Tag: Purdue
NCAA Football 2018 Attendance, Week 11: Big Ten, Little Crowd
Week eleven was marked by cold weather nationwide, but with it attendance found a way to rise 355 fans to an average of 24,350 last week. Even still, it was a story of “haves” and “have nots” with an FCS game below a thousand fans, a FBS game with fewer than 6,000. And best of…
Stop It: Purdue Is Not Hiring Les Miles
Really, guys? Everyone is getting hyped about the prospect of Les Miles going to Purdue, after reports emerged that he is on the short list. Very hyped. Essentially, everyone has completely lost their minds and forgotten that Purdue is not a destination program. Rutgers has a better shot at landing Miles than Purdue does, if…
Purdue’s Hazell: “I like our chances” vs Bye Week
After a disappointing loss to Cincinnati last week, Purdue coach Darrell Hazell is looking to turn the program around In a press conference late on Thursday afternoon, Purdue head coach Darrell Hazell was asked about the team’s bye week progress. “I like our chances this week,” Hazell responded, apparently confused by the question. “A lot…
What It’s Like Being a Purdue Fan, In Images
My wife got her first dose of a “real” Purdue loss last night after the Boilermakers lost in double OT to a 12th seeded Little Rock team, so for those of you who aren’t Purdue fans, I thought I’d initiate you into what it’s like being a Purdue fan. So with that: welcome to our…
Betting against my alma mater, final roundup!
Purdue once again after covering got a reasonable line this week. Indiana was 10 point favorites in West Lafayette. I was out of town for the weekend, which was fortunate since my home internet went out for 3 days and my phone data was throttled because of German bureaucracy. Lucky for me, from the…
Betting against my alma mater, week 12: confirmed for losing
Purdue traveled to snowy Iowa City this weekend, and got a huge gift from Vegas. 23.5 points! In what was forecast to be inclement weather! With low temps! I knew from the start this bet was lost before it was even placed. That’s probably why, for some reason, I forgot to screenshot the actual…
Betting against my alma mater, Week 11: Back to break even
Purdue took on Northwestern this weekend, and the oddsmakes loved the Wildcats’ chances. Of course, after covering in two of the last three weeks I was surprised the line was as high as it was. It seems nobody knows which Purdue team is going to show up. And apparently it was the “not…
Betting against my alma mater: Weeks 9 & 10
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So I was out of town last week as the Boilermakers took down the Cornhuskers, not only covering, but WINNING THE GAME. It was impressive. Sure, the Huskers were hurt, but Purdue SCORED FIFTY FIVE POINTS! Nebraska was favored by 7.5, and it was never in doubt that Purdue would cover. Well worth losing…
Betting against my alma mater: Week 5 (Regression to the mean?)
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It finally happened, after going 0-3 ATS, Purdue finally covered. I do have to say I didn’t see it coming, as the Spartans took a 21-0 lead into the locker room at half time, but in the most uncharacteristic of Purdue moves, Purdue fought back (though perhaps the driving rain bogged down Michigan…
Betting against my alma mater: Week 4 (oh my God, it keeps happening)
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So we’re now in week 4 of me betting against Purdue and I’m alarmed I’m doing this well, but at least today I got to see the beginning of the end. Purdue once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, losing by 7 to the Bowling Green Falcons. This was Purdue’s 2nd MAC loss…
Betting Against My Alma Mater, Week 3
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As I mentioned in an earlier post, this year I will be (ok, I will probably forget at some point) betting against Purdue every week of the season. For now I’m giving them the line, but I reserve the right to change that once I…
We respectfully disagree, Morgan Burke sucks
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Yesterday, our friends over at Hammer & Rails (whom if you’re a Purdue fan and you’re not reading, you are missing out), put together an introspective look at whether Morgan Burke is under-appreciated by Purdue fans. The article makes quite a few compelling arguments for why Burke is doing a good job, but we just…