Tom Crean is available. Those results were thoroughly rejected at IU, and most IU fans wanted Crean gone earlier.
Painter has made one run, and it wasn't even to a final four. The odds are way more likely that Painter and Purdue crap the bed when it matters: it is what they do. They almost lost to Illinois without Shannon at home last night.
Ok but like I said they are the best team in the country and probably have been the last two years. I hope they do crap the bed in the tournament but I honestly think this year they do go to final 4
There are a few constants in life: death, taxes, and PU crapping the bed when it counts. You can count on them blowing it. No program in history has ever lost to three double digit seeds in a row in the NCAAT: this is historically awful performance.
PU is the program that focuses on November? Interesting. Didn’t IU bring back some 30 plus old dude this year to recreate a shot on taken in November on an empty floor from over 10 years ago and made it some huge event? Somebody should tell your entire AD and marketing department that November games don’t matter.
I saw this, it’s probably of interest to you.
Good call. The only reason Virginia hasn’t is because they missed the tournament in 2022.
PU should have to play in the D-2 or D-3 tourneys. However, the teams would still be better than FDU.
So if IU and its fans only care about March success why did they build their entire kick off event around a shot taken in November. Ironically, against a team who blew out IU in March…which is what you say is what matters? Somebody in the IU sports marketing dept. isn’t getting your message about “it’s March that matters.” Lots and lots of IU fans screaming to watch a 30 plus year old hit an uncontested fake shot from a November game 10 plus years ago.
Oh you're desperate enough to include the play in game. Ok.
So you wouldn't keep a coach that has had his team ranked number one 3 straight years? Since Knight's justified firing, how many IU coaches have done that? IU annual goal now is to make the tournament.
Aren't IU fans still reliving the shot to beat KY? How long ago was that? Of course Ky's best player sat a lot at that game it was at IU. Purdue beat the number 9 team in the country. The state of the IU program would dictate rushing the floor. Like you did beating Purdue last year. Living on ancient history, titles Purdue doesn't have, is reasonable but it's been 37 years.
I'm plenty old enough. I watched Purdue lose to UCLA in the final game on tv. I was at the 80' FF. I watched IU win 3. I guess I qualify.
It's quite possible you weren't alive for IU's last title it's been 37 years.
Tom Crean got fired, so no.
And this is where the delusion sets in….NO NATIONAL POWER LOSES TO NORTH TEXAS, ST PETER’S, AND FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON IN THREE CONSECUTIVE TOURNAMENTS (nor does being better than a decidedly average IU team whom you haven’t beat in almost two years). National powers don’t measure their junk size in Maui Invitational Championships and December AP rankings. Not one person outside the Purdue bubble considers Purdue a national power.
Amen. If you get you consistently get your ass kicked by mid majors when it matters, you are historically bad. Try the NAIA tourney, or have some self-respect and try a different coach.
True but quite a few IU fans weren't alive for IU's last title. Damn near ancient history.
What does that say about PU with 0 titles that constantly craps the bed when it counts and has made it crystal clear that March doesn't matter? Strange you want to talk about this.
I’ve forgotten more good basketball in the 65 years I’ve been watching Indiana basketball than any living Purdue fan has ever seen. Purdue has won two tournament games in the last 5 years and you just called them a national power. Get the **** out of here.
I do agree. Painter has a history of crapping the bed when he plays higher rated teams in the tournament. Happens more than anything else. Higher rated as in Purdue is a 4 seed and he’s playing a 1 seed.
This sounds good on a message board, but who’s paying for this? IU boosters had to come up with $15M to get rid of the last 2 coaches. I understand that’s chump change for some - but still cuts in to the private jet budget. Texas AM paid $72M to get rid of a coach, $32M for a new one and $30M on NIL deals. And they’re still 7-6! I’m hoping the “buy a team” fad fails miserably and teams that build a program brick by brick prevail over the long haul.
Painter has lost a #1 seed twice since 2010. He’s lost to FIVE double-digit seeds in the same time frame.
Purdue hasn’t been a national power, Ever. Not in the last 3 years, 10 years, 100 years. You lost to Fairleigh Dickinson last year dumbass.
Your existence on this board and constant need for affirmation only confirms my position. Case closed.
You don't have a clue what you're talking about. You're not even right about the Wat shot. Wasn't November. Go home lil fella. At least learn how to talk coherent smack before returning.
That was an example. I didn’t literally mean a 1 seed. His norm is lose to higher seeds
No, it was about a quarter of the 8K students in TAH. Let them have fun, they don't know any better. Good to see you focused on IU though. It defines you.
Some of them are. IU obviously recruited Kaufman aggressively. Smith was at Assembly Hall so many times, I thought he might be coming. That said, I don't know how hard IU worked to get him. Gillis, pass. First, just another kid who used superior size to dominate IHSAA class 2a. Loyer, he fits his situation well and he's almost Duke like in his ability to flop.
So this is ok, but when students yell iu sucks on kickoffs, it’s because they are obsessed. lol can’t have it both ways.
Gillis is a solid role player. Brings toughness and rebounding. Loyer lacks the physicality to play in the big ten imo. Partially why I believe a guy like Harris or Benter can push for his minutes next year. Or Colvin works hard and develops. He has the most raw potential of anyone right now.
IU beat a good team and a rival, they did the same with KY. Both of whom they were PLAYING AT THAT MOMENT
So I have a question for you then - if IU beats Purdue again at home next week - do they rush the floor again? I think the answer is yes
