Hammer And Rails

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The first award for this young man. The Big Ten announced their weekly awards for the prior week today and surprise surprise, Purdue gets their name called! The Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week award was well earned by Ryan Browne who started the game this week against Illinois and led a fourth quarter drive that put Purdue in … [Read more...] about Purdue Football’s Ryan Browne Wins Freshman of the Week

Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Quack Attack makes their way to West Lafayette for a Friday fight. Oregon Ducks: 6-0 Series Record: 1-2 Last Purdue Win: September 29th, 1979, 13-7 Last Oregon Win: September 12th, 2009, 38-36 Oregon Head Coach: Dan Lanning Betting Line: Oregon -27.5 Offensive Player to Watch: Uh, where do I begin? … [Read more...] about Know Thy Opponent: The Oregon Ducks

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Is there a new #1? This weekend saw some pretty great college football with the marquee matchup being the game between Oregon and Ohio State. A thrilling game with a close finish between two top teams. Who can ask for more in a loaded Big Ten that now includes teams on both coasts. Now, did Texas do enough to not be overtaken by the … [Read more...] about SB Nation Big Ten Writers Top 10 – Week 7

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images *Glass shatters* In a huge shift from recent weeks, Ryan and I actually had fun discussing football in this week’s episode of the Boiler Alert podcast! Can you believe it? I can hardly believe it myself. There were glimmers of hope in this one as the Purdue offense found a way to score 49 points, more than double … [Read more...] about Boiler Alert – By God That’s Ryan Browne’s Music!

Ron Johnson-Imagn Images A roaring comeback falls just short. Purdue 49 - Illinois 50 Pre-Game I think the majority of Purdue fans were calling for Ryan Walters to be canned coming into this game. Things were looking very bleak coming in as Purdue was playing a ranked team on the road with their starting quarterback out due to a concussion. It was known before the game … [Read more...] about The (Second) Day After: Purdue 49 – Illinois 50