2026 NCAA Tournament

[Home Jersey]

Just now, Shooter said:

I think he's a good coach. No argument there. Just saying one unexpected tourney run is no guarantee of future success.

Not guaranteeing his future success although it seems like a pretty obvious good bet to me. That's based on the full body of his work not just this tournament run but no need to recap all the arguments for and against him. We will find out in due time. Much more confident in his ability to succeed than DDV's right now. Hope I'm proven wrong.

[cthomas]

Just now, Home Jersey said:

Purdue basketball is way uglier than Iowa basketball, for example. 

They're basically the ugliest thing in sports

You talking about Purdue basketball or Purdue girls?

[FortWayneHoosier]

4 minutes ago, Aaron said:

I don't like Purdue based on the rivalry or their fans and have no interest in seeing them win it all.

However, no one can tell me that watching Purdue is not beautiful basketball that we should strive for at IU and you have to respect Painter. If you removed the names on the jerseys they are everything you want in a basketball team and the way they are built and play. 

Would love to see three Big Ten teams in Final Four including Purdue with Illinois and Michigan playing for national championship to end the drought conference has. I want no part of Duke or UConn winning it yet again (even over Purdue) but would be totally cool with Michigan, Illinois, Arizona or Tennessee winning it in that order for some new blood.

Not a chance. 
 

you came to the wrong place for that hahah! Ain’t no one here rooting for Purdue. 

[Pagoda]

4 minutes ago, Aaron said:

I don't like Purdue based on the rivalry or their fans and have no interest in seeing them win it all.

However, no one can tell me that watching Purdue is not beautiful basketball that we should strive for at IU and you have to respect Painter. If you removed the names on the jerseys they are everything you want in a basketball team and the way they are built and play. 

Would love to see three Big Ten teams in Final Four including Purdue with Illinois and Michigan playing for national championship to end the drought conference has. I want no part of Duke or UConn winning it yet again (even over Purdue) but would be totally cool with Michigan, Illinois, Arizona or Tennessee winning it in that order for some new blood.

Aaron I like your posts but you’ve lost me on this one!  Agree to disagree haha.

And PU in a home Final Four is playing with fire.  Personally I need them out of this tourney ASAP.  And it’s not looking good.

[Aaron]

17 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Not good, friggin’ Purdue “home” Final Four.  I don’t want to deal with that.

I have zero issue with it and they've earned it if so. I have no interest in them winning it all, but making it to Indy is totally fine with me and have Big Ten with three of the four teams. 

Maybe its because my grandparents taught at Purdue when they were young and one of my best friends went there. The Purdue fans I know I get along very well with. I am not a jerk to them and they are not a jerk to me. 

I bleed IU through and through but at some point you have to tip your cap as every Boiler fan I know did to IU Football and respect what they have built. 

Maybe I am softening as I hit 40 years old, but that's how I feel. 

With that said, I am also just as happy if Arizona wins tonight.

[RoadRage]

6 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Purdue basketball is way uglier than Iowa basketball, for example. 

They're basically the ugliest thing in sports

Are you talking about Cluff?

[LamarCheeks]

Seeing the Amish boy keep doing that shooting ice water in my veins bit makes me want to drive to San Jose, run out onto the floor and punch him in the face. 

Since it's about 3,000 miles away, however, I doubt I'd make it in time! 

That friggin' gesture is SO DAMN STALE! 

[Aaron]

2 minutes ago, FortWayneHoosier said:

Not a chance. 
 

you came to the wrong place for that hahah! Ain’t no one here rooting for Purdue. 

Im not 'rooting' for them as much as admiring them jealously and I wish IU was that. Like I said, I am cool if they make it to Indy, but absolutely rooting hard against them when they play Michigan or Tennessee.

[HinnyHoosier]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

Seeing the Amish boy keep doing that shooting ice water in my veins bit makes me want to drive to San Jose, run out onto the floor and punch him in the face. 

Since it's about 3,000 miles away, however, I doubt I'd make it in time! 

That friggin' gesture is SO DAMN STALE! 

Just wait for him to get back to stink town. You'll have the satisfaction of punching the stupid weird beard off his face AND saving the gas.

[Home Jersey]

Purdue sucks, girls are hideous, town smells like horse sh!t

[Aaron]

4 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Aaron I like your posts but you’ve lost me on this one!  Agree to disagree haha.

And PU in a home Final Four is playing with fire.  Personally I need them out of this tourney ASAP.  And it’s not looking good.

I am def not rooting for them by any means, just admiring them jealously and would be totally cool with them winning one more game before bowing out to Michigan or Tennessee. Be just as happy if Arizona won as well. 

[str8baller]

11 minutes ago, Aaron said:

I don't like Purdue based on the rivalry or their fans and have no interest in seeing them win it all.

However, no one can tell me that watching Purdue is not beautiful basketball that we should strive for at IU and you have to respect Painter. If you removed the names on the jerseys they are everything you want in a basketball team and the way they are built and play. 

Would love to see three Big Ten teams in Final Four including Purdue with Illinois and Michigan playing for national championship to end the drought conference has. I want no part of Duke or UConn winning it yet again (even over Purdue) but would be totally cool with Michigan, Illinois, Arizona or Tennessee winning it in that order for some new blood.

I don’t actually like their style of basketball. But I do respect them doing it with a bunch of Indiana boys. 

[RoadRage]

2 minutes ago, Aaron said:

Im not 'rooting' for them as much as admiring them jealously and I wish IU was that. Like I said, I am cool if they make it to Indy, but absolutely rooting hard against them when they play Michigan or Tennessee.

I think I understand where you are coming from....but Purdue a final four team in Indianapolis is too dangerous to even think positively about, they could win it all in Indy, that can't happen!

[fwgreenway]

11 minutes ago, Aaron said:

I don't like Purdue based on the rivalry or their fans and have no interest in seeing them win it all.

It's Hate, Brother Hate say

Brother Hate's Traveling Salvation Show! 

Pack up the babies and crap the old ladies 

And everyone goes!

[RoadRage]

1 minute ago, fwgreenway said:

It's Hate, Brother Hate say

Brother Hate's Traveling Salvation Show! 

Pack up the babies and crap the old ladies 

And everyone goes!

I love this line!

[BA47591]

I think I prefer Isaiah Johnson as high dollar pg add. 

 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

Pretty surprising how they’re handling Arizona. They really might win the whole thing…ugh

[str8baller]

Arizona can’t hit an open shot and can’t get the pace up. Bad sign for them

[RoadRage]

If this was football Krivas would be in concussion protocol!

[LamarCheeks]

Cluff has become a younger version of Edey. 

Dude gets away with a lot of traveling.