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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy predicted both FDU and Princeton upsets

Governor Phil Murphy correctly predicted not just one but two of the NCAA Tournament upsets.

Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy took to social media to sound off on Rutgers being excluded from the NCAA Tournament. Turns out that Gov. Murphy backed up his love of New Jersey with his bracket.

New Jersey’s governor went bipartisan and pro-New Jersey with his bracket, picking both No. 16 FDU to upset No. 1 Purdue and No. 15 Princeton to beat No. 2 Arizona.

And it isn’t shocking that the governor of New Jersey would actively support and back the state’s school. It is state pride after all and just common sense for a politician, right? For what it is worth, Gov. Murphy may be pro-New Jersey but he is also pragmatic.

He has both FDU and Princeton losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

It is the second straight year that New Jersey has rocked the NCAA Tournament. Last year, St. Peter’s beat No. 2 Kentucky in the opening round and then No. 7 Murray State to advance to the Sweet 16. They then beat No. 3 Purdue before losing to eventual champion North Carolina.

 

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Last week following ‘Selection Sunday,’ Gov. Murphy weighed in on Rutgers basketball losing out on an NCAA Tournament bid. He went so far as to cite the KenPom Rankings in his tweet that Rutgers should have made the tournament.

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The Purdue whiteboard sure looks like someone punched a giant hole through it

Purdue learned the true meaning of the word upset.

While everyone loves the thrill of victory, nothing quite stings like the agony of defeat. Purdue learned this lesson the hard way during March Madness.

As a No. 1 seed who lost to the No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round of the NCAA tournament in the East Region, the Boilermakers learned the true meaning of the word upset on Friday evening.

After the game, as FDU celebrated their historic victory, it certainly seems as if someone was very angry in the Purdue locker room and may have it out on an innocent whiteboard.

WISH TV’s Angela Moryan has photos of the aftermath:

As a No. 1 seed like Purdue was, it would obviously be frustrating for anyone on the team or the staff to lose to a No. 16 seed like FDU.

But the damage done to the whiteboard looks like it took more than just a single move. This probably needed several moments of real impact before eventually looking like that.

Purdue has now lost to a No. 16 seed, a No. 15 seed and a No. 13 seed in the past three NCAA tournaments. That is… not great!

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