Purdue is definitely in a hole and it will take them time to emerge, but it's worth noting that IU has had to come from behind late to win the last two bucket games in Bloomington. There's a talent gap between the programs, but it's not as great as most people believe it to be.
And I conceded as much saying that IU could lose, just that IU likely would be favored. If IU turns the ball over 4 times in IU territory like they did last year, (certainly plausible) then of course Purdue would have a chance to win.
Also, IU lead wire to wire in 2015, and lead by at least 10 points for the last 42 minutes of the game.
Also, the "talent" gap might not be overly big, but the "depth" gap is. Purdue is probably only slightly better than IU Dinardo era depth. And even if both are relatively small, my larger point is that its still going to take years to close those gaps the way Brohm is currently recruiting, hence IU being favored but certainly not guaranteed to win for the near future.
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