Well – I guess they are killing my Boilermakers. With three games left, Purdue had control of their destiny of winning the Big 10 Regular Season title. And then there was a last second three pointer by Michigan State over the weekend to give the Spartans a much needed victory after a tough run of losses. But Purdue still had a chance to regain a share of the title. The Boilers fell behind early, fought their way back including an amazing shot with 8 seconds left by Jaden Ivey.

Then, as the Boilers season has seemed to go, Chucky Hepburn came racing down the court, and hit a wild three pointer off the glass to send the Boilers home with another last second loss and give the Badgers a share of the Big Ten title (they will likely clinch it for themselves as all they have to do is beat last place Nebraska for the out-right title).

So, demoralizing for a Lunatic trying to get ready for March. To be 24-6 and knowing that three of your losses happened on baskets in the last 2 seconds (including Rutgers’ miracle half-court buzzer beater earlier in the season). I know that there is still the conference tournament and of course the Big Dance, but still just a little tough.

Anyways, I am still testing out the site links – looks like all the standings links are set up, but I have to test that all the connections to the database work. So, don’t be surprised if you click on one of the 2022 links and find that Dick Vitale or Joe Lunardi are winning the pool (have to make sure when I test that everyone knows it is fake). It will probably take a couple more days, but I should have it set up by the weekend. Not even last second losses can stop the Lunatic from ranting in March.