By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Note: Griffiths covered Keady’s teams while he was editor of Gold and Black Illustrated. Gene Keady is a legend at Purdue and rightfully so. He’s the winningest basketball coach in Boilermaker annals and the second-winningest in Big Ten history. The Larned, Kan. native guided Purdue to six Big Ten […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor I was talking to a fraternity brother from Upstate New York yesterday and have to admit I wasn’t at all surprised by what he had to say about Saturday’s Purdue-IU game. Yes, he’s definitely what I would call a diehard Purdue fan, one of those that even if you […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Today, IndySportsLegends.com interviewed long-time Nebraska basketball radio play-by-play announcer Kent Pavelka to get his thoughts on the Cornhuskers as they prepare for No. 1-ranked Indiana tonight in Assembly Hall. Following is what Pavelka, the “Voice of the Cornhuskers,” had to say about Nebraska, who is 12-12 overall, 3-8 in […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor What’s your favorite Purdue-Indiana game? Perhaps it’s the Hoosiers’ 41-point blowout over the visitors in 1992 or IU’s 1987 double-digit home win over No. 4 Purdue. If you’re a Boilermaker backer, thoughts of the Austin brothers slaying Bob Knights’ IU teams in the 1990s come to mind and so […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor This morning, IndySportsLegends.com interviewed long-time Purdue radio play-by-play announcer Larry Clisby to get his thoughts on the Boilermakers as they prepare for third-ranked Indiana tonight in Mackey Arena. Following is what Clisby, the “Voice of the Boilermakers,” had to say about Purdue, who is 11-9 this season. IndySportsLegends.com: Do […]