns to March. That’s […]
College Basketball Rankings Febraury 23: Purdue Stays in Top 10
It was a wild week in the top 25 as seemingly everyine in the top 10 dropped at least one game. Michigan, Hosuton, Iowa State, UConn, Purdue, and Illinois were all top 10 teams that lost at least once last week, but most of those losses were to other top 10 teams. That means mostly […]
By the Numbers: Purdue 93 Indiana 64
Now that’s what a Final Four team is supposed to look like! Purdue fired on all cylinders in a home blowout of the Indiana Hoosiers in a game that the Boilers used to vault themselves firmly into the 2 seed line for the NCAA Tournament committee’s pre-selection show. The Boilers overwhelmed an overmatched Hoosiers squad […]
Boiler Alert Podcast – In Tribute to Rondale Moore
On this episode of the podcast Ryan and I talk about the life and legacy of Rondale Moore, the Purdue Boilermaker who passed away over the weekend. This was not fun to record and I think you can tell in my voice that I was struggling. He was just so young at just 25 years […]
Purdue Baseball Stuns with Round Rock Classic Win
Through five innings of Saturday’s game with Baylor Purdue’s trip to the prestigious Round Rock Classic looked like it was going to be an 0-fer. The Boilermakers had already lost to Southern Miss on Friday evening and they trailed Baylor 5-0 through six. With No. 12 Oregon State waiting on Sunday an 0-3 trip looked […]
Rondale Moore Dies at 25
Purdue fans will always remember October 20, 2018. Now both major stars from that night are gone way too soon. Yes, that was Tyler Trent’s big night as Purdue thumped No. 2 Ohio State 49-20, but it was Rondale Moore who put on a show that night. The call of, “HE’S STILL GOING!!!” when he […]
Purdue Listed as 2-Seed in NCAA Bracket Preview
In the NCAA bracket preview, Purdue was listed as the 8th overall team and the lowest 2-seed in the selection committee’s bracket preview. That’s a strong showing for a team who, just a few weeks ago, was in the midst of a three game losing streak and very apparent struggles that many began questioning the […]
137… and Counting
In last night’s blowout win against our in state rival, the Indiana Hoosiers, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer broke yet another record for Purdue basketball. They started their 137th game for Matt Painter, breaking the previous record of games started, held by E’twaun Moore, at obviously, 136. From there, Vince Edwards started 126 and Brian […]
Purdue Fan Survey Results – Men’s Basketball Stretch Run
We’ve made it to the weekend once again folks. That means I’ve got survey results for you. I didn’t want to put these on the site yesterday for fear that they get lost in the shuffle with the IU game coming up that evening. So instead I am dropping them this afternoon for your reading […]
Purdue 93, Indiana 64: Postgame Video
Purdue has been on an incredible run in the four seasons that Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn have been in West Lafayette. The trio have gone an impressive 108-23 mark that includes a pair of Big Ten title and a National Runner-Up finish. Four of those losses had come at the hands of […]
Purdue Men’s Basketball Gets Revenge on IU: Purdue 93 – IU 64
I hesitate to say that any game at this point in the season is a must win for the Boilermakers with the Big Ten race out of reach, but this game against IU, in Mackey Arena, certainly felt like one that Purdue really needed just for their mental peace. Oh, and seeding, they needed it […]
Purdue Basketball: Indiana Preview: Stats, Analytics, Analysis
Indiana 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 17-9 Big 10 Record: 8-7 Previous 3 Games 2/15: L – 71 – 51 vs Illinois @ Away 2/9: W – 92 – 74 vs Oregon @ Home 2/8: W – 78 – 77 (OT) vs Wisconsin @ Home Indiana Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank in ()) […]
Purdue Basketball: How to Watch #7 Purdue (21-5, 11-4) vs. Indiana (17-9, 8-7) & Fan Discussion
Purdue’s seniors have their final regular season game against Indiana tonight with this one taking place in the friendly confines of Mackey Arena. Purdue’s seniors need this win to go to 4-4 overall against the Hoosiers. Purdue needs this win for a number of reasons. First, revenge for the loss in Bloomington. Second, to even […]
Purdue Baseball Faces Huge Early Season Challenge
The last few seasons have seen Purdue baseball get off to a hot start thanks to a relatively easy schedule of handpicked opponents on neutral fields as the program waits for the home opener. This is different. The Boilermakers were invited to take part in the prestigious Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond in Round […]
Indiana at Purdue Preview –
#7 Purdue 21-5 (11-4) vs. Indiana 17-9 (and 8-7) There’s no such thing as must win games in February, but if there was, this would be it for Purdue. After a four game win streak pulled Purdue back into the top-ten, it played host to #1 Michigan on Tuesday night. Michigan had its way with […]
Boiler Alert Podcast: #1 Michigan Proves Why They are #1
That was a pretty brutal four minute stretch wasn’t it? Purdue went from hanging in there with the #1 team in the country to down by double digits with the game for all intents and purposes over. It was a tough scene to watch as Michigan grabbed offensive rebound after offensive rebound. On two early […]
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