Off the Tracks

Wisconsin at Purdue

2012-01-13T09:58:00.001-05:00

We've won 26 games in a row at Mackey Arena, which is the longest streak in the history of the building. Before the season started I felt tonight's game would be the most fierce challenge we would face to that streak. Games against Michigan State, Michigan, and Indiana now look tougher, but tonight's game is still a difficult one because the Badgers are a desperate team at 1-3 in league play. It's hard to predict what will happen, so my prediction is to prepare for anything

You guys are in charge for the Open Thread, though SB Nation's new android app makes commenting much easier, so I'll try to drop a few in. I am in attendance, and the last that time we got 10 minute of basketball perfection against Illinois.

So don't get it too rowdy in here, kids. Dad will be watching from my seats. I think I will arbitrarily place the first commenter in charge.

Also, as an added final bonus, the Pacers contacted me and announced that ticket sales were so well, they are offering the same deal for the April 7 game against the Celtics with an even more steep discount because we sold so many tickets. If you can't make it Saturday night, now you have a second chance for an H&R group outing to see JJ and E`Twaun.

So Many Things

2011-12-28T12:33:00.000-05:00

Post contributed by Hilton Miranda

There are so many things to think about when you buy a new house. It’s totally a hundred percent different from renting and no one ever told me it would be! I thought I’d move in and set my stuff up like usual, but instead I’m going back and forth with contractors and ADT home securityThere’s just a lot to get installed and up and running and on top of all that, I have to buy furniture for the three rooms I didn’t have before at the old rental! It’s more expensive than renting was, too, but hopefully I’ll get some of that money back one day when I’m ready to sell. It’s hard trying to decide what upgrades will have some resale value and which ones are just cosmetic for me. The last thing I want to do is waste more money than I have to putting this whole thing together! It’s exciting being a homeowner, though, for all its trials and tribulations!

Golf 3

2011-12-20T16:29:00.001-05:00

Purdue fans seem to take one of two views towards Butler's recent success. They either view it as a good story of an excellent, fundamentally sound team succeeding against the world of one-and-dones, or they take a more bitter view. Some Purdue fans see Butler and there is jealousy. After all, they made the Final Four in the two years that we were supposed to, only to have the universe conspire against us once again. I am jealous of their success, and wish it was ours. Still, I don't hate them. quite the opposite, in fact.

I am a basketball purist, so I love Butler. I love Hinkle Fieldhouse and describe it as if God Himself designed a basketball arena. To me, Butler plays the game the way it should be played. They've had great success the past two seasons by doing just that, and it ended up resulting in two improbable runs that almost led to two National Championships. In what was supposed to be our time, they stole the title of Most Successful Team in the state. I like them because they're good, fun to watch, and they aren't dicks about it. Our women's golf team has been excellent with their golf balls and distance golf balls of late as a Butler-like standard of excellence for us.

Golf 2

2011-12-20T08:58:00.002-05:00

I am not much of a golfer, but I have found a few places online that allow you to shop for golf equipment at great prices. You can also reserve some tee times online in a pinch to use your new golf clubs. From what I have seen, golf is not a cheap hobby. It can cost over $1,000 for a good set of clubs with golf drivers.With a good set of clubs you can improve your game dramatically. that means more time out on the links.

The game of golf is about more than the clubs in your bag though. It is also a cerebral game. You need the proper gold accessories in order to reach your maximum potential. Items such as tees, balls, range finders, and the like can really improve your game.it may take a little while, but golf is a life long hobby that allows you to enjoy the outdoors and get back in touch with nature. It is a hard life on the golf course when you get to play on beautiful grass in the sunshine.G

Fitness Alliance

2011-12-19T11:35:00.002-05:00

My cousin is a heck of a paintball player. In fact, he runs his own team out in Connecticut called the Mouthy Mimes. They have been known to enter tournaments all over the east coast. He is someone who definitely takes the game seriously, as it is a great way to stay in shape. He stays fit to earn a solid beach body.

He has outfitted his entire team with tippman guns, and they have found them to be the most reliable on the market. They rarely jam and have a reliable rate of fire for your contest. You can’t go wrong with tippmann guns.Of course, don't take my word for it. You need to go out and try it for yourself for an extreme body workout. you can even have a 90 day review.

Whether you are a recreation player or a professional, these guns and markers are the top of line gear you need in order to compete. They give you a distinct edge over your opponents, and they are highly recommended by the top professional teams in the game. The Mouthy Mimes recommend their unique markers as ones that never jam and will leave distinguishing marks on opponents.

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Scrubs 3

2011-12-18T23:32:00.001-05:00

http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Women/

In the world of college basketball, a scrub is someone who sits the bench and cheers wildly in every game while in nursing scrubs. These guys are college basketball players that are great in practice, but they can never seem to crack the game. I have given them great names in the past such as the Walk-On WhiteOut and the Bastard Sons of Bobby Buckets. These guys are not going to be playing professionally once they are done on campus.

While some may decide to pursue a career in nursing, the will need cotton scrubs. They will need their own uniforms as manly male nurses. That, or they can become doctors to further the cause of boilermakers everywhere. These guys will work hard, so they need the right products to look good while they do so.

Golf

2011-12-09T15:49:00.002-05:00

I am not much of a golfer, but I have found a few places online that allow you to shop for golf equipment at great prices. You can also reserve some Las Vegas Tee Times online in a pinch. From what I have seen, golf is not a cheap hobby. I can cost over $1,000 for a good set of golf clubs for Las Vegas Tee Times. With a good set of clubs you can improve your game dramatically. that means more time out on the links with solid Las Vegas Tee Times.

The game of golf is about more than the clubs in your bag though. It is also a cerebral game. You need the proper gold accessories in order to reach your maximum potential. Items such as tees, balls, range finders, and the like can really improve your game.it may take a little while, but golf is a life long hobby that allows you to enjoy the outdoors and get back in touch with nature. It is a hard life on the golf course when you get to play on beautiful grass in the sunshine.

Betting

2011-12-05T07:48:00.002-05:00

With College Football just around the corner some people might be interesting looking for new places to place some strategic wagers. Once again, I am not a betting man myself, but I can see the intrigue and excitement it would add to the proceedings. Sports Betting can be a great way to earn some quick money if you know what you're doing.

So I am back just in time to see our Boilers go on the road to complete the home-and-home where our end was satisfied in 1998. To make me feel ancient, the Rice game at home was the first start in Ross-Ade for Drew Brees and my first home game as a freshman. The Owls will now host us in a game that doesn't look as easy as it once was, especially given the struggles of last week. The optimist in me is encouraged by the way we came from behind last week twice in the fourth quarter. The pessimist reminds me it was against a Sun Belt team at home, where a bet should be a sure thing.

Calgary

2011-11-23T14:28:00.001-05:00

Everyone knows that Michael Scott had an exotic journey to Canada during season five of the Office. He was looking for Calgary houses for rent. It was a great business trip, and one I would like to repeat soon. one of my closest friends is working in buffalo, so it means a trip to Niagara Falls is likely in my near future. If you take just a short jump across the boarder you are in the land of hockey, curling, and excellent help with a home audit

Energy efficiency tips are great because their housing system allows them to buy homes at much lower prices than here in the U.S. It is amazing how much lower prices can be on stuff you need when heartless insurance companies are not involved. For example, if you want to have home insulation contractors it is much cheaper with our neighbors to the north. Just be careful going through customs.

The Biggest Loser

2011-11-02T07:35:00.001-04:00

Author: Joyce Mccall

I love the show The Biggest Loser. It might be the single most inspirational show on television. By inspirational, I don’t mean it actually inspires me to go to the gym and work out, to be clear. I just enjoy watching other people work out and achieve their goals. It’s kind of embarrassing, actually. In theory, I have far less weigh to lose than any of the contestants on the show, so I should use the inspiration to catapult my own results. I’m sure that if they can lose upwards of seventy-five pounds apiece, I should be able to drop the five I’ve been holding on to, right? That’s not the way it works, unfortunately. I am a big proponent of potentially creating a spin off where people who are reasonably sized but terribly out of shape (read: me) get a trainer for a month and get their butts in gear. It might not be as inspirational but I think it would have its own appeal. Ok, let’s be honest. I am lazy and need a television show to propel me to go to the gym. In the meantime, I’ll keep watching The Biggest Loser on direct tv and hope some of that motivation eventually rubs off on me.

Broker

2011-10-26T16:05:00.002-04:00

I remember watching Bobby Riddell play in high school. His Harrison High plays my beloved Kokomo Wildkats every year and I usually cover the game when it is played at Harrison. He was a deadly accurate 3-point shooter then, and Kokomo ended up playing his team twice in three of his four years of high school because both teams were in the same sectional. Kokomo ended his high school career in a bit of an upset during his senior year. At the time, I thought he was another very good high school player whose career was ending. Little did I know he would have a successful coda at Purdue.

This is not a guy with an NBA future. he's going to be doing online trading as an accountant. He'll be doing stock trading and be running IRA accounts.

Last night was the crescendo of said coda. Bobby had to play quite a bit as a freshman because of injuries, and has been a fan favorite since as the walk-on 3-point specialist. It was probably a combination of his 5’8” stature, his walk-on status, the fact he played high school ball less than 10 miles from Mackey Arena, and that he seemed to cash in on every little opportunity given.

I and the guys at Boiled Sports have been calling on him to play during Hummel’s recent injury hiatus simply because he is an experienced player that could spell a guy for a few minutes at a time. He’s been in the system for ages and he’s a very intelligent player, so what harm could he do? If he hit the occasional three it would be a bonus, but generally his playing time in critical minutes served only to rest others and not screw things up.

Predictions

2011-10-24T09:15:00.001-04:00

I predict you'll like this, as it is something that will allow you to get ahead in the weekly picks contest over at the real site.

Check out PredictsThat.com. Its a platform that enables you to create your own predictions on any topic and allows your friends to interact with it. They can comment on it, they can agree / disagree with others predictions. Once your prediction is over they can help you get to a conclusion if its correct or not. You can invite your friends by posting your prediction on your facebook or twitter. You can even post a link on your blog for your readers to interact (see next paragraph). If some users predictions interest you, you can follow them to see all their predictions in your activity tab. Some topics that are getting a lot of predictions include Sports (esp NFL recently), future technology (like self driven cars, or Apples next IPhone etc), Politics (like Presidential nominations) , Award Nights (Like Emmy awards, Oscar awards) etc.

Medicare

2011-10-18T09:24:00.001-04:00

In the world of college basketball, a scrub is someone who sits the bench and cheers wildly in every game while worrying about medicare part d. These guys are college basketball players that are great in practice, but they can never seem to crack the game. I have given them great names in the past such as the Walk-On WhiteOut and the Bastard Sons of Bobby Buckets. These guys are not going to be playing professionally once they are done on campus.

While some may decide to pursue a career in nursing, the will need cotton scrubs. They will need their own uniforms as manly male nurses. That, or they can become doctors to further the cause of boilermakers everywhere. These guys will work hard, so they need the right products to look good while they do so.

Camping

2011-10-11T10:44:00.002-04:00

Everyone knows that Michael Scott had an exotic journey to Canada during season five of the Office. it was a great business trip, and one I would like to repeat soon. one of my closest friends is working in buffalo, so it means a trip to Niagara Falls is likely in my near future. If you take just a short jump across the boarder you are in the land of hockey, curling, and excellent help with a solid camping trip. If you're wanting to go camping in the Great White North, however, you will need a solid canvas tent.

Camping in Canada is great because of the vast acres of unspoiled wilderness you can take advantage of. With a canvas tent, you can go virtually anywhere in the Canadian backcountry. A canvas tent can be packed in with backpacks, canoes, kayaks, or anything else you want to use whenever you want to get away from it all. I personally have been kayaking in Canada and it is one of the most breathtaking experiences of my life. I highly recommend it for the piece of mind it can bring. Nothing clears the mind like a Canadian adventure.

Tickets

2011-10-04T10:44:00.001-04:00

It is ticket time again, and that means this is the place to be if you are looking for Fiesta Bowl Tickets especially if you are a big Ohio State fan like J Money. I know it would be nice to have any Theater tickets, but alas, Indianapolis is not exactly a hotbed of culture. We're lucky to have the Indiana Repitory Theater. Besides, since J is a big fan of all things LeBron he might prefer Orange Bowl Tickets. It's not like Purdue will have a need for Rose Bowl Tickets anyway

One thing you'll never see from me is paying for Chick-fil-a Bowl Tickets. As a Purdue blog, this is not a place that would ever want to go there, but if you're so inclined you can buy tickets to see plenty of mediocre football with Cotton Bowl Tickets.

Jerseys 2

2011-10-04T10:41:00.001-04:00

Are you in the market for Custom football jerseys? If so, then you need to check out the Youth football jerseys experts at Custom planet. After visiting their site for just a few moments they will help you come up with new ideas for Soccer jerseys. Of course, since Purdue does not have a men's soccer team there isn't a ton of use for my readers, but youth soccer is ever growing in popularity. Thanks to last year’s World Cup, kids in the U.S. are now becoming addicted to soccer and the sport is growing at a rate. The televised Saturday morning EPL matches are helping to grow the sport as well, so what better way to popularize the game than by ordering your own customized jersey?

At this site you can design your own t-shirts, hats & jerseys online for a fraction of the cost of doing it yourself. There are more than 1300 different customizable products online, which means they have an almost infinite numbers of customizable options. They offer design help, clip art, or the ability to upload your own design. Delivery dates are option as well, as this is a complete shop for your customizable needs.

Steam Team 2

2011-09-30T17:23:00.003-04:00

I would like to introduce you to the Steam Team, a handy place that takes care of all your needs when when it is way too humid in your house. When thinking of house problems while living in Austin, Texas you have to concern the Steam Team as your top source. These guys do a great job on all types of surfaces and in taking care of all your air quality needs.

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It is not just carpet they excel in. The Steam Team does excellent work with tile cleaning tools austin. They are also experts in power washing Which is something I could definitely use with all this snow and ice. it is a good thing these guys are there for all my expert cleaning needs.

Scrubs

2011-09-13T14:53:00.002-04:00

Go karts 2

2011-09-12T15:37:00.002-04:00

I am a child of the Top Gun era. The legendary film, released on May 16, 1986, came out when I was six years old and was an 80's classic as much as go karts. Naturally, as a 6-year-old boy with a love of cars I wanted to buy a go kart. It was something that I wanted to do, especially while racing them at the nearby Thunder Island amusement park. There wasn't a lot in my home town, but they did always have go karts for sale.

Nobody was as cool as a race car driver, and they often got their start on go kart tracks in Central Indiana. When the infamous go karts for kids came available I had to investigate it. It was worth-while, as I learned that I was a collosally bad racer and stuck to basketball. That's what Indiana is all about, anyway.Popular Kids go karts offering name brands like Razor and a wide selection with competitive prices and free shipping.

Go Karts

2011-09-09T17:14:00.001-04:00

Love It!

2011-09-02T16:08:00.001-04:00

Love it!

I appreciate the guest post, Ignacio Phillips

My favorite time of day is when I get home from work and get to call my daughter and check in. She’s a great kid and she does so much to be an independent woman but I like to make sure she’s safe and I love the fact that she still relies on her daddy as much as she does. I recently went to homesecuritysystem.comto get her an alarm system for her new house since I sometimes get uncomfortable with the fact that she’s living by herself and I’ve been thinking about going over there one weekend soon and putting up a fence. I know one day she’ll meet a guy and get married and won’t need me anymore but for now I’m going to revel in the fact that she still calls me whenever there’s a light out or a spider or something like that. It’s nice being the man of the family even if it’s just for a short time and I love the fact that my daughter still wants me in her life!

Snowboards

2011-09-01T15:18:00.001-04:00

CFB betting

2011-09-01T15:14:00.003-04:00

Home insulation

2011-08-17T11:33:00.001-04:00

Everyone knows that Michael Scott had an exotic journey to Canada during season five of the Office. it was a great business trip, and one I would like to repeat soon. one of my closest friends is working in buffalo, so it means a trip to Niagara Falls is likely in my near future. If you take just a short jump across the boarder you are in the land of hockey, curling, and excellent help with a home energy audit.

Home energy efficiency tips are great because their housing system allows them to buy homes at much lower prices than here in the U.S. It is amazing how much lower prices can be on stuff you need when heartless insurance companies are not involved. For example, if you want to have home insulation contractors it is much cheaper with our neighbors to the north. Just be careful going through customs.

Canada

2011-05-19T22:31:00.003-04:00

Everyone knows that Michael Scott had an exotic journey to Canada during season five of the Office. it was a great business trip, and one I would like to repeat soon. one of my closest friends is working in buffalo, so it means a trip to Niagara Falls is likely in my near future. If you take just a short jump across the boarder you are in the land of hockey, curling, and excellent help with a home energy audit.

Home energy efficiency tips are great because their housing system allows them to buy homes at much lower prices than here in the U.S. It is amazing how much lower prices can be on stuff you need when heartless insurance companies are not involved. For example, if you want to have home insulation contractors it is much cheaper with our neighbors to the north. Just be careful going through customs.