Vandy's ranking

[Summy1]

Thought it was interesting that Vandy is ranked #25 in the coaches poll but only got 8 points in the AP poll. Coaches must be higher on them?

 

[BBG]

Maybe. Vandy is a good team and will test us quite a bit.

Be a mental challenge to for the team after the loss.

 

[BoilerDeac]

Yeah, I think so.

Vandy has lost to a tough Dayton team, Kansas, and Baylor...not one of those is a bad loss; those are three good teams.

I have a feeling that, if Purdue wins this game, at the end of the season, this would be one of Purdue's better wins of the season.

 

[Summy1]

I agree. I think this would be a nice win for Purdue. Look good on our resume. I do like the fact that Vandy is ranked. Makes it a bigger game.

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

I think Vandy will be pretty desperate to beat us. They have lost to all their top tier opponents and we would be a signature OOC win for them. Purdue has to be more desperate and more focused.

 

[lbodel]

Yeah, I think so.

Vandy has lost to a tough Dayton team, Kansas, and Baylor...not one of those is a bad loss; those are three good teams.

I have a feeling that, if Purdue wins this game, at the end of the season, this would be one of Purdue's better wins of the season.

In addition, all of them were close losses. Their 3 losses are by a combined 14 points with their loss vs. Kansas by 7 being the biggest "deficit" (they were beating Kansas at halftime).

And with your point on end of season status, keep in mind Vandy is in the SEC. Kentucky isn't amazing this year and they are your only SEC team that's really a top 15 team at this point. You have a couple other decent teams that are fringe top 25 like Texas A&M and South Carolina, but if Vandy keeps it up - they should be sitting "pretty" at the end of the season...

 

[BBG]

In addition, all of them were close losses. Their 3 losses are by a combined 14 points with their loss vs. Kansas by 7 being the biggest "deficit" (they were beating Kansas at halftime).

And with your point on end of season status, keep in mind Vandy is in the SEC. Kentucky isn't amazing this year and they are your only SEC team that's really a top 15 team at this point. You have a couple other decent teams that are fringe top 25 like Texas A&M and South Carolina, but if Vandy keeps it up - they should be sitting "pretty" at the end of the season...

Your points are exactly why I think the rankings right now mean very little. Vandy is a prime example of a team that is unranked in one poll that could be top 10 by seasons end.

It's not how you start, its how you finish.

 

[Friedas_Boss]

In addition, all of them were close losses. Their 3 losses are by a combined 14 points with their loss vs. Kansas by 7 being the biggest "deficit" (they were beating Kansas at halftime).

And with your point on end of season status, keep in mind Vandy is in the SEC. Kentucky isn't amazing this year and they are your only SEC team that's really a top 15 team at this point. You have a couple other decent teams that are fringe top 25 like Texas A&M and South Carolina, but if Vandy keeps it up - they should be sitting "pretty" at the end of the season...

I would add that VU held double digit leads in all three of those losses. We could be 10-0 just as easily as we are 7-3. It's been a frustrating season to say the least. We are currently without our NBA 4 man (Luke Kornet) and a really good freshman guard (Cam Justice) and we just haven't played well many times this year.

I think Purdue wins tonight, but am excited to watch.

 

[Summy1]

I would add that VU held double digit leads in all three of those losses. We could be 10-0 just as easily as we are 7-3. It's been a frustrating season to say the least. We are currently without our NBA 4 man (Luke Kornet) and a really good freshman guard (Cam Justice) and we just haven't played well many times this year.

I think Purdue wins tonight, but am excited to watch.

I would expect it to be a good game. As you know, Purdue just lost a big game and really needs to win tonight for confidence. Good luck

 

[BoilerDeac]

In addition, all of them were close losses. Their 3 losses are by a combined 14 points with their loss vs. Kansas by 7 being the biggest "deficit" (they were beating Kansas at halftime).

And with your point on end of season status, keep in mind Vandy is in the SEC. Kentucky isn't amazing this year and they are your only SEC team that's really a top 15 team at this point. You have a couple other decent teams that are fringe top 25 like Texas A&M and South Carolina, but if Vandy keeps it up - they should be sitting "pretty" at the end of the season...

Right on. If they can get healthy in time, Vandy will be right up there in the top 3 in the SEC.