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."
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 Our
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
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
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
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 get answers*
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 second
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 Epstein
Our Favorite Games from 2024: The Tallest Mountain in Ohio
The game wasn't competitive. It wasn't remotely close. Ohio State won 35-7 after 3 Emeka Egbuka TDs. Fans had already poured out of Ohio Stadium by the time Iowa put a damn point on the board, courtesy of a Kaleb Johnson 4th quarter garbage time run.
Our Favorite Games of 2024
By my rough and likely inaccurate calculation, the Big Ten played in 81 conferences games and 154 total games last season. Some of them were stunning, exciting, wild affairs. And some of them involved Purdue! As we approach the 2025 season and the second year of the Bigger Ten, we&