Kenny Thompson
From Braden Smith to Rick Mount, Time to Retire Numbers
With the Big Ten Conference’s career assists record in his possession and Bobby Hurley’s NCAA standard seemingly reachable with a minimum of 19 games to play in his career, it’s…
Read MoreFrustrations Grow; What Does Purdue Football Need?
If you are a Purdue fan, watching “60 Minutes” last Sunday night on CBS just added to the growing frustration that the folks inside Hovde Hall and Mackey Arena in…
Read MoreTaking Close Look at Barry Odom’s Purdue Roster
In hindsight, first-year coach Barry Odom signing 82 new players to a Purdue football roster decimated by the transfer portal was adding quantity over quality. The record says 2-10 but…
Read MoreMatt Painter Bringing in Another 7-Footer to Purdue
Let’s catch up on some news from the past few weeks while pushing the delete button on my DVR to remove the Old Oaken Bucket game from memory. … Yes,…
Read MoreLooking at History of Old Oaken Bucket Game, Part 3
The 100th Old Oaken Bucket game will likely be a memorable one for the second-ranked Indiana Hoosiers, who could wrap up an undefeated regular season with a victory Friday night…
Read MoreIn Retrospect, Purdue Timing on Firing Football Coach Looks Good
Increasingly it looks like Purdue’s athletic department was wise to pay Ryan Walters $9.5 million to go away last November with a 5-19 record. I’m not talking about results on…
Read MoreSmile Purdue, you’re on Candid Coaches Camera
Matt Painter’s Purdue basketball program figures prominently in CBSSports.com Candid Coaches series put together by Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish. Coaches were granted anonymity by CBS, whose survey began with…
Read MoreHeady Times for Purdue Basketball As Boilers Start Season No. 1
It’s a season of great expectations for the Purdue men’s basketball team, starting with yet another first for Matt Painter’s program. Until Monday’s release of the preseason Associated Press Top…
Read MoreLooking Back at Recruiting, Players, Coaches Under Joe Tiller
After back-to-back 9-win seasons and coming off an upset of fourth-ranked Kansas State in the Alamo Bowl, Joe Tiller and his coaching staff thought it was time the Purdue football…
Read MoreStrolling Through Rose-Colored Memory from 25 Years Ago
Purdue honored Drew Brees and many of his 2000 Big Ten Championship teammates a few weeks ago to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Boilermakers’ journey to their second Rose…
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