ESPN Bracketology

[Willie Knightime]

As of yesterday, we were the last team in. I'm sure that controversial L at Kansas won't hurt us.

Men's Bracketology: Debut predictions for the 2025-26 season

With a bevy of returning talent, Purdue earns the top overall seed in the first edition of our projected field.

www.espn.com

 

[beelit47]

As of yesterday, we were the last team in. I'm sure that controversial L at Kansas won't hurt us.

Men's Bracketology: Debut predictions for the 2025-26 season

With a bevy of returning talent, Purdue earns the top overall seed in the first edition of our projected field.

www.espn.com

We’re about one more great recruiting cycle away from something special. The thiam kid is a beast and ivy curry can ball. Need a touch more depth and some of these close losses against top ten teams can fall our way

 

[PositYourself]

We’re about one more great recruiting cycle away from something special. The thiam kid is a beast and ivy curry can ball. Need a touch more depth and some of these close losses against top ten teams can fall our way

You do realize they'll all be gone by next year, right? heh

 

[BlakNGoldAllDay]

You do realize they'll all be gone by next year, right? heh

7 guys are juniors or less. Sellers could get a redshirt. Possibly 8. I didn’t count Hendricks and walkons.

 

[PositYourself]

7 guys are juniors or less. Sellers could get a redshirt. Possibly 8. I didn’t count Hendricks and walkons.

That certainly doesn't mean they still can't walk for greener pastures........like they've been doing for the past 3 years.

 

[goodknightfl]

We’re about one more great recruiting cycle away from something special. The thiam kid is a beast and ivy curry can ball. Need a touch more depth and some of these close losses against top ten teams can fall our way

I would not assume either if them are here next year. It is a different era. $$ talks and most of the P4 has more to pay than us.
For the most part the era of building a team is over. You have to buy a new one every year. Small schools could get very young and grow up players to have a nice one- or two-year run. Very hard to do that now.

 

[Willie Knightime]

We’re about one more great recruiting cycle away from something special. The thiam kid is a beast and ivy curry can ball. Need a touch more depth and some of these close losses against top ten teams can fall our way

We can experience something special in March if we make it in. We're a great 3 point shooting team who can beat anybody in the country when we're on. We had a Final Four caliber team in 2019 when we should have beat Duke. Let's compare a few from that squad to our current.

Darius Johnson = BJ Taylor. Darius is a better shooter.
Aubrey Dawkins = Keyshawn Hall. Keyshawn is a better scorer.
Moustapha Thiam = Tacko Fall. Thiam is way more talented offensively. He's just young.

We will be a very dangerous team in March if we can stay healthy. This team is eerily similar to 2019's imo.