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Purdue has officially reached rock bottom because there are no 17 seeds to lose to

Purdue now 2021, they lost to a 13 seed... 2022, they lost to a 15 seed... 2023, they lost to a 16 seed... Good news for Purdue. There are no 17 seeds. So it feels like we've reached the bottom.

Logically correct as there is no 17th seed in the current NCAA bracket format.

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Mar 20, 2023
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

University of Virginia is the biggest winner of the weekend despite not playing

Biggest winner of the weekend... University of Virginia. Big time dodged bullet because not only did their loss against Furman not, it wasn't even close to being the biggest upset of the tournament so far. But also they're no longer the only 16 seed to go down to a one seed [after Purdue lost to FDU].

Correct in the sense that the FDU/Purdue story became the primary historical narrative of the tournament, taking the heat off UVA.
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Mar 20, 2023
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Without Zach Edey, Purdue wouldn't have even made the NIT

My takeaway was that Zach Edey, without Zach Edey Purdue would not have made the tournament. They probably wouldn't have even made the NIT. Zach Edey was the only one doing anything.

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Mar 20, 2023
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

Matt Painter should be fired

Get him out. Yeah... fire is at [third]. This is an unforgivable loss. 13 seed. 15 seed. 16 seed. He's the bizarro world Tom Izzo.

Painter was not fired; he remained the coach and actually led Purdue to the National Championship game the following season.

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