They are still owed bad karma from the 2003 FF...
That and UNC struggled against Winthrop. Marquette is not the only one.
Side topic though...despite his waffle this summer, if TC were to ever leave MU I'd hope MU looks at guys like Gregg Marshall. That Winthrop team is one scary mid-major. Not that I'm really concerned about TC now that he's stayed, and MU made the long term commitment. But still, I'm impressed with Winthrop the past few years (probably mostly because they beat us :) )