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Down With Conference Loyalty
Enjoy sports however you want, but don’t try to tell us there’s a benefit to your conference opponents succeeding.
Sports Journalists Have Lost The Plot
Matt Painter all but dared the assembled media to ask him a real question. Seriously, he did that. (But they did not.)
Handsome Basketball Beat Hour #89: A Purdue Rebuilding Year All Along
Purdue etches itself in the history books, in the most unfortunate way possible.
Handsome Basketball Beat Hour #88: Purdue's Big Ten Tournament & March Madness Live Reaction
A reaction to Purdue’s second B10 championship of the year, and tour through Purdue’s path to a national championship.
VB NCAAs Start Today: Boilers in Louisville vs Tennessee Friday
VB opens NCAA play against familiar opponents, facing Tennessee at 4 PM Friday and possibly Louisville on Saturday at 6. Both matches will be on ESPN+.
Post-Season QuickCast: Where Do We Go from Here?
I address the #FirePainter crowd and talk about solutions as I look into the crystal ball for our basketball Boilermakers
St. Peter's Plays Their Game; Out-Toughs Purdue
Cinderella dances, while listless Purdue has two left feet. And yet again, Purdue has a disappointing end to another season.
Horns Down, Boiler Up - Purdue Advances to the Sweet 16
Purdue grinds it out to survive v Texas
Purdue Readies for Texas in Milwaukee
UT does things much differently than Purdue…how should you feel about the game?
Purdue Beats Yale 78-56; Heads to the Second Round
Purdue’s size and athleticism beats Yale into submission; Boilers rolls
Can They - Will They - Flip The Switch?
It’s the post-season. It’s ‘Go Time’. Can this team flip a switch this post-season?
QuickCast: Judge Paul Mulcahy at your own Peril, and is Purdue UVA?
Happy Birthday LBD, Judging Paul Mulcahy, and can Purdue become Virginia…An old-fashioned gumbo QuickCast.
QuickCast: BDowd Getting Analytical? Un-possible.
Purdue’s strong defense and questionable defense tells a story…but what is it?
VB Survives Scare, Starts Sweet 16 Sthursday
Purdue cruised past Illinois State, then came within a set of getting knocked out before roaring back against Dayton to make their third straight Sweet 16, the first time they’ve done that since 2010-13. The Boilers play BYU Thursday at 11 AM, with the winner facing Pitt or Kansas on Saturday.
NCAA VB Tournament Preview: Purdue #6 Seed And Hosting
Purdue earned a program-best 6 seed for the NCAA tournament and will open play against Illinois State Thursday at 7; if they win, they’ll face the Marquette-Dayton winner Friday at 5.
VB Swept By Kentucky; Four Boilers Named As All-Americans
Purdue’s excellent season ended with an 0-3 sweep at the hands of eventual champion Kentucky; the Boilers would finish #7 in the final AVCA poll, and a program-record 4 players were honored as All-Americans.
VB Struggles, Then Shines In Sweep Of High Point
7-seed Purdue came back from an 18-24 deficit in the opening set, fighting off six set points to win 26-24 and go on to sweep High Point 3-0 in NCAA second-round play. The Boilers will face 10-seed Oregon at 8:30 PM Sunday on ESPNU.
VB Update: Awards and NCAA Schedule
7-seed Purdue opens NCAA tournament play Thursday against High Point or Central Florida; six Boilers picked up postseason awards, including first-team all-conference honors for a program-record 4 players and the first time a Boiler has ever been named Defensive Player of the Year in the conference.
Why Is the Pac12 Feasting, while the B1G has Floundered?
Why did the B1G stink so badly in the NCAA tournament…while the Pac12 has thrived?