After three straight road wins and a trip back into the top 25 you can’t blame Purdue fans for riding high on this year’s Boilers. It feels like we’re ahead of schedule for what can be a monster 2021-22 and 2022-23 season, so a one point road loss to a semi-desperate Maryland team can feel like a step back.
It’s not.
This is more of a frustrating one. It is hardly a crippling blow as the Terrapins are rated in the top 50 of all the computer polls. Like pretty much everyone else in the Big Ten, they are a tough out on any given night.