Hammer And Rails: For Purdue Boilermakers Fans

Andrew and Casey talk millions, the millions and millions being spent on Ross-Ade and Mackey Arena that is. Ledman says the word gander and that seems like something. Eric Hunter Jr. has something to declare. Then they get into the meat of things, the transfers available for Coach Painter and a Purdue team in desperate need of some guard play. Casey sees only one way to correct next season, PACK THE COURT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've all heard them. The Ainters. The loyalists, too. This is the definitive Matt Painter discussion as Casey and Andrew go over his career, the teams that had Final Four chances, and the reasons they didn't work out. What can Painter do better? What's his fault and what's not? And why does a certain type of player never seem to thrive at Purdue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey have some early off season news to discuss as Isaiah Thompson announces he will enter the transfer portal. The boys discuss this move and what it means for IT and Coach Painter's 2023 squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey were both in attendance to see first hand, the devastation of the peacocks. Purdue's loss was a side of history neither would like to share in ever again, but alas, teh show must go on. They break down what it meant for the team, who is to blame, and how it came about. A loss like this somehow confuddles the mind and makes the most sense. They've come to a conclusion by the end - losing is hard and they're going to need a whole episode to answer the next question. What does this say about Coach Matt Painter? Sports grieving is complicated, the two of them try to come to term with what losing means on the biggest stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Casey was in Milwaukee for the start of the NCAA Tournament and has first hand reporting to do about Purdue's big win against Texas. The Beard has been vanquished and they'll never speak of him again. Exciting news. Purdue is in the Sweet Sixteen and gets to take on the darlings of the tournament, the St. Peter Peacocks. Andrew and Casey preview that game and give their score and predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey record this podcast for the second time. They're getting good at this thing. They've got all your tournament coverage with Casey calling in from Milwaukee and they discuss all you need to know about Purdue's big win against Yale and even bigger match up against Purdue's own bogeyman, Coach Chris Beard. Apologies for the lack of music, working from a computer without the normal files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey can't get that tune out of their head. It's that March Madness tune and we're all singing it. They preview the Yale game, give them a proper nickname, and tell you why to worry or not as Purdue prepares for another first round in Milwaukee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey got about an hour and they still hadn't worked off the disappointment from Purdue's loss to Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament Championship. Purdue's turnovers and shooting woes continue and they give up another game. But the past is the past, and Purdue's future looks pretty difficult. They get their seed and bracket and neither Andrew or Casey are very thrilled about the road to the Final Four that won't go through Indianapolis or Chicago as hoped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey have a whole lot of basketball to discuss after the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament has settled. Indiana blew a lead and Purdue took down Michigan State to set up a Purdue vs. Iowa threematch. The two best offenses in the Big Ten and maybe the country will set off against each other on Championship Sunday. The boys have the full break down including a look back at the teams first two games of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey are deep into the Big Ten Tournament. It's a magical time for basketball and there's a lot of it so they also make sure to talk about Morton's mustache. But they break down Brandon Newmans's return and what it could mean for Purdue going forward and discuss what Purdue needs to do different in its rematch with Michigan State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey are in full tournament frenzy. They go over how their tourney picks have gone so far, and then get into the Casey predicted matchup: Penn State vs Purdue. Penn St. will be playing in their third straight game while Purdue is looking to assert its dominance and find its bench again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey discuss the often very controversial All Big Ten selections. This year, three Boilers made it, one on each team. Then they move to the main course: The Big Ten Tournament. The boys talk about each game and give their picks and eventual champions. You're never going to believe what one of them did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey are worn down. Worn down by the B10. Its rough and tough exterior is matched only by its atrocious officiating and inconsistent game play. It's a long season, a long long season, but here Purdue is, with a double-bye again, beating the Hoosiers, and awaiting a final March Madness for a senior class that went all the way to the Elite Eight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew is down and out, banked into sadness, but Casey has a couple big points to cheer him up. They go at the Badgers game and what it means and what it meant and how it's going to play out going forward. There was obviously some bad, but also a big silver lining with how a couple of Boilers played and how one defended. But the boys and Boilers have to move onto the bitter rivals, the NIT bound Hoosiers, and there's plenty of anti-hoosier talk to get you through and feeling better. Avengers assemble! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey get to dive into the Purdue discourse after a loss. It's their favorite place. Purdue had another disappointing loss on the final possession. They help try to put it in perspective, measure it against the rest of the season, and then scream about the absurdities being expressed in the sports world. Then they get onto to getting on with a preview for Wisconsin. A road game. In Madison. For the Big Ten Title. It's the rematch of Jonny Davis and Jaden Ivey, and there's a lot of other talk to be had, but it probably comes down to which star guard will be better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey get a first part of the podcast to themselves where they talk about sports masters acronyms and describe the IU ethos. They also have a game time for the final game of the season, and discuss best coasts and times to watch games. Then they get to icky izzo and his spartans bunch. Casey isn't impressed and both of them think spartans are low on the morality rankings. But more importantly, they finish the pod with a guess what movie segment where casey gives incorrect clues and ledman still gets the answer right. Play along at home! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey don't have to preview you an opponent on Sunday night because Purdue gets the week of till Saturday. So they spend the first part of the podcast talking all about the Coach Juwan Howard incident with Michigan and Wisconsin. They have some opinions. But then they get down to it. Who says sequels can't be better than the original? Just like Toy Story, the second Purdue vs Rutgers game was an absolute visual delight. Big Ivey dunks are back and the Boilers seem to have fresh legs again just in time for the final stretch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey reminisce over the relative peace Purdue has experienced since the horror of Rutgers basketball started their slaying against a #1 ranked Purdue squad. Since then, Purdue has remained a top five team and Rutgers has remained a horror movie villain. They also talk about Purdue's road win against Northwestern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew and Casey record around the Super Bowl Halftime Show and they're bouncing. They talk about the games they agree to not talk about ever again - a big loss and a close win against Michigan and Maryland. Then they preview the game in Northwestern and talk Big Ten standings going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew nearly got kicked out of a Michigan game, so this one is personal. The boys discuss Purdue's big win against Illinois, and the impressive cache of bench players stepping up into big roles. But now Purdue gets their third game in six days, a rematch against a Michigan team that took Purdue to the wire at Mackey. They preview that game and then talk about Maryland as much as they're contractually obligated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices