Thursday, February 23, 2023

Uh-oh

 So, Michigan State clocked an uninspired Indiana team by 15 the other night in East Lansing, which was the first home game for the Spartans since Crazy Guy With A Gun decided to roam around campus shooting people, and thus it was a hugely emotional night and consequently a not at all surprising W.

But you know the Blob. It tends to see these things through a different lens, usually warped as hell and upside-down.

Which is why the first thing I did after seeing Michigan State 80, Indiana 65 was to look toward West Lafayette and think "Uh-oh, Boilers."

That's because the last time Indiana and Purdue met, it was four days after the Hoosiers had put up an uninspired effort and Maryland rolled 'em by 11 in College Park. Meanwhile, No. 1 Purdue had just disassembled Penn State by 20.

We all know what happened next, right?

Indiana came out like the bastard issue of Sharknado and Megatron, buried the Purdues under a 20-point halftime cave-in and then outgutted them down the stretch in a 79-74 upset in Assembly Hall.

Now here we are again.

Indiana-Purdue II.

Indiana coming off a double-digit loss on the road, four days ago.

Purdue coming off a 27-point disassembling of Ohio State.

Hmm.

I say Purdue still wins, because it's in Mackey this time and the Boilers will have had six days to rest up for it. But the convergence of events makes me also think something else.

Beware, Purdue. Be very Ware.

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