Biggest Marquette "what if"s

[alexius23]

Al had nothing left in the tank. He was mentally done with coaching or he would have taken another job, even after his failed foray into business. His broadcasting career lasted almost as long as his coaching career, where he could be the philosopher, street observer, game analyst, story teller and champion of the greatest era of the game.

To me the question would have been then, what if Al didn't leave?  As great as he was for Marquette, he was greater gone. He would have become a burnt out, fired coach at Marquette. His genius was timing.

Al also recognized that the formation of the Big East was going to dry up his NYC pipeline. I agree with everything you said...

[Galway Eagle]

Al also recognized that the formation of the Big East was going to dry up his NYC pipeline. I agree with everything you said...

Even so if what the old timers say about Aguirre Cummings and Thomas are true he would've had one hell of a Chicago pipeline for a few more years

[WarriorDad]

Al also recognized that the formation of the Big East was going to dry up his NYC pipeline. I agree with everything you said...

This is true, but some of Al's very good players were not from NYC.  Bo Ellis, Jim Chones, Maurice Lucas, Lloyd Walton, Larry McNeil, Marcus Washington, Bob Lackey, Cobb, George Thompson, Whitehead, Rosenberger. 


EDIT for correction.  George Thompson no, Ulice Payne yes. 

[Galway Eagle]

This is true, but some of Al's very good players were not from NYC.  Bo Ellis, Jim Chones, Maurice Lucas, Lloyd Walton, Larry McNeil, Marcus Washington, Bob Lackey, Cobb, George Thompson, Whitehead, Rosenberger.

Thompson was from Brooklyn.

[WarriorDad]

Thompson was from Brooklyn.

Like I said, not from New York.     He graduated before my arrival, thought he was from Pittsburgh, but I may have confused that with Ulice Payne.  Age does that to you.

[Galway Eagle]

Like I said, not from New York.     He graduated before my arrival, thought he was from Pittsburgh, but I may have confused that with Ulice Payne.  Age does that to you.

Brooklyn has been a borough since before 1900.

[Lennys Tap]

This is true, but some of Al's very good players were not from NYC.  Bo Ellis, Jim Chones, Maurice Lucas, Lloyd Walton, Larry McNeil, Marcus Washington, Bob Lackey, Cobb, George Thompson, Whitehead, Rosenberger. 


EDIT for correction.  George Thompson no, Ulice Payne yes.

Ric Cobb was from Brooklyn.

[WarriorDad]

Brooklyn has been a borough since before 1900.

There was some sarcasm in my response, blue font will be used next time to be more illustrative.   

Though if you are old enough you will recall there has always been an edge by Brooklyn residents, especially in sports.  There was a sentiment from Brooklyn Dodger fans that went something along the line of  "I'm not from New York, I'm from Brooklyn".  It was a sense of pride they lived in the rough and tumble Brooklyn borough, they were tough, could take anything and a way for them to disassociate themselves from the Yankees (Bronx) and NY Giants (Manhattan) fans. 

That came back a little a few years ago when the Nets moved to Brooklyn and took the name of the borough, rather than NY Nets which was part of their history.

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Sometimes i read a post and then just want to punch myself in the face.  More often than not, i look up and see it was written by chicos.  Simply unsufferable.

[Newsdreams]

Blue font 

[WarriorDad]

Not if we had a program in football like Villanova or Georgetown, bot in the Big East.

Villanova knocked off Temple today.  FCS over FBS. Temple went to a bowl game last year.  Big East football fever, catch it.   

[Mr. Sand-Knit]

Sometimes i read a post and then just want to punch myself in the face.  More often than not, i look up and see it was written by chicos.  Simply unsufferable.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Villanova knocked off Temple today.  FCS over FBS. Temple went to a bowl game last year.  Big East football fever, catch it.   

Butler knocked off Youngstown State too.  Great day for the Big East football programs. 

[Dr. Blackheart]

Butler knocked off Youngstown State too.  Great day for the Big East football programs.

Did Marquette Club Football beat Pillsbury Bible College this weekend?

[GGGG]

Did Marquette Club Football beat Pillsbury Bible College this weekend?

Yeah but its not that hard.  Their S&C program needs some work.

[brewcity77]

Yeah but its not that hard.  Their S&C program needs some work.

Hee hee!