Scholarship table
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Can you name all the elite 8 participants from last season? The season before? The season before that? I can't. I can name all the Final Four participants since I was in high school. Elite Eights are fun when they are happening, but they don't really move the need in my opinion. First round loss and elite eight loss doesn't make much difference to me other than a couple of weeks of fun.
Would you rather:End the season on a 10 game win streak, finish Second in the Big East, win a couple in NYC, get a 4 seed, and lose first round. orFinish 8-10 in the league, get an 11 seed, win the first game, lose the secondToo lazy for or a poll, or its not poll worthy
Easy answer for me. I'd take the elite 8 all day every day.The benefit of the national spotlight for recruiting alone makes it the easy choice. The fun and excitement of making a decent run is another reason the choice seems obvious.It can also be taken as an indication that the players have developed over the course of the season, and the experience they gather from a decent run could carry over to the next season for the returning players.Barring injuries, tournament success or failure can be a good measuring stick of a programs progress. It definitely deserves to be considered.
ok, but my hypo didnt have Elite 8
It’s official. Sultan has a whopper of a crush on JB.
Chili ManI actually appreciate the "New and Improved" Sultan.He is spot on saying that no one is "demanding perfection" and that also-ran mediocrity is unacceptable. We all care passionately about Marquette basketball. Frankly, the program is of strategic importance to the University and its relevance in the national conversation. Anything less than sustained excellence harms the Marquette brand. And given the significant investment the University makes in the basketball program it deserves better results.
Just gigging Sultan. The university should demand more for its investment.
How much more?
Eye'm down wit Fluffy BM, hey?
Titus and Tate talked about how annoying Marquette fans are on their podcast on Friday as well. We are *that* fanbase. Sad.
Rob Dauster said the same thing over the summer. Honestly though I haven't seen a lot of interactions from MU fans with national personalities that is crazy or out of bounds (we reserve that for blue on blue engagements I guess). I've found a lot of the sports media types like to talk a big game but when MU folks come at them with info/data they fold