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Matt Painter bet big when he decided that he would eschew both traditional basketball lineups and current trends, and double-down on the slow half court game that Purdue is known for, focusing the offense around a trio of bigs, each of whom could start for most college programs.
Danny Etling headed out of God's Country quite smartly when it looked like he'd be buried under a few QBs on the depth chart...Austin Appleby officially joined him this evening, ending speculation that he'd be going elsewhere for his final season of eligibility.
It should be no surprise that Purdue extended it’s unblemished record to 11 wins with a 95-64 victory over the ferocious Penguins of Youngstown State.
After the RayDay-less Boilers beat two solid teams last week (one on the road, one at home), there was no change in the important human polls. BUT after the same team handled a mediocre (at best) IUPUI team at home last night, the Sagarin computer equation thought highly of Purdue...the highest, to be precise. Purdue is #1 in all of the college basketball universe this morning, according to sagarin's ranking system.
