Brock Smith

Purdue ‘23

[Brock Smith @SmithB_3620]

Tough look for the home team on this one🤦🏼‍♂️

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

"We're here to win championships. If you don't want to win championships, go to Indiana"

Purdue's new AD Tommy McClelland coming in hot 😳🤨

[Dustin Schutte @SchutteDustin]

The good news is fans won't have to decide which gear to wear to the game.

[No Context College Basketball @ContextFreeCBB]

I don’t want seventy-six teams in my bracket I WANT SIXTY-FOUR

[Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani]

Chris Fowler reflects on the most powerful and emotional game he's ever called:

"It was a game between Purdue and Ohio State. There was a young cancer patient named Tyler Trent, a superfan who had essentially been adopted by the team.

He battled cancer courageously and was in very bad shape. His dying wish was to see them win that game. They were massive underdogs.

Somehow, they got him out of bed and into the car to make it to the game. He was just hanging on, man. It was one of those magical nights.

It would have been a corny movie if it had been on film. They blast Ohio State, and it's a party. They wheel Tyler through the end zone to the locker room to wait for the team after the victory.

It was just an incredibly powerful emotion, and I was barely keeping it together. I said, 'Every Boilermaker would say, "Tyler, this one's for you."'

It's my favorite game I've ever called because it went way beyond sports."

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Matt Painter shares a masterclass on emotional control and why it's the difference between winning and losing.

"There are certain things you absolutely can't control."

"I ref our practices by myself and I never run. Think about how many times I'm out of position and I just guess. I always tell them that."

"They say, 'Coach, you missed this, you missed this.' I said, 'Learn to play the game. Move to the next play. Don't be emotional. That's what a real player does.'"

Learn how to focus better and master the next-play mentality.

Then he called out what went wrong:
"Emotional people in basketball and in business - they're not good decision makers. We got emotional there."

Frustration is understandable. Letting it control your decisions is a choice.
"Worry about what you can control. There are certain things we could control tonight that we didn't do a very good job of and it has nothing to do with actually playing the game."

"Very fortunate to learn a hard lesson and still win the game."

You have to be able to manage where you focus.

The refs aren't always right. The calls won't always go your way.

Control your emotions or they'll control you.
(🎥 @BoilersInStands)

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Dale Earnhardt Jr with a beautiful tribute to Kyle Busch

Rest in Peace, Rowdy

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Braden Smith makes history.

The Purdue guard is college basketball’s all-time leader in assists.

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

The All-Time Assists Leader in College Basketball History:

Braden. Smith.

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

Braden Smith had 11 assists to 0 turnovers in the Big Ten Championship Game against Michigan.

He enters the NCAA Tournament just 1 shy of matching Bobby Hurley’s career record.

Only fitting that Smith will make history in the big dance. Boiler Up, West Lafayette.

[Brock Smith @SmithB_3620]

Never thought I’d see a Purdue team not give effort and fight, but I think we are seeing the “don’t give a shit” look now

[Rapheal Davis @RaphealDavis3]

Teams with multiple guards that can score and create continue to give Purdue issues. Dudes have to guard, it’s that simple.

[Brock Smith @SmithB_3620]

@BoilerBall starting to get a little embarrassing at this point don’t ya think?

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

GICARRI HARRIS SHEESH 🤯 @BoilerBall

(via @CBBonFOX)

[FOX College Hoops @CBBonFOX]

OVERTIME ROAD WIN 😤

No. 13 @BoilerBall takes down No. 7 Nebraska.

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Death. Taxes. Matt Painter.

[Brock Smith @SmithB_3620]

@BarstoolBigCat What’s that now?

[CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 @CBSSportsCBB]

This ball movement from Purdue is incredible stuff.

Beautiful basketball.

[Barstool Boilermakers @BarstoolPU]

This seasons over

[CJ Cox Fan Club @GoatCJCox]

Team just sucks if we are being honest