Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images Can Purdue pull off the upset? With the Purdue game approximately 15 hours away...ugh...it’s time to go on the record and plant your flag. Will Purdue come away with the upset victory over 1 seed Houston? Last night we watched all the higher seeded (or is it lower seeded?) teams defeat their opponents. What I’m trying to say is the two 1 … [Read more...] about 1 Seed Houston vs. 4 Seed Purdue – Staff Predictions
Purdue Basketball: Houston Preview
Robert Goddin-Imagn Images Purdue has a better shot against Houston than some are giving them credit for, but it will take their A game to pull off the upset. #1 Houston (32-4) vs #4 Purdue (24-11) Part of my research for writing this preview is listening to multiple podcasts. Most of the time, the opinions are mixed from one group of talking heads to the next, but … [Read more...] about Purdue Basketball: Houston Preview
Boiler Alert – Can Purdue Take Down Houston?
Nick Tre. Smith-Imagn Images A tough game is ahead. The newest episode of the podcast is out and of course we are talking all about Purdue’s upcoming game against Houston. What else would be possibly discuss? Imagine if we recorded the entire podcast and did not even touch on the game against Houston, wouldn’t that have been wild? Regardless, Ryan and I jump right … [Read more...] about Boiler Alert – Can Purdue Take Down Houston?
The Three Pointer: 4 Purdue vs. 1 Houston
Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Boilers will look for an upset victory to make a third Elite 8 in the last six NCAA Tournaments The Purdue Boilermakers have made their way to another Sweet Sixteen, this being the sixth time in the last nine NCAA Tournaments. They will face off against the Houston Cougars, the number one seed in the Midwest Region, who have played their … [Read more...] about The Three Pointer: 4 Purdue vs. 1 Houston
Matt Painter and Purdue Men’s Basketball History Against #1 Seeds
Bob Donnan-Imagn Images A longer list than you’d think. As Purdue prepares to play #1 seed Houston in Indianapolis on Friday night and possibly into Saturday morning, I thought it was worth it to take a look back at Matt Painter’s history in facing #1 seeds during his tenure at Purdue. Now, we know that Purdue has a reputation for losing to double digit seeds, and yes … [Read more...] about Matt Painter and Purdue Men’s Basketball History Against #1 Seeds