DePaul roll call

[lostpassword]

I'll be in attendance with 9 others:

The other 3 in my season ticket group
Brother and 8 year old nephew - his first game*
Sister and 13 year old niece - her second ever game (went to Xavier with me last year)
Parents

We planned this back in January not expecting the stakes to be this high... but damn do I love that they are.

*Taking the kid to the Bucks game on Friday night with a chance of Sunday as well.  His frame of reference is the Wisconsin Herd so expecting him to be blown away.  Packed his travel bag on Tuesday night and has already told his dad that this is going to be the greatest weekend of his life.

[JakeBarnes]

I have 2 tix upper deck aisle. 221 I think.

Cost is free.99. Message me

[wisblue]

I will be there with one of our daughters as usual with my season tickets (Section 222, midcourt upper level).

Our other daughter who lives in town (also a former student Fanatic who alternates with her sister going to the games with me) bought one for herself a couple of days ago because she wants to see something special.

[Jay Bee]

Starting the trek in a couple/few hours. Staying at the Hyatt - any dinner (tonight) or brunch/lunch recommendations?

[wadesworld]

Starting the trek in a couple/few hours. Staying at the Hyatt - any dinner (tonight) or brunch/lunch recommendations?

Pray to make it into the hotel alive.  Don't leave the hotel if you are fortunate enough to make it there.  It's scary out there.

But really depends what you want.  I would go get a burger at Oscar's Pub if I was in town.

[JakeBarnes]

Starting the trek in a couple/few hours. Staying at the Hyatt - any dinner (tonight) or brunch/lunch recommendations?

Birch on Pleasant. Amazing dinner.

[Scoop Snoop]

I will be there with one of our daughters as usual with my season tickets (Section 222, midcourt upper level).

Our other daughter who lives in town (also a former student Fanatic who alternates with her sister going to the games with me) bought one for herself a couple of days ago because she wants to see something special.

Kudos to you, your daughters, and everyone else going to the game.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Starting the trek in a couple/few hours. Staying at the Hyatt - any dinner (tonight) or brunch/lunch recommendations?

Real Chili

[swoopem]

Starting the trek in a couple/few hours. Staying at the Hyatt - any dinner (tonight) or brunch/lunch recommendations?

5 o’clock steakhouse for dinner is always the answer

I’ll be there next Friday for St. John’s weekend

[Dr. Blackheart]

Starting the trek in a couple/few hours. Staying at the Hyatt - any dinner (tonight) or brunch/lunch recommendations?

Reservations filling up. After a long drive, no Calderone Club next door? Shameful.

Brunch?  Sweet Diner, Buckley's might have room.

[Jay Bee]

Reservations filling up. After a long drive, no Calderone Club next door? Shameful.

Brunch?  Sweet Diner, Buckley's might have room.

430 Calderone Club on Saturday is already a #donedeal

[Dr. Blackheart]

430 Calderone Club on Saturday is already a #donedeal

Char'd is a winner.

[Galway Eagle]

Char'd is a winner.

+1 I'd go to chard over pretty much anywhere in MKE, Odd Duck's rotating menu notwithstanding.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Looking at DePaul they've had some players coming back and going out from injury lately.

Biggest news is that their starting C, Nick Ongenda, is back after being injured all season. In his three games back his offense has looked all out of sorts (shooting 30% from the field) but his defense and rebounding are in form. He's averaging almost 8 boards and 6! blocks a game. He has also fouled out of 2/3 games.

Right after Ongenda came back, they lost his replacement, Yor Anei, to a hamstring injury. He's considered day to day and may play on Saturday.

Jalen Terry came back from about a month long absence. He's an undersized scoring SG that comes off the bench.

Zion Cruz, the highest rated recruit in recent history for DePaul, missed two games with injury, played an uninspiring 7 minutes against Xavier, and then didn't play in their last game. He has been a massive disappointment considering he was Depaul's first top 50 recruit in a long time.

Even if all 4 are available to go, I still expect a double digit beatdown by Marquette. DePaul's only hope at keeping close is if Gibson, Johnson, and Gerbrewhit all go bonkers from three while we have an off shooting night. Even if that happens, we've shown in recent games that we can win under those circumstances against better competition.

[cheebs09]

Starting the trek in a couple/few hours. Staying at the Hyatt - any dinner (tonight) or brunch/lunch recommendations?

Doc’s Commerce Smokehouse is good and I think pretty close. Their tap list might be one of the best in the city. Also, there’s an MUScoop connection.

[Galway Eagle]

Depaul's first top 50 recruit in a long time.

You mean their first one to actually set foot on campus. Depaul's "if only they didn't decommit" team is on fire.

[4everwarriors]

Pray to make it into the hotel alive.  Don't leave the hotel if you are fortunate enough to make it there.  It's scary out there.

But really depends what you want.  I would go get a burger at Oscar's Pub if I was in town.

Yeah, but not as scary as 82's journey. He and his posse will be attempting to walk round trip to Coerpers and back from their downtown motel. Thoughts, hey?

[jutaw22mu]

How many times do you get to watch Marquette clinch a conference title?

Excellent point.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Yeah, but not as scary as 82's journey. He and his posse will be attempting to walk round trip to Coerpers and back from their downtown motel. Thoughts, hey?

You haven't been out in years, hey?

[warriorchick]

The last few times I have tried to make dinner reservations in Milwaukee on Saturday night, it has been very difficult. Don't sit on this.

[Newsdreams]

The last few times I have tried to make dinner reservations in Milwaukee on Saturday night, it has been very difficult. Don't sit on this.

When Doc and I went to RC on Saturday it wasn't crowded.

[Dr. Blackheart]

When DC and I went to RC on Saturday it wasn't crowded.

I called ahead and reserved the joynt.

[wisblue]

Looking at DePaul they've had some players coming back and going out from injury lately.

Biggest news is that their starting C, Nick Ongenda, is back after being injured all season. In his three games back his offense has looked all out of sorts (shooting 30% from the field) but his defense and rebounding are in form. He's averaging almost 8 boards and 6! blocks a game. He has also fouled out of 2/3 games.

Right after Ongenda came back, they lost his replacement, Yor Anei, to a hamstring injury. He's considered day to day and may play on Saturday.

Jalen Terry came back from about a month long absence. He's an undersized scoring SG that comes off the bench.

Zion Cruz, the highest rated recruit in recent history for DePaul, missed two games with injury, played an uninspiring 7 minutes against Xavier, and then didn't play in their last game. He has been a massive disappointment considering he was Depaul's first top 50 recruit in a long time.

Even if all 4 are available to go, I still expect a double digit beatdown by Marquette. DePaul's only hope at keeping close is if Gibson, Johnson, and Gerbrewhit all go bonkers from three while we have an off shooting night. Even if that happens, we've shown in recent games that we can win under those circumstances against better competition.

What about Nelson? He went down with an ankle sprain late in their game against SJU and limped badly into the locker room.

[PBRme]

Coming in from the Waukesha suburbs, bringing another 80's alum from Florida

[pbiflyer]

Coming in from the Waukesha suburbs, bringing another 80's alum from Florida

Cool, thanks for the surprise. What time is the private jet picking me up?