BCfanatic2020 said:

70-3

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proudopete said:

There’s talk on the other board about how good Harris is already. Brian has gone as far as to say he will probably start and that he is a great defender, possibly one of the best we have seen at Purdue.
Some people (IU fans) are saying it’s a bad sign that a frosh is starting over Heide/Colvin but Brian has explained it as Painter wanting a second ball handler next to Smith and not a knock on the two sophomores.

My question is, for you, is it a bad sign or is it a good sign that a frosh is possibly winning a starters role out of the gate?

For me it’s a good sign. We are incredibly deep with talent and we all know that Heide and Colvin are solid players. It’s going to be tough for Painter to manage the minutes with this much talent. Harris being BigDogs son makes this turn of events even more reasonable to me. We knew he was good but to see him win a starters spot right out of the gate is a very good sign that we indeed have a ton of talent on this years team.

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BB62 said:

It's all Covid and climate change driving this. Unfortunately it will be spread to all other science as well.

Science is sometimes wrong but they always get to the right answer.

If you eliminated the Bible and all knowledge of it, in a thousand years it wouldn't come back just as it was. However, if you destroy all science, in a thousand years all of it would come back just as it was........because all the tests would yield the same results.

I'm sorry all of you are so triggered because all the scientists didn't come to all the right conclusions about an unknown, deadly disease in a few months.

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Riveting said:

Don't know the specifics, but it sure looks like they have - and in hoops too, with the all-mercenary team they have hired.

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BoilerN said:

Revenue sharing has nothing to do with iu being good this year. Donors don’t just drop money off to the AD and say win. At least not for players. The AD cannot give money to players.

NIL will also likely take a back seat, meaning the recruiting of rosters will decrease, depending on how schools allocate collective bargaining. Schools can’t just dump NIL at players as all deals will have to be approved.

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Flot said:

Berg has put in the work. He’ll see the floor more that Jacobson at least the first 1/4th of the season. After that he’ll start over Berg. Jacobson is way too talented, IMO. His rebounding, scoring touch, calm demeanor and blocking will be too important for Painter to discount. Get him used to the grind, petty-fouling and get some of the “dumb-freshman” turnover stuff out of the way. Berg will be a great back-up IMO.

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BCfanatic2020 said:

Posters who pointed to Brian’s amount and said Jenkins got what Scourton turned down for Tamu. Again, posters who were plugged in and would tend to have info a bit before it was public.

Collectives are one thing. Some schools have big money donors who just drop off big donations and tell IUs AD to do what needs to be done. IU is 6-0 and everything good about their team is transfers. Because in between NIL mobilizing and revenue sharing, these kind of short term results are possible.

Now you think I’m trying to tell you Purdue is permanently doomed … I’m not. I agree. When revenue sharing kicks in, the top programs will still be able to bribe the Rondale Moore’s, but schools like Purdue will have the internal money to keep really good players who are at Purdue for the right reasons.

Where I’m actually going with this is the fact that it’s dumbfounding to me that fans expect stuff from any coach who has no money and very few quality home grown veterans. That said, I still expected 4-8 from Walters, so 1-11 should not keep his job. But these same fans are going to expect stuff from the next coach. And it’s delusional.

If Purdue had spent 2.0 million more than it did, Purdue could have kept Scourton and got playmakers at MLB, corner and slot receiver. And even with all the bs they’d probably be 3-3.

A big problem too of course is that cars appears to be a lot of money wasted

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collegehoopsfan123 said:

I am going with 2025 Elite 8 and 2026 NC in Indy. That's like a home game!

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proudopete said:

This is from the IU board.

“Mgbako is a better outside shooter than anyone on Purdue's roster.”

Just thought we all needed a good laugh today.

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SKYDOG said:

Whether one likes him or hates him, doubtful many at any age could keep up with him and his schedule for a very old great grandpa.

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Chi-Boiler said:

Wayne Gretzky said it first.

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Katscratch said:

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@SKYDOG : "My grammama smoked two packs a day and lived until she was 98. And she died when a piano fell on her head while she was moving furniture. Therefore, smoking isn't dangerous. Dumb-ass scientists didn't know what they were talking about with smoking!'

You do realize that Americans were dying of COVID by the hundreds of thousands until the vaccine was widely distributed, and then the deaths faded to practically zero.

I mean, how anti-science, conspiracy theory-believing, naïve, and ignorant do you have to be to not believe that scientists come to conclusions based on objective evidence, and that vaccines are a godsend to the human species?

And when a doctor or scientist issues precautionary or preventative advice? That is exactly what it is; a best-practice based on best available evidence, not an infallible panacea.

Is this even a topic for discussion in America in 2024?!!? Is this in part because the MAGA mindset has inculcated a belief in their followers to look for a conspiracy theory behind every obvious and evidence-based conclusion?

Holy crap.
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BNIBoiler said:

The COVID vaccine manufactures and the scientist have said from the get go that there is a certain percent effectiveness. Therefore, since that percent effectiveness is not 100% some folks will still get COVID. Similarly with the seasonal flu. Some folks that get vaccinated with the seasonal flu vaccine still get the seasonal flu.

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Katscratch said:

This is not a ‘liberal vs conservative’ argument.

Science does not know nor declare a political philosophy.

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BB62 said:

Because you know more than the scientists. You dismiss science not because you understand the subject better than they do........obviously........but because it doesn't agree with your politics.

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Katscratch said:

Maybe because he reminds them of their very very old great-grandpa?

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DwaynePurvis00 said:

I think Woodson lives by the strategy from a one Michael Scott - “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”

So why not just offer everyone?!! Eventually someone will say yes…right….RIGHT??!?

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BoilerN said:

It’s not unreasonable. Never said it was. I was just curious where you were getting your numbers. Do you know how much of the 9 or 10 mil the collective has goes to football?

Which, again, it’s all about to change. And probably benefits Purdue.

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Purdue79fan said:

CBS Sports agrees this team is top 10 worthy. Braden & Fletch are committed to making it back to the FF and winning this time. This team can be special by March. My personal expectation is Sweet 16/Elite 8 this year and NC in Indy next year! Talent is already there and trust Painter/Staff to shore up any needs between now and next summer.

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RDUBoiler said:

Scourton is a potential top ten pick in the NFL draft per some reports. Definitely a first rounder.

Burks would have been our top receiver and a potential game changer on offense. Those are big losses.

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