Hammer and Rails, a Purdue Boilermakers community

One nasty side effect to the addition of Rutgers and Maryland to the Big Ten is that the Old Oaken Bucket Game could be sacrificed.

If the Big Ten starts requiring seven wins to reach a bowl game Purdue could struggle.

With all the crazy rumors flying around, Purdue is one of the few safe teams in the NCAA conference realignment derby.

Is there still hope for Purdue in 2011? A delusional T-Mill thinks so judging by this weekend.

I am picking the Big Ten's entire season, and 10 teams could go bowling.

Our new badassed conference member gives the Big Ten an even dozen members.

Lucas Oil Stadium hosted the Final Four and has a Super Bowl coming. Will the Big Ten Championship game be added to that list?

Hammer & Rails welcomes Nebraska to the Big Ten with some good natured ribbing.

Hammer & Rails returns from vacation to talk about the new alignment in the Big Ten from a Purdue perspective.

Hammer & Rails has advice for Notre Dame: say no to Big Ten expansion or face slipping further into irrelevancy.