Purdue basketball enters the 2025-26 season with national championship expectations, heightened by media hype and scrutiny.

Field of 68 analysts debate whether this is the end of the run for Matt Painter's Boilermakers, or just the beginning of prolonged success.

Pressure? What pressure?! Maybe all of it?

Purdue basketball is a likely national contender in the 2025-26 season, and at least one national analyst thinks it's now or never for the Boilermakers .

"I think this year is national title or bust for Purdue," Rob Dauster said on a Field of 68 podcast this week.

"We've seen Purdue make a national championship game," he added. "This is the year (coach) Matt Painter needs to be able to find a way to get it done, because I don't think he'll ever be set up to have a year like th

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