I felt Edey ate Clingman for lunch in the championship, what's with the fuss about him going higher in the draft , did I miss something????

Maybe I'm a sicko, but there's not much better than the first couple weeks of summer basketball practices. It's the first glimpse of freshmen - players who have existed in high school gyms, on YouTube clips, and projected in a myriad of ways. Watching them grapple with college ball, college players, and Purdue's scheme and rules makes for riveting watching.

Last year, it was only Myles Colvin to watch and his time was cut short by Team USA activities. There was a lot less unknown last year, but this year? Everywhere you look there are new freshmen.

However there were two freshman that weren't available. We'll get to that in a bit, but first -

The three freshmen all stood out in different ways - it's pretty clear from first look that Matt Painter appears to have done it again.

The highlights? Jacobsen's size, throwing down alley oop dunks and getting out in transition.

That was good, but it wasn't THE highlight.

Raleigh Burgess being both bigger and more filled out than anticipated? Also he can shoot? Nope, not that either.

It was one play, a tiny play, just a little disturbance in a back and forth offense-defense scrimmage that had my spidey-senses blaring because it's something I'd been looking forward to since CJ Cox committed to Purdue...

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An inarticulate Repub with a history of saying unartful language was talking again

This time she says....

Here’s a tip – If you don’t like America, kindly, get the f*** out.”

Immediately the media brands her a racist. In the meantime, race baiters will get all over this & pile on......wait for it.....

Three thoughts on Purdue landing 2025 three-star OL Cameron Gorin, featuring some commentary from National Recruiting Analyst Greg Smith.

Corey Stewart - Sr.
Nashville, TN (Ball State)
6'6", 305 pounds
Offensive Line
2024 Projection: Contributor

The theme of depth up front continues, as Ryan Walters will have plenty of options for offensive line combinations. Stewart comes to Purdue as a grad transfer with 28 consecutive starts at either left or right tackle for the Cardinals.

That experience could lead to him taking the fifth spot along the offensive line. He may start at left tackle and allow Mahamane Moussa to move inside to left guard. With Stewart and Marcus Mbow on the ends, Moussa and DJ Wingfield as the guards, and Gus Hartwig in the middle Purdue appears to have a very solid offensive line. There is also proven depth there with Josh Sales, Jalen Grant, and Luke Griffin, plus former 4-star prospect Joey Tanona.

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Although not the first state & many schools have already done this....NY Dem Gov pushes for phone restrictions for kids. Good first step. Probably doesn't go far enough. But cell phone apps are one of the most destructive things youth can pursue. Notice it says nothing about smart watches. Anyway, no doubt court fights are coming....

But got to say.....I'm impressed.


Here is more on the "debate"

COMMIT ALERT: 2025 three-star OL Cameron Gorin has committed to #Purdue. The Boilermaker legacy is now set to call West Lafayette home.

is going to take Lance's role as chief stopper on D in the back court? i see raves about both guys but i've not seen them personally or watched film. Harris seems to be much more highly thought of in general, but we all know Matt's eye for diamonds not highly polished yet. They won't play as much of course, but we'll need a 'stopper' (to the best of their ability) back there. Hopefully Fletch and Braden take another step in their D as not having Z rim protecting is going to make them have to stay in front of their man.

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Casey was in West Lafayette today for week two of summer practice. He has thoughts from coach Painter on the freshmen and Kanon Catchings, as well as some highlights of CJ Cox, Camden Heide, and Myles Colvin.

COMMIT ALERT: Purdue lands 2025 three-star Villa Angela St. Joseph (Oh.) tight end Brian Kortovich over Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana and others.

I’ll have a write up when I get back home. Here’s video from our post practice scrum with Painter.

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Purdue's first road trip of 2024 is a long one all the way out to Oregon State.

Jaden Ball - Fr.
Carroll, OH (Bloom-Carroll HS)
6'5", 300 pounds
Offensive Line
2024 Projection: Likely Redshirt

It is very hard to play as a true freshman on the offensive line in the Big Ten. At Purdue this season, with the depth it has amassed up front, it will be virtually impossible unless Ball has an incredible fall camp. He comes to Purdue from Carroll, OH, where he was a dominant player on a team that was a state runner-up in 2022 when he was a junior. He has excellent size to build on, too.

This past year he was used primarily as a left tackle, and he could project at either tackle spots here at the next level.

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2026 quarterback Matt Ponatoski earned an offer from Purdue at camp yesterday. The Moeller (Oh) signal caller talks about what it means.

“I think having to earn it means a lot to me."

from Zionsville picks the badgers, didn't think he'd go there, that's a kick in the nuts

They don't have to be unanimous on any one "crime".

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Great video from @boilerfootball profiling Dixon-Veal. Gives insight on the players this summer.
I would like to see more profile vids like this.

C Patterson said in an interview that Dixon-Veal took a huge leap from where he was last year and expect a lot of production from him this year.

In his first year, I am sure there was an adjustment from Juco to going up against B1G DBs. This year he will have a better sense of what to expect.

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Willie Mays, arguably the best ever. Loved the basket catches.

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Freshman forward Kanon Catchings has been released from his National Letter of Intent, per a release.

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Stings a little right? But that puts Purdue even on scholarships. Not the one that needed to go though. Will be interesting to see where he ends up(won't be Indiana). Notre Dame?