TKR would rather ride the bench at Purdue than start for IU. Very smart kid. That should be all you need to know about the current situation. All the trash talk comes down to that.
"Taking Morton off your hands"? Morton is very basketball-savvy and smart. He is going to be a real thorn in the side for a good many opponents. I think you guys are going to have more than a few regrets that he didn't go to IU. I think many people will realize how sneaky good he is by the time he gets to be a junior.
I will go you one better and make a very tenuous prediction. I will bet Morton goes into coaching when he gets done playing. It would be really funny if he winds up replacing Painter when Matt retires. Just think, Painter wanted to go to IU and didn't get an offer. Now there is Morton, who got an offer but choose a better situation, and then he comes back to coach at your rival. Now that would be fun.