They destroyed Wake tonight, that guarantees we'll move to at least 7 in the polls come Monday.
Quote from: DonCornholeone on February 04, 2009, 08:23:51 PM
They destroyed Wake tonight, that guarantees we'll move to at least 7 in the polls come Monday.
I'm thinking #6, thanks to UConn's destruction of Louisville at Louisville.
Assuming, of course, MU takes care of business Friday night.
We move to at least #6 with UCONN drubbing of Looserville! Also, Clemson up 2 on Duke!!
its great to see Wake and UL lose now lets get some more help and see Duke lose and maybe have Oklahoma upset even though thats asking a lot. Lets not overlook USF this friday
Quote from: mu35577 on February 04, 2009, 08:34:47 PM
Lets not overlook USF this friday
Yes, indeedy. Why are we talking about poll movement before we finish out
our week?
Speaking of drubbings ...
Michigan St. 42, Minnesota 16 at halftime.
I only regret that Trevor Mkabwe isn't on the court to enjoy it.
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on February 04, 2009, 08:38:22 PM
Yes, indeedy. Why are we talking about poll movement before we finish out our week?
+1 We need to win the most important game of the season. The next one. Let's beat USF! Go Marquette!!
Not sure if Clemson will pull this one out, but they may deserve their ranking. Duke is making awful, awful decisions under pressure - hard to see them making it to the Final Four if they play like this in any of their tourney games.
Who else gets annoyed by the overuse of storming the court. Happens way too often. Definitely has lost its meaning. Good job Miami, you beat the #6 ranked team. Good win, but worthy of storming the court???? You gotta have pretty low expectations for your team to do that.
Quote from: DonCornholeone on February 04, 2009, 08:23:51 PM
They destroyed Wake tonight, that guarantees we'll move to at least 7 in the polls come Monday.
Looking ahead like that is a recipe for diaster.
The game at South Florida is not an automatic W. I think this matchup could be fairly close. Am I the only one who hasn't jumped MU to 10-0?
Quote from: 79Warrior on February 04, 2009, 09:13:28 PM
Looking ahead like that is a recipe for diaster.
If anything on this board effected MU's play, we would have lost a long time ago.
Quote from: bradforster on February 04, 2009, 09:31:58 PM
The game at South Florida is not an automatic W. I think this matchup could be fairly close. Am I the only one who hasn't jumped MU to 10-0?
no i am also scared about this game. if we play good we win but for some reason we always play sloppy down there. back in '03 when we were really good we lost a bunny at Eastern Carolina. I'm hoping Buzz has these guys prepared and they are focused and pour it on the bulls on friday night
Quote from: MilWarrior on February 04, 2009, 08:53:23 PM
Who else gets annoyed by the overuse of storming the court. Happens way too often. Definitely has lost its meaning. Good job Miami, you beat the #6 ranked team. Good win, but worthy of storming the court???? You gotta have pretty low expectations for your team to do that.
I remember a few years ago watching Nebraska fans storm the court after beating an Oregon team that was ranked in the mid-teens. I mean, really? Have some higher expectations!
Duke is down 20+ with 6 min left... Oklahoma down 8 with 6 min left... damn, 3 top 7 teams could go down tonight.
Quote from: wheresthecake? on February 04, 2009, 09:40:00 PM
I remember a few years ago watching Nebraska fans storm the court after beating an Oregon team that was ranked in the mid-teens. I mean, really? Have some higher expectations!
I'm not embarassed to admit that in December 1989 we stormed the Bradley Center court after we beat an unranked Notre Dame team that had a losing record at the time (1-2).
OK, I guess I am a little ashamed to admit it.
Quote from: DonCornholeone on February 04, 2009, 08:23:51 PM
They destroyed Wake tonight, that guarantees we'll move to at least 7 in the polls come Monday.
Plus, NC State beat Miami. Thus, we could easily destroyed Wake.
Well, at least I wish it worked that way.
Quote from: StillAWarrior on February 04, 2009, 10:01:30 PM
I'm not embarassed to admit that in December 1989 we stormed the Bradley Center court after we beat an unranked Notre Dame team that had a losing record at the time (1-2).
OK, I guess I am a little ashamed to admit it.
Stillawarrior,
We didn't lose that game? Which year was it where we were up by like 22 at half and loss the game versus ND? Was that 1988? I was a student in '88-'92 and I know one of those first two years we blew the game.
Quote from: MarquetteDano on February 04, 2009, 10:22:27 PM
Stillawarrior,
We didn't lose that game? Which year was it where we were up by like 22 at half and loss the game versus ND? Was that 1988? I was a student in '88-'92 and I know one of those first two years we blew the game.
Oh man, I was at that game. I still suffer flashbacks.
I was a season-ticker holder from 88-92 as well, and don't remember ever storming the court after a Notre Dame game (or any game, for that matter). Of course, maybe I missed a few games along the way.
Watching Duke get destroyed tonight, it made me wonder if Coach K has ever won a game in which his team was clearly outmanned?
When was the last game Mu stormed the court? I can't remember any while I've been here. (current senior). unless we did against #2 uconn my frosh year.
Quote from: boyonthedock on February 04, 2009, 10:55:15 PM
When was the last game Mu stormed the court? I can't remember any while I've been here. (current senior). unless we did against #2 uconn my frosh year.
I think the last time was 04 against UL, the Mason game winner. But that was a minor one. Last big one was 2003 when they clinched the C-USA title.
yeah, i didn't think they had stormed the court while I've been here. I've never had fanatics tix (not for lack of trying) but I go to 5 or 6 games a year now. my first was the loss to ND state in the blue and gold classic :(. we didn't storm the court.
Some more pathetic court-stormings tonight:
#10 Clemson over #3 Duke - not an upset, didn't clinch anything, don't think it was a historic win or anything but I might be wrong.
Indiana over a bad Iowa team - did Indiana really lose that much self-respect? I know it's a bad year but c'mon you look stupid!
Quote from: MilWarrior on February 04, 2009, 11:26:00 PM
Some more pathetic court-stormings tonight:
#10 Clemson over #3 Duke - not an upset, didn't clinch anything, don't think it was a historic win or anything but I might be wrong.
I may be wrong, but i think i noticed that Clemson hasn't beaten Duke since 1997. Fairly 'historic' but not necessarily worth storming the court.
storming the court to me means HUGE upset, like unranked over #1. BC had good reason to do it after beating then-#1 UNC this season. the other reason is a win that actually counts for something great--conference title, NCAA Final Four, first time your school's been to the big dance, things of the like. when MU stormed the court after their win over UConn for the first B'east win, that's cool.
all that said, if UConn's still #1 and we beat them on the 25th, you bet i'm storming Al McGuire Court.
Agreed on all counts. Although I was pretty sure BC security didn't let us rush the court after we beat UConn. Can someone confirm this?
Confirmed. They put the gates up in front of the student section, preventing us from rushing. I guess the BE leverages a pretty hefty fine when a school's fans rush.
I wonder if Providence got fined when Xavier's bro "rushed" the court?
The only court-storming I remember from my time at MU was the 2003 CUSA regular season championship. IMO, court-stormings at Marquette should be reserved for championships only. If UCONN comes to town ranked #1, and we're still a top-10 team, a victory would hardly be rush-worthy, unless of course it wins us the BE regular season title, which isn't likely to happen with 3 games remaining.
Quote from: IAmMarquette on February 05, 2009, 12:47:51 AM
unless of course it wins us the BE regular season title, which isn't likely to happen with 3 games remaining.
Maybe not win the BE, but if we're going into the game at 14-0, a win would guarantee a top 4 finish.
Now, we just gotta get to that 14-0 thing...
Heck, I think Indiana has a more legitimate case for rushing the court because they actually won a game than Clemson does for beating Duke. Low expectations I guess.
No reason, zero, that we shouldn't be #5 if we can beat USF.
Quote from: bs4173 on February 04, 2009, 11:33:43 PMall that said, if UConn's still #1 and we beat them on the 25th, you bet i'm storming Al McGuire Court.
Good luck getting past the fence and the wall of security behind it.
Actually the last court storming took place after a sweet 16 win in 2003. The venue was the metrodome in minneapolis and mu just beat Pitt. The mu student section stormed the court, security at the metrodome were completely taken aback and unprepared. Was it embarassing? yes, in hindsight, but extremely fun at the time. I attempted to shake tom crean's hand, but he was visibly upset at the students presence on the court.
What can I say we were overwhelmed with emotion.
Quote from: MilWarrior on February 04, 2009, 11:26:00 PM
Some more pathetic court-stormings tonight:
#10 Clemson over #3 Duke - not an upset, didn't clinch anything, don't think it was a historic win or anything but I might be wrong.
Indiana over a bad Iowa team - did Indiana really lose that much self-respect? I know it's a bad year but c'mon you look stupid!
Exactly. Clemson beat Duke in the semifinals of last year's ACC tournament. Clemson has now taken two in a row from Duke. I saw their students on the floor and was just thinking "Jeez, you're a top 10 team. Act like it."
The most pathetic court rushing I've personally witnessed was in 2004 when DePaul students rushed the floor after beating an unranked Marquette team at home. It was made even sadder by the fact that for DePaul to empty their student section, it meant that like 25 people were on the floor.
yes pathetically funny at the depaul game. tools
Quote from: MilWarrior on February 04, 2009, 11:26:00 PM
Some more pathetic court-stormings tonight:
Indiana over a bad Iowa team - did Indiana really lose that much self-respect? I know it's a bad year but c'mon you look stupid!
I watched the end of this game and the IU fans did not storm the court. I was afraid they would -- cause, face it, students love to do it for about any reason -- and told my son how uncool that would be if it happened. All I saw was a rush of media and security move onto the court.
Quote from: MilWarrior on February 04, 2009, 08:53:23 PM
Who else gets annoyed by the overuse of storming the court. Happens way too often. Definitely has lost its meaning. Good job Miami, you beat the #6 ranked team. Good win, but worthy of storming the court???? You gotta have pretty low expectations for your team to do that.
I was a student when MU finally beat ND after 12 straight losses spanning 6 years in Dec 89 - and yes we stormed the court.
Storming the court in late '98 or early '99 after a vicotry over the then #2 ( I think) Bearcats was one of the biggest thrills of my Marquette experience.
Yes, we did storm the court in '89 after we beat ND. I was a freshman and remember it well, a few security guards took out some students but most made it onto the court.
Is it possible Clemson jumps past us in the poll? Can we be ranked #5 without beating Pitt, L-ville or UConn?
Quote from: Brewtown Andy on February 05, 2009, 07:32:59 AM
Good luck getting past the fence and the wall of security behind it.
Actually, what I seem to remember from a court storming within the last 5-6 years was that security was set up with the wall for the whole game, but within the last couple of minutes took it down and allowed the students to rush the floor. Not sure whose call that was to make.
Quote from: 79Warrior on February 04, 2009, 09:13:28 PM
Looking ahead like that is a recipe for diaster.
Daniel, 79Warrior, Sir Lawrence,
You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. Nothing we say on this board effects the team. Posting things that say something like 'don't talk about stuff that involves more than one game ahead' is a waste of your time and ours. If you want to talk about USF there are threads for that.
Quoteall that said, if UConn's still #1 and we beat them on the 25th, you bet i'm storming Al McGuire Court.
No bs4173 , that is not how it works. If you are a top ten team and beat a number one team at home it is not a huge upset. Unless that is the game we clinch a championship with I hope students show restraint. Not sure if it's possible for us to clinch that early though.
Quote from: RawdogDX on February 05, 2009, 10:30:44 AM
Daniel, 79Warrior, Sir Lawrence,
You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. Nothing we say on this board effects the team. Posting things that say something like 'don't talk about stuff that involves more than one game ahead' is a waste of your time and ours. If you want to talk about USF there are threads for that.
Thank you for saying that.
Quote from: RawdogDX on February 05, 2009, 10:30:44 AM
Nothing we say on this board effects the team.
I agree wholeheartedly, but these guys did not say it did impact the team, did they? I also do not think that my watching or not watching a game, wearing certain items of clothing to or while a game is being played, sitting in a particular chair, holding a special stuffed animal, participating in voodoo chants, etc., has an impact on the game either. But maybe that is just me.
Quote from: RawdogDX on February 05, 2009, 10:30:44 AM
Posting things that say something like 'don't talk about stuff that involves more than one game ahead' is a waste of your time and ours.
Help me out. Am I missing something? I thought the point of this and all message boards was to waste time. By coming here to read and/or post I am choosing to waste time, and I appreciate all of those who help provide me a forum to do so -- regardless of whether or not I agree with what you write.
At least that is what I use it for -- to waste time. Nothing anyone posts here makes me a better person, nor do I expect that anything I post improves the quality of life of any other posters/readers. [On the outside chance I am wrong and something I post DOES make any of you better, happier, etc. to you I say "You are welcome, glad I was able to be of assistance."] ;)
Quote from: MU_B2002 on February 05, 2009, 09:03:16 AM
Storming the court in late '98 or early '99 after a victory over the then #2 ( I think) Bearcats was one of the biggest thrills of my Marquette experience.
I thought Cincy was #1 then...Security didn't seem to happy about us on the court though. I got pushed in the back a few times with someone on my shoulders. One and only experience for me. Glad I had the opportunity though as it was one of my college highlights.
Coach you have saved my life numerous times. Thank you.
Quote from: RawdogDX on February 05, 2009, 10:30:44 AM
You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else.
That's where you are so very wrong. I guarantee you that my liver is decaying at a faster rate than everything else.
Quote from: bs4173 on February 04, 2009, 11:33:43 PM
all that said, if UConn's still #1 and we beat them on the 25th, you bet i'm storming Al McGuire Court.
If you were to make it you would proabably be removed within 10 seconds.
In 2003, the tables and everything were on the otherside giving a fairly clear path to the court. The two rows of chairs were the only real obstical. Now the tables, in addition to barracades make it nearly impossible to get on the court.