What is a Boilermaker? Explaining Purdue basketball's nickname ahead of Sweet 16 vs Houston
What is a Boilermaker? Here's what to know about the history of Purdue's nickname ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 ...
Jimmy Fallon can't answer, so we will: Why did Purdue call itself Boilermakers?
In 1891, according to the Purdue University website: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the ...
Jimmy Fallon might not know, but you should: Why is Purdue the 'Boilermakers'?
Purdue University's mascot, the Boilermakers, originated from a newspaper taunt in 1891 after a football victory against ...
'What's a Boilermaker?' Jimmy Fallon has questions about Purdue's nickname
Purdue's sports teams are named in honor of the big, burly "boilermakers" who worked on big, heavy metal boilers like those ...
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NCAA requires football teams to field mascots in game
As if the college football world couldn’t get any crazier, the NCAA now finally plans to address the inequity between ...
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Ranking Every Mascot in the 2025 NCAA Men's Tournament Field
This has given rise to the phenomenon of the "mascot bracket," in which the basketball agnostic in your ... He'll be here until the Last Judgment. 63. Purdue Pete (Purdue) 62.
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Jimmy Fallon can't answer, so we will: Why did Purdue call itself Boilermakers?
The history of Purdue's nickname and mascot stretches back more than 130 years. Purdue basketball is in the Sweet 16, playing Midwest No. 1 seed Houston on Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in ...