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Hammer and Rails Readers Reacts Survey – UK Exhibition
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’ve got two yes or no questions this week with one focused on football and one […]
17 Day to Purdue Basketball – #17 Omer Mayer
So I think we may have missed a day, but that just means we’re 16 days away from Purdue basketball starting. It’s gonna seem sooner with Purdue heading to Kentucky in just a few days to play in an exhibition game Friday on the road. But today we will take a look at the Israeli […]
Purdue Basketball: Opponent Preview – Iowa State Cyclones
Basic Information Location: Ames, Iowa Type of School: Public Land-Grant Research University Conference: Big 12 Mascot: Cy the Cardinal 2024-’25 Season: 2024 – ‘25 NCAA Tournament: Purdue Game Location: West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue Game Date / Time: Saturday, December 6, 2025 / 12 PM EST Head Coach – T.J. Otzelberger Seasons at Iowa State: Entering his fifth season […]
Braden Smith Named Preseason AP All-American
The Colts are off to a tremendous 6-1 start and own the best record in the NFL after seven weeks, and a large reason is Braden Smith, who is in the final year of a $71 million contract extension as he anchors a solid offensive line… … wait a minute… Oh, this is about THAT […]
Report: Ryan Browne Doubtful for Saturday
Per Tom Dienhart from GoldandBlack.com, starting Quarterback, Ryan Browne is doubtful for Saturday against Rutgers. https://x.com/TomDienhart1/status/1980286516204126557?t=X_n6UuUvEfpeqBkfUvJtqQ&s=19 While he has been up and down this season, losing the starting QB for what is a winnable game. We can assume if he does not play, Malachi Singleton would take the reigns for the game, as he is […]
The Whistlestop Tour: Week 8 of Big Ten Football
This week the separation became even more stark in the conference. Ohio State and Indiana are pulling away and on a collision course for an undefeated meeting in the B1G title game in Indy. A bunch of teams are a game back in the loss column, but that may not matter in the end unless […]
Boiler Alert – A Football Like Substance Against Northwestern
It’s a fact that I’m legally required to call what we watched Saturday “football” but I’m not sure both teams were playing the same game. Northwestern, a team that many Purdue fans thought was beatable, absolutely embarrassed Purdue this weekend. From the opening whistle to the final seconds, it wasn’t really a game. I just […]
By the Numbers: Purdue Blanked at Northwestern
A true stinker. Purdue seemed to have little interest at Northwestern yesterday, if you watched one of the four quarters of the game you would probably agree. The Boilers have now dropped five straight since starting the season 2-0, albeit against lesser competition. An oldy but a goodie, here is depression by thr numbers, brought […]
Northwestern 19, Purdue 0: Boilers No-Show in Evanston
When the season started Purdue fans looked at this Northwestern game as a potential win. The Wildcats were not held in high esteem and if a really, really bad Purdue team could take them to overtime last season when surely a better Purdue team couldpotentially get a win in 2025. As we saw, that was […]
Purdue’s intra-squad scrimmage takeaways
Purdue once again opened the doors to Mackey to host a joint practice/intra-squad scrimmage where Purdue’s roster split apart to compete in three 12-minute scrimmages against each other in front of fans and media. Here’s some instant takeaways from the most extended look at Purdue’s roster a week before its exhibition at Kentucky next Friday. […]
How to Watch Purdue (2-4, 0-3) at Northwestern (4-2, 2-1) & Open Thread
It’s Saturday morning folks and here in West Lafayette there is plenty to do. The Purdue half-marathon and 5K are this morning and should be starting very shortly. Don’t forget there’s also the Purdue men’s and women’s basketball fan day. The fan day begins at 10:00 AM and will include autographs but the doors open […]
Hammer and Rails Readers React Results – Do You Care about Preseason Rankings?
Friday means it’s time for survey results for this week. I asked two questions this week one about basketball and one about football. The first one about basketball asked if you care about preseason rankings. This is especially relevant this year as Purdue is the number one team in the nation in the preseason men’s […]
Purdue Football: Northwestern Wildcats – Preview
Northwestern 2025 Head Coach: David Braun Record: 4-2 Conference Record: 2-1 Best Win: 21-21 @Penn State on October 11th Worst Loss: 3-23 @Tulane on August 3oth What Does Northwestern Want to Do? Offense: The Wildcats want to run the ball, then run the ball again, and if they get an opportunity, run the ball once […]
Purdue (2-4, 0-3) at Northwestern (4-2, 2-1) Staff Predictions
Things have been tough out there on the football field for the Purdue Boilermakers as they’ve dropped four straight games including their most recent loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a game that they had in hand for the majority of the game. Northwestern meanwhile is coming off their best win of the season […]
Big Ten Football Power Rankings: Post Week 7
Greetings from sunny Southern California, where I have spent the last four days walking around Disneyland. That has been a nice balm from Purdue’s now four game losing streak. I can still do a quick Big Ten Power Rankings though, and this week there is a new No. 1.
Interview with the Enemy – Northwestern Wildcats
It’s a game week for football so Miguel Munoz from Northwestern blog Inside NU stopped by and was kind enough to answer my questions about this Saturday’s game. Miguel was nice and knowledgeable about his Wildcats so everyone please go over there and (politely) talk some smack or stir the pot prior to the game […]
Purdue Basketball: Opponent Preview – Memphis Tigers
Basic Information Location: Memphis, Tennessee Type of School: Public Research University Mascot: Pouncer the Tiger Purdue Game Date / Time: Thursday, November 20th / 6 PM Purdue Game Location: Nassau, Bahamas 2024-’25 Season: 2024 – ‘25 NCAA Tournament: Head Coach – Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway Seasons at Memphis: Entering his eighth season Memphis Record: 162-68 Career Record: 162-68 Regular Season Conference […]
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