[Paint Touches] Buzz Hates Money: A Revisionist History

[PaintTouches]

USA Today wrote a lot of words about Buzz and his contract. We wrote a lot more words about USA Today and Buzz and his contract.

https://painttouches.com/2017/03/29/why-buzz-williams-left-marquette-2017-edition/

[The Lens]

I am a HUGE Buzz fan but that was work well done.  Bravo.

In Williams’ office, a dry erase board lists items remaining on his so-called “bucket list,” which include running a marathon, attending a Kentucky Derby and a U.S. Open tennis tournament and building a relationship with former Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson.

Addressing these items in order: (1) OK, good for you; (2) and (3) buy a ticket, maybe? and (4) this is disturbingly specific and might be cited as the grounds for a restraining order in the future.

I LOL'd

[Cooby Snacks]

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Well done, gents.

But I'm over it.  Wojo is our guy now, and he's now got us own guys.  The future is bright.

[Oldgym]

Well done, gents.

But I'm over it.  Wojo is our guy now, and he's now got us own guys.  The future is bright.

Agree. But still, I'm a huge fan of solid writing and research. This is worth the read for that alone.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Agree. But still, I'm a huge fan of solid writing and research. This is worth the read for that alone.

Totally agreed.

[GoldenWarrior11]

[MURFC]

That was pretty awesome.  Well done PT.

[Herman Cain]

USA Today wrote a lot of words about Buzz and his contract. We wrote a lot more words about USA Today and Buzz and his contract.

https://painttouches.com/2017/03/29/why-buzz-williams-left-marquette-2017-edition/

Excellent compilation . Should be cited on Buzz Wikipedia page.

Can you imagine if Al had the resources Buzz and Wojo have at MU?

[4everwarriors]

Nah, Al didn't have da neck Bumstead's got, hey?

[cheese ball chaser]

Fantastic journalism, PT. Very well done. Buzz has that school by the nuts...

[MU82]

Nicely done.

One of the big rules in sports:

The second a coach/athlete/GM/school or team president/etc says "It's not about the money," it's a guarantee that it is all about the money.

[GB Warrior]

Out.standing.

[Dr. Blackheart]

No panic room mention, ai-na?

[vogue65]

Why am I not as impressed with this long winded rant?  Furthermore, what's the point?  Is this a new genre, sports muckraking?

[Eldon]

No panic room mention, ai-na?

Brent is writing down every comment in this thread.  And VPI is paying him to do it (since it's probably in his contract).

[🏀]

Why am I not as impressed with the long winded rant?  Furthermore, what's the point?  Is this a new genre, sports muckraking?

Rant? It's dissembling a national writer and his Buzz driven narrative that paints Marquette in a bad light.

Quite frankly, I'm tried of all the national guys that take a pumping from a coach and run these features without any secondary research or look at the numbers.

#characterrevealed

[GGGG]

Why am I not as impressed with the long winded rant?

I have no idea.

[Eye]

Recall on the other board that DB+2 was offered the finest wine, women and song after doing an excellent job trolling that school 78 miles to the west. I believe the same is in order here.

[Badgerhater]

Why am I not as impressed with this long winded rant?  Furthermore, what's the point?  Is this a new genre, sports muckraking?

I actually agree with Vogue for once.   There is more sour grapes than investigative journalism in the PT response.

[tower912]

DB+2 had karma come around and gnaw on his buttocks.

[dgies9156]

Gang, move on.

I hope the Hillbilly rots in moonshine hell. But he is not of concern to me now.

Coach Wojo has begun to turn the corner. We made the tournament. Our class coming in addresses core weaknesses on our team -- weaknesses that have been apparent since Chris Otule and Davante Gardner were graduated. We have a point guard, which we really haven't had since Junior Cadougan was graduated several years ago.

Last night, we celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the greatest win in Marquette history. It was a moment to reflect on Butch, Bo, Ulice, Bill, Jim and Jerome. Those of us who remember that day long for the moment when we're again in the college elite. The Hillbilly got us close and I'm confident after retrenching Coach Wojo will get us over the top.

Let's face it, the Hillbilly jilted us because he had to accept that he was part of the university, not the university part of him.

[brewcity77]

If I'm a Va Tech fan, this article makes me nervous. If we see another op-ed on Buzz's Bunch, he's gone.

[vogue65]

I actually agree with Vogue for once.   There is more sour grapes than investigative journalism in the PT response.

Thanks, and BTW my grandparents could not read or write, my parents never graduated from high school, why the elite snob flavor to the Buzz hate?   Wojo has nothing, nothing to do with Buzz and the path of his life.  I root for both to be successful, I still can't get myself to root for Duke.

What is the motivation behind the story?   Can't Marquette, Milwaukee, and Wisconsin get over their inferiority complex?

[Tums Festival]

Agree. But still, I'm a huge fan of solid writing and research. This is worth the read for that alone.

Totally agree!