As a Purdue fan, this week has been kind of relaxing. With no midweek game due to finals there has not been the usual sniping back and forth between the “We’ll be alright, we just need to gain experience,” crowd and the “We’ll be lucky to win another game, Painter has peaked, needs to be fired, and possibly brought before The Hague” crowd. Expect that to change on Saturday, as the final marquee non-conference game of the season takes place against Notre Dame in Indianapolis.
I do think this game is critically important to our postseason hopes. So far, we are 0-3 against major conference opponents by 11 total points.