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Mike Botkin

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Medal Up

The Purdue Boilermakers, playing for team USA, capped an extremely successful 29th Summer Universiade Games in Taipei by bringing home the silver medal earlier today. The Boilers (7-1) ran into a defensively minded team from Lithuania this morning (game time was 8 a.m. locally) and were defeated 85–74 in the gold medal game. Despite not […]

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Naysayer: Prepping for Basketball Day in Indiana

Cheetos. Pulled pork. Oh, and, yeah, the game lineup. Everything you need to have on hand for Saturday’s day-long hoops hysteria.

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If Election Has Taught Us Anything, It’s That Everything Is Possible

Prediction: Boilermakers and IU meet in title game—twice.

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Chatham Hills, a Perfect Spot For a Golf Course

“This is a perfect spot for a golf course.”

Zurich Classic Of New Orleans - Final Round
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The Olympians Come to Crooked Stick

The BMW Championships, September 8 to 11 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, will feature the three reigning, and only living, Olympic medalists. What it won’t feature is drunk swimmers.

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Caddy Scholarship Grows from BMW Championships

Western Golf Association and Evans Scholars forge bond in Chicago suburb.

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Crooked Stick Just Got Tougher—Fore Real

Tony Pancake and his staff used satellite images to modify the course for pros.

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Get on Dad’s Good Side With Golf for Father’s Day

If you struggle with gift ideas for Father’s Day, then let this year be the year you break the mold by surprising Dad with a gift with a BMW logo on it.

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Naysayer Says: Get Off Caleb Swanigan’s Back

“I get it and I applaud Swanigan for having the guts to step up and apply to be the man for Purdue.”

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Naysayer’s Notes on the Big Ten Tourney and Beyond

Indianapolis has a proven track record, and, after all, there isn’t a city in America that can host large tournaments as well as Indy.

Mike Botkin, a.k.a. The Naysayer
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Naysayer says the Big Ten Coach of the Year is …

If you want the best coach in the Big Ten, look to Iowa.

Mike Botkin, a.k.a. The Naysayer
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Warning: Blowout on the Horizon

The Naysayer forecasts a blowout in the IU-Purdue game.

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Naysayer says IHSAA was Wrong, Wrong, Wrong

If the IHSAA wants to do right by the kids, the schools and the fans, canceling the season is the easy, and wrong, way out.

0612-TOM-CREAN
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The Naysayer says: Don’t Fire Tom Crean!

I am very satisfied with Tom Crean as Indiana’s head coach and don’t wish him to be fired. As a Boilermaker, I think he’s the perfect coach for the Hoosiers.

Mike Botkin, a.k.a. The Naysayer
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The Naysayer says IU is Overrated

“I’m just going to say this – there is no way the Indiana University basketball team is the 14th best team in the nation. And there is no way Purdue should be as low as 21st.”

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