When you think of all the teams since 1980 that were good enough and quite capable experiencing some bad luck and injuries since that time...that is why so many are so happy for the break through. 1987 Split with IU each winning at home by 11 points. Purdue got quite a different route and then a 30 ft bank shot puts the nail in the coffin Then you had the Big Dog hurting his back wrestling after disposing of Kansas the game before and playing his worst game with the bad back against Duke in 94? 1999-2000 splitting with Wisconsin and then losing to them in the elite 8. Then you had the Baby Boilers with Robbie blowing out his knee in everyone's expected final four. Then again just a few years we have Haas being pulled down and breaking his arm that led to a new rule that who knows how that team would end up and then once the class was gone Purdue had Virginia on the ropes with 5 seconds to go before a whole series of unlikely events cost Purdue a trip to the Final Four where Virginia won the whole thing...and there has been a lot of unusual circumstances that played in Purdue not getting to the final four several times. Six teams or roughly every few years since 1980 Purdue had a shot...
