Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Plus, let’s set some expectations. Basketball is just around the corner and we’ve been ramping up our coverage. Saturday marks the first exhibition game and so I thought it was a perfect time to set the table for expectations for the season. Obviously these will be much loftier than football. What a dichotomy we’ve got here … [Read more...] about Staff Roundtable – Could Purdue Men’s Basketball Three-Pete?
Boiler Alert – Let’s Talk Basketball!
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK Ryan and I offer some general musings on the coming season. With no football game to discuss this week it’s only right that Ryan and I discuss basketball. After all, the season unofficially starts on Saturday with the Creighton exhibition. It’s for charity folks! So consider paying that $6.99 fee and watching Purdue … [Read more...] about Boiler Alert – Let’s Talk Basketball!
Purdue Basketball: Replacing the Two-Time NPOY Will Take a Group Effort
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK Purdue Basketball starts with strong post-play, but replacing Zach Edey is a near impossible task for one man. This season, there is a massive hole on the block for the Purdue Boilermakers. A spot that had been solidified for the last four years by a 7-4, 285 pounds man. A lottery pick to the Memphis Grizzlies, a … [Read more...] about Purdue Basketball: Replacing the Two-Time NPOY Will Take a Group Effort
Purdue Men’s Basketball Has Minutes Available – Who Will Take Them?
This man obviously leaves a gaping hole. | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Sure, there are entrenched starters, but there is plenty of opportunity. The last time we saw Purdue basketball it was in Phoenix, Arizona as they lost in the NCAA Tournament Championship game to UConn. It was a tough way to end the season but damn what a season it was. Now, in just four … [Read more...] about Purdue Men’s Basketball Has Minutes Available – Who Will Take Them?
SB Nation Big Ten Writers Week 8 NCAA Football Top 10
Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images Plus, the Heisman and player of the week. The SB Nation Big Ten writers have been getting together every week this football season to determine the REAL NCAA Top 10. I’d like to think that Purdue played a real part in this week’s rankings as they were the team that Oregon trounced in order to elevate themselves to the number one ranking. That’s … [Read more...] about SB Nation Big Ten Writers Week 8 NCAA Football Top 10