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We saw the 2 jokers they had scheduled for this game. Pretty sad you know the team is going to get f----d an hour before the game even starts. Same sh-- all the time.

All arm from #10 there.

Yeah and the ball was loose because? (He got fouled)

How was that a foul on Kopp?

Sole Big Ten Champs has a nice ring to it.

Another year or two and wish granted right?

The ref D squad. May the bad calls be ever in our favor.

The kid goes to Fishers. The family is likely solidly middle class at worst.

They are going to get manhandled in the BTT.

The only way they should play is in the title game

Dolson needs to make sure they have Moren locked up.

They got one more trophy to grab this year.

IDKWTI

You would have the Indiana suburbs of Louisville showing out for that game and it is a 4 hour or less drive for about every population center in Indiana. Louisville would become Bloomington south that weekend. I agree with the person above too, this tournament is wide open and that would be a huge Indiana advantage given the road/home disparity in the Top 25 this year. There isn't any team in that top 16 I don't think we can beat (and I think any of them could beat us.) Louisville would provide a little extra to our side of the scales.

I will take a 4 seed in Louisville all day. If we got to the second weekend, that is a home game. That location is probably second only to Indianapolis as far as places to play (where they will actually have games).

May they lose every one to a horrible non-call to end the game.

From Bates and Galloway most likely.

I think with XJ your best argument is Northwestern x2 and the Iowa game as possible/probable wins. Lost those 3 by a combined 5 points.

Color it any way you want. Purdue has lost 3 of its last 4 games. And if it is against the 3 other top BIG teams, those are exactly the type of teams Purdue is going to see in the NCAA tournament.

Big Ten refs suck everywhere huh.

3 in a row isn't it? Had a commanding lead in the conference just last week. Definitely slipping.

Yes it does. Yes it does....... Purdue is in freefall.

I could get with the 4 quarters and shoot 2 after 5 fouls thing. I think it would actually cut down on foul shooting having a reset after 10 minutes. That helps the flow.

Indiana and Purdue are solidly in the tournament, Northwestern was more likely to need a push. I wholeheartedly believe that the Big Ten generally has a goal of getting 9 teams in the tournament each year. In order to do that, you have to muddy up your better teams in order to allow those average teams to resume build. You can do that by giving an overwhelming advantage to home teams. The Big Ten home advantage is worth more than in any other conference and it isn't because of fans. Edit to add: I think this also impacts tournament performance. The tournament is about match ups. The Big Ten is willing to let teams fall off a few lines if it means another BIG school getting an invite. If you are a 6 who suddenly finds yourself an 8/9 you are in a much more tough position as you are likely playing a 1 seed somewhere close to their region as opposed to a 3 seed (or a cinderella) someplace truly neutral. Conversely, you can be a 1 that falls to a lower 1 or 2 seed and be one of the teams that falls victim to location. Even the pods ship teams away. So if you are an MSU and a Kentucky is a higher 1, you may end up in Dallas while Kentucky is playing in Indianapolis.

Yeah, that dude gets complaints from every fan base. He doesn't necessarily have it out for Indiana but I think one thing is extremely clear, he sucks at his job.