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and publisher of goldenblack.com. Always nice when he takes some time to chat with us.

Alan, thank you.

Again, as always, and kind of jumping right in before we go look at the paths for the

Bullermakers with the Selection Sunday announcements this past weekend.

You obviously took in and were there for all of their path to the Big Ten tournament title,

obviously a brief scare with Rutgers, but then for the most part,

able to guide their way and a brief scare as well at the end with Penn State,

but guide their way to a Big Ten tournament title.

Your overall takeaways from Chicago, the Big Ten tournament,

and what you learned about the Boulder Makers capturing the

Big Ten title.

I think in the last five minutes of Penn State game, it may have scared, may have turned

to panic for a decent time, especially with Brandon Newman, who's been a great, great player

here down the stretch for Purdue, that the one pass that he'd like to have back on trying to break the press. But no, I think the takeaways, if this seems to be a team

that's resilient, can win close games. Now, maybe it's because they put themselves in close

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