And how about that Clemson guy who looks like he just walked off the playground.
3/30-3/31 Games Thread
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I'll go with option C) Win the national title after Purdue loses to Tennessee
A) A million times over. B) Would induce homicidal rage. And that would be a PU game I couldn't boycott so it would be double torture.
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
What if the 3rd option is to beat Purdue in the championship game? Worth the risk?
10th Floor Oglesby beat a team of UofI football players for the all university basketball championship in 1973 school year. I got a busted pair of glasses and a split lip from a ball that Chubby Phillips threw at a ref but missed.
InDaAZ
- Eugene, Oregon
We could be 1989 Michigan, and PU could be ‘89 Illinois…
B is an absolute nightmare scenario as I have many Purdue relatives. A is an easy choice for me.
If you up option B to a 25% chance to win that's worth rolling the dice, otherwise I'm A. Part of it is that our programs are so similar. If this was Indiana, who already has a handful of championships, the equation is different. I just don't want them to get their first before us, and beating us to do so no less.
This is probably more representative of Fairleigh Dickinson beating Purdue.
Subpar SOS
Multiple blowout losses
Lost to Kansas who we beat
They're the best team in CBB, but we can hang
It was. And still is, top to bottom.
Just like most years when the B1G is and we just don’t have a lot of teams that make it far in the Dance.
We just beat ISU and are in the E8. We don’t need to keep pointing to this silly narrative.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
most certainly
but we will need to play our best game of the season to beat them.
Its possible , but we will need at least 3 guys to have good nights shooting the ball
we need to score at least 80 points
The Penthouse!!
It's not a narrative, just a fact
Just to add some context...
They played Kansas on the road while missing a lottery pick.
Clingan only played 14 minutes in the loss at Seton Hall because he sprained his ankle.
Of course we *can* beat them, but we'll likely have to play our absolute best game of the season. There's just very little margin for error.
I really don’t fear Purdue in a rematch- we led for over 30 minutes in our last game against them and TSJ was a no-show in the second half and had his worst game of the year
Since then, TSJ has been the best player in college basketball- I would like our chances
I'm open to possibilities of us maybe getting a break or two in this game as well. Maybe some calls go our way, maybe they have guys sit early with foul trouble, maybe this, maybe that.
It's cool if we want to make excuses for them losing by 20 points but we don't think any breaks are going to go our way?
I understand the fear and anxiety lot of our fanbase is experiencing, but while I understand it, I don't share it. I think this will be a close game and we will have a chance to win.
I'm also prepared to be wrong.
I'm not making excuses. I'm providing context in the same way I would if someone brought us up losing at home to Maryland, but didn't mention us missing TSJ.
Just because you don't share a fear of one of the best teams of the last 20 years doesn't make you right and everyone else wrong though.
They haven't lost a game to a nonconference opponent in 2 years, including wins over UNC and Gonzaga this year.
That said, they had a ridiculously easy path to the national title last year. We're better than any team they faced in the tournament last year or this year. I expect us to give them hell and yes, if a few things break our way AND we will play very well, we can win this game.
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I didnt say anyone was wrong, in fact I said "I understand it".
They shouldn't have lost in the non conference this year. Their non conf SOS was like 283rd.
They're the best team in CBB. Is your argument that we have no chance at winning this game? Because thats the only way you and I are going to disagree on amything here.
Let’s channel the spirits from the 2020-21 game at Michigan, shall we?
foby
- Bonnaroo Land
If we make it past UCONN, there's no way in hell I'm at all concerned about who we play. Especially Purdue in a third game which would basically be a reverse '89.
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