Purdue V Bucky ...

[cheebs09]

Got to agree with this.

I'm old enough to remember the early 1980s when Wisconsin athletics was a joke. They were nearly last every year in football  (thankful Northwestern often went 0-11). Camp Randall was half full for games, and often the crowd was not watching the game.

In basketball, Bucky went from 1947 to 1994 without a single NCAA appearance.

This shaped my opinion of them as a laughingstock, and it has been hard to shake.

History says they are a second-rate athletic school that lucked out with Bo Ryan and Barry Alvarez. Now that they are both gone, a good year is 5th, and an average year is 9th.

Midwest version of Rutgers

Gard has finished below 5th twice. He's been top 2 more than lower than 5th.

[Uncle Rico]

Gard has finished below 5th twice. He's been top 2 more than lower than 5th.

Don't bring facts to a knife fight

[Dickthedribbler]

Got to agree with this.

I'm old enough to remember the early 1980s when Wisconsin athletics was a joke. They were nearly last every year in football  (thankful Northwestern often went 0-11). Camp Randall was half full for games, and often the crowd was not watching the game.

In basketball, Bucky went from 1947 to 1994 without a single NCAA appearance.

This shaped my opinion of them as a laughingstock, and it has been hard to shake.

History says they are a second-rate athletic school that lucked out with Bo Ryan and Barry Alvarez. Now that they are both gone, a good year is 5th, and an average year is 9th.

Midwest version of Rutgers

Both you and Romey nailed it 100%.

But unlike you guys, I would have been meaner.

[JakeBarnes]

You want weak? A Madison sportstalk station recorded a "Marquette sucks" podcast.



https://twitter.com/ZoneMadison/status/1631330843632214018?t=JwuZZp3EuegTOclzNG96sQ&s=19

Little brother energy there

[Viper]

Full disclosure, I'm a Bucky hater.

So what do we want to happen tonight?  Possibilities

Purdue knocks off Bucky and hurts their tourney chances, and maybe it knocks them out.

Bucky knocks off #5 Purdue setting up the possibility that MU moves up at least one more spot.

Or, screw it, an asteroid hits the kohl hole tonight, and we're done with both!

Better Dead, than RED.
Smoke 'em!

[Viper]

A loss to Purdue doesn't knock them out

A Purdue loss does minimal to help Marquette

Obsessing over Bucky after the season Marquette had is weird at best, pathetic at worst

chill out, bro...and embrace some Vadger hate!

[Dickthedribbler]

F-ing Purdue thinks they deserve a #1 seed??
They look more like Butler tonight.

[MuggsyB]

F-ing Purdue thinks they deserve a #1 seed??
They look more like Butler tonight.

They look absolutely awful dtd.

[CountryRoads]

They look absolutely awful dtd.

Would love them in our bracket.

[wisblue]

I remember saying a few weeks ago when they were rated number one that they were one of the weakest number one rated teams ever.

They might be adding to the record for watching court stormings.

[wisblue]

Not sure fouling up 3 with 9 seconds left is the best plan.

[PGsHeroes32]

Not sure fouling up 3 with 9 seconds left is the best plan.

Teams are doing it a lot lately ive been seeing.

Wisco is 1 and 1 and Purdue is double bonus. PUrude banking on winning the free throw battle and having 0 chance to lose

[PGsHeroes32]

Add Klesmit to the list of players who have absolutely no idea that 4.4 seconds is actually an eternity.

[Fred Garvin]

Another Louie for the Vadgers!!

[CountryRoads]

Would be pretty ridiculous if the badgers get an at large at this point. They belong in the NIT.

[MuggsyB]

NIT and don't be surprised if they lose to Minny. 

[MuggsyB]

Add Klesmit to the list of players who have absolutely no idea that 4.4 seconds is actually an eternity.

Not if you don't pass the rock or move like Klesmit. 

[MU82]

Add Klesmit to the list of players who have absolutely no idea that 4.4 seconds is actually an eternity.

Yep, that was pathetic.

Also, poor usage of time-outs by Gard down the stretch IMHO.

I think it probably could have helped Marquette a little if Purdue had lost, but there is absolutely know way I can root for Madison. So I'm glad they were cryin' at the end.

[jutaw22mu]

Would be pretty ridiculous if the badgers get an at large at this point. They belong in the NIT.

Sub 500 conference record should be a one-way ticket to NIT, best case scenario.

[wisblue]

The Boilers put themselves in position to be the latest victims of a buzzer beater.

[withoutbias]

Anybody reminding Rob Reischel of his prediction that UW wins tonight and advances further than MU in the NCAA Tourney? Maybe wishing him continued luck in his coverage of WIAA girl's basketball? Should post the video of Badger players waving goodbye after they beat MU, because they can wave their season goodbye.

[MuggsyB]

I think the 4th 1 seed is up in the air. I get the analytics and Q-1 wins but Purdue has not looked good for a full month.  If UCLA wins out I think they get it. 

[GoldenEagles03]

16-13, 8-11 isn't Tournament worthy.

Quad win be damned...that ain't good enough.  NIT

[BM1090]

They aren't eliminated yet, but they needed to get this one to feel any comfort at all.

[Fred Garvin]

If the number 1's in small conferences lose,they get automatics to NIT,Becky better hope they don't lose,or they will be sitting home.