Once he finishes Fr.P's call to finish off Buzz.
And who do you want? (might as well get the projections going)
Since Pilarz wants us to recruit the academic superstars at a mid-level academic institution, and we know a proven head coach in the big leagues won't touch this job with a 10 ft pole given the new restrictions.....
I'll say Chris Collins or Steve Wojchiekowski.
Ummm, last time I checked Buzz is still our coach for the upcoming season and probably for multiple seasons after that as well.
Dumb.
Quote from: Stone Cold on September 20, 2012, 12:47:44 AM
Once he finishes Fr.P's call to finish off Buzz.
And who do you want? (might as well get the projections going)
Since Pilarz wants us to recruit the academic superstars at a mid-level academic institution, and we know a proven head coach in the big leagues won't touch this job with a 10 ft pole given the new restrictions.....
I'll say Chris Collins or Steve Wojchiekowski.
You are free to write whatever you want, Stone Cold, but this one seems, well, silly bordering on stupid.
Fr. Pilarz' "call too finish off Buzz"?
Stone Cold, you been doin' a bit of boozin', have you? Suckin' back on grandpa's old cough medicine?
Also, in my neck of the woods, Marquette has a terrific reputation and is considered a fine, fine university. I hear this whenever I sport a bit of "Marquette" apparel.
You obviously feel differently, Stone Cold, given your "mid-level academic institution" swipe.
I know there is that faction in Milwaukee who thinks that nothing in their own backyard can be as good as what exists elsewhere. Some in Milwaukee think Marquette is "just" Marquette, just that school downtown, not a strong, well-respected university.
Outside of that faction and certainly outside of Milwaukee, Marquette enjoys a terrific reputation and actually wins applause for its academics as well as its athletics.
Quote from: MU Avenue on September 20, 2012, 06:12:57 AM
I know there is that faction in Milwaukee who thinks that nothing in their own backyard can be as good as what exists elsewhere. Some in Milwaukee think Marquette is "just" Marquette, just that school downtown, not a strong, well-respected university.
Outside of that faction and certainly outside of Milwaukee, Marquette enjoys a terrific reputation and actually wins applause for its academics as well as its athletics.
Thank you. This faction has been in Milwaukee as long as Chicago has been a major city. It's the urban version of pe_is envy. They wish they could be Chicago... but are privately thankful they aren't.
They are almost as bad as the Milwaukee Rah Rahs, who think if it did not happen in Wisconsin, it doesn't matter. Biggest Milwaukee and Wisconsin Rah Rah -- the Journal Sentinel!!!!!
A final thought: we're doing well with Buzz and I sure hope that continues for a long time to come.
Why even start this?
So LW will make the cut yet Buzz doesn't?
Tony Bennett. Yawn.
Quote from: Stone Cold on September 20, 2012, 12:47:44 AM
Once he finishes Fr.P's call to finish off Buzz.
And who do you want? (might as well get the projections going)
Since Pilarz wants us to recruit the academic superstars at a mid-level academic institution, and we know a proven head coach in the big leagues won't touch this job with a 10 ft pole given the new restrictions.....
I'll say Chris Collins or Steve Wojchiekowski.
Little good ever comes from drinking to excess on week nights.
The OP is dumb.
MU is a mid-level institution and there is nothing wrong with that-check the rankings if you disagree.
Buzz is our coach so why don't we just enjoy it while he is here..these teams are going to be REALLY good while he is here so pony up some cash and get your asses to the games to support these awesome teams while they are awesome.
Next Marquette coach: Coach K. He grew up nearby (Chicago) and if there's anyone who can have success while getting around "restrictions," it's him.
Unfortunately, I think Coach K will be retired by the time the MU job opens up.
Phil Jackson.
I mean, as long as we're being stupid ....
We'll bring this one back in 8 months. When the last bomb has been dropped.
We are not going to be able to recruit like Stanford and Notre Dame until we do the hard work of getting MU to at least a top 50 institution.
Compare endowments of the top 50 schools and that will clue you as to what is needed to piss with the big boys.
I think we've long since passed the point where posts like this are beating dead horses.
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Quote from: Stone Cold on September 20, 2012, 11:44:10 AM
We'll bring this one back in 8 months. When the last bomb has been dropped.
We are not going to be able to recruit like Stanford and Notre Dame until we do the hard work of getting MU to at least a top 50 institution.
Did you wake up in a cold sweat panic last night thinking about this?
ZIGGY!
"WHERE TOMORROWS BUSINESS LEADERS EAT TODAY"!!
Quote from: dgies9156 on September 20, 2012, 07:02:27 AM
Thank you. This faction has been in Milwaukee as long as Chicago has been a major city. It's the urban version of pe_is envy. They wish they could be Chicago... but are privately thankful they aren't.
You can't say hairy wet cats but I'm pretty sure you can say penis.
I'm going to 'poach' this thread in a slightly different (but possibly interesting) direction.
I have long stated that every lifetime Milwaukeean needs to live somewhere else for 2 years before they are allowed to come back and see how great their hometown is.
- No other city its size has big time major league sports to the extent MKE does. Not one. So get your fat a*s to a Brewers game and stop complaining about freakin' $8 parking! Bucks too. And missing a MU game? Better have a damn good excuse because I made about 12 last year driving from Chicago.
- Finest summer festival season imaginable. If you didn't go at least once this summer, you are missing a treasure. You ever been to 'Taste'? It blows!
- Tremendous restaurants for a city its size.
- Good, easily accessible airport. Fight O'Hare only if you're a fool.
- Modest traffic problems and reasonable commutes for most.
- Affordable housing.
- Nice people with wonderful Wisconsin accents.
- Brewery tours.
And yet I can clearly remember all the bitc*ing and complaining when the Bradley/Pettit family GIFTED the BC to the community because taxpayers would have to pay a few million for the movement of the rescue mission and new curbs and gutters on the surrounding streets. You know how much 'gifting' happened with the United Center? Nada.
Does my hometown have its challenges? Of course it does. But it remains a wonderful place to live and raise a family.
^ good post, I truly appreciated coming back to Milwaukee in 1989 after living 2 years in the beautiful piedmont region of NC and another 3 years in the Twin Cities
both of those places were OK but I really felt at home back here; NC had zero professional sports back then so that period did really get me into college Bball but I hated having to watch the Redskins every Sunday down there
Quote from: jsglow on September 21, 2012, 09:27:31 AM
I'm going to 'poach' this thread in a slightly different (but possibly interesting) direction.
I have long stated that every lifetime Milwaukeean needs to live somewhere else for 2 years before they are allowed to come back and see how great their hometown is.
- No other city its size has big time major league sports to the extent MKE does. Not one. So get your fat a*s to a Brewers game and stop complaining about freakin' $8 parking! Bucks too. And missing a MU game? Better have a damn good excuse because I made about 12 last year driving from Chicago.
- Finest summer festival season imaginable. If you didn't go at least once this summer, you are missing a treasure. You ever been to 'Taste'? It blows!
- Tremendous restaurants for a city its size.
- Good, easily accessible airport. Fight O'Hare only if you're a fool.
- Modest traffic problems and reasonable commutes for most.
- Affordable housing.
- Nice people with wonderful Wisconsin accents.
- Brewery tours.
And yet I can clearly remember all the bitc*ing and complaining when the Bradley/Pettit family GIFTED the BC to the community because taxpayers would have to pay a few million for the movement of the rescue mission and new curbs and gutters on the surrounding streets. You know how much 'gifting' happened with the United Center? Nada.
Does my hometown have its challenges? Of course it does. But it remains a wonderful place to live and raise a family.
One of my favorite "lifelong Milwaukeeans don't appreciate their town" stories has to do with our wedding. One of the partners at my accounting firm was a member at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, and he sponsored me so that we could have our reception in their spectacular Emerald Ballroom, one of the most beautiful rooms in town. Our delicious, 4-course prime rib dinner cost $19 a plate. Even in 1987, that was a bargain. And we had a really great top-40 band that, as I recall, set us back all of $500.
So you think all of the guests would be happy? Well, not quite. Apparently some of the native Milwaukeeans were a little miffed about being charged the outrageous sum of two dollars to park in the lot next to the MAC. At the same time, our Chicago friends were saying. "Milwaukee is great! I can't believe it only costs two bucks to park downtown!"
Anyone can walk into Summerfest at the full rack rate of an astonishing $15 and see a musical lineup that's simply outstanding, year after year. But every year I see folks bitc*ing about the 'crappy' talent in the Journal Sentinel. Absolutely reminds me of the fool students who wondered aloud why I couldn't book Springsteen for the Varsity in 1982. Seriously.
Chick,
Shoulda just gone all out and picked up all your guests parkin' fees and tips. Just sayin'.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on September 21, 2012, 12:40:18 PM
Chick,
Shoulda just gone all out and picked up all your guests parkin' fees and tips. Just sayin'.
You are probably right. But I was a 25-year-old on a budget; I didn't want to downgrade to the wedding band with the 70-year-old drummer and "Proud Mary" as the hottest new song in their repertoire just so we could afford to pay for Uncle Norb's parking.
Quote from: warriorchick on September 21, 2012, 12:14:10 PM
Our delicious, 4-course prime rib dinner cost $19 a plate.
Prime rib is gross. I wonder what firm you worked at and until what year...
Quote from: Jay Bee on September 21, 2012, 01:47:05 PM
Prime rib is gross. I wonder what firm you worked at and until what year...
Should those two sentences have been separate paragraphs, or are they part of the same point you were trying to make?
I guess if I worked for Andersen, I would have had to serve surf and turf to keep up appearances......
Quote from: warriorchick on September 21, 2012, 03:23:21 PM
I guess if I worked for Andersen, I would have had to serve surf and turf to keep up appearances......
Sounds like you were a Coopers & Lybrand girl.
Quote from: Jay Bee on September 21, 2012, 03:30:17 PM
Sounds like you were a Coopers & Lybrand girl.
Hey, it was a wedding reception in Milwaukee. Our guests were lucky that it wasn't fried chicken, mostacciolli, and jello in the party room of the Bowlero.
I'll never forget the first time I went bowling with a bunch of my college friends and came upon that particular Milwaukee tradition. The bride was playing foosball in the arcade. I am sure that picture made the cover of the wedding album.
:) I worked at a bowling alley (Westbrook) in the Falls in my teens exclusively in their 3 banquet halls, 3 weddings every Saturday night. Warriorchick's story I've seen many times, foosball, pool and bowling.
Todd Mayo as player-coach.
One way to keep him around another year or two, and he won't ever get mad at the guy making the rules.
Quote from: MU82 on September 22, 2012, 10:21:42 PM
Todd Mayo as player-coach.
One way to keep him around another year or two, and he won't ever get mad at the guy making the rules.
Doesn't mean he'll be any more likely to follow them.
We'll backdoor the hell out of everybody once Larry goes Princeton style.
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Quote from: Stone Cold on September 24, 2012, 11:37:52 AM
We'll backdoor the hell out of everybody once Larry goes Princeton style.
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I think the women's team should experience "Princeton style." Sounds like fun.
Hire ZFB if you want to backdoor the hell out of everybody.
Have there been any marriage proposals at MU games in recent years?