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Trivia uhhh.... Wednesday - Hawkeyes/Cornhuskers Edition

Trivia uhhh.... Wednesday - Hawkeyes/Cornhuskers Edition

I'll be honest, I lost track of time when I got back from vacation. So this is going out a day late. This week's questions are corn flavored. Don't blame me. Blame Iowa and Nebraska. Answers to Week 2 questions: 1 What is the

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Big Ten Media Days: Preseason Honorees

Big Ten Media Days: Preseason Honorees

Like the groundhog heading out in Punxsutawney hearkens the arrival of spring, so too does the entirety of the Big Ten football media descending upon Indy in July mark the beginning of football season! Wait, what? They're in Vegas? At the Mandalay Bay casino? Sure, ok. Anyways, the

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Another Year, Another Eight Wins for Iowa: On Being Consistently Pretty Good, Never Great, But Better Than Most

Another Year, Another Eight Wins for Iowa: On Being Consistently Pretty Good, Never Great, But Better Than Most

"Over the last 24 years, there have been a couple of down years but taking out that short season, the win average is 8.565."

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The Official, Scientific, Totally Not Arbitrary Top 25 Big Ten Rivalries

The Official, Scientific, Totally Not Arbitrary Top 25 Big Ten Rivalries

Update: The original version of this post included Purdue-Ohio State in the final 25. This was in error; Purdue has lost over 70% of the games against Ohio State, failing test number 4 below (despite its more recent win percentage against the Buckeyes). The final top 25 now includes

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B1G Rivalries, Ranked

B1G Rivalries, Ranked

Over at the venerable publication The Athletic last week, B1G beat writer and Iowa insider Scott Dochterman ranked the top 100 CFB rivalries. The metric appears to take into account the frequency of games played, importance of each rivalry to the CFB landscape, the intensity of the hatred, and the

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Purdue Boilermakers 2025 Football: Offensive Preview

Purdue Boilermakers 2025 Football: Offensive Preview

Purdue is once again trying to revitalize their program with a defensive minded head coach. In the history of Purdue football this has never worked out. However, like a moth drawn to the flame the athletic department has decided to try again. Head coach Barry Odom did not bring with

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Trivia Tuesday - Hoosier/Boilermaker Edition

Trivia Tuesday - Hoosier/Boilermaker Edition

Welcome back to another addition of Trivia Tuesday. This week the questions will be Indiana and Purdue themed in honor of our Bucket week previews. Before we get to this week's questions however, let's see how last week's participants did. Answers to Week 1

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Indiana/Purdue Basketball Mailbag Call

Indiana/Purdue Basketball Mailbag Call

Do you have questions about Indiana or Purdue athletics? Want to know about whether a man to man defense is superior to a 1-3-1? Our thoughts on whiskey? Well wonder no more! Now is your opportunity to ask the questions you most want to know. And maybe even

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Purdue Boilermakers Football - 2024 Season Autopsy

Purdue Boilermakers Football - 2024 Season Autopsy

Let's get this out of the way before moving onto the fun stuff this week. The Purdue Boilermakers entered last season in year 2 of the Ryan Walters error. Hope and cautious optimism were in the air despite coming off an pretty uninspiring 4-8 season. In the

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B1G 2025: It’s Indiana Week!!

B1G 2025: It’s Indiana Week!!

This is bullshit, MNW. Indiana was tied for 2nd in the Big Ten, and because Purdue sucked so bad I got drug to the middle? That sucks. I’m supposed to be on vacation listening to my right-wing lunatic aunt tell me how there’s totally nothing in the

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