Dana O'Neil in her (as usual) well written article, "Truly a Sweet 16 field for everyone", points out that 6 of the final 16 were not ranked in any preseason poll.
As we all know, this includes the Warriors. She he puts MU in the upstarts, if not altogether underdogs category. O'Neil points out the usual reasons for MU being upstarts ... loss of DJO, Crowder, etc.
Then she goes on to say, "Yet here Marquette is again, the cockroach of college basketball (and I mean that in a flattering way), back in the regional semifinals for the third consecutive year."
Frankly, this long time Warrior fan likes the reference to MU teams being like cockroaches. Putting aside the economic potential of T-shirts with 'roaches on them, I think it fits.
Forget Bulldogs, Grizzly Bears, Jack Rabbits, Weenie Eagles, and other weakling nicknames/maskots ... nothing outlasts, or outlives, the Mighty "roaches.
