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Ok, sack up, how far does this team go?

How far does this Purdue team make it in this NCAAT?

  • First round (field of 64) loss

  • Second round (field of 32) loss

  • Sweet Sixteen

  • Elite Eight

  • Final Four

  • NC Game

  • Natty!


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I know no one wants to call it because it's hard to know which version of this team is going to show up, but log your outlook anyway and feel free to post your rationale. I think this team has a solid chance to make to Indy and from there anything can happen if they're shooting well, but if I were betting I just wouldn't have enough faith on the good version of this team showing up. I have them down for a second round (field of 32) loss to Clemson or McNeese.
 
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I think we lose in first round or go to final 4.

Hear me out.....

We all know this team is in a funk. Come out lackadaisical and this year's Cinderella will send us home. Unfortunately it can happen...
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Get past the first game and you have a team with Final 4 experience, an AA point gaurd, HOF coach, an All B1G post player, and shooters everywhere playing with house money. This fan base is frustrated. Get to Sweet 16 in Indy and atmosphere will be ELECTRIC. We are all ready to get on the train, and if the boys get to Indy Purdue fans will show out and be wild.

It could happen?
It's time for Painter to prove he's a Hall Of Fame coach. I think he's shaky in that regard especially in NCAA first round upsets.
 
I think they get by High Point. Purdue vs Clemson could be. Unless Houston gets upset, I am not sure Purdue has it to upset Houston.
Agree. A first-round loss would be disappointing but anything beyond that is house money for this team. Houston is a tough matchup, this Purdue team would have to have a great shooting night to keep it close.
 
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Easy money to be made in driving clicks by calling for upsets. Who knows, maybe they're right. The upside for the talking heads is that there's zero impact on them if they're wrong.
Any monkey with a computer can make the High Point over Purdue pick. Someone broke down the 10-15 upset options by their ability to beat better teams….High Point would be the outlier if they did it.

Colorado State is a better upset pick.
 
Any monkey with a computer can make the High Point over Purdue pick. Someone broke down the 10-15 upset options by their ability to beat better teams….High Point would be the outlier if they did it.

Colorado State is a better upset pick.

I'm pulling for CSU due to Morty.

Still can't route for Duke and hope they get bounced....sorry Mason.
 
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I'm sure it's happened but don't know any specifics.

I recall a couple being close lines, but I don't ever recall a #12-seed as an opening betting favorite; however, I defer to you as the board expert. :)

Some may find this interesting -

Since 1985, No. 12 seeds carry a 55-101 record all-time against No. 5 seeds. There's been at least one 5 vs 12 upset in 33 of the last 39 tournaments with the exception of the following seasons: 1988, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2018 and 2023. Three 12’s advanced in 2019, as well as in both 2013 and 2014.

Also, I don't think a #5-seed has ever won the NCAA Tournament. Only top-8 seed position not to have pulled it off since 1985 -

#1, #2, and #3 - (multiple times with the lion's share #1 seeds more than half the time)

#4 - Connecticut ('23) and Arizona ('97 - defeating three #1-seeds)
#6 - Kansas ('88)
#7 - Connecticut ('14)
#8 - Villanove ('85)
 
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Feels kind of like the Baby Boilers freshman year. A lot of “experts” had Baylor as the sexy 1st round upset over the kids from the Big Ten. The Boilers went on to blowout Baylor. I’m hoping for a similar result.
 
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Feels kind of like the Baby Boilers freshman year. A lot of “experts” had Baylor as the sexy 1st round upset over the kids from the Big Ten. The Boilers went on to blowout Baylor. I’m hoping for a similar result.

Digger couldn't get the highlighter out any faster for the Bears....seemingly as soon as that pairing in bracket was announced. That was a refreshingly sweet one to shut him up.......and watch Rece Davis remind him of the pick.

Phelps was also the all-time leader with listing "this team is on a mission." Davis would be sitting there with as much professional restraint as humanly possible.
 
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