AKHoosier

ESPN has Purdue #6 in their way too early Top 25 for next year. With this starting lineup: Smith, Loyer, Heide, Kaufman, and Furst. I've learned not to underestimate Purdue lately because they always seem to exceed expectations, but I see a team that is in and out of the top 25 all season long.

There's no way Furst comes back. I bet he hits the portal this week. Did he even play last night?

The sun is shining a little brighter today.

Things we'll never see after tonight: Zach Edey Braden Smith flexing

Purdue was never even in this game. UConn is incredible.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THAT NO CALL?!

Refs just making sure people don't go to bed just yet.

UConn needs to hit just 1 of these open 3s. Feels like they should be up 20 right now.

We only have 16 minutes left of Zach Edey for the rest of our lives. No matter the result tonight, I'll go to bed happy knowing I'll never have to watch him play again.

Feels like UConn may have figured something out on Edey the latter part of the 1st half. Of course now that I say that he'll go for 20 and 10 in the 2nd half.

Edey dropping shoulders, camping in the lane, going over the back. God I can't wait to never watch that goon play again after tonight.

We are definitely intending to add a big man that commands starter level minutes. I agree Williams is probably my #1, but I still foresee the same problems as last year. And I don't think any of them will match Ware's production.

I just can't shake the feeling it's the B1G's year with UM winning the college football national championship, and Purdue now having a chance in basketball.

When did Ohio State fire Thad Matta, wasn't that in like June?

Agreed, and how many of them even care about college basketball? Probably like 100 people max.

In typical Calipari fashion, he's stealing the headlines today. All eyes focused on him and his new job when the title game tips off tonight. Seems like it's not an accident.

Not sure that ever actually happened, though I definitely was there for the ride. Going from that possibility to Archie was a bit of a pill to swallow. Then 4 years later the IU administration outdid themselves yet again.

Who's the Kentucky equivalent to Mike Woodson? Imagine the AD at UK getting up on the podium and telling the fanbase "we got our guy" while standing next to a 63 year old failed NBA coach who played at UK 40 years ago.

Super jealous of UK right now. Reading through their posts gets me oddly excited for them, mostly because they throw around the same names we do. I think they get either Billy Donovan or Oats. No way they end up settling on a reach. Who really knows though. We'll probably find out very soon.

I don't think I've ever seen a more head scratching move in sports in my lifetime. 65 year old Calipari going from UK to Arkansas is one for the ages.

They definitely think they are getting Oats or Hurley. Based on that, I already feel sorry for the guy they end up with.

Exactly. Yet another March has gone by where IU has been a complete nonfactor. Our answer to that has been to stay the course with a guy who should never have been hired in the first place.

Seems like you're leaving out a pretty important detail.

Ian Eagle: "This is the first time we've seen UConn challenged this whole tournament" Dude they were tied in the 2nd half with Illinois.

No.