All in 2016
Purdue volleyball opened conference play by running into an orange and blue Illini wall, dropping their Big Tenteen opener 3-2 to Illinois Wednesday night. The Boilers will try to recover in the annual Monon Spike match against Indiana Saturday in Mackey Arena.
Each BS'er was given a 100 word limit on this week's game vs Nevada, but as much as they wanted to describe their perfect gameday snacking preferences. Surely, that's more interesting to our readers than breaking down this matchup. Also, the photo posted above was chosen purely for the value of showing what a kid from Brian Bosworth and Martina Navratilova would look like.
Purdue volleyball returned to Holloway last weekend, thumping #4 Kansas 3-1 en route to a 3-0 sweep in the inaugural Stacey Clark Classic. The Boilers moved to 10-1 overall and are now #10 in the latest AVCA coaches' poll.
The Handsome Hour gets together to talk about what changed after Purdue's Cincinnati loss, Darrell Hazell's doomed future in West Lafayette, where Purdue football went wrong, and sort through a list of around 40 potential candidates for Purdue's next head coach. All that, plus revisiting the Danny Hope 2007 decision, weighing an older established candidate against a younger unproven candidate, and BoilerDowd's menagerie of coaching impressions.
Purdue volleyball lost a tough opening set at Stanford 33-31, but stormed back from an 0-2 deficit to knock off the #9 Cardinal 3-2; they also beat Cal Poly to take the Stanford Invitational, move up six spots to #14, and run their record to 7-1.
Hazell was deflated in his first game as a Purdue coach in Cincinnati...and in his 37th, this time at home in front of a few disgruntled, wet and loyal fans, Purdue was beaten up again.
Purdue volleyball returned to action in fine form last weekend, defeating Notre Dame 3-1 to cap a 3-0 weekend and win the Shamrock Invitational.
Purdue opens the 2016 season with a (mostly) resounding 45-24 win over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, giving Coach Darrell Hazell his 7th win in 37 games.
It's football preview time, and J and Boilerdowd are here to make you happy. Or at least give you some perspective on the 2016 Boilermaker football season. Spoiler alert: they're a little concerned. Tune in to hear them give their predictions, lament how a Joe Tiller team would run roughshod over this schedule and discuss how much longer Darrell Hazell might actually have.
Extra effort - and extra time - weren't enough for Purdue volleyball Saturday, as they fell in five sets to Kentucky in the final match of the 2016 Mortar Board Premier, 20-25, 18-25, 26-24, 25-21, 18-20.
Morgan Burke's tenure as athletic director ends as of the end of Wednesday, August 31. A loyal son of Purdue, Burke is being lauded as a model AD, a terrific leader and a wholesome man. We don't disagree that Morgan's heart was always in the right place, but how much of what he did was "impressive" and how much was basic maintenance?
Purdue volleyball opened their season with two wins in the Mortar Board Premier Friday, sweeping Wyoming 3-0 and defeating Washington State 3-1. They'll finish the tournament Saturday against #24 Kentucky. Pictured: bacon available prior to the Wyoming match. I did not get any.
Like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, Boiled Sports has a new look. But don't worry, the spoon-sharp wit and haphazard posting will remain.
Purdue looks to return to the NCAA tournament after a second-round exit in Austin last season. Will they have enough players to make it there?
Boilerdowd, J Money, and Aneesh react to new Purdue AD Bobinski's introduction, his specialty as a "basketball guy", what Boilermaker athletics needs to change to make football successful, and the alternative candidates. All that, plus Darrell Hazell's prospects, lights in the stadium, Boilerdowd's Chuck Pagano impression, and live-announcing Tuesday night's Olympic events.
The BS gang goes back-and-forth about Purdue's new Athletic Director, Mike Bobinski.
Purdue probably listened to the groans of potentially hiring from inside the Athletic Department or from the Trustees...so good move there. They hired right in between - a safe-ish, uninspiring AD that wasn't as bad as some of the candidates and wasn't even close to many of the positive scenarios.
