Purdue University 2011 Newsreel - YouTube
A review of news and events from Purdue University during 2011.

Purdue (15-8) at (3) Ohio State (20-3) (ET) | College Mens Basketball - The News Tribune
A quick preview of tonights game against the Buckeyes.

College women's basketball roundup: Purdue wins to remain atop Big Ten | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
Sam Ostarello scored a career-high 21 points and matched her season high with 13 rebounds to help No. 15 Purdue remain on top of the Big Ten with a 77-66 victory over visiting Illinois on Sunday.

Former Purdue linebacker prepares for NFL Draft - Purdue Exponent: Football: joe holland, st. vincent's sports performance, nfl draft,
After graduating in December, former Purdue linebacker Joe Holland is now preparing for April’s NFL Draft at St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis.

JaJuan Johnson thrives in 1st run - BostonHerald.com
When E'twaun made 16 points in one game, most of the Celtics thought it was a big deal. For JaJuan, it was just an average day for Smooge.

Shavers Earns Marines Running Back Performance Of The Year
Purdue's Akeem Shavers has earned the Marines Running Back Performance of the Year, Intersport announced today (2/6/2012).

Four Boilers to participate in national volleyball tryouts - Purdue Exponent: Volleyball
Four Boilermaker volleyball players will be vying for spots on the USA National team program or the USA Volleyball Women's National A2 program in Colorado Springs, Colo., this weekend. Middle blockers Anna Drewry and Kierra Jones, setter Val Nichol and outside hitter Ariel Turner were among those invited to the tryouts, which will take place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Feb. 10-12. Let's Go Purdue Volleyball!

Purdue loads up on QBs in class - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
Purdue coach Danny Hope isn't shy about playing multiple quarterbacks, as the past two seasons have shown. Pretty soon, Hope may even have a different quarterback for each quarter of each game.

Legends Of Mackey Arena: Week 5
Both JaJuan Johnson and Stacey Lovelace were much more than your average post players. They have both been selected among the 24 Legends of Mackey Arena.

Eber's NCAA-Best Leap Earns Her Big Ten Award
Leah Eber has been named the women's Field Athlete of the Week for the second time in three weeks after leaping an NCAA best and school record 6.47m (21-02.75) in the long jump over the weekend, the Big Ten announced Monday afternoon.

Meyo Invitational - Day Two
The Purdue track and field teams wrapped up their weekend at the Meyo Invitational on Saturday and two more Boilermakers took top finishes on the final day.

B1G post-signing day Power Rankings - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
The Big Ten recruiting classes are signed and sealed, and although a few more recruits could come aboard, we have a good idea of what the rosters will look like heading into the 2012 season.

Yes, last night's game, for lack of a better word, sucked. Today, just dwelling on it is making it worse. Therefore I bring the day after edition of Boilermakings, with a side of Super Bowl edition. I am NOT posting any links regarding last night's game, I think we have all read enough regarding the lose. Enjoy!

Purdue women have no time for pity | Journal and Courier | jconline.com
Purdue's 3OT lose to Nebraska is leaving a sour taste in their mouth, but they need to get over it quickly to regain control of the B1G. But it seems like they were able to get the bad taste out of their mouth as they beat Illinois today (See link below).

No. 15 Purdue Tops Illinois, 77-66
Sam Ostarello scored a career-high 21 points and matched her season-high with 13 rebounds to help No. 15 Purdue remain on top of the Big Ten with a 77-66 victory over Illinois on Sunday. Courtney Moses also had 21 points for the Boilermakers (19-5, 9-2 Big Ten), who were coming off a thrilling triple overtime loss to Nebraska on Thursday. They moved a half-game in front of the Cornhuskers in the conference standings. Trailing 26-25 late in the first half, Purdue scored eight of the final 10 points before break to take a five-point halftime advantage.

Purdue study: Multiple blows lead to concussions | Journal and Courier | jconline.com
Research from Purdue has shown that concussions on the football field don't occur due to one big blow, buy many blows to the head over time. Great to see Purdue's excellence in research reaching out into the athletic side as well.

Super Bowl XLVI: Former Indiana College Players Will Get A Ring - SB Nation Indiana
6 players on both rosters tonight have either played for Purdue, Indiana, or Notre Dame, while Giants player Mathias Kiwanuka played at Indianapolis Cathedral. I'm sure this great game means even more to them as it is almost a homecoming game. The 4 former Purdue players are all on the Patriots roster.

Former Purdue standout seeking his fourth ring with Patriots | Journal and Courier | jconline.com

Matt Light will be looking for his 4th ring tonight as a Patriot and Boilermaker. Hopefully he is focused more on tackling tonight than looking for a ring on the field. (ba dum, tish! Ok, I'm done with the bad jokes)

Boilers Record Second Shutout Of Day
The No. 67 Purdue men's tennis team had little trouble in the nightcap on Saturday as the Boilermakers did not lose more than four games in any singles set en route to a 7-0 shutout of Butler.

Women's Tennis Whips Wildcats, 6-1
The No. 48 Purdue women's tennis team took the doubles point as well as five of six singles matches on Saturday en route to a 6-1 win at No. 71 Kentucky.

Purdue picks up a DB coach from Arizona State | CollegeFootballTalk
Purdue was one of a few college teams to feel the wrath of the Miami Dolphins -- the only ones, really -- when defensive backs coach Lou Anarumo was plucked to join the NFL team. Well, it didn't take long for coach Danny Hope to find a replacement.

Purdue's Signing Day Recap: Danny Hope's Best Haul Yet | Purdue Boilermakers Football
For those who aren't the best at following the recruiting tail (like myself), Drew Wooden or Rant Sports gives a nice summary of each player Purdue signed.

Purdue football: Boilermakers' signee isn't tooting his own horn | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
Incoming Freshman Ryan Watson was more concerned about playing the saxophone and tuba than tackling opponents on the football field. I can't wait to see him direct the AAMB after a Purdue victory now.

We've all heard the quote of Bill Benner on IU vs. Purdue, and how IU's program is "shameful" as seen by him, an IU alum. Though the quote is old (2004), I thought it would be worth posting the whole article in honor of the game tomorrow. Granted some people have come and gone from both universities, but you can replace their names with current people in those positions (Jinske->Cordova, Davis->Crean, etc., maybe not Tiller and Hope, yet).

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Purdue being overshadowed by Super Bowl? | WLFI - West Lafayette, Indiana

With the Super Bowl this Sunday, Purdue didn't sell out the Purdue/IU game until last week.

Former All-American returns to pursue doctorate degree - Purdue Exponent: Football
Travis Dorsch, 4th round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals, will be returning to Purdue to complete a doctorate degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Purdue Falls To Nebraska In 3OT Thriller, 93-89
Tough loss for the Ladies Thursday night. Howard nearly hit a game winner than spun in and out at the end of regulation, and Nebraska got a last second 3 pointer to send it to 3OT.

College Basketball Bubble Watch - The great Bubble Watch adventure begins - NCAA Men's Basketball - ESPN
Purdue is being considered the "textbook bubble team."

Lowe's Senior CLASS Award | The Nation's Premier Award for NCAA® Senior Student Athletes
Continue to vote for Brittany Rayburn and Robbie Hummel for the Lowe's Senior Class Award.

Purdue goes beyond the football recruiting norm - News-Sentinel.com
Purdue not only has a top 35 recruiting class, but Hope has pulled in recruits from 13 different states, something that is not typical at Purdue.

Vote for the Paint Crew
Voting continues until February 12th in Student Section of the Year Award via I Love College Hoops. One vote per email per day. After February 12th, the Top 16 schools continue, and from there the Top 8 move on.

Super Bowl XLVI: New England Patriots' Rob Ninkovich learned the game in the school of hard knocks - chicagotribune.com
In the Super Bowl now, linebacker has been proving doubters wrong ever since he left Lincoln-Way Central.

Former Purdue standout Niko Koutouvides excited to be with Patriots | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com
I think most of you will be cheering for the Giants as Colts fans or just Patriot haters (like me), but even the bad guys have a Boilermaker on their side.

Experts rave over Purdue lineman recruit | Journal and Courier | jconline.com
Scout.com's Allen Trieu and 247sports.com's Steve Wiltfong agree that the star of Purdue's 2012 recruiting class is Maryland standout lineman Ryan Watson.

Wittgren Among 45 Relief Aces Nationally Selected to Stopper of the Year Watch List
Already recognized as a Preseason All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Purdue baseball's Nick Wittgren was also among the 45 players selected to the NCBWA's Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List.

Big Ten, Big 12 Helmet Concepts by Charles Sollars
Charles Sollars created faux helmet concepts for teams in the Big Ten and Big 12.

BTN - Impact the World: Gebisa Ejeta - YouTube
For those who haven't been able to check out BTN's new series, Impact the World, one of their featured stories was Purdue Professor Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, who won the World Food Prize in 2009.

It's the eve of signing day and we have the entire week off before There Will Be blood on Saturday. Undoubtedly poor Tom Crean will complain about only two days off before he has to face Purdue, forgetting that thee NCAA Tournament only allows for one day off. I guess when you don't make the tournament in awhile you forget these things.

Here are some news links for discussion before Signing Day frenzy hits tomorrow:

Boilermakers Open Preseason Practice in Mollenkopf
With the season-opening weekend only three weeks away, Purdue baseball began official preseason practice Friday evening with a variety of drills and a scrimmage indoors in the Mollenkopf Athletic Center.

Programs on the upswing | Perfect Game USA
Purdue is one of the ten programs primed for an upswing.

PerfectGamePreview.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Is Purdue the next great hope for northern baseball schools? Perfect Game thinks so.

Boiled Sports: LewJack: Purdue Boilermaker
Boiled Sports has much respect for Lewis Jackson

Conference Power Rankings: Big Ten - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
It's ever-fluctuating, of course, but here is how I see the Big Ten Power Rankings as of Monday morning.

Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2012 Team Recruiting Rankings
On the eve of signing day we have a pretty solid class at #32 according to Rivals.

Home and Away: Q and A - BT Powerhouse
Winning away games in the B1G is hard, but is it harder than in other conferences? I answer this and a couple of other questions.

Purdue Boilermakers Tournament Resume: Strengths and Weaknesses
February is pretty much here- time to think about who needs to shore up the old resume for selection time come March.

2012 College Basketball NCAA Tournament Bracketology
Here is a projection of how the brackets will look for the 2012 college basketball NCAA Tournament; our bracketology.

Vote | Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
Vote for Robbie Hummel and Brittany Rayburn or I'll kick your teeth in!

Reader Ryan Bucher has asked me to include a poll with today's link dump. He wants to know if Purdue fans would take 10 straight Final Fours with no titles, or 1 title followed by 10 straight seasons of not making the tournament. To me, it is an easy decision. I want a title and I want it now. I am tired of having the label of "Best program in college basketball without a championship." it is time for it to end. So, that is today's poll. Now, onto the links:

Indianapolis Colts Offseason: Colts Expected To Sign Ryan Grigson As General Manager - SB Nation Indiana
The former Purdue offensive tackle will be taking over as the new Colts General Manager,

Brandon Paul's 43 Point Game For The Ages Takes Down Ohio State 79-74 - Hail to the Orange
Illinois helps us out, improving our win over them and dealing Ohio State another blow in the Big Ten race.

Delayed Kneejerk Reaction, Bowl Season. Or, The Part Of The Story Where We Heap Praise On Both Michigans - Off Tackle Empire
Delayed Kneejerk Reaction, Bowl Season

2012 BCS and B1G Bowl Projections - Opening Call - Off Tackle Empire
Enough with the 2011 season already. That's been over for minutes. Who'll play for it all in 2012?

Illinois high school boys basketball: Bob Hambric Shootout roundup: Orr earns easy win against East Chicago - chicagotribune.com
A report on LaLumiere with Davis and Simpson.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK: Rookies will probably avoid NBDL - Brockton, MA - The Enterprise
Because of the shortened season, Celtics coach Doc Rivers figures draft picks JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore will say with Boston rather than get some games in for the Maine Red Claws.

Dooling shooting for more success - Boston Celtics Blog - ESPN Boston
The Celtics are still hoping that E`Twaun Moore can provide some point guard help. Of course, that means Doc Rivers would have to play him.

Dienhart: Big Ten Hoops Player Rankings " Big Ten Network
Robbie is rated No. 7 in the big Ten according to BTN.

This was originally supposed to be a top 10 list, but the overwhelming amount of feedback regardless Paintergate made me add that story as a choice in the poll of the top stories of 2011. Since it was the story that pretty much tripled this sites traffic, I think it needs to default to No. 1. After all, it is not every week that your basketball coach causes everyone to go into a full-fledged panic for four days.

Before getting to that, however, here is how you voted on the rest of the stories of the year in Purdue Sports:

11. Kara Patterson Represents The U.S. At The World Track And Field Championships - David Boudia may be drawing headlines as Purdue's most famous upcoming Olympian, but Kara Patterson, former NCAA champion in the javelin, is likely headed to London in search of gold. In 2010 she set the American record in the javelin with a throw of 66.67 meters. This year she competed in the World Championships in South Korea. There she finished 21^st, but her throw of 57.14 was far from her best. To put it into perspective, her 66.67 throw would have put her fourth had she qualified for the finals. If she can duplicate her 2010 form a medal is certainly possible in London.

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