Reactions to Robbie Hummel's injury from around the web

No matter where you looked this weekend, one thing that was universally agreed upon was that the injury to Robbie Hummel -- a second torn acl in the span of eight months -- was heartbreaking. Seemingly everyone had something to say about it.

You can read our thoughts here.

And here is what the rest of the internet is saying:


Jeff Goodman, FOXSports: " Sometimes life just isn’t fair and bad things happen to good people. Robbie Hummel was one of the best kids I’ve ever run into — in all my years of covering the NBA, college and high school basketball. I’ve watched and known Hummel for about six years — since he played AAU ball with the SYF Players as a junior in high school. He's what's right with basketball. In a sport in which many stars have egos that can barely fit into arenas, Hummel is virtually ego-less. In a sport where guys play for the wrong reasons, Hummel truly plays for the love of the game."


Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com: "Five years ago, I was the Villanova beat writer for the Philadelphia Daily News. During the second round of the NCAA tournament against Florida, Curtis Sumpter crumbled under the basket with a torn ACL. He, like Hummel, worked his rear end off in the summer to come back and rejoin his team -- a team expected to be very, very good, not unlike Purdue. Sumpter was so excited that he nearly skipped to practice on that first day in mid-October. And then on Oct. 19, Sumpter re-tore his ACL during practice. He had surgery in November and missed the entire season. I watched and talked to him a lot that year. He was a great support for his team -- a great leader and cheerleader -- but emotionally, he was crushed. In fact, he didn’t accept a medical redshirt until February, holding out hope daily that he might just be able to return for what would have been his senior season."


Matt Norlander, College Hoops Journal: "Not only was Purdue robbed of arguably its best player, but hoops fans were robbed of a great storyline and great player/person this season. We lose a team that seemed to be so well-rounded, senior-laden and ready to get back to a Final Four for the first time since 1980 and only the third time in program history. When March comes nothing is guaranteed, of course, but part of October reading and evaluating and waiting in this sport is about hope and prognostication. Hummel's tumble takes away a lot of that."


Tubby Smith, Minnesota Head Coach: "When I heard it this morning, it brought tears to my eyes. He tore up his knee here last year. He’s such a sweet kid, a special young man. He’s got so much going for him. I just feel bad for him and his teammates. Purdue was as good a team as any in the country."


Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Head Coach: "It's such a horrific thing because that kid has worked so hard to get back. Obviously I feel bad for Purdue, but it's devastating for the kid. He is a tremendous player, an all-American that could be a first-team all-American. Purdue is a preseason top four or five team. He played for his country and for this to happen to him two years in a row is just an awful thing. It's hard to describe."


Bo Ryan, Wisconsin Head Coach: "He has done all the right things and it just goes to show how unfair things are at times. If anybody though can handle the adversity it is him. He's such a tough-minded young man. He loves the game so much. He's been good to the game."


Dan Hanner, Yet Another Basketball Blog: "I think the key difference is that replacing a player like Hummel is a lot easier in October than in February. With this injury taking place in October, Purdue will still have a number of practices, exhibition games, and early season cupcakes to build a team without their star forward. Making this adjustment in February when their opponents were peaking was a very difficult adjustment for the team to make in such a short amount of time."