Hammer And Rails: For Purdue Boilermakers Fans

With the offseason in full swing, we bring back our "Let's Get Weird, Sports" Podcast, a pod where Travis and Paul (and formerly Casey) talk about random sports subjects that interest them in their spare time. Today's LGWS pod actually has a Purdue connection, as Travis and Paul talk about Purdue's first football coach, Albert Berg. What makes this a subject for the LGWS pod? Well, Coach Berg only coached one game at Purdue, their first ever game, which they lost; he also happened to be deaf and struggled at speaking as a result of his deafness. Additionally, we go off on a tangent as Paul reads a section from his new book, "No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets", as he talks about his encounter with...Bobby Knight. We're sure you'll want to listen in as we entertain you this offseason.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that we're revamping our podcasts, we decided to bring back our already revamped football podcast, Hammerin' Ales, to discuss the Purdue spring game. Travis, Drew, and Juan (well, kinda) discuss the game and incoming recruits for Purdue, what we saw out of most of them, and what we should expect going into the fall. It's a brief episode, but we hope you still listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We had been planning on doing a separate basketball podcast all season, and we finally had time to do one...just as the season ends with Purdue's crushing overtime loss to #1 Virginia in the Elite 8. Despite the painful loss, Travis and Juan discuss Purdue's successful season after a rough start, and how this team has laid the foundation for future Purdue teams to make their own potential Final Four run. We hope you listen in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After three years of doing these podcasts, changes have arrived to our podcasts! In this quick recording, Juan informs you of some of the changes that will be occurring, such as new platforms and advertisements. We hope you listen in, and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was the last day of the season for Manchester United as they were set for their match with AFC Bournemouth. A huge win, and a Manchester City loss, could propel them to finish in the Top 4 of the Premier League, giving them a place in the Champions League. But a suspicious device was found in Old Trafford, leading to an evacuation and a rare postponement for Man U. Sure enough, our friend, Paul Banks of the SportsBank.net was actually in attendance. Today’s LGWS podcast is a unique one where Paul gets to share his first hand experience as the stadium was evacuated and the drama that ensued afterwards. It’s going to be a cold few days in the Midwest (or warm if you’re on the west coast like me), so why do you cuddle up next to the fire, add some more marshmallows to your hot chocolate, and listen in to this fascinating story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the last LGWS episode of 2018, Travis and Paul get their inspiration from The Dollop and talk about the most interesting man in Major League Baseball, The Rube Waddell. A baseball player who some would argue was better than Cy Young, but had a short career thanks to some of his shenanigans. We hope you listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This was a story that Travis and Paul worked on before the Thanksgiving Holiday. However, with our travel schedules and #BrohmWatch, the final copy didn’t get published until now. Either way, we hope you enjoy it. Today’s episode of LGWS is a bit more serious than the previous ones (though I guess the last one did talk about war and the Spanish flu...). Today, Travis and Paul Banks talk about Ryan Leaf’s story from being drafted just after Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL Draft, to how his NFL career flamed out, to his addiction to pain medications and how he has worked away from his addiction and speaking throughout the country. Earlier in the year, Paul had the chance to interview Leaf, and most of that is discussed in this podcast, so we hope you listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, Saturday sucked. And then Louisville fired Petrino, and openly said they were going to go after Brohm, so that sucked too. So let’s talk about about feelings about this weekend on our latest podcast. Don’t worry, this is a safe space. No Louisville fans welcomed here. In our 10th edition of the podcast, Juan, Travis, and Holmes (a rare sighting) discuss the horrendous game at Minneapolis this weekend, and of course, address the elephant in the room: will Brohm stay or go to Louisville at the end of the season? We also sprinkle in some questions we got from our new Instagram account, as well as discussing Purdue’s upcoming game against Wisconsin. We hope you listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not only did Purdue get their third win over a ranked team this season on Saturday, it came against their most hated rivals, the Iowa Hawkeyes. Juan, Travis, and Drew discuss Saturday’s win, as well as what we should expect against Minnesota on Saturday, as Purdue has never won in TCF Bank Stadium. Additionally, now that Purdue is 1 win away from bowl eligibility, we discuss the possible bowl games that Purdue could land in. Given our schedules, we are a little late on these podcasts, but next week we should return to our normal schedule. We hope you can forgive us and still listen in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a lackluster performance against the Michigan State, Juan and Drew quickly recap what happened and what we should expect as Purdue hosts a tough Iowa team on Saturday. This is a relatively short podcast after we experienced technical difficulties trying to record one earlier in the week, but we hope you listen in an enjoy it anyways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the World Series kicks off between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Travis and Paul Banks dive into the famous 1918 World Series match up between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox. With this being the 100th anniversary of the match-up, they dive into the extraordinary circumstances facing this game as the Great War raged in Europe and the US was hit by an extraordinary flu epidemic that was mainly covered up. We hope you listen in and enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh what a night. We’re still on a high after Purdue’s beat down of #2 Ohio State on Saturday night. Juan, Travis, and Andrew (the jumbo one) discuss the big win for Purdue and what this means going forward. And of course, we discuss Tyler Trent’s enormous impact on the football team, the Purdue community, and even all of America. We wrap up the podcast with a quick preview of Purdue’s trip to East Lansing to face Michigan State. So we hope you listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After expecting a tougher match up against Illinois on Saturday, Juan, Travis, and Drew discuss Purdue’s big and lopsided win against the Illini as they retie the series for the first time in over a century and keep the Cannon for the 3rd straight year. Additionally, they discuss the elephant in the room that is visiting West Lafayette this weekend: the 2nd ranked Buckeyes. Can Purdue pull off the upset on Saturday and repeat Purdue Harbor? And does Purdue have a shot at making a bowl game, despite their 0-3 start? Listen in as we discuss this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just a warning about this podcast: it’s definitely a bit more on the PG-13 rated side of things. Normally, that doesn’t matter, but I just wanted to warn you in case you decide to listen to this podcast with your kids in your car. Just in case you don’t want to explain what Playboy is and what not. Now that you have been warned, it’s time for a new edition of the Let’s Get Weird, Sports podcast, with our friend, Paul Banks. In this episode, Travis and Paul discuss the famous 1983 Illinois team that went 9-0 in conference play, and is the last team to beat all Big Ten teams in a single season. Despite their record, and the mediocre record of their opponent, the UCLA Bruins, the Illinois Fighting Illini were destroyed in this game, and was one of the most lopsided Rose Bowl games in history. How could this be? Well, legend has it that the Illinois team rung in the New Year at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion. Hugh, being an Illinois grad himself, wasted no time inviting the players to his house for an official

After Purdue won a winnable game by double digits in Nebraska, Travis, Juan, and Drew recap the game as Purdue heads into the bye week. We also discuss Purdue’s upcoming match against division foe, Illinois, and why they may not be as easy of an opponent as some will think. Additionally, we give a special shout out to Tyler Trent as he continues to battle cancer. It’s a relatively short podcast today, so we hope you listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Football is much more fun to discuss after a win. Especially when it’s a win over a ranked team. And a big win at that. In today’s podcast, Juan, Travis, and Drew discuss Purdue’s win over #23 Boston College on Saturday, as well as looking forward to Purdue’s first road game of the year, as they travel to Lincoln to face a struggling Nebraska team under first year head coach, Scott Frost. Can Purdue turn it around and go into the Ohio State game 3-3? Or was the win on Saturday a fluke? Additionally, we discuss Drew Brees’s latest NFL record, and how he is truly the best QB in the NFL right now. All of that and more in our latest podcast, so make sure to listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's our third edition of the Hammerin' Ales football podcast, and Purdue is now 0-3...yikes. In today's episode, Travis, Juan, and Drew discuss Purdue's exciting but disappointing loss to Missouri on Saturday night, and if Purdue can salvage their season as a ranked Boston College team comes to West Lafayette next week. Apologies on the audio quality in the end. Something went wrong on my end and it sounds like it was auto-tuned. But I promise you it'll be worth it just for the ending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our third edition of the "Let's Get Weird, Sports" Podcast, Travis and Paul Banks (TheSportsBank.net) once again focus on a story from the Chicago White Sox, this time the infamous Disco Demolition Night. The White Sox were known for their weird promotions under their owners at the time, and this promotion might be the most famous of them all. Listen in to hear the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, we didn't expect Purdue to be at this point in the season. While the Northwestern game was a toss up, most Purdue fans expected Purdue to beat Eastern Michigan this past Saturday. But the mighty EMUs had other plans. Purdue is now 0-2 for the first time since 1996. Will Jeff Brohm turn this around in just his second year in the program? Travis and Juan discuss the losses and how Purdue can start to turn this ship around before it's too late. Additionally, thanks to user boilerU for suggesting the name "Hammerin' Ales" as our football podcast name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our regular podcasts are back! And we are changing things up a bit. We are going to have dedicated and separate football and basketball podcasts. Given that, we want to have better names for these pods, and we need your help. Give us some name suggestions, and we will run a poll in the next football podcast. In today's episode, Juan, Travis, and Ledman (aka Jumbo Heroes) preview Purdue's Thursday night season opener against fellow B1G West foe, Northwestern. We also quickly discuss Purdue's second game against Eastern Michigan, along with a general preview of the season. Make sure to listen in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices