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qazplm said:

I guess I'll need to see a little more before I declare him a surefire NBA first round pick.

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boilerzz said:

Increased his bench press by 20 pounds and is gaining weight.

The "silver lining" to Purdue freshman Daniel Jacobsen's season-ending injury

Freshman Daniel Jacobsen's first season with the Boilermakers consisted of 26 minutes before suffering a fractured tibia on Nov. 8

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Born Boiler said:

Some of us will still beg to differ on calling Edey Purdue’s “all-time scorer.” While that’s true for total points, Mount’s 32.3-point career scoring average beats Edey’s 18.2 by 14.1 points per game.

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Do Dah Day said:

The 1990s was a glorious decade for Purdue basketball. And Chad Austin played a big part in making that era special for Boilermaker fans.
He arrived in West Lafayette from Richmond (Ind.) High, having led the Red Devils to the 1991-92 state title as a junior by beating Lafayette Jeff in overtime. While at Purdue, Austin helped lead the program to Big Ten titles his freshman (1994-95) and sophomore (1995-96) seasons, part of "threepeat" that began in 1993-94 in Glenn Robinson's junior season.
Austin was famous for his toughness and big-shot making ability. Fans never will forget the game-winning shots Austin hit in back-to-back wins at Indiana in 1996 and 1997.
Austin's first dagger in Bloomington was a three-point bomb that came with 13.7 seconds left on February 25, 1996. The shot gave No. 8 Purdue a 74-72 win. His second game-winning shot in Assembly Hall was more drenched in drama, as Austin nailed a two-point shot with six-tenths of a second hanging on the clock to give Purdue an 89-87 victory on February 18, 1997.
Austin was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection (1997, 1998) and a two-time team MVP (1997, 1998) while leading Purdue in scoring in 1996 (12.8) and 1997 (17.0). Austin made the NCAA tourney all four seasons at Purdue. His best team was his last in 1997-98, when the Boilermakers went 28-8 (12-4 Big Ten, third) and reached the Sweet 16 as a No. 2 seed before losing to Stanford.
Austin began the 2019-20 season No. 14 on the all-time Purdue scoring list, finishing his career with a 13.1-scoring average and 1,694 points from 1994-95 to 1997-98. Austin averaged 17.0 points each of his final two seasons.
Austin was carrying on the legacy of older brother Woody, who was the 1988 Indiana Mr. Basketball. Woody Austin played at Purdue from 1988-89 to 1991-92, scoring 1,076 points. He averaged 18.5 points as a senior.
After leaving Purdue, Chad Austin enjoyed a solid career overseas, playing across Europe. GoldandBlack.com caught up recently with Austin.
GoldandBlack.com: What are you doing now?
Austin: I am in Brooklyn, N.Y. I have been here going on 12 years. I am fire safety director for an office building. I have three kids. One just got out of college at Albany State in Georgia where she played volleyball. My son is 11 and my daughter is 3.
GoldandBlack.com: When were you last at Purdue?
Austin: I was last at Purdue a couple years ago. They had a reunion in the summer for some old players. Maybe four years ago, in 2016.
GoldandBlack.com: Who do you stay in touch with?
Austin: I stay in touch with Brad (Miller). Of course, Brandon (Brantley). I try to stay in touch as much as I can.
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Austin began the 2019-20 season No. 14 on the all-time Purdue scoring list, finishing his career with a 13.1 scoring average and 1,694 points from 1994-95 to 1997-98.
GoldandBlack.com: How is Woody doing?
Austin: Woody is doing good. He is in Westfield/Carmel. He has his own Mr. Basketball camp where he coaches and trains kids.
GoldandBlack.com: Why did you choose Purdue?
Austin: I was familiar with it with my brother was going there. I knew what they were about, going to the practices. With my brother going to Purdue, I was kind of mentally ahead of my peers in high school because I would use all of the stuff my brother would bring home. I used all the information he was doing to my advantage. I saw how hard they worked.
GoldandBlack.com: What is your best Purdue memory?
Austin: I got two Big Ten titles. Just the camaraderie, the team atmosphere. We were truly a team. We enjoyed each other. We enjoyed practicing, the time being there.
GoldandBlack.com: What do you recall about your winning shots at Indiana?
Austin: It’s just what I do. I did the same thing in high school. I hit a big shot in the state title game to put it in overtime. You practice it. In the moment, you aren’t really thinking of the moment or how big the shot was. You go out there, prepare for it, you are trying to win the game. They make the pass, you hit the shot … that’s it. Thinking back on it, you realize how big it was. But in that moment, you are just playing basketball.
GoldandBlack.com: How often are you asked about the shots?
Austin: That is the question I am asked most. It’s just competition. You are just trying to win.
GoldandBlack.com: What do you remember about Coach Keady?
Austin: Coach Keady was hard-nosed, but when you get to know him, he was a great guy. He asked you to be on time, do what you were supposed to do and you had no problems with him. If you didn’t, then you would hear from him. But all in all, I enjoyed Coach Keady. I had a great relationship with him. I knew him for so long because my brother played for him and I got to know him then. It was easy to relate to him since I knew him for such a long period of time. I haven’t talked to him in a couple of years. He did a seminar here a few years ago and I got to go see him them. We talked. I try to stay in touch, but it is kind of hard.
GoldandBlack.com: What was it like to play in Mackey Arena?
Austin: It is a great arena to play in. Loved the atmosphere, the crowd, the energy, it was a great time.
GoldandBlack.com: Who wins a game of one-on-one between you and Woody?
Austin: He’s gonna say he would, I’ll say I would. Offensively, he could do it all. A great shooter. He could get his shot off, create. He was a great offensive player. He would tell me I was more of an all-around player, better defensively. He was better offensively than me but would tell me I was better overall.
GoldandBlack.com: What did you do after you left Purdue?
Austin: I played 10 years in Europe. I played for Magic Johnson’s team my second year in Europe. I played in the Euro League a couple years for Opel Skyliners in Frankfurt, Germany. I was all over, Sweden, Germany, Greece, Russia, Israel. I had a good 10-year career. I tried to sign one-year contracts because I wanted to see other parts of the world during that time.

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Boiler Buck said:

Lost season?? I doubt he is here 4 more years. Thus, he can play this year, which currently there is absolutely NO sign of, then sure, not losing anything.

Hopefully, next year he is so flat out amazing, it's his last year & we end it as NC.

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BNIBoiler said:

Jan 6 Flavor Aider from my neck of the woods is dead. Fighting with the po po finally caught up to him. Finally got tuned up.

42-year-old Hobart man shot, killed by Jasper County sheriff's deputy during traffic stop: police

A northwest Indiana sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 42-year-old man during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon, Indiana State Police said.

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Bank Shot Podcast said:

Kanas, UNC, Duke, Kentucky are probably the absolute best. I'd put Indiana in that same tier simply because you're going to get all the money resources those schools get.

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purduedavie said:

Think he’s a RB as well for CP?

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POTFHBTFU said:

This reminds me of when tiller was brought to Purdue. Look at indianas recruits they are still MAC level. Indiana will settle into 6-8 win seasons like Purdue did with tiller, the fans will be complacent and stop showing up, and indiana will need to start making cuts to its program. Assistants will leave until Cignetti rides off into the sunset.

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MichaelRR said:

Oh, I have few delusions about how crappy our AD is or how little he cares about women's sports. IF we were a competently run Athletic department CKG would be dismissed at the end of the season, but we are being run like a MEAC level program with an AD that is in WAY over his head same as CKG is.

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Katscratch said:

Spindler is down to Michigan, Nebraska, and Indiana.

Coogan is considering Michigan, Indiana, and Ole Miss.

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boilerzz said:

I think the bigger question is how much success can IU expect moving forward? Was it a complete cultural shift that will lead to talent accumulation and competing for the top 3-4 of the B1G or did they find a perfect storm of really favorable schedule, finding the right transfer QB and a new scheme?

They've clearly embraced the 3 guaranteed win non-conference (Old Dominion, Kennesaw State and Indiana State in 2025?) so they should be in bowl contention but will that be with a 6-3 or 7-2 B1G record or a 4-5 B1G record?

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boilerzz said:

You can downplay Edey's because of the more games played and thus lower average. But if you do, you should also downplay Mount's because of the lack of defense played and the much higher scoring games in his era.

At the end of the day, Edey holds the most points scored ever for Purdue and Mount holds the highest scoring average ever for Purdue. They are both in the record book and should be lauded as such.

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jbvazq234 said:

What I meant is that anyone who thinks Purdue is about to fire CKG needs to wake up from the sweet dream, because I don’t think it’s going to happen anytime soon

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boilerzz said:

I think the bigger question is how much success can IU expect moving forward? Was it a complete cultural shift that will lead to talent accumulation and competing for the top 3-4 of the B1G or did they find a perfect storm of really favorable schedule, finding the right transfer QB and a new scheme?

They've clearly embraced the 3 guaranteed win non-conference (Old Dominion, Kennesaw State and Indiana State in 2025?) so they should be in bowl contention but will that be with a 6-3 or 7-2 B1G record or a 4-5 B1G record?

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Katscratch said:

Very much disagree; the relatively old-age thing, plus the $9 million salary, plus financial resources/commitment of IU really plays in IU's favor.

But I guess anything is possible.

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rgarlitz said:

That's a powerful incentive for all high-major programs to schedule 10 or more non-conference wins.

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northside100 said:

Cignetti won’t be at IU for long if he keeps winning at a relatively high level.

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qazplm said:

I mean I'm not sure there's much point in trying to shoehorn him in at the end of the season. The value added doesn't equal the lost season IMO.

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TC4THREE said:

It probably takes substantial energy to pick up the ball full court like he does. Also he's probably at a higher risk of accumulating fouls than most with his on ball pressure. I know he picked up his second foul in the first half against Michigan and probably didn't play the rest of the half.

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