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Sure some might transfer. I do not see Howard and Sam burning a year in college when they are both going to be making money off the sport. I also don't see all 3 freshman transferring. (infact if Wojo was fired I'd only see Eke likely to transfer.)
I would take the Rick SLU program right now.
Agreed. Don't even let him finish the season.Then, after we go 14-17 this year, and a bunch of guys transfer, and the recruits go elsewhere, you can get all "honest" with us again 3-4 years from now and say: Fire (Insert Coach's Name).Perfect!
I've said this a number of times in regards to the Wojo hire and his mediocre-at-best performance since coming on board - Why does Marquette have to be a place where unproven coaches come to cut their teeth? Prior to his hiring, we were consistently a top 25 program, all but guaranteed to make the tournament, and turning out pro prospects on a pretty regular basis. And on top of the on-court performance, we had great attendance numbers and committed a ton of money to the program. To me, this sounds like a destination job, or at least a job that could be pitched as such. I don't get why so many fans (ie- Scoopers) are content with the current product and with the Wojo learning curve. I'll agree (for now) that it wouldn't do the program much good to cut him loose now, so he's obviously not going anywhere. But at what point will the "wait til next year" crew begin to want a change? Is just making the tournament going to be enough next year? Or should there be higher expectations? In general, can you only fire a coach when he doesn't have a decent recruiting class coming in? By the assumptions of many on here, if there is a good recruit or two waiting in the wings, it's too risky to move on to a new coach. So at what point is a change in direction ever acceptable? Last thought - I loved the blue collar attitude of the Buzz era. I thought it was a great brand of basketball. I do recognize that the administration has to be concerned with more than just wins and losses, but did the university decide that an image makeover was more important for the school than having a strong basketball program?
I feel like everybody you view as the wait till next year crew has flat out said literally next year is the year we’re waiting for for two years now. If it’s a first round exit but a top 2 finish I’ll chalk it up to tournament experience and say it was a great season. If it’s like last year and we barely make it and we lose out right away that’s a different story.
That's been the tune this year. But last year, there were a lot of folks who seemed to think that a tournament appearance last year was proof of going in the right direction and that this year would be a continuance of that progress.
82, you are right. That is EXACTLY what would happen. I should change my tune and I will (because I know they won't actually FIRE Wojo and it probably would set us back even more). I'll just start saying WOJO SUCKS. Wojo sucks. Go Marquette
Maybe Calipari. Or Roy Williams. Or Bill Self.The whole "fire Wojo" thing is dopier beyond dopiness because it simply isn't going to happen, so why not get crazy dopey?
Many people predicted a step back this year.
I agree with this. Everyone calling for Wojo's head right now - what's the alternative? Who do we bring in?
As someone whose freshman year was Buzz's last, I view Wojo's seat as cool.
Prior to his hiring, we were consistently a top 25 program, all but guaranteed to make the tournament
That's revising history! You must have blacked out during Buzz's last year.
Oh, pardon me. Only 8 out of 9 years prior to Wojo were we a solid competitive team consistently making the tournament. That one oopsie should clearly make me rethink our standards. Anyone looking at a single bad year as defense for Wojo's inadequacies is just making excuses at this point.
It would be helpful if you would state your opinion and then back it with facts. You keep arguing against points that haven't been made (eg., no one said that Buzz wasn't a better coach than Wojo), and then backing it with hyperbole.