JaJuan Johnson lets the game winning shot go against Penn State earlier this season
The Big Ten Awards were announced tonight, and the Boilers were well represented. First of all JaJuan Johnson was named the player of the year. The fact that he won surprised me almost as much as the fact they announced it first, and did not make everyone wait for it. I thought for sure the media hype surrounding Sullinger would give him the award. As usual on this blog I was wrong. 
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With my good seats for the second half I took a few more pictures today than normal. After seeing how some of them turned out I wish I had taken more. If anyone has any lower level seats they don’t need let me know. I love how much better the pictures look down there. I felt like Tom Campbell except a lot less talented. I left out some pictures that I normally would have posted because I need storage space on WordPress. I still will post over 30 pictures from the game. Out of those at least one of them has to be good…right?
Who farted? Yes I am classy off the bat
LewJack was on fire tonight
Tonight is one example of when eleven is greater than ten. The Wisconsin Badgers came into West Lafayette ranked 1oth after their huge win against then #1 Ohio State. The Boilers were jumped by the Badgers, and sat ranked 11th. The last time these two teams met Wisconsin came away with a seven point win in Madison. Purdue actually had a one point lead with under a minute left thanks to five straight points by DJ Byrd. Things didn’t go Purdue’s way though, and they gave up a 8-0 run to end the game. I almost went to that game, but the snowstorm kept me away. What a difference two weeks makes. Instead of a blizzard it was 60 degrees in West Lafayette today. It was a beautiful day to be outside, but of course I had something to do inside. Continue reading
Confessions of a Sports Junkie 