I know we all hate it . . .

[zebnatto]

. . . But would you see an 80-72 PU victory as a (gulp) moral victory?

 

[RutgersRaRa]

I would see it as a sign that we don't have the flu. Otherwise, the inconsistent play this season wouldn't give me particular feelings one way or the other. We lost to Lafayette, played well against Clemson, and then totally **** the bed against Illinois. Even if we beat Purdue I still wouldn't know which team is going to show up next, so my excitement would still be measured, perhaps even muted.

 

[trotter]

Certainly. It shows improvement versus how we have been playing. We have to strive to keep getting better with every practice and game.

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

To improve the analytics, a loss of 5 or less if it's followed up with another close win vs SHU, is what we need to see.

 

[BigEastPhil]

I’m not expecting wins against Purdue or Seton Hall but I do expect to see effort and want to remain hopeful that the games will be competitive. If the latter occurs, I ll be happy. If either of the games are like the Illinois debacle, it’s going to be a frustrating year.

 

[RUsojo]

We usually play Purdue close but this year would figure to be the exception

 

[Scangg]

Any result that isn't an absolute blowout will be a moral victory

 

[Danprusa_4]

Any result with our guys showing effort on both sides and Pike stepping up his coaching will be a win anyday even if we lose

 

[The RUT]

Honestly if we hang around it’ll rub me the wrong way.

Assuming Purdue is playing well, it would speak to the effort we saw early on.

 

[BillyC80]

Honestly if we hang around it’ll rub me the wrong way.

Assuming Purdue is playing well, it would speak to the effort we saw early on.

Imagine how ****** you’ll feel if we win.

 

[The RUT]

Imagine how ****** you’ll feel if we win.

A win would be great as it would completely wipe away what’s happened so far and re-open the tournament door.

Except let’s live in reality, that’s not happening.

If it did happen, and then we saw poor effort again in future games, it would piss me off.

 

[Jersey07712]

I want to be competitive at the first 4 minute timeout and then go from there. Crowd should be rocking and supportive despite our record.

 

[Knightmoves]

It’s always good for the home crowd when we cover the spread.