Robbie Hummel celebrates the win over WVU

Purdue absolutely dominated West Virginia today, in a solid 15 point victory over the Mountaineers. At one point, Purdue was up 26, and the game was never in doubt in the 2nd half. Robbie Hummel went 7-8 for 18 points, and Purdue ended up not having to worry about shooting woes, shooting 60% in the second half (which would’ve been much higher if one were to exclude the last 5 minutes of time-killing). Best part is, I didn’t even mention the rock solid defense.

The Boilers are for real. Don’t mind the 20:1 odds to win the National Championship (Which I was all over when I was in Vegas), or the lack of first place votes, I think the Boilers have all the pieces to make a long run in the tournament this year. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to guess they may make an appearance in the Final Four. Did I mention the Final Four is in Indianapolis this year? A mere 60 miles down I-65 from West Lafayette? That’s a pretty nice reward, playing the two hardest games of the tournament at home. Of course, it didn’t work for Michigan State last year, but who knows where the Boilers will end up this year. The bottom line is, life is good right now in Boilermaker country.

The best part is that this is a team without one of their better players, Lewis (LewJack) Jackson, who was injured with a broken foot and is unlikely to return this year, opting instead to redshirt. The question arises, however, that if the Boilers are in the position to making a run at the National Championship, do you pull the redshirt off of LewJack for the chance at the title?

It’d be a great problem to have, that’s for sure.