By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — I said in my Purdue-Michigan preview that the game after the upset tells more about a team than the upset. The next game tells you if the team’s improvement was real or a mirage. Purdue’s follow-up to its win over Wisconsin was pretty strong. The Boilermakers […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced that Jim Bridge has been hired to coach the Boilermakers’ offensive line. Bridge’s addition completes Hazell’s coaching staff. I’m excited to have Jim join our staff, Hazell said. He brings a lot of passion and experience to Purdue and he is a phenomenal teacher. […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Whenever a team pulls off a major upset, more can often be learned from how it handles the next game than from the unexpected win. We’ll learn a lot about Purdue on Wednesday. The Boilermakers pulled off one of the biggest shockers of the college basketball season with their 69-56 win over […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Chapters in life are funny sometimes. Check this one out. It’s a doozy. As you start your journey, all your dreams seemingly are within reach. Your carefully structured plans show promise but begin to crumble. Everything you thought you knew, everything you had banked on, everything that made you who […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Danny Hope is in denial. He’s not about to look in the mirror and point the finger at himself for being fired from Purdue. But that’s exactly what he needs to do. Earlier this week Hope sat down with Mike Cleff, sports director at CBS affiliate WLFI-TV18 in West […]
Continue ReadingFrom Purdue Athletics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced that Rubin Carter has been hired to coach the Boilermakers’ defensive line. I love what Coach Carter brings to Purdue, Hazell said. He is a 12-year NFL veteran with over 25 years of coaching experience on all different levels. He has […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The score wasn’t nearly the most important part of Purdue’s win over Northwestern on Sunday night. Yes, the Boilermakers throttled the Wildcats 74-43, avenging a 75-60 loss on Feb. 2. But the most important element, by far, was the leadership that emerged. Terone Johnson, by word […]
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By SAM KLEMET ISL Correspondent Pride is the extent of what is on the line Sunday at Mackey Arena. Purdue and Northwestern both enter the game under .500 and both in the midst of challenging losing streaks. The Boilers have lost five of six, including three in a row. The Wildcats are losers of four […]
Continue ReadingISL’s Cliff Brunt and Doug Griffiths were guests on the Rail Line with Clayton Duffy on Monday. Brunt gave his thoughts on the Purdue-IU basketball game and looked into the upcoming Indiana-Michigan State game. Griffiths previewed the Notre Dame-Pittsburgh men’s basketball game and explained why he thinks Purdue men’s hoops coach Matt Painter will make roster […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Zeller-Hammons II resembled an old-school Mike Tyson fight. It was over before the pizza arrived. In every possible way, Indiana’s Cody Zeller dominated Purdue’s A.J. Hammons on Saturday afternoon. The Collision in Bloomington was an epic beatdown. I want my pay-per-view money back (Ok, I didn’t pay […]
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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 […]
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