By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I asked Robert Marve about how he has dealt with the fact that Purdue coach Danny Hope has spent the better part of the past few years trying to rein him in. His response? “On or off the field?” That honest response tells a lot about Purdue’s new starting quarterback. In […]
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The following is the text of a statement from Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke on the state of the Purdue football program. The Boilermakers entered the season with high hopes but have lost their first four conference games under increasingly unpopular coach Danny Hope. “Everyone around our football program has high expectations for the 2012 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There was only one way Purdue’s epic flop against Minnesota could have been worse, and guess what? It happened. Indiana won. What a double-whammy for Purdue coach Danny Hope. Purdue, which entered the season with all the returning starters and all the hype, fell behind 44-7 against Minnesota and eventually […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent What we learned from our latest weekend in college football. 1. Alabama is free and clear for the BCS title game. With Oregon likely to win out and Kansas State hitting its stride, one fan base is going to be severely disappointed come early December if current trends continue. 2. […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent One look at Saturday’s Big Ten schedule and it’s easy to decipher that we could be entering the month of November and both divisions could for all practical purposes be sewn up. That scenario will indeed unfold if Michigan is able to win Saturday at Nebraska. A Wolverine win in […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It’s supposed to be a down year for Purdue. I chuckle when I hear that. I was here in 2006. I know what a “down year” is. True, the Boilermakers no longer have the players who made them nationally known in recent years. Robbie Hummel went […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Note: The author is a native of Omaha, Neb. #BigRedJobOpenings. I couldn’t help but tweet that as Nebraska struggled mightily with Northwestern last weekend. Part of that was NU’s difficulties beating a team it honestly should have had in hand by halftime. Part of that was Saturday’s effort stacked on […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Ok, Danny Hope. Smoke is billowing from the hood of that pretty looking used car you sold us. At the beginning of the season, you told us this team could compete and had the chance to do special things. Right now, it looks like the team might not even reach a […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent It’s probably a good thing for the Big Ten that the preseason college basketball coaches poll came out this week since the conference has been agonizing through what to date has been a forgettable football season. The Big Ten leads all conferences with five men’s basketball teams ranked in the […]
Continue ReadingIndy Sports Legends photographer Ben Fahrbach’s latest slideshow captures the Wisconsin-Purdue game, which Wisconsin won 38-14. Fahrbach has taken photos at each Purdue home game this season. You can see more of his work on links below the Purdue-Wisconsin slideshow. Related: Purdue focus shifts from Rose Bowl to reaching a bowl Purdue shouldn’t get […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Does it always have to be Wisconsin? The last time Purdue was a serious Rose Bowl contender was in 2004. Kyle Orton was a Heisman candidate when the Badgers strolled into town for a midseason battle of unbeatens. Purdue led late in their matchup back then before Scott Starks recovered […]
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