I’d be good with that. Get to hear ‘lone loss was to Rutgers’ for rest of year, and helps create some separation for double bye.
Purdue 30-1?
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Happy with this. Want them to beat everyone they play except us. If we don’t play again- let them win out and win B1G tourney.
We have losses coming. Road games at IU, Maryland, Northwestern, and Wisconsin. Hope we can split those and win out at home. That would put us at 17-3 but our home games aren't easy either. Still have to play MSU, OSU, Iowa, Illinois, IU, and Penn State there. I wouldn't be stunned if we lost one or two of those.
That's a Purdue fan talking about the Purdue schedule. They play at Northwestern on Feb 12.
On the national board one Purdue fan sad something about having to play RU again now that they are #1 as being a bad thing 😂
Ha that makes more sense I was like…really you don’t remember the dramatic win at Northwrestern already this season.
Thought TC was either looking at a schedule from a previous year or smoking rocks.
Thought TC was either looking at a schedule from a previous year or smoking rocks.
They caught a break last night when Howard's kid could not play.
Big 10 is down this year. Purdue is very good for sure . But not great, at least in my opinion.
I don't know if its down that much or there is just so much parity that everyone is beating everyone any night as most games are very closely contested; but its amazing we have the #1 ranked team and not another team is ranked
We will beat them again as #1 in the final four...book it
We started the year unranked. Not sure why everyone is judging us against some standard of greatness like we should look more impressive or better off than we are. This has been one hell of a run so far but we have exceeded expectations by a mile and won all of our close games except against you. It's not like anyone is out here saying we are an all-time great team. Now if Edey comes back next season and we retain all of our starters then expectations will be much higher I'm sure. But this season is like playing with house money. Just ride it and see how far it goes.
I think it is a great season so far.
Purdue has earned its #1 ranking.
My comment was more about the Big 10, not Purdue. Purdue is having a phenomenal season and deserves to be #1. My point is I think they are beating a average or above average teams. I dont think the Big is a great conference this year. Again, just my opinion
You have to figure worst case scenario is you guys finish the B1G 15-5. Nobody else will be better than 13-7. You're in great shape and you earned it.
Uh we will be 15-5 or better.
That's was my call weeks ago and I'm sticking with it
Sure.. The big had 12 guys in the draft combine last year. Who are the great players this year outside of Edey? Last year you had Johnny Davis, Keegan Murray, EJ Lidell, Jaden Ivey, Travian William's ¡ Kofi Cockburn, Ron Harper Jr etc. If you want to argue teams like RU are playing better team ball, that's fine. I still think the league overall is pretty good, not great..
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I don’t believe in the ‘house money’ thing. You think the Giants are satisfied with the Eagles loss since they weren’t expected to be any good this year ?
Last year Schiano was 5-7 (not counting bowl). We had a supposed rising star QB, an experienced veteran QB as well, and many starters returned. Then what happened ?
The next year never matters to the current year. The future is uncertain. Who thought Purdue would be just as good this year as last ? Or, Rutgers even better than last ?
Trends aren’t real. They are coincidence.
Last year Schiano was 5-7 (not counting bowl). We had a supposed rising star QB, an experienced veteran QB as well, and many starters returned. Then what happened ?
The next year never matters to the current year. The future is uncertain. Who thought Purdue would be just as good this year as last ? Or, Rutgers even better than last ?
Trends aren’t real. They are coincidence.
There is only one other league that can claim to be better this season, the Big XII. The parity is something else to this point. We are a blown call away from being 7-2, but also a couple late game winners away from being 4-5. There are seven teams within a game of one another from 5th to 7th. No nights off, even the worst team has shown it can scare anyone on any given night.
I think Purdue's game at Indiana is the most likely game they will lose coming up, which is interesting emotional timing for the Hoosiers because we come to town three days later.
I think Purdue's game at Indiana is the most likely game they will lose coming up, which is interesting emotional timing for the Hoosiers because we come to town three days later.
No but at the same time the majority of people, including nearly all of our fans, had penciled in this year as a hope-to-make-the-tournament type of season. Now all of a sudden we are #1 in the country for several weeks and people start talking like if we lose in the second round of the tournament the season will be a huge disappointment. It would be a disappointing end to the season but overall the season will be a huge success unless the wheels come off in February. By contrast, last season felt disappointing pretty much after Harper's halfcourt shot went down. No Big Ten championship. No BTT championship. Only made it to the Sweet Sixteen and lost to Saint Peter's. Just different expectations between this year and last year.
Coach Painter recruits to his system. The ratings system puts a premium on athleticism which is maybe the 3rd or 4th characteristic we seem to recruit on. We recruit skill over athleticism. Shooting and ball handling skills above all else. We also recruit many kids who grow up with a basketball background in their family. Ivey. Both Smith and Loyer. We have Tamika Catching's nephew coming in 2024.
We've been high on both Smith and Loyer since before they committed. Didn't necessarily think both would play this big a role as freshmen though.
That happens all time. Teams get off to great starts and expectations change. Purdue needs to make sweet 16 at minimum this year or it's a disappointment.
Yeah, I think any team that spends any time ranked #1 during a season should expect to make the Sweet 16 or it's a lost opportunity/disappointment.
Like I said, I'd consider it a disappointing ending to a great season but I've never been one to judge an entire season by the NCAA tournament. People put way to much emphasis on the 10 days that encompass the first four (full) rounds of the NCAA tournament imo. Anything can happen in a single-elimination format. The important thing is to make the tournament consistently and if you do you'll have years when things fall in your favor.
In general yes, I agree. But Purdue looks like a legit threat to win it all. There is no way around it. An early exit would be a huge let down.
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