Hammer And Rails

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Surely 24 hours is enough to form every opinion necessary on Purdue football’s new head coach! Yesterday, Purdue University announced the hiring of Barry Odom as the school’s 38th head football coach. Well, we’ve had time to sleep on it. How we feelin’ about the decision, Boiler fans? Just a quick recap on his coaching … [Read more...] about The Day After: Digesting The Barry Odom Hire

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Following a 1-1 to start conference play, Purdue men’s basketball is down 3 spots in the AP Poll. In this week’s AP Poll, Purdue men’s basketball took a slight tumble, down 3 spots to 11th in the nation. This follows a 1-1 week in which Purdue lost at Penn State before taking down Maryland at home. 1️⃣1️⃣ this week. … [Read more...] about Purdue Men’s Basketball Drops to 11th in this Week’s AP Poll

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports What do Ryan and I think of the hire? It’s hard to believe that it was just a week ago that Ryan Walters was fired by Mike Bobinski and Purdue already has a new head football coach on their hands. It was officially announced yesterday that Barry Odom, formerly of UNLV, would be the next head man for Purdue football. That worked out … [Read more...] about Boiler Alert – First Impressions of Purdue Football Head Coach Barry Odom

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images The Transfer Portal is officially open. The Transfer Portal is open and ALIVE. In the days following the dismissal of former Head Coach Ryan Walters, Purdue saw a plethora of players enter the portal. Some may be recruited back, some may find a new home and some may never play a down of collegiate football again, as the portal is a 50/50 … [Read more...] about The Transfer Portal: Tracking Who is Outgoing & Incoming for Odom’s Boilermakers

David Reginek-Imagn Images Purdue’s new head coach is strictly a head coach and finds talent where other coaches bother looking. Originally, my plan was to break down UNLV’s offense and defense after Purdue announced Barry Odom as their new head coach. The problem is, Barry Odom doesn’t necessarily have an offense or defense—at least not one tied to his name. His … [Read more...] about Barry Odom: Program Leader – Talent Scavenger