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Purdue heads to Northwestern to hopefully right the ship after another loss, this one to Ohio State. Purdue has struggled to stop anyone from getting to the rim and when they have stopped people from getting to the rim they’ve allowed opponents to shoot roughly 75% from three (someone might have to check my facts […]
There’s clearly something going on with Purdue men’s basketball. We can’t be sure what it is, but I reached out to the staff to see what they think the issue is. Ledman: I can’t give you a 100% definitive issue, but I can give you my opinion. I think it was Jalen Rose who talked […]
Can we all calm down for just a moment? Yes, the season has not gone as expected. In fact, I called a 28-3 year early on. None of us expected four home losses. Yes, Purdue has underachieved, but can much of the fanbase please stop acting like Matt Painter has no idea what he is […]
As the calendar flips to March, the margin for error has officially evaporated for teams clinging to the NCAA Tournament’s ever-shrinking bubble. While the heavyweights at the top like Duke, UConn, Arizona, Michigan, and possibly Florida have largely turned the race for No. 1 seeds into a private invitational, the real drama is unfolding in […]
Northwestern 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 13 – 16 Big 10 Record: 5 – 13 Previous 3 Games 2/28: W – 63 – 62 vs Oregon @ Home 2/24: W – 72 – 68 vs Indiana @ Away 2/17: W – 78 – 74 vs Maryland @ Home Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank […]
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 two regular season games left it’s truly the end of the line for the […]
It is safe to call last week a bad one for Purdue. The Boilermakers lost to Michigan State at home for the first time in 12 years. They then went on the road and lost at Ohio State in another frustrating game. The Big Ten is now lost, and the NCAA Tournament looms without hte […]
There might be a few inches of snow on the ground in Indiana this morning, but it is officially baseball season. Purdue is just four days away from its home opener at Alexander Field, and this year it is a Big Ten series that will begin the home slate. The expansion of the conference to […]
This week in Purdue basketball went as poorly as one could possibly imagine. An 0-2 week including a loss on the road to a bubble team, and fan infighting the likes of which we’ve not seen in quite a few years. It left a bad taste in my mouth so of course I had to […]
This game wrap is sponsored by our friends at Section 103. They just launched their new Purdue collection in time for March Madness. They’ve got high quality shirts and hats with some different designs you won’t see elsewhere. I’m thinking especially about the Mackey Arena shirt and the World’s Largest Drum shirt. They’ll also be […]
Ohio State 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 17-11 Big 10 Record: 9-8 Previous 3 Games 2/25: L – 57 – 74 vs Iowa @ Away 2/22: L – 60 – 66 vs Michigan State @ Away 2/17: W – 86 – 69 vs Wisconsin @ Home Ohio State Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank […]
Sometimes as fans we feel like the things that we do during games, or before games, impacts the outcome of our favorite sporting events. It’s an absurd thing to think and absolutely nobody with anyone intelligence truly believes that some sort of universal sports god is watching what we are doing and making decisions on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]