The Wooden Spoon Award

[PUQBMan.]

The wooden spoon award is given to the team that finishes last in a competition. In a single elimination tournament it is given to the team that loses to the team that lost to the team that lost to... the team that lost in the championship. Fittingly, Purdue earns that honor this year. Purdue lost to Little Rock, who lost to Iowa State, who lost to Virginia, who lost to Syracuse, who lost to UNC, who lost to Nova.

 

[B-Westy]

I see why no one invites you out on Friday nights.

 

[SIBoiler2]

Great so now you had to create a spoon to stir SH!* with.

 

[TC4THREE]

I'm trying to figure out how this designation is meaningful in any way.

 

[PUQBMan.]

I'm trying to figure out how this designation in meaningful in any way.

It's not. It's just something I always track for fun. I just thought it seemed fitting with how disappointed we all were with this year's result.

 

[IamBob]

The wooden spoon award is given to the team that finishes last in a competition. In a single elimination tournament it is given to the team that loses to the team that lost to the team that lost to... the team that lost in the championship. Fittingly, Purdue earns that honor this year. Purdue lost to Little Rock, who lost to Iowa State, who lost to Virginia, who lost to Syracuse, who lost to UNC, who lost to Nova.

Can we hang it like a banner?

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Can we hang it like a banner?

Hey look, Fern, thar she be.....the spoon of John Wooden.....Purdue legend.

 

[cprh9u]

The wooden spoon award is given to the team that finishes last in a competition. In a single elimination tournament it is given to the team that loses to the team that lost to the team that lost to... the team that lost in the championship. Fittingly, Purdue earns that honor this year. Purdue lost to Little Rock, who lost to Iowa State, who lost to Virginia, who lost to Syracuse, who lost to UNC, who lost to Nova.

Yeah, I get how it is awarded, and we did crap the bed, but MSU easily had the biggest loss of the tournament. They were in so many "experts" final 4 and virtually no one had them losing in the 1st, err. 2nd round. We sucked up the tournament, but MSU was definitely the biggest flop.