Purdue Won't Have Chicken Sandwich Promotion at Mackey Arena This Year
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There's a disappointing development out of West Lafayette: the free chicken sandwich promotion during Purdue men's basketball games is going away. Mike Carmin of GoldandBlack.com reported the sad news on Wednesday night before the Boilermakers' exhibition game against Grand Valley State.
Last season, fans attending Purdue basketball games would receive a free chicken sandwich from the restaurant Slim Chickens if an opponent missed two free throws during a trip to the foul line. It was a promotion that fans — especially students in The Paint Crew — loved.
But, unfortunately, it didn't continue into the 2024-25 season. It's almost like they want college students to starve.
FYI, No Slim Chickens promotion this season.
— mike carmin (@mike_carmin) October 30, 2024
Free fries for 2 missed FTs by opponents courtesy of The Tap
Starts with Monday's season opener
There is some good news, though. Carmin did report that a pair of missed free throws will result in a free order of fries from The Tap — which has a location in West Lafayette.
So, at least fans have something to be excited about when it comes to missed free throws at Mackey Arena this year. It's better than nothing, right?
The promotion for free fries will begin on Monday, Nov. 4 as Purdue hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the season opener. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET and the game will air on Big Ten Network.
We'll see if fans are treated to free fries in the first game of the season.
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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