As you all remember, we lost to Notre Dame 88-80 in the 2018 Crossroads Classic, falling to 6-5 on the season. Many of us then remember how that season ended - a missed 1-and-1 or fluke shot away from a Final Four. Here are some excerpts from Purdue fans after that game.
"Lol....not a chance. Painter won’t ever reach elite 8 as HC of Purdue"
"Stop with the excuses this is not a very good team"
"agree - a sad performance- this team is poor"
"No way in hell we win half our conference games."
"Not a good basketball team. Very few athletes on the floor."
"This team is a joke. Nice roster construction coach."
"I really do admire the optimism of those who think Purdue will be making the NCAA. However, I don’t care what Ken Pom numbers or # of bad losses you want to reference, this team is just mediocre at best"
"There were a lot of people on here after the Texas game that insisted we were still a good team and we’re just losing close games to good teams (Texas a good team - lol). I wonder what the sentiment is now. I sure hope we’re not going to hear how Notre Dame is a good team. Mercy, this Purdue team will be luck to be .500 in conference this year."
"Absolutely zero chance to dance with a loss today. None. And he needed to inform them of that."
"Could be witnessing the beginning of the end. Future looks very shaky."
"This team will finish 10th or worse in B1G. It’s unbelievable how poorly prepared they are"
".500 in B1G ... With zero OOC wins that matter... asking thus team to win half its conference games? Not seeing it. Even if they do, we won't dance."
"So after likely back to back non-NCAA’s appearances this season and next, what does Bobinski do? More leash or is that enough to make him think it’s time for a change?"
"this team, playing as they are today, will be lucky to make the NIT, never mind the dance"
"Lol....not a chance. Painter won’t ever reach elite 8 as HC of Purdue"
"Stop with the excuses this is not a very good team"
"agree - a sad performance- this team is poor"
"No way in hell we win half our conference games."
"Not a good basketball team. Very few athletes on the floor."
"This team is a joke. Nice roster construction coach."
"I really do admire the optimism of those who think Purdue will be making the NCAA. However, I don’t care what Ken Pom numbers or # of bad losses you want to reference, this team is just mediocre at best"
"There were a lot of people on here after the Texas game that insisted we were still a good team and we’re just losing close games to good teams (Texas a good team - lol). I wonder what the sentiment is now. I sure hope we’re not going to hear how Notre Dame is a good team. Mercy, this Purdue team will be luck to be .500 in conference this year."
"Absolutely zero chance to dance with a loss today. None. And he needed to inform them of that."
"Could be witnessing the beginning of the end. Future looks very shaky."
"This team will finish 10th or worse in B1G. It’s unbelievable how poorly prepared they are"
".500 in B1G ... With zero OOC wins that matter... asking thus team to win half its conference games? Not seeing it. Even if they do, we won't dance."
"So after likely back to back non-NCAA’s appearances this season and next, what does Bobinski do? More leash or is that enough to make him think it’s time for a change?"
"this team, playing as they are today, will be lucky to make the NIT, never mind the dance"
