Purdue launches Biggie4NPOY.com website

[boilerzz]

This is sweet.

https://biggie4npoy.com/

I highly recommend taking 19 minutes and watching the video on this page:

https://biggie4npoy.com/his-story/

And love the avatar:

 

[punaj]

Great site. Love where Purdue marketing has been going the last few years.

 

[Boiler_HD]

I need a t with the avatar asap, again again proving that purdue marketing is top notch!

 

[Chauncey Hill]

And love the avatar:

An homage to the Notorious B.I.G.

 

[Bethboilerfan]

Thank you for link - great job on video. I think all of the Purdue family is pulling for Biggie and hoping that his success exceeds his dreams. Kudos to Biggie and Roosevelt Barnes.

 

[Cevol03]

Well done by the marketing folks!

 

[FirstDownB]

Nice work

Does anyone find it ironic Biggie was a McDonald's All-American?

 

[tjreese]

This is sweet.

https://biggie4npoy.com/

I highly recommend taking 19 minutes and watching the video on this page:

https://biggie4npoy.com/his-story/

And love the avatar:

Wow! Simply WOW! I've tried to follow his background, but this is well worth adding to all you already know. He exemplifies the real purpose for sports...and it is NOT entertainment. A warrior as I stated before that goes to battle every day in every way. As happy as Biggie is with how far he has come...can you imagine the satisfaction Rosie has? Thank you ...stories like this make us a little better...

 

[BoilerBiker]

Great site. Love where Purdue marketing has been going the last few years.

do you know why they stopped the inside the arena videos?
really liked those

 

[BoilerGal74]

Wow....Inspiring, heart wrenching, and chilling...still crying from watching it. This is one heck of a story and Purdue has told it well. So proud we can call both Biggie and Rosie Boilermakers. Hopefully Purdue has become as meaningful to Biggie as he is to all of us....He will always be that Legend here too.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Nice work

Does anyone find it ironic Biggie was a McDonald's All-American?

McDonald's needs to jump on that quickly!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Nice work

Does anyone find it ironic Biggie was a McDonald's All-American?

McDonald's needs to jump on that quickly!

"How 'bout a McBiggie ™ Sandwich?"

"You know.....being Chairman of the Boards is hard work.....so after a big game of wiping the glass for 20+ rebounds, this Boilermaker is famished.....that's why my first MOVE after listening to Coach Painter is to head down to Mickey D's for a tasty McBiggie Chicken Sandwich......and Moms, it's a healthy alternative for your kids, so you don't have to worry.....Big Taste.....Big Nutrition......Small Waistline.......Biggie Value..... so get Jiggy, and try a McBiggie!"

Even Coach Painter is MOVING and getting into the act; he dropped his trademark Pork Sandwich for a McBiggie!.....now Coach, about that Dancing?"

 

[BoilerGal74]

Great site. Love where Purdue marketing has been going the last few years.

Well it certainly beats Cordova's "Makers all"...

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Well it certainly beats Cordova's "Makers all"...

That could be the worst promotional campaign of all time

 

[FirstDownB]

"How 'bout a McBiggie ™ Sandwich?"

"You know.....being Chairman of the Boards is hard work.....so after a big game of wiping the glass for 20+ rebounds, this Boilermaker is famished.....that's why my first MOVE after listening to Coach Painter is to head down to Mickey D's for a tasty McBiggie Chicken Sandwich......and Moms, it's a healthy alternative for your kids, so you don't have to worry.....Big Taste.....Big Nutrition......Small Waistline.......Biggie Value..... so get Jiggy, and try a McBiggie!"

Even Coach Painter is MOVING and getting into the act; he dropped his trademark Pork Sandwich for a McBiggie!.....now Coach, about that Dancing?"

Nicely done.
Next up, the Phillip Morris oncology center and AA meetings at Harry's!

 

[tjreese]

"How 'bout a McBiggie ™ Sandwich?"

"You know.....being Chairman of the Boards is hard work.....so after a big game of wiping the glass for 20+ rebounds, this Boilermaker is famished.....that's why my first MOVE after listening to Coach Painter is to head down to Mickey D's for a tasty McBiggie Chicken Sandwich......and Moms, it's a healthy alternative for your kids, so you don't have to worry.....Big Taste.....Big Nutrition......Small Waistline.......Biggie Value..... so get Jiggy, and try a McBiggie!"

Even Coach Painter is MOVING and getting into the act; he dropped his trademark Pork Sandwich for a McBiggie!.....now Coach, about that Dancing?"

very nice!

 

[Summy1]

this is awesome

 

[lbodel]

This is sweet.

https://biggie4npoy.com/

I highly recommend taking 19 minutes and watching the video on this page:

https://biggie4npoy.com/his-story/

And love the avatar:

He seems like a good guy and is a good teammate.

However, I think this site would be more relevant to his junior year. His career path seems very similar to Glenn Robinson's - he was very good his sophomore year, but it was his junior year that he was just unstoppable (unless he had the flu...ugh).

One can hope at least!

 

[njm8845]

He seems like a good guy and is a good teammate.

However, I think this site would be more relevant to his junior year. His career path seems very similar to Glenn Robinson's - he was very good his sophomore year, but it was his junior year that he was just unstoppable (unless he had the flu...ugh).

One can hope at least!

"Relevant" seems like an odd word choice here. So you don't think he has the stats this year to bring home the trophy?

Independent of what big dog did, biggie is having an amazing season

 

[lbodel]

"Relevant" seems like an odd word choice here. So you don't think he has the stats this year to bring home the trophy?

Independent of what big dog did, biggie is having an amazing season

So did Glenn.

There's also factors that have nothing to do with Swanigan. The Big Ten, quite frankly, is not good. Purdue's a good team - but it's middle of the pack Top 25. At the end of the game, the team matters. Purdue's good, but there's a reason the players hyped up above him are on teams like Villanova and Kansas.

Which again, when you look at Purdue - it's very Glenn Robinson-esque. If Swanigan came back next year, Purdue would easily be a top 10 team, if not top 5. That's where you're looking at playing in premiere games and the types of games that gets people like Josh Hart such great accolades based on their performances in those games. Purdue played really two "premiere" games this year - they lost one and they beat Wisconsin, which is not even considered to be a top 16 NCAA team. So the stats are great - but getting important wins matter too. Kansas for example has 6 wins against top 25 teams. Purdue has 2.

 

[njm8845]

So did Glenn.

There's also factors that have nothing to do with Swanigan. The Big Ten, quite frankly, is not good. Purdue's a good team - but it's middle of the pack Top 25. At the end of the game, the team matters. Purdue's good, but there's a reason the players hyped up above him are on teams like Villanova and Kansas.

Which again, when you look at Purdue - it's very Glenn Robinson-esque. If Swanigan came back next year, Purdue would easily be a top 10 team, if not top 5. That's where you're looking at playing in premiere games and the types of games that gets people like Josh Hart such great accolades based on their performances in those games. Purdue played really two "premiere" games this year - they lost one and they beat Wisconsin, which is not even considered to be a top 16 NCAA team. So the stats are great - but getting important wins matter too. Kansas for example has 6 wins against top 25 teams. Purdue has 2.

OK, you're saying that team results matter in the npoy conversation. Obviously that's true, but if you look at the history of the award, it's not uncommon for it to be given to someone from a team outside the top ten if the stats are off the charts.

Blake griffin's ou team didn't win their conference. Two of the past six winners weren't even major conference players in jimmer and McDermott.

I think biggie can be the crazy stat type winner, especially since there doesn't appear to be a dominant team this year.

Your other point is that he has a better chance to win it next year because purdue will have a more premier games. I don't think that's necessary true. A lot of it depends on the quality of our conference, which, like you said, sucks this year. So Purdue can't control that aspect. They'll play probably the best team from the ACC, but I doubt that game would be any bigger than the lville game this year. And they definitely won't be playing the likes of a Nova.

 

[tjreese]

OK, you're saying that team results matter in the npoy conversation. Obviously that's true, but if you look at the history of the award, it's not uncommon for it to be given to someone from a team outside the top ten if the stats are off the charts.

Blake griffin's ou team didn't win their conference. Two of the past six winners weren't even major conference players in jimmer and McDermott.

I think biggie can be the crazy stat type winner, especially since there doesn't appear to be a dominant team this year.

Your other point is that he has a better chance to win it next year because purdue will have a more premier games. I don't think that's necessary true. A lot of it depends on the quality of our conference, which, like you said, sucks this year. So Purdue can't control that aspect. They'll play probably the best team from the ACC, but I doubt that game would be any bigger than the lville game this year. And they definitely won't be playing the likes of a Nova.

I don't know whether the Big sucks this year or not. What is used to come to that conclusion? None of this is pointed towards you and I certainly don't know whether the Big sucks or not, but what meaningful criteria wiht reduced variation and enhanced precision determines the statement. Now, I don't watch BBall all day and night and do NOT see many other teams and plead ignorant in visual comparison but I don't know what to look for to tell me the Big sucks.

I expect the Big to place "at least 7" in the tourney since there are a lot of alumni from Big schools and let's face it...the tourney wants to make money and had selects things with that in mind...

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

So did Glenn.

There's also factors that have nothing to do with Swanigan. The Big Ten, quite frankly, is not good. Purdue's a good team - but it's middle of the pack Top 25. At the end of the game, the team matters. Purdue's good, but there's a reason the players hyped up above him are on teams like Villanova and Kansas.

Which again, when you look at Purdue - it's very Glenn Robinson-esque. If Swanigan came back next year, Purdue would easily be a top 10 team, if not top 5. That's where you're looking at playing in premiere games and the types of games that gets people like Josh Hart such great accolades based on their performances in those games. Purdue played really two "premiere" games this year - they lost one and they beat Wisconsin, which is not even considered to be a top 16 NCAA team. So the stats are great - but getting important wins matter too. Kansas for example has 6 wins against top 25 teams. Purdue has 2.

You forget ND, which Purdue won and Swanigan was a driving force in that game. 26-10-4 blocks

 

[delish1]

I don't know whether the Big sucks this year or not. What is used to come to that conclusion? None of this is pointed towards you and I certainly don't know whether the Big sucks or not, but what meaningful criteria wiht reduced variation and enhanced precision determines the statement. Now, I don't watch BBall all day and night and do NOT see many other teams and plead ignorant in visual comparison but I don't know what to look for to tell me the Big sucks.

I expect the Big to place "at least 7" in the tourney since there are a lot of alumni from Big schools and let's face it...the tourney wants to make money and had selects things with that in mind...

The big ten does have a lack of quality non conference wins. That's the biggest knock right now. more subjectively, I have watched a lot of basketball and I'd agree that the top of the conference is lacking a bit. the middle seems pretty equal to all except the acc, which is a little better this year.

 

[lbodel]

You forget ND, which Purdue won and Swanigan was a driving force in that game. 26-10-4 blocks

That's one of Purdue's top 25 wins (Sagarin). Notre Dame is a decent team, but they are a #20-25 team. That's not elite competition. Again, Kansas has beaten 6 top 25 teams, we've beaten 2.

When he goes and plays in the NBA Combine, he's not playing against decent competition, he's playing against the best.

 

[lbodel]

OK, you're saying that team results matter in the npoy conversation. Obviously that's true, but if you look at the history of the award, it's not uncommon for it to be given to someone from a team outside the top ten if the stats are off the charts.

Blake griffin's ou team didn't win their conference. Two of the past six winners weren't even major conference players in jimmer and McDermott.

I think biggie can be the crazy stat type winner, especially since there doesn't appear to be a dominant team this year.

Your other point is that he has a better chance to win it next year because purdue will have a more premier games. I don't think that's necessary true. A lot of it depends on the quality of our conference, which, like you said, sucks this year. So Purdue can't control that aspect. They'll play probably the best team from the ACC, but I doubt that game would be any bigger than the lville game this year. And they definitely won't be playing the likes of a Nova.

But again, Caleb Swanigan is not Blake Griffin. Blake Griffin had two back to back 20+ 20+ point/rebound games. He had a conference game where he scored 43 points and had 20 rebounds. It's not a knock on Swanigan whatsoever - which is why I said if he came back next year, he'd be on that Blake Griffin, Glenn Robinson, etc. level. Also, Oklahoma was a top 10 team and a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. This is again why I said if he came back, he'd be in a very similar situation as a Glenn Robinson, Blake Griffin, etc.

Caleb is a VERY good player and one of the nation's best - this isn't me knocking him. Not sure he's the best player in the country this year though. He's close, no doubt about it.

As for next year, Purdue is playing in the Battle 4 Atlantis, which is one of the best preseason tournaments. They'll play the ACC team as you mentioned and would likely play one of the Big East top teams as well, as well as Butler. Our non-conference schedule will be MUCH better than it was this year and the Big Ten will likely be better as a whole as well. It would be a much bigger stage.

Will it matter to him? I absolutely have no idea.

 

[tjreese]

The big ten does have a lack of quality non conference wins. That's the biggest knock right now. more subjectively, I have watched a lot of basketball and I'd agree that the top of the conference is lacking a bit. the middle seems pretty equal to all except the acc, which is a little better this year.

I understand where you are coming from...and understood that before. I'm not sure that in a particular game...and loss...against a team playing above their "average game" that is typically less capable, is a bad loss...but understand the conclusions to get there.

I knew a pheasant hunter that when the pheasant took off the hunter shot three feet in front of the pheasant and in the next shot ended up being three feet behind the pheasant. On the average the pheasant was shot, but the reality was that the pheasant wasn't hit at all. ANYONE that has ever dealt with multiple regression understands how the error term grows...but I also understand there may not be much better. Minny was pretty good when they beat Purdue. Jok at Iowa was on fire and that was a better Iowa team than many have faced when playing Iowa.

 

[Boiler Buck]

B1G = Good middle and even bottom teams. Top average.

Top compared to other conferences and even the B1G in other years....just no dominate team like Wisky a few years ago that just runs the table against all others.

If Purdue's D was great instead of just average....they would be that dominate team, but they just do not have the quickness at most positions defensively. They have some heady players and guys that can get it done defensively when they put their minds to it....like DM whom can be an outright pest on D some nights if you watch him for example, but it is really outside of their normal wheelhouse physically.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

***

Top compared to other conferences and even the B1G in other years....just no dominate team like Wisky a few years ago that just runs the table against all others.

***

or like 2013 where the conference had a #1/#2/#3/#4 seed in the NCAA tournament (Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Michigan)

 

[njm8845]

But again, Caleb Swanigan is not Blake Griffin. Blake Griffin had two back to back 20+ 20+ point/rebound games. He had a conference game where he scored 43 points and had 20 rebounds. It's not a knock on Swanigan whatsoever - which is why I said if he came back next year, he'd be on that Blake Griffin, Glenn Robinson, etc. level. Also, Oklahoma was a top 10 team and a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. This is again why I said if he came back, he'd be in a very similar situation as a Glenn Robinson, Blake Griffin, etc.

Caleb is a VERY good player and one of the nation's best - this isn't me knocking him. Not sure he's the best player in the country this year though. He's close, no doubt about it.

As for next year, Purdue is playing in the Battle 4 Atlantis, which is one of the best preseason tournaments. They'll play the ACC team as you mentioned and would likely play one of the Big East top teams as well, as well as Butler. Our non-conference schedule will be MUCH better than it was this year and the Big Ten will likely be better as a whole as well. It would be a much bigger stage.

Will it matter to him? I absolutely have no idea.

Swanigan's not as good as Griffin was his sophomore year. The stats are close, but I think blake has the upper hand.

Your first statement was something along the lines of "this website isn't relevant this year". Swanigan's in the top 5 of almost all NPOY projections. I'd say that's relevant. Why not push for it this year?

If you don't think he's the best player in the country, perhaps you weight team success more than other people. We'll see what the voters decide. I personally think it's going to be very close between him and Hart. Right or wrong, I think Swanigan's backstory may increase the likelihood that he wins it.

But now that we've started talking about it, I'm really disagreeing with your assessment that next year's non-con schedule will be "MUCH" better. Let's call ND/Butler a wash. Let's call Lville and our ACC opponent next year a wash. Let's call Nova this year and our best opponent in the Bahamas a wash (that's generous). That leaves only the second best opponent at Atlantis, which likely will be Tennessee/NC State. Aren't they like an Auburn? I think it's really pretty close.

 

[delish1]

ANYONE that has ever dealt with multiple regression understands how the error term grows...but I also understand there may not be much better. Minny was pretty good when they beat Purdue. Jok at Iowa was on fire and that was a better Iowa team than many have faced when playing Iowa.[/QUOTE]

We are on the same page. it comes down to sample size. Even a full season is only 30 some games so there can be plenty of outliers.

It's like looking at 3 pt shooting. Purdue is considered great at 41 percent, while bad shooting teams are around 36. The difference in any 1 game is really only 1 shot and that's not even considering if someone gets hot or banks one in the stats can easily flip.

I agree on Minnesota and iowa, they both played about as good as possible in those losses. If purdue played those teams 10 times, it would win 8. But in any one game, as long as the two teams have a sliver of overlapping potential performance anything can happen. (Ie purdue's worst could lose to little rock's best, but purdue would never lose to a Co rec team.)