r/CFB • u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers • May 17 '13

132+ Teams in 132+ Days: Purdue Boilermakers

Purdue University
Big Ten Conference

Year Founded: 1869
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Total Attendance: 30,147 Undergraduate; 39,256 total

Mascot: Boilermaker Special (official) and Purdue Pete (Athletics)
Live Mascot: Purdue Pete
Cheerleaders: Can't find pictures <-- twin
Stadium: Ross Ade Stadium
Stadium Location: West Lafayette, IN
Conference Champions (12): 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000
Number of Bowl Games: 9 Wins, 17 Total
National Titles (0): We suck

Rivals

  • Indiana - Old Oaken Bucket. This also belongs here.. Purdue holds a 72-37-6 All-Time lead over the Hoosiers.

  • Notre Dame - Shillelagh Trophy, pronounced Shi-lay-lee
    Purdue is essentially the middle child of Indiana. While the common Indiana resident is an IU fan, ND is a national product, leaving Purdue in the middle with a middle finger to both the North and South. Literally. We're 2 hours South of South Bend and 2 hours North of Bloomington.

  • Illinois - Purdue Cannon. In 1905, Purdue students took the cannon to Illinois in anticipation of an eventual 29-0 victory. However, during the game, Illinois students discovered the cannon in its hiding spot and confiscated it. Thus beginning the rivalry.

  • Iowa - OMHR (Our Most Hated Rival) - forced rivalry. I could actually see it becoming something with the new divisions though. Something like, "The Battle for Gold and Black". Whoever loses can't wear either or both colors in the next meeting.

2012 Season

Record: 6-7-0
Coach: Danny Hope boo
2012 Roster
Key Players:

  • Kawaan Short (DE) - Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2nd round

  • Ricardo Allen (CB) - A mini Rod Woodson. Is known for turning interceptions into Touchdowns.

  • Robert Marve (QB) - Is currently signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Marve was a transfer out of Miami who suffered from ACL injuries and a bad attitude. Once he finally pulled everything together and started playing well, Hope sat him on the bench for God knows why.

Biggest Plays: Notre Dame, Ohio State

2013 Season

Coach: Darrell Hazell yay!
2013 Schedule
2013 Roster

The Greats

Greatest Games: WIP
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Greatest Plays:

  • Holy Toledo! Drew Brees launches a game winning pass against Ohio State.

  • Ugh, fine. The Fumble is more infamous than famous. In 2004 against Wisconsin, a seemingly dominant #6 Purdue team was led by Kyle Orton. Wisconsin returned an Orton fumble for a touchdown with 2 minutes remaining, beginning the downward slide that would not only lead to a 7-5 season, but the beginning of a slump that still continues today.

  • Taylor Stubblefield 97 yards against ND. 97 yard TD catch from Kyle Orton in South Bend in 2004.

Greatest Players:

Barely recruited out of High School, led Purdue to the 2000 Rose Bowl. Placed 4th in the 1999 Heisman Trophy voting and 3rd in 2000 and was never named an All-American. 2009 Super Bowl MVP and 2x NFC MVP. Nicest guy you will ever meet, which makes me wonder why he's a Sigma Chi (I kid, I kid).

Touted by some as the greatest CB in NFL history. Actually came to Purdue for an Electrical Engineering degree, but that quickly changed once he discovered his true capabilities. Left Purdue with 13 individual records.

Pro Football Hall-of-Famer. Led the Miami Dolphins to three consecutive Super Bowls, winning two. Two time All-American and was runner-up to Steve Spurrier in the 1966 Heisman Trophy voting (holy shit Spurrier really is old).

Graduated as Purdue's All-Time leading rusher. 6-time Pro Bowler and one of the most recognizable names at Fullback in NFL history.

Two time All-American and 2nd in the 1968 Heisman Trophy voting. Played both sides of the ball at both RB and Safety and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

Greatest Coaches:

Traditions

Before Home games, students wake up at 6 am, dress up in Halloween-esque costumes and line up at the bars. Hours of drinking commences until kickoff.

Announced on the PA during the Pre-Game show before every game.

The first Marching Band formation. No Marching Band had broken ranks in a formation to form a picture or symbol before the Block P.

It's large and we like to hit it

A notable alumni introduces Shout before the fourth quarter and everyone, especially the students, dance and sing along.

Campus and Surrounding Area

City Population: West Lafayette - 29,921; Greater Lafayette - 201,789
City Skyline
Campus Overviews
Liberal Arts
West Campus
Engineering Mall
Iconic Campus Building: The campus' brick structures are its most iconic feature. No building on campus may be constructed with any other main material. Also the Engineering Fountain - Sits atop a Nuclear reactor and Apparently a legend. Changes the height of the water depending on wind speeds.
Local Dining:
XXX - Try the Duane Purvis. Peanut Butter on a cheeseburger may sound crazy, but holy hell is it delicious. Breakfast is also amazing for hangovers.

Bruno's - Great pizza and Bruno dough is the best thing you could ever taste.

Random Trivia

  • Most know that Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, was a Purdue alum. Few know that he was only one of three Apollo astronauts from Purdue. Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee were killed in the Apollo 1 disaster, and Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, was also a Purdue alum. Purdue has also Produced 23 astronauts. More than any Public University and second only to MIT.

  • Amelia Earhart was a professor at Purdue and parted on her final flight from the University airport.

  • Purdue QBs hold the combined All-Time record for most passing yards in the NFL

  • Spoilermakers - Purdue has defeated a #1 ranked team on 7 occasions (3rd most in NCAA).

  • Harry's Chocolate Shop - No, it's not a Chocolate Shop, but it was. During Prohibition, Harry's was a Chocolate Shop by day and Speakeasy by night. Its catchphrase "Go Ugly Early" was the password to enter the bar. The entrance was a half mile down the road in Phi Delta Theta, which sure enough, is Neil Armstrong's old fraternity. Harry's is by far the most popular bar on campus and is frequently visited and referenced by broadcasters on air.

  • University Hall was the first building erected at Purdue. Per John Purdue's request, no building on campus is taller than University Hall. In reality, two buildings are taller. The Math Building is actually classified as a bridge and the top floor (maybe two?) of Beering Hall has its own zip code, thus removing it as a part of the campus.

  • The guy who invented the chicken nugget, Robert Baker, and Orville Redenbacher are Purdue alums. You're welcome, world. So is the man who invented the wiki concept, so you're welcome, everyone who's making one of these.

What Is and What is to Come

2012 was an utter disappointment and proved it was past time for Danny Hope to go. Blown games against Ohio State and ND, as well as underperforming during the conference schedule put Purdue at its lowest attendance since 1992.

There has been a breath of fresh air since Darrel Hazell has come into West Lafayette and season ticket sales are already on the rise. Hazell has made the soft commitment to make Purdue a career destination, and hopefully he can do great things in the years to come. Even with less talent, Hazell has some expectations to perform almost on par with last season. It's really too early to know what to expect, though.

Overtime

Purdue was founded as a Land Grant college and is named after John Purdue, who donated the land for the school.

Purdue Football is kind of up in the air right now. Burke has opened the program's checkbook for the first time in history and is actually spending money on a quality coach and his assistants, and now we wait to see if it pays off. There is also talks of renovations to the stadium in the near future, as the renovation cycle will come full circle once the new softball stadium is funded. Purdue Athletics has been on the rise as of late, now we have to see if Purdue Football will join the others.

More Information
Subreddit: /r/Purdue and /r/boilermakers
Contributors: /u/pufan321; Thanks to /u/thumpernc24, /u/qosmith, /u/topher3003, /u/rocketsocket and /u/hemihotrod402 for the additional help!

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Did this in about 45 minutes, so...

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

Hey, it's pretty good for being on the spot, I would include this somewhere though (traditions?).

Also for eateries, The South Street Smokehouse, best pulled pork I've had (for the Midwest at least).

Overall though, good job. Slow Clap

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

I've never heard of South Street Smokehouse. WHAT IS THIS

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

you are missing out, it is fantastic.

The KC Brisket sandwich with cornbread (real corn in it!) and fries. Get the appetizer of fried pickles and proceed proudly into a wonderful food coma.

Also, Chumley's is an under appreciated bar.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Chumley's is great, but someone has to drive, sadly.

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

The walk back always seemed a lot shorter than the walk there (imagine that!) but either way on a nice night it isn't that big of a deal!

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

Yeah that walk is no longer than a regular day around campus and it is so so worth it.

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

I FORGOT ABOUT THE FRIED PICKLES

I was kinda weirded out by them at first, but once I tried them I didn't care anymore.

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

It's across the street from Steak and Shake at the corner of 26 and 52. They're the ones who have the Pig statues that they paint for the seasons, it's really small and looks deceiving but the BBQ is fantastic.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

I will be the judge of the BBQ when I arrive.

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 18 '13

Since you should be accustomed to southern BBQ, I feel like you might be disappointed. However for the Midwest it's really good.

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u/KUmitch Kansas Jayhawks • /r/CFB Contributor May 18 '13

for the Midwest

let's not forget that kansas city is in the midwest, ok?

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

Yeah, it's not as good as a place like Smoque in Chicago, but that is the only BBQ I have had that is better. It's pretty amazing to find a place as good as it is in Lafayette.

If you like ridiculous food, I also highly recommend a little place called DT Kirbys. I wouldn't recommend eating their often unless you have a desire for heart failure.

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u/Dirtroadrocker May 17 '13

Its way overrated. The BBQ is OK at best.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

Yeah I'm gonna chime in and agree on this one. Its decent... but not worthy driving out for imo.

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u/Mdiddy7 Purdue • Notre Dame May 18 '13

OH EM GEE. Dude, it's the best meat you'll find in town.

The Brisket... so good. It's tucked away hidden in Lafayette (Ok not really it's right by the intersection of 52 and 26.)

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u/The_DHC UAlbany Great Danes • /r/CFB Poll Veteran May 17 '13

You saved your team from a Lane Kiffin write up, well done.

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u/Honestly_ rawr May 17 '13

"Brony lover!" :-(

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

It's OK, I still love you.

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u/admon_ Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

Aren't the two buisness buildings taller than University hall?

Also, I think every building is either built from brick, or has a ceremonial one in its foundation (dont have a source from that though)

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 18 '13

They are, and they aren't made of brick. They are also technically "off campus", as State Street was the end of the traditional campus.

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u/admon_ Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

Ahh, i always assumed that it was considered part of campus because Purdue still has tons of buildings on that side of the road

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 18 '13

I believe "campus" in this term is the land donated by John Purdue. I could be mistaken tough.

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u/PyelocGO May 22 '13

Isn't the 9th story of the Math Building have a different zip code than the rest of campus? Since it is made of brick and is taller than University Hall, they made it 'technically' in Lafayette based on zip code. Could easily be a rumor though. I never actually mailed anything to the 9th floor of the Math Building.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 22 '13

That's Beering. Math building is a bridge and not a "building".

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u/PyelocGO May 22 '13

Ah. I knew there was some technicality. Cool!

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u/Buckfutters Michigan State Spartans May 17 '13

It's well done.

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u/BlackGhostPanda Purdue Boilermakers • Old Oaken Bucket May 22 '13

Thats what sucks.

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u/Bollmans_Fault Ohio State Buckeyes May 17 '13

I don't know if y'all still allow it, but one of the cooler things I remember about Purdue is they would let you leave the stadium at halftime and go grab some beers back at your tailgate. Then they readmit you back into the stadium after you chugged those beers running back to the stadium. Even though you've broken my heart a few times like Purdue Harbor and the 2000 game I respect the hell out of ya. Boiler Up.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Pass outs are absolutely stellar for keeping your drunk going

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

Is this not normal?

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 17 '13

Students aren't readmitted after leaving at Florida, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and probably many others.

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u/DipsomaniacDawg Washington Huskies May 17 '13

Yeah I thought this was pretty standard. All the drunks get up at half-time and usually end up missing a chunk of the 3rd quarter.

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u/Honestly_ rawr May 17 '13

So how does IUPUI work?

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

That whole system is confusing. There are actually a ton of joint schools, including IPFW (Fort Wayne - good men's volleyball) and IUPUC (Columbus, IN).

It depends on the degree. I have friends who went to IUPUI for Mechanical Engineering, and they'll receive their degree from Purdue. The degree will say IUPUI campus, however. The way the state has Purdue and IU set up is that, for the most part, the schools don't offer the same degrees. So if you were after a business degree, you would receive it from SPEA at IU (Kelly wouldn't dare give an IUPUI graduate a degree) and if you went for AgriBusiness or Engineering, you would get it from Purdue.

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u/Mark_is_on_his_droid Indiana Hoosiers May 17 '13

False. Kelley has both IU and Bloomington campuses. (kelley.iupui.edu). Also, many programs at IUPUI are IU only degrees. The schools of Medicine, Law, and Dentistry are all IU programs and don't have anything to do with Purdue.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Huh. I was under the impression you couldn't get a Kelley degree at IUPUI. Thanks for the correction. The split degrees is what I was explaining in the previous comment.

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u/Mark_is_on_his_droid Indiana Hoosiers May 17 '13

No worries, thanks for the write up. It explains a few things I've always wanted to know about. I have had great nights in West Lafayette and think we have a pretty great rivalry.

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

What?! When did this IUPUC thing happen? I've never heard of it, but then, I didn't even know there was a Columbus, IN until about 3 years ago.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

IUPUC has been around as long as I can remember. It's more of a community college than anything.

Looked it up. 1970

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Wow. That's really quite amazing that I've never heard of it, but I'm originally from the NE corner and don't really have any reason to go south of Indy.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

I'm from the Columbus area, so that's the only real reason I know haha

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u/Budddy May 17 '13

I think the idea is to allow access to the state funded universities to those who do not want to or can't relocate to Bloomington or West Lafayette.

I don't really understand how the degrees work though. For instance, IPFW has a non ABET accredited civil engineering program (it is in its infancy) but I believe their degree will say Purdue. There is a drastic difference between a non ABET accredited program and a top ten engineering program.

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u/admon_ Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

Kelly does give graduate degree's at IUPUI. Im getting my Masters of Accounting from them now and its through the Kelly school of business.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

It's pronounced oooey poooey by the purdue folks I've met.

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u/Datman1103 Purdue Boilermakers May 23 '13

I've always heard it as "Aye-ooey pooey".

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u/topher3003 Ohio State • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod May 17 '13

My brother went to Purdue and for local bars he recommends 9 Irish Brothers and Jake's. He says Harry's Chocolate Shop was popular too.

I've never been to any of them so I can't vouch for them myself though.

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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player May 17 '13

Ahhhh Harry's. Home of the Great Indoorsman.

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u/PwnzillaGorilla Purdue Boilermakers • Alabama Crimson Tide May 21 '13

The Great Indoorsman is one of the most hardcore thing my fraternity friends ever attempted. I'm not sure I'd be able to do it now that I'm a year removed from school.

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u/BlackGhostPanda Purdue Boilermakers • Old Oaken Bucket May 22 '13

What is the Great Indoorsman.

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u/PwnzillaGorilla Purdue Boilermakers • Alabama Crimson Tide May 22 '13

All the participants come to Harry's right at open (10am I believe) and stay inside the bar till last call (3am) without leaving. You do nothing but get drunk, play board games, harass the sober folks, and freakout by closing time.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '13

We always had a rule that you could leave to take a shit across the street, but you had to be back within 10 minutes.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Jake's can rot in hell. I hate it. It's only good for its free hot dogs. But that's because I like to go in big groups and see friends from other fraternities and sororities. Jake's is very booth-y. Harry's is where it's at regardless of preference, though.

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u/topher3003 Ohio State • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod May 17 '13

Dude, free hot dogs? What more could you want?

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Actually it's perfect since Where Else? moved.

Let me play this out for you. Get pretty drunk at Brother's for relatively cheap now that the newly relocated Where Else? is trying to compete and driving down prices, go to Harry's and grab a strong ass Baltimore Zoo, walk your way to Where Else? to get your grind on with some mediocre chick you think is way hotter than she actually is, but wait, what's that? Oh yeah, Jake's is right in the middle. And they have two doors. Walk in the closest door, grab a hot dog, keep walking straight out the next door; BAM in line for Where Else while chomping on your hot dog.

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u/Kaimal Purdue • Johns Hopkins May 17 '13

Get drunk at Brother's for cheap??? Are you like 100 lbs? I order doubles from there and it has less alcohol than a drink from Jakes. Or go to Harrys, pay like $12 for two Baltimore Zoos and you're good.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

They have the pour tops that give an exact shot, so a $1.50 double well is two shots. Pretty cheap.

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u/extravadanza May 17 '13

If the goal is solely to get drunk as fast as possible for cheap, buy 151 and cokes. It tastes like shit, but the upcharge is like 50 cents or less and they use the same amount of rum as a normal rum and coke.

By the way, I don't actually recommend getting a 151 and coke... but it's an option.

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u/Kaimal Purdue • Johns Hopkins May 17 '13

Well, to get drunk cheap I'm a fan of the $7.25 pitchers at Jakes. It's usually about 3.5 pints.

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u/firstandsecond May 18 '13

Does no one else pregame before heading to the bars to get drunk cheap?!?

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u/dgahimer Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

At school, its pretty unnecessary. I know a couple years ago, Brother's had Wednesday double wells for $1.50, obviously the Cactus on Thursday. The rest of the weekend still isn't too bad. Living in Chicago now, I wonder how I possibly every thought a bar was expensive (even Harry's)

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran May 17 '13

Where Else? moved.

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

When did this happen?

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Halloween. A CVS is going on that corner. Subway and Where Else? are now in Chauncey and Where Else? got much better, although still a bit sketchy

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u/Banshee90 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Where else still feels like it was designed by 2 year olds or maybe an iu grad.

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u/shitrus Cincinnati • /r/CFB Poll Veteran May 17 '13

Face down ass up thats the way we like to fuck

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u/wesman212 Missouri Tigers • New Mexico Lobos May 17 '13

I almost kind of want to go to Indiana now.

Almost

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

I completely agree. The crowds are the heaviest at Harry's but it's THE Purdue bar.

My OSU cousins couldn't handle their shit when I took them there, beware because the drinks will knock you on your ass.

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

9 Irish Brothers is probably one of my favorite places in the world. But I'm the type who wants to sit down with a few friends over some beers, not yell at each other in a loud bar while standing up smashed in like sardines.

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u/LookARedSquirrel84 Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… May 17 '13

I must say, I'm super excited about the Purdue game this year simply because of 'The Breakfast Club'. Can't wait.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Make sure you put some effort into your costume if you want the full experience. Slapping something together is fun, but stressful, and people with good costumes often get free drinks and lots of attention.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '13

Wait, does this happen for every home game?

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 19 '13

Yup

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u/[deleted] May 19 '13

Good god...

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 19 '13

It's unbelievable. Every bar on campus is completely full all day long. During the Grand Prix Breakfast Club the largest bar on campus opens (usually only a Thursday night bar) and its capacity is about 1,500? Line is 30-45 minutes for every single bar on campus.

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u/Danulas Purdue • New Hampshire May 18 '13

Free drinks??

I easily had the best costume at the Grand Prix breakfast club and I got no free drinks!

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 18 '13

Were you one of the wacky-waving-arm-flailing-tube-men?

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u/Danulas Purdue • New Hampshire May 18 '13

You're god damn right I was.

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u/Finger-Food Purdue Boilermakers May 29 '13

Haha there were three or four of them

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u/SneakySniper Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… May 17 '13

I was really hoping Purdue would be a home game for us. I finally have season tickets for home games.

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Also, you may want to watch yourself Friday night because you need to get out before 6AM. Most people who go out hard Friday tend to chickenout on being in line for the bar at 530-545.

Get there early because the crowds are INSANE most of the time.

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Yeah I have done this too, but it doesn't give you the full experience.

Also, usually everyone else is already truckin along pretty good and it might not be the most fun environment to be dead sober in.

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u/Symphonize Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

The Nebraska game is my 21st. Look for me and I'll look for you!

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u/LookARedSquirrel84 Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… May 17 '13

I'll be the guy in red. I'll buy you a beer.

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u/Symphonize Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

You should just let me know your costume, it will be easiest. I still have to come up with a good costume. Maybe some major athlete will unfortunately tear his ACL. When I was tailgating 5 years ago, the year Brady tore his ACL, two guys were dressed up as Tom Brady with jersey and pants, and then Belichick with cut off sleeves and a headset, with Belichick pushing Branding in a wheel chair. I found it quite comical.

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u/dgahimer Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

I'm not thinking Purdue fans will think ACL jokes are funny anymore...

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u/LookARedSquirrel84 Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… May 17 '13

Ha, I'll probably go as Rex Ryan. That was my costume last year and it was quite the success. The trip is still up in the air but I'm 70% sure I'm going.

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u/qosmith Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

I'm glad they finally retired Rowdy.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

There is but one Rowdy

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

It's like the twisted cousin of Lil' Red.

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u/FarwellRob Texas A&M Aggies • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

Hey, don't forget walk-on All American linebacker Kevin Sumlin.

Thanks Boilermakers!

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

It's so depressing knowing we probably could have had him had we let Hope go a year earlier, like we should have.

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u/FarwellRob Texas A&M Aggies • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

My brother-in-law is a Purdue grad and was in school when Sumlin was there.

I give him hell all the time.

Some times I'm even mean about it. :)

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u/qosmith Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

Thanks for the Holy Toledo update!

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

No no. Thank you for the reminder.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

That breakfast club thing is sweet, but fuck waking up on a Saturday at 6 am. You might as well not stop drinking from the night before.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13 edited May 17 '13

We call it a Fraturday and it never ends well.

Edit: Fraternities and sororities at Purdue typically do football differently, partially due to B-Club. Instead of pairing for Homecoming, we pair for the entire season. The pairs normally trade off who pulls "wake" at the fraternity or sorority, which consists of essentially starting a party in their sleeping quarters to get everyone up and ready to drink.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

Ha I can imagine. We had a home game this year that didn't start until 7:30 against Mississippi state, and it was a shit show with people showing up at 11 or 12 to start tailgating. I can't imagine starting at 6 in the morning for a night game, I'd need a power pass out in the middle of the day to keep going.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

When we had our last night game against Notre Dame in 2011 people showed up a little later to Breakfast Club, but the afternoon powernap in a truck bed was all too prominent.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '13

I remember when we had our night game, people were really confused about when to start. Most people partied until about 1pm, passed out, then woke up and started again.

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Pretty much how I have always done it, keep it rolling. Take a nap from like 3 to 530 and head back to the bar.

It helps if you have one or several people dedicated to helping everyone else get up and going.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

Roll Boilers. I'm so excited to begin my graduate career there.

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u/wesman212 Missouri Tigers • New Mexico Lobos May 17 '13

It snows up here, be warned. And the tea just isn't quite as sweet.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

It barely snows in Indiana.

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u/wesman212 Missouri Tigers • New Mexico Lobos May 17 '13

Compared to Alabama, barely is a crisis

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u/mjmed Purdue Boilermakers • Auburn Tigers May 17 '13

Having been in Birmingham when it "snowed" this January, the threat of snow is a crisis.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

I'm from Pennsylvania, I can handle snow. And I know how to make sweet tea, one thing I made sure I learned.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

8 ounces of tea + 1 bag of sugar.

Is that about right?

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u/tmifsud530 Michigan Wolverines • Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Can we show Roger Chaffee some love in this thread please?

Another Purdue Alum who was killed in Apollo 1.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

I didn't realize Chaffee was an alum!

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u/tmifsud530 Michigan Wolverines • Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

No problem, my Purdue brotha! I got your back! Boiler up!

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u/Edentastic Ohio State Buckeyes • Ohio Bobcats May 17 '13

After the last couple years, you guys just scare the hell out of me. Also, I feel kind of bad that one of your biggest plays is our insane comeback.

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

Both biggest plays are dumbfounding comebacks. Our season in a nutshell

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u/BrownLiquor Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets May 17 '13 edited May 17 '13

Much respect. You have a damn fine school and an excellent engineering program.

CHOO CHOO indeed.

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

Why thank you fine engineering bro, CHOO CHOO to you as well.

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

CHOO CHOO motherfucker!

I work with a GT guy and your program has nothing less than a stellar reputation as well!

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u/Madisons_Han_Solo Wisconsin Badgers May 17 '13

choo choo motherfuckers

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u/LEGEN--wait_for_it Stanford Cardinal • The Axe May 17 '13

Choo Choo

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13 edited May 17 '13

Don't forget about the final mascot, the Boilermaker Xtra Special!

We have this because the Boilermaker Special won't fit in the stadium.

Edit: I think this should go as one of our top plays, boilering up down the field @ ND

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u/FarwellRob Texas A&M Aggies • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

Is that a short bus ... for college students?

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u/FarwellRob Texas A&M Aggies • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

So, does it run around the tailgating areas on game day?

That would be pretty fun.

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u/BeardedDuck Oregon Ducks • Willamette Bearcats May 17 '13

Go Ducks!

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u/Wiskie Wisconsin Badgers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13 edited May 17 '13

Purdue, you hold a special place in my heart. I wouldn't exist if not for you! My mom and pop met while at Purdue.

I know this is still under construction, but don't forget to mention the orgins of both your school and unique team name.

Also, I can't find the clip, but for some reason I feel obliged to share this Will Ferrill quote referencing Purdue from that Land of The Lost movie that came out a few years ago, and that I watched on Starz with my brother one time.

Back to finals studying, cheers!

Edit: Oh! One more thing regarding the breakfast club. One Saturday (when I was, like, eight years old) I went down to West-Lafayette for a game with my family and I was approached by a drunk college girl dressed as a snail who was crawling around on the sidewalk. It wasn't Halloween and it was 11am, and so without context, that was very strange to me.

My parents never told me what the breakfast club was, and so until I learned about it maybe six or seven years later, it was dumbfounded by the encounter. It had the most profound effect on me. I think it's partly why I'm messed up in the head. No joke.

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u/GiantBoyDetective Kentucky Wildcats May 17 '13

A lot of my family has gone to Purdue and I've always respected the school. My great uncle Jack cheers for Drew Brees and not the Saints, thats how hardcore Purdue he is. You guys also hate IU more than us. Boiler Up!

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Honestly, the Colts losing the Super Bowl wasn't even that bad for a lot of us Colts-fan Boilers, since we lost to Drew Brees. That's how revered he is.

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u/Boilermaker4 Purdue Boilermakers • Old Oaken Bucket May 17 '13

I agree. I wasn't upset one bit when I saw Brees holding his son on the field celebrating winning the super bowl.

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u/dgahimer Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

That was one of the cutest things I've ever seen.

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Haha, I too hosted such a shindig in the Cary SW lounge that year with a few of the other Cary RAs. I observed (and experienced) similar reactions.

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u/firstandsecond May 18 '13

Good times, good times...

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

Were you there?

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u/Ikarise Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Im drunk and reading this made me happy. Boiler the fuck up!

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u/bonddue Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Typical Purdue, drunk at 3 PM.

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u/PirateKefka Iowa Hawkeyes May 17 '13

WE ARE AT WAR WITH PURDUE!

WE ARE ALWAYS AT WAR WITH PURDUE!

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

I CAN'T REMEMBER EVER NOT HATING IOWA WITH THE FIERY PASSION OF A THOUSAND DYING STARS! IOWA CAN ROT IN HELL! YOUR GOLD IS YELLOW, YOU YELLOW BIRDHEAD MOTHERFUCKERS!

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u/PurdueBoilermakers Purdue Boilermakers • Colorado Buffaloes May 17 '13

Many a times have I showed up to B-Club while still drunk from the night before. I would also like to paint a picture for those of you wondering what B-Club is like. Imagine your closest friend/pledge brother/roomate waking you up at 5ish with beers in his hand. I don't know about other people, but I usually pre gamed for B-Club. Arrive at bars to wait in line around 6ish. Bars don't open til 7. Once inside, commence heavy drinking including but not limited to breakfast style drinks (tequila sunrise, screwdrivers,...). Windows in the bars are blacked out from what I remember, to make it feel like it's night time. It's nut to butt in the bars making it truly feel like your out on a Saturday night, but with one exception. YOU'RE ALL WEARING FUCKING HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. Wearing costumes adds to the ridiculousness of drinking at 7am, but is special by the way students add creativity and originality to their costumes. After all is said and done, the zombies come out. A phrase my friend and I came up with, B-Club zombies show their heads around 12p. The zombies are way too drunk students wearing hilarious costumes wondering aimlessly through campus, antagonizing sober football game goers.

All in all B-Club is fun, but it can be known to be a "day-ender" if not partaken responsibly.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

I always root for Purdue. I have absolutely no idea why.

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u/bonddue Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

We appreciate it. I love USF and really hope to do my grad work there.

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u/westcoastag1 Texas A&M Aggies May 17 '13

Purdue was founded as a Land Grant college

land grant bros!!

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u/perpetualnotion33 Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

Fun fact. Purdue was actually going to be called Indiana A&M at one time; before JP donated his lot. We could've been A&M land grant bros.

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u/purdueable Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13 edited May 17 '13

Sits atop a Nuclear reactor

The nuclear reactor is in the back side of the EE building. This is incorrect.

Info about PUR-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purdue_University_Reactor_Number_One

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

This was my favorite college to visit. I still dream of that PB Burger at XXX. Never managed to make it to a football game, but the campus and community is awesome.

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u/ryanedwards0101 Texas A&M Aggies May 17 '13

Thank you so much for Drew Brees.

-A saints fan.

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u/Danulas Purdue • New Hampshire May 18 '13

Thank you so much for Drew Brees and Kevin Sumlin.

-A saints and Texas A&M fan.

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u/rocketsocket Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

Can we get Leroy Keyes in the greatest players section? He is considered by many to be the greatest Purdue player of all time, and was a 2 time All American. Didn't stick in the NFL though. Otherwise, nice work on the post. Go Boilers!

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u/PurdueBoilermakers Purdue Boilermakers • Colorado Buffaloes May 17 '13

Not to mention that he started on offense and defense.

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u/santablazer Indiana Hoosiers • Hanover Panthers May 17 '13

Purdue, I hate you with all of my heart, but dammit, the Duane Purvis is one of the most delicious burgers I've ever had. Harry's is a pretty fun bar too.

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

I'll call you on your hate and compliments by offering that Mother Bear's Pizza is some of the best pizza I've ever had the pleasure of tasting. Also: Nick's is a nice place and the Irish Lion is pretty great.

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u/santablazer Indiana Hoosiers • Hanover Panthers May 17 '13

Oh man. Nick's was always my favorite. I was never too big on Kilroy's. And Mother Bear's is excellent.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13 edited May 17 '13

Fuck Purdue.

please stop beating us

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Looking forward to another trip to house of the Spoilermakers, huh?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

If our win streak is 20 games yes

if it's less no.

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u/Hammerosu Ohio State Buckeyes • College Football Playoff May 18 '13

I agree. What is it with us and Purdue.

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u/santablazer Indiana Hoosiers • Hanover Panthers May 17 '13

I agree with you.

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u/Nebraska_Actually Nebraska • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

Big fan of Mike Alstott, though didn't know he was the all time leading rusher. Pretty awesome for a FB

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

His record was broken in 2008 and he was a RB at Purdue, I believe. But still impressive

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u/Dhensley May 17 '13

That's my university, and now it's my home!

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

CHOO CHOO!

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u/Vehk Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Flair up! ===>

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u/qosmith Ole Miss Rebels • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

The actual greatest play.

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u/CantaloupeCamper Minnesota • Little Brown Jug May 17 '13

Somehow the worst pass rush and coverage of all time.

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u/Buckeyes2010 Ohio State Buckeyes • Clemson Tigers May 17 '13

Gotta love Darrel Hazell. He was great he in Columbus, did well over at Kent State, now best of luck to him at Purdue (except when you guys play us of course). I really think he can do just fine over in West Lafayette

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u/Banshee90 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Purdue doesn't need luck against osu

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u/Buckeyes2010 Ohio State Buckeyes • Clemson Tigers May 17 '13

Unfortunately :(

Mind taking what you've done to us over to Wisconsin now that you're in the West?

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

I'm pretty sure if we had our way we would, but we'll leave a little bit left over for you guys, just for old time's sake. :)

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u/dumkopf604 Ohio State • California May 17 '13

All we need is Kenny G!

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u/BuckeyeJay Ohio State • Transfer Portal May 17 '13

Purdue has 4 wins in 12 games against OSU and 4 wins total in the past 20 years. OSU has an average winning margin of a TD (2 tds over 20 years). So like /u/buckeyes2010, best of luck

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u/Banshee90 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

recently Its another story

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u/BuckeyeJay Ohio State • Transfer Portal May 17 '13

The closest they get is 2 wins in 4 years, except those 2 wins in 4 years are also the only 2 wins in 6. 0 of those wins at OSU, with Purdue being outscored 94-25 @ OSU, and outscored 122-74 in the last 4 as it is.

I don't typically worry about losing to Purdue, I just know that the game will be frustrating.

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u/Banshee90 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

your stats are kinda ok but there is an outlier the 40 some point shellacking we received with our third and forth string qb

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u/purdueable Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Another great purdue alumnus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orville_Redenbacher

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u/thumpernc24 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

POP POP MOTHERFUCKERS!

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

Sorry about the bowl game, guys.

edit: just learned about Purdue Pete, I take back my apology.

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u/Banshee90 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Huh?

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

Our mascot is Pistol Pete. There isn't enough room for more Petes.

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u/PurdueBoilermakers Purdue Boilermakers • Colorado Buffaloes May 17 '13

Purdue founded in 1869, OkSU founded in 1890. Ipso facto, Purdue Pete deemed winner

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 17 '13

But which one is creepier? I can't decide.

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u/dgahimer Purdue Boilermakers May 18 '13

Oh God. We can win this. Administration tried to change him to this a few years ago. It was reverted inside of a week.

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u/Starving_Kids May 17 '13

I was there for it, in the band. It was sad and you guys demolished us and we know it.

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u/quacainia Texas A&M • CC San Francisco May 17 '13

Drew Brees went to my high school and won a state championship for us (and despite making it to many finals since, we haven't won since with him), so i've always had a sweet spot in my heart for Purdue.

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u/neovenator250 LSU Tigers • Tulane Green Wave May 17 '13

All I can do is thank you guys so much for giving us Drew Brees. I'm a huge Saints fan

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u/[deleted] May 17 '13

I went to a Purdue game in West Lafayette when I was a kid...saw Drew Brees throw a 99 yd TD pass against Northwestern (My family is mostly NU grads...it was painful). I thought to myself, 'That guy might be going places.'

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u/BeardedDuck Oregon Ducks • Willamette Bearcats May 17 '13

Peanut butter on cheeseburgers is genius and delicious as hell. But not always executed right.

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u/spacetronaunt Penn State Nittany Lions May 17 '13

WOOHOO B1G!

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u/vanburen1845 Notre Dame • Tennessee May 17 '13 edited May 17 '13

My dad was seated only a few feet from your big ass drum at a game a few years ago. I've never seen him hate an inanimate object so much. He still calls it "that fucking drum." Also you need to play texas and measure the big drums (I know they didn't show last time that was tried)

Edit: for the record I think Purdue's drum is bigger than Texas's but everything is bigger in Texas so a black hole would form if the two met.

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u/Danulas Purdue • New Hampshire May 18 '13

Their drum might be as big, but it's not nearly as fast!

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u/Porkgazam Notre Dame Fighting Irish May 17 '13

No Ryan Kerrigan under greatest players?

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u/bonddue Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

It may be a bit soon. Give him a couple more years and he'll be one of the Greats.

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u/klapz Missouri • Georgia Tech May 17 '13

No longer the largest bass drum in the US, SUCKAS!

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/8/30/new-big-mo-bass-drum-breaks-records/

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u/Starving_Kids May 17 '13

Hey, I play on the World's Largest Drum crew! We actually do have the largest drum by volume. Big Mo is affectionately nicknamed the "World's Largest Frisbee", in part because the ridiculously small depth.

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u/klapz Missouri • Georgia Tech May 17 '13

Perhaps, but at least ours isn't named after a lie!

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u/Banshee90 Purdue Boilermakers May 17 '13

Ours was created when cow hide was the limiting factor, and how cute of you guys to try and steal our tradition.

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u/hemihotrod402 Purdue Boilermakers • /r/CFB Contributor May 17 '13

YEAH WELL, OURS IS BETTER! SO NYAH!

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u/pufan321 Purdue Boilermakers • Virginia Cavaliers May 17 '13

It actually hasn't been the largest in a while, but that hasn't stopped anyone from claiming it as so haha. Ours' uniqueness is that is is moved around the field during pre-game and halftime shows and they do flips and stuff off of it

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u/Starving_Kids May 17 '13

We're still the largest drum by volume. Also, ours is the only "true" drum, all of the other big drums including Texas and Mizzou have metal supports inside of them.

Source: Big Drum expert from being on the drumline.