Drew Wooden
Drew Wooden
Twenty-something Purdue grad living in Indianapolis. Bleed old gold and black. Follow me on twitter: @PURDUE_RANT I once won a watermelon eating contest and I think Minnesota accents are hilarious.
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Boilermaker Smorgasbord: Midweek Notes
Although basketball season has come to a heartbreaking close and football season is nearly a half year away, there is still lots of Purdue sports news. Let’s review: Purdue football spring practice is in full swing after spring break. The biggest news is that wide receiver OJ Ross, who will have junior eligibility next season, [...]
TweetPurdue’s Keys to the Game Against Kansas
Purdue has its work cut out for it when they play second seeded Kansas in Omaha on Sunday night (8:40 EST on TNT). The Jayhawks have an imposing front court led by 6-10 forward Thomas Robinson (17.9 ppg/11.8 rpg) and 7 footer Jeff Withey (9.2 ppg, 3.4 blocks/game). Here are the keys to Purdue pulling [...]
TweetPurdue TGIF/Boilers’ Opening NCAA Tourney Game vs. St. Mary’s
There is a full preview of the St. Mary’s Gaels and how the Boilermakers match-up with them here (LINK), but here is a recap of Purdue relevant news during this most glorious week of college basketball. Matt Painter has made the decision to have Terone Johnson guard St. Mary’s point guard Matt Dellavedova. Johnson is [...]
TweetNCAA Tourney: Preview of the East Region [First Round]
Some of the biggest last minute, bracket-altering news broke on Tuesday when Syracuse announced that Fab Melo would not be eligible to play in the NCAA Tourney. This severely handicaps Syracuse and the ripple effect could aid other contenders in the East Region, like Ohio State and Florida State. Here is a breakdown of all [...]
TweetRound One Preview: Purdue vs. St. Mary’s
Matt Painter and his team received news on Selection Sunday that they would be headed to Omaha, Nebraska to square off against the St. Mary’s Gaels on Friday night (7:27 p.m. on TruTV). Purdue is the underdog at a 10 seed and the 7th seeded Gaels are winners of both the regular season WCC and [...]
TweetSelection Sunday Recap: Big Ten Edition
Selection Sunday was met with anticipation and excitement. For six Big Ten teams, the dream has become a reality. It’s put-up or shut-up time because all 68 teams in the tourney are just one loss away from being sent home. Here is a breakdown of the Big Ten teams invited to the big dance: (For [...]
TweetSelection Sunday 2012: BIG TEN PREVIEW
With one game left in the Big Ten Tourney, all eligible Big Ten teams are gearing up for the most important decision day of the year for college basketball: Selection Sunday. According to bracketologists, at least six teams from the Big Ten should feel comfortable making the big dance, while Northwestern is left hoping. Here [...]
TweetBig Ten Basketball Tournament PREDICTIONS
The 2012 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off on Thursday morning when 8th seeded Iowa squares off against 9th seeded Illinois. Seeds 5-12 all play on Thursday in the single game elimination format (see full bracket HERE). The championship game is played Sunday, but let’s break down how this tourney might play-out: NOTE: for [...]
TweetBig Ten Men’s Basketball Awards PREDICTIONS
Feel free to rant at my Big Ten men’s basketball season awards. The awards will be announced at 7 pm on Monday, March 5th. There were a lot of worthy candidates and it’s fun to debate, but if there was a gun held to my head and I had to make a decision, here’s how [...]
TweetGame Notes from Purdue’s Loss to Indiana
Even though Purdue was the clear underdog in Sunday night’s regular season finale in Bloomington, it was still difficult to watch the Boilermakers have a defensive lapse and let the Hoosiers roll to an 85-74 victory. Purdue did rally though from a 15 point halftime deficit to get within 6 in the last two minutes [...]
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