Talk about counting chickens. When pU loses in the tournament will you eat crow?
No. I'm not saying when. I'm saying if.
I've said if in a about 4-6 different seasons in the last 15 years. That's one out of every 3 years where we are at least in the conversation.
1 of them Hummel got injured.
1 Haas got injured.
1 we had a terrible AdjD (Ivey)
1 we had a team with worn out frosh.
I didn't even have our E8 squad as an If. They got hot in March and got out-lucked at the end.
But in the last 15 years Purdue has been in contention for 6 of them. This is the only 3rd team though that I feel good about at this point of the season.
Hummel's first team got derailed in the Barn. I thought Iveys team had a legit shot if he could have gotten hot like Edwards, and then this season.
Going into last season I was hoping to just make the tournament. Then we just came out of the gates hot before our freshman just ran out of gas in February.
This is the 3rd team and the best since Hummel's injury to have a legit shot at winning it all.
But I've seen this before.
I'm just grateful that Purdue has a program that continues to put us in a good chance to break through. I'm hopeful this is the year it happens.