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Purdue better beat [expletive] Nebraska tonight.

They finally won on versus!

Let's go Northwestern!

tadowdaddy beacon has been lit. Edit [expletive]! I was one minute late.

He's got Northwestern in the last 4 in.

Maybe Gus and Frodo broke up?

Wait, IU is playing North Carolina Central this week? What the [expletive]? Even a win probably hurts their RPI. What good can possibly come from it?

Gatens on fire.

1-19 funny bad.

Purdue 1-15 in the 2nd half. Ouch.

Commissioner's office sent a letter to the Paint Crew asking them to leave Daw$on alone. What a bitch.

I didn't realize Burke was from Columbus. How did Matta not offer him?

What is it about Craft that makes him so easy to hate?

Still that's only six teams.

Illinois's meltdown has nothing to do with Northwestern. It hurts their case because they went 1-1 against them. I think they need to go 9-9. 8-10 gives them no bad losses, but they'd have only 1 win over a lock tourney team, plus 1 vs Seton Hall who's firmly on the bubble. So only six B1G teams? Hell Purdue can melt down too. Who knows how the Barlow situation will affect them. We cold end up with only 5 teams over .500 in conference play.

[expletive] Northwestern. I hope they never make it. And what is going to happen if Iowa ends up in 7th?

Also, Shurna is now the all-time scoring leader at NW. I hope this is their year.

http://deadspin.com/5886270/small-child-attempts-to-fight-professional-hockey-player

So Illinois' complete meltdown might put northwestern in the tourney at 8-10ish in conference play, no? Assuming they hang on to beat Minny? Minny has a murderers row coming up and I think that puts NW 7th in conference.

He's a better shooter yes, but TJ didn't really have the FT shooting problem in high school so I don't know how it happened. Good point though, it's kind of hard to have TJ on the floor as your primary ball handler in crunch time when he's a sub 50% FT shooter. Ronnie is going right into the fire.

They're going to have some serious point issues next year with only the Johnson brothers really capable. I like Ronnie but if anyone gets hurt we're really thin.

Barlow started it and Byrd was backing up a teammate. Byrd might be a 'bro', but Barlow is the problem. I think it's all but official now that Barlow is kicked off the team. Multiple people saying it, just nothing official from Painter. Byrd has no history of behavior problems. If Barlow is gone, at least one can give Painter credit for having the integrity to kick Barlow off the team for causing problems. A lot of schools would've looked the other way. Especially because Barlow wasn't even arrested. Eh... if it is indeed true and Barlow is dismissed, I don't think Painter should be getting brownie points for it. You think he should get another chance? He knew where he stood with the program and went out and got trashed on his birthday. I know he's a 21 year old kid but it's a pattern of behavior. Byrd on the other hand had a clean record. You can't be too rough on a kid when his first offense is a PI. It's not a DUI or battery or drugs, etc. No, I think it was the right move. I just don't think Painter should be given any kind of credit for making the decision he made. The Byrd public intox is a non-event to me. For some reason, the West Lafayette cops like to nab the Purdue athletes for this. I remember when Stu Schweigert got a public intox his senior year and it was a huge story on campus. The guy was walking home drunk... so what? If I had a nickle for every time I did that as a college student... I liked Barlow on the court. The guy was a personification of Purdue's tenacious defense. If he can't keep his off the court priorities in order though, especially after being given a second chance, then he shouldn't be put in a position to hurt the team again. Bring on a new commitment for next year. Can we get another year out of Hummell? :lol: I think you have to give Painter credit because it was such a tough call to make and sends a message. I don't think we can take anyone for next year unless it's a 1 year transfer deal because we're already at 13 scholarships for 2013. Unless someone leaves or Marcius doesn't get his 5th year or something. No joke, I talked to Stu on the phone from jail that night. My buddy was in the cell with him and was too drunk to talk. Stu called on his behalf and we went down to bail my buddy out.

Barlow might actually be a good fit. He just posterized Sullinger last week, probably my favorite Purdue play of the year.

Barlow started it and Byrd was backing up a teammate. Byrd might be a 'bro', but Barlow is the problem. I think it's all but official now that Barlow is kicked off the team. Multiple people saying it, just nothing official from Painter. Byrd has no history of behavior problems. If Barlow is gone, at least one can give Painter credit for having the integrity to kick Barlow off the team for causing problems. A lot of schools would've looked the other way. Especially because Barlow wasn't even arrested. Eh... if it is indeed true and Barlow is dismissed, I don't think Painter should be getting brownie points for it. You think he should get another chance? He knew where he stood with the program and went out and got trashed on his birthday. I know he's a 21 year old kid but it's a pattern of behavior. Byrd on the other hand had a clean record. You can't be too rough on a kid when his first offense is a PI. It's not a DUI or battery or drugs, etc.

Official now. Barlow gone from program and Byrd suspended Sunday.