Purdon't picked to win the Big Ten

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

Media poll is in...

1. Purdue(20)
2. Indiana(7)
3. UCLA(2)
4. Illinois(2)
5. Michigan State(1)
6. Oregon
7. Rutgers
8. Ohio State(1)
9. Michigan
10. Maryland
11. Iowa
T12. Wisconsin
T12. Nebraska
14. USC
15. Washington
16. Northwestern
17. Penn State
18. Minnesota

[Stuhoo 80,540]

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Media poll is in...

1. Purdue(20)
2. Indiana(7)
3. UCLA(2)
4. Illinois(2)
5. Michigan State(1)
6. Oregon
7. Rutgers
8. Ohio State(1)
9. Michigan
10. Maryland
11. Iowa
T12. Wisconsin
T12. Nebraska
14. USC
15. Washington
16. Northwestern
17. Penn State
18. Minnesota

There's some really confusing stuff in this media poll.

1. MSU goes 10-10 in conference last year, loses their three best players including their starting guards, adds Frankie Fidler, and is now picked fifth? This is the single biggest head scratcher of the poll.
2. NW goes 12-8 in conference, also loses their starting guards and is picked 16th. Silliness. And those crazy-@$$, grabby, fouling NW bigs (and Ballo) will have Xavier Booker sobbing in the corner in the fetal position.
3. Penn State went 9-11 in conference last year, returns five of their top seven including their 1st team all-B1G-er, and is picked 17th. lol

Feels like a lifetime achievement award for Izzo and in some respects Painter, that fails to assess the reality on the court. Especially for Izzo.

[Hoosier DaDa 2,423]

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Media poll is in...

1. Purdue(20)
2. Indiana(7)
3. UCLA(2)
4. Illinois(2)
5. Michigan State(1)
6. Oregon
7. Rutgers
8. Ohio State(1)
9. Michigan
10. Maryland
11. Iowa
T12. Wisconsin
T12. Nebraska
14. USC
15. Washington
16. Northwestern
17. Penn State
18. Minnesota

Well to be fair Purdon't does have the best player ever Braden Smith "POTTY"... I added one more T on purpose and think he is overrated.

 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,095]

lol

[HoosierHoopster 6,963]

Lol is right. 

Screw PU. They won't win the B1G. That is all.

[RaceToTheTop 25,622]

Heck, ESPN puts Purdue as the top ranked Big Ten team in their 'way too early preseason rankings'.  Have them ranked 16th and project their starting line up to be Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, Camden Heide, Kaufman-Renn, and freshman Daniel Jacobsen.  Get real.  Tell me that's a conference champion line-up.

ESPN projects IU's starting lineup to be Rice, Carlyle, Mgbako, Reneau and Ballo....that five double figure scorers from last year.  But let's even take IU out of the equation to remain unbiased.  UCLA returns three double figure scorers and brought two more in.  Rutgers brought in two top five recruits, returns a double figure scorer and brought in another solid scoring option.  Michigan has May and is starting to bring in his style of players.  Illinois lost a lot but just like IU was able to afford to bring in top talent through the portal.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,639]

I don’t for a minute think PUke will win the B1G but don’t underestimate Painter as a coach.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

4 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

There's some really confusing stuff in this media poll.

1. MSU goes 10-10 in conference last year, loses their three best players including their starting guards, adds Frankie Fidler, and is now picked fifth? This is the single biggest head scratcher of the poll.
2. NW goes 12-8 in conference, also loses their starting guards and is picked 16th. Silliness. And those crazy-@$$, grabby, fouling NW bigs (and Ballo) will have Xavier Booker sobbing in the corner in the fetal position.
3. Penn State went 9-11 in conference last year, returns five of their top seven including their 1st team all-B1G-er, and is picked 17th. lol

I think MSU gained a lot by Hoggard leaving. They'll miss Walker though. Overall though, Big Ten is down so MSU could rise up with Bookers, Akins and Fears. Booker also won't need to play the 5 so that's helpful.

As for Penn State, it seems the media has as much faith in them as you did last summer.

Northwestern will depend on Berry. If it's just Barnhizer, they'll be bad. Though if B1G refs were actually good at their job, they'd lose a lot anyways.

[Josh 12,621]

Can we please change the spelling in the thread title to Purdoo, Purpoo, or Purdump?  Seriously.

Also lol, the Purdumpsters ain't winning the Big Ten this year

[TheWatShot 13,934]

49 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I don’t for a minute think PUke will win the B1G but don’t underestimate Painter as a coach.

Every time I think he can't possibly come up with another diamond in the rough/unicorn/cheat code of a player, he finds one. 

 

I think Purdue being picked where they are has more to do with Painter than anyone on their roster. 

[HinnyHoosier 4,943]

"Matt Painter and a 7 footer? CROWN THEM!!!!"

 

--Media dum-dums who don't want to put adequate brainpower into their jobs.

[Hardwood83 4,771]

Purdoo has a lot of excellent supporting players. Just not sure who they will be supporting this year. I'm sure they will be solid, but not buying the conference favorite. I'm afraid Illinois might be good. Underwood seems to know what he's doing. 

[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

If Purdue finishes ahead of Indiana in the B1G, Woodson better pack his bags.  That would be a disgrace.

[cybergates 456]

13 hours ago, HinnyHoosier said:

"Matt Painter and a 7 footer? CROWN THEM!!!!"

 

--Media dum-dums who don't want to put adequate brainpower into their jobs.

[Stuhoo 80,540]

12 hours ago, Hoosier Guy said:

If Purdue finishes ahead of Indiana in the B1G, Woodson better pack his bags.  That would be a disgrace.

Good lord it's not that simple. If Purdoo finishes 17-3 (they won't) and IU finishes 16-4 (also pretty unlikely) and IU makes a Final Four? Woody should and would be celebrated.

What I'm hoping for? Is that either

1. Preferably, we clearly have an extraordinary successful season, or if not
2. We have a clearly unsatisfactory season and make a change  

[DChoosier 8,348]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Good lord it's not that simple. If Purdoo finishes 17-3 (they won't) and IU finishes 16-4 (also pretty unlikely) and IU makes a Final Four? Woody should and would be celebrated.

What I'm hoping for? Is that either

1. Preferably, we clearly have an extraordinary successful season, or if not
2. We have a clearly unsatisfactory season and make a change  

Agreed. 
”Pretty good” is without a doubt the worst possible outcome for the upcoming season.

We really need a home run season or one so bad that it’s obvious, to everyone that matters $$$$, that it is time to move on.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,672]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Good lord it's not that simple. If Purdoo finishes 17-3 (they won't) and IU finishes 16-4 (also pretty unlikely) and IU makes a Final Four? Woody should and would be celebrated.

What I'm hoping for? Is that either

1. Preferably, we clearly have an extraordinary successful season, or if not
2. We have a clearly unsatisfactory season and make a change  

So a bad season and you're ready for Shrews to bring Haralson with him?

[OliviaPope40 6,514]

1 hour ago, cybergates said:

I'd post the rant but it's not suitable for tiny ears.

[Hardwood83 4,771]

30 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

So a bad season and you're ready for Shrews to bring Haralson with him?

Whenever the time comes IU needs to hire the best they can get, not whoever is next in line. IMO of course. 

If Sherw is the best possible then ok....but that would be pathetic. 

and back to regular scheduling= Purdoo sucks! Insert your own inappropriate caption here: 

 

[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

2 hours ago, cybergates said:

One of my favorite rants of all time.  Not one lie in the rant either.