Illinois Head Coach, Bert. | Photo by Tristar Media/Getty Images Another tough opponent for the Boilermakers. Purdue gets a bye week after traveling to Notre Dame for their week 4 matchup. That means the team should be tan, rested, and ready, as Illinois comes to town to take on the Boilermakers. The Illini are currently in possession of the Cannon and so Purdue will … [Read more...] about Boiler Alert – A Look at Illinois
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31 Days Until Purdue Football: Finn Goodman and Carter Holsworth
DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS / USA TODAY NETWORK We highlight two fresh faces wearing #31 on opposite sides of the ball! IT IS NOW ONLY THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN A LONG MONTH. We are 31 days away from a new era in Boilermakers football! Today’s featured members of the football roster are two new faces: one a true freshman and one a freshman transfer from Marshall … [Read more...] about 31 Days Until Purdue Football: Finn Goodman and Carter Holsworth
Staff Roundtable – Build Your Matt Painter Dream Team for $15
Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images It’s making the rounds on Twitter. It’s always fun to get the staff together and go over a fun question to see how everyone approaches something. If you’ve been on Purdue twitter over the last week or so you might have noticed one of those “build your” team images going around. If you’re not familiar with them I think the best way to … [Read more...] about Staff Roundtable – Build Your Matt Painter Dream Team for $15
Hammer and Rails Reader Survey Results – Purdue Football’s First Three Games – Basketball MVP
Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Do our readers think Purdue can get to 3-0? Sorry for the delay in getting these results to you. There was a mix-up in the files that needed to be cleared up and I just got them back last night. Regardless, here are the results from last week’s survey questions. The first thing I wanted to know was if Purdue … [Read more...] about Hammer and Rails Reader Survey Results – Purdue Football’s First Three Games – Basketball MVP
Boiler Alert – The Lucky Charms of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images Lucky Charms features heavily in this episode. I swear I’m not trying to make fun of Notre Dame in this headline and with the header picture. I’m not. It’s just, we talk about the Notre Dame mascot and Ryan drops some knowledge about it that I never knew. Then, I muse that the Lucky Charms mascot is the most famous Leprechaun out … [Read more...] about Boiler Alert – The Lucky Charms of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish