If you actually thought MU would be 4 and 1 in BE play at this point. I did not.
Three overtime games, two buzzer beaters, fouling a player on a closing three point shot, letting a player hit an open three to tie, hitting free throws to tie twice (on the road), offensive woes at times, well alot of times, etc.
Three out of conference losses, one on a buzzer beater impossible throw up and the other they had a chance to win at buzzer.
All very exciting and at times insane to watch.
Makes you wonder how good MU will be under Buzz in a couple years with a top 5 recruiting class coming in...
I had us at 3-2 but finishing 13-5. I still honestly think we could win the league. We've already played 2 of our 4 toughest road games. If (and it's a big if) we take care of business at home and beat the teams we should beat on the road, there's no reason we can't win the league.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 19, 2013, 10:39:02 PM
I had us at 3-2 but finishing 13-5. I still honestly think we could win the league. We've already played 2 of our 4 toughest road games. If (and it's a big if) we take care of business at home and beat the teams we should beat on the road, there's no reason we can't win the league.
If we win this league, I'll send you a case of beer...your choice. Just because.
We are 4-1, could be 1-4 just as easily. Literally one possession per game could have dictated three of our wins. I could easily see us losing at USF, at Seton Hall, at Villanova, at SJU, and at Rutgers...not all of them, but all those are games we "should" win but my guess is we drop at least two of those. We won't beat UL on the road and the Cuse at home will be a stretch. Lots of golf left. On paper, things look good, but we are 3 possessions from being 1-4.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 19, 2013, 10:46:57 PM
If we win this league, I'll send you a case of beer...your choice. Just because.
We are 4-1, could be 1-4 just as easily. Literally one possession per game could have dictated three of our wins. I could easily see us losing at USF, at Seton Hall, at Villanova, at SJU, and at Rutgers...not all of them, but all those are games we "should" win but my guess is we drop at least two of those. We won't beat UL on the road and the Cuse at home will be a stretch. Lots of golf left. On paper, things look good, but we are 3 possessions from being 1-4.
And a single possession in both UWGB and Butler from having 2 extra non-conference wins. It cuts both ways. Good teams find a way to win.
So, basically 6 possessions is the difference between being 16-1 and 10-7. I think 13-4 is about right and I think MU is in a good position.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 19, 2013, 10:46:57 PM
If we win this league, I'll send you a case of beer...your choice. Just because.
We are 4-1, could be 1-4 just as easily. Literally one possession per game could have dictated three of our wins. I could easily see us losing at USF, at Seton Hall, at Villanova, at SJU, and at Rutgers...not all of them, but all those are games we "should" win but my guess is we drop at least two of those. We won't beat UL on the road and the Cuse at home will be a stretch. Lots of golf left. On paper, things look good, but we are 3 possessions from being 1-4.
Or 5-0. This team was picked to finish 8th, so the fact that there won't be many (any?) easy games isn't exactly a revelation.
I don't know which is worse, losing or dealing with your half empty negatism when we lose or don't win going away. You didn't think we were any good when the conference season started yet you bitch about our energy when we lose a heartbreaker on the road as an 8 point dog. Funny, but I don't recall you constantly looking for the clouds behind every silver lining until April 8, 2008. Wonder why? (That's a rhetorical question)
You know, our 2003 Final Four team was a bounce or two from losing in the first or second round. Still, I think it's probably unanimous on this board that our team was good that year, not some lucky group that could/should have lost early. But I'm sure you were all over the team and coach back then, pointing out that they were lucky, not good. Yeah, I'm real sure of that. LOL
Quote from: Lennys Tap on January 19, 2013, 11:23:27 PM
Funny, but I don't recall you constantly looking for the clouds behind every silver lining until April 8, 2008. Wonder why? (That's a rhetorical question)
I was about to post exactly the same thing. This board has some negativos, some positivos. I like hearing from both sides as it gives one differing perspectives.
However, I know of only one poster on this board who used to be a positivo and now is a negativo. And it would appear that switch happened right about the time there was a coaching change. The coincidence is uncanny.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 19, 2013, 10:46:57 PM
If we win this league, I'll send you a case of beer...your choice. Just because.
We are 4-1, could be 1-4 just as easily. Literally one possession per game could have dictated three of our wins. I could easily see us losing at USF, at Seton Hall, at Villanova, at SJU, and at Rutgers...not all of them, but all those are games we "should" win but my guess is we drop at least two of those. We won't beat UL on the road and the Cuse at home will be a stretch. Lots of golf left. On paper, things look good, but we are 3 possessions from being 1-4.
The second half against Cincy was some of the best basketball we've played all season. Yes, we could have more losses, but we don't, and this team is getting better every week. There's not a game on our schedule we can't win, and that includes Louisville.
Especially as long as they give the ball to Peyton Siva in crunch time. Pitino said he didn't think there was a better PG in the country. That's funny, because I'm not sure he's even top-10 in the Big East. I'd take Napier, Wright, Collins, MCW, Cotton, Woodall, Boatright, and Atkins without much of a thought. Is Siva better than Mack, Young, and Cadougan? I'm not sure. As long as you have a PG who is turnover-prone, you can be beat. If anyone knows that, it's Marquette fans on bad-Junior nights.
I think this is Buzz's best coaching job so far. Not only has the team improved over the season, but it shows improvement during games. Perhaps Wainwright is paying dividends?
Wainwright and Reynolds bring years of head coaching experience. Chew's resume on the AAU circuit and as a top assistant is impressive. With the holdovers and additions this is Buzz's best staff ever. I'm impressed as much with how he has built a staff over the years as I am with his recruiting of players.
Quote from: Avenue Commons on January 19, 2013, 10:59:06 PM
And a single possession in both UWGB and Butler from having 2 extra non-conference wins. It cuts both ways. Good teams find a way to win.
Yup, of course it cuts both ways. It also means the margin for error is small with this team. My comments were almost verbatim to what Buzz, himself, said. The line is very thin. If that makes me a negativo then I guess Buzz is a negativo...or maybe it makes us both merely observant of what has occurred. I'm opting for the latter.
If we win the conference, I'll buy a case of beer to Brew. That's a bold pick and he would deserve something for that pick. I don't see us anywhere close to the class of UL or Syracuse and think too many potential losses are out there in other games.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on January 20, 2013, 08:48:54 AM
I think this is Buzz's best coaching job so far. Not only has the team improved over the season, but it shows improvement during games. Perhaps Wainwright is paying dividends?
Agree, mid-way through non-conference I didn't think we looked like an NCAA tourney team. These guys have really found their identity and it's great to see Vander and Devante becoming the go to guys for this team.
Not as good as the past 2 teams, yet. I think they could surprise some folks.
More than make me think about winning conference this year, this makes me crazy excited for what next year's team will look like.
Our big problem this year is, and I think will be all year, putting the ball in the hoop. As gritty and easy to love as this team is, you will lose some games you should win if you can't score consistently, and you will have a really tough time winning some games you should lose. If this team wills itself to a top four seed in the BEast tourney, I will be tickled pink. A month ago, this season had bubble written all over it. Since then, MU hadn't lost until last night and saw some of its losses really start to look better (Butler especially).
Sure last night was a great second half of basketball, but the whole thing was predicated on draining the 3 - something I just dont think this team can do with enough regularity to play a lot of stretches like the final 20 minutes last night. Vander doesnt knock down those threes early, and that half never opens up the way it does. After another year of focusing on more consistent long range shooting (and another year of general offensive polish on Vander, Jamil, Juan and ST Jr) this team gets scary. But until then, they just dont score enough to win other way than they have been - and I dont think that leaves you with enough W's to start talking about conference championships in a mix with L'ville and Cuse.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 20, 2013, 10:09:17 AM
Yup, of course it cuts both ways. It also means the margin for error is small with this team. y comments were almost verbatim to what Buzz, himself, said. The line is very thin. If that makes me a negativo then I guess Buzz is a negativo...or maybe it makes us both merely observant of what has occurred. I'm opting for the latter.
If we win the conference, I'll buy a case of beer to Brew. That's a bold pick and he would deserve something for that pick. I don't see us anywhere close to the class of UL or Syracuse and think too many potential losses are out there in other games.
What's he buyin' you if they crap their pants?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on January 20, 2013, 10:18:56 AM
What's he buyin' you if they crap their pants?
Nothing, this is just a proactive gesture on my part. ;)
"We could very easily, very easily be 0-4. That's the truth. This was a blowout. We won by seven. I think it's just going to be a grind. I think it's going to be ugly, and I don't think there's a thing we do that's pretty."
-Buzz Williams after win against Seton Hall...Mr. Negativo :P
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 20, 2013, 10:09:17 AM
Yup, of course it cuts both ways. It also means the margin for error is small with this team. My comments were almost verbatim to what Buzz, himself, said. The line is very thin. If that makes me a negativo then I guess Buzz is a negativo...or maybe it makes us both merely observant of what has occurred. I'm opting for the latter.
If we win the conference, I'll buy a case of beer to Brew. That's a bold pick and he would deserve something for that pick. I don't see us anywhere close to the class of UL or Syracuse and think too many potential losses are out there in other games.
The margin for error is very slim for everyone in the conference other than Syracuse and Louisville. Before the conference season started, that group at the top was supposed to include Pitt, Cincy, ND and maybe the now foundering Hoyas who took your beloved Hoosiers to overtime on a neutral court. So we're now in better shape than virtually anyone expected.
We've won 3 of 4 close games and you want to talk about the fact that, had we lost all 4, we would be 1-4 (the other side of 5-0, not 4-1 by the way). But had we lost all 4 you would be apoplectic about our lack of heart, poor strategy,etc. You'd laugh at the "kool aid drinkers" who would dare to suggest we could be 5-0 and say a good team wins close games.
So if we win close, we're lucky. If we lose close, we're bad. I think that attitude is negative.
No way MU wins the league. Anyone who watched the Syr - Ville game yesterday must be able to see the difference between those teams and MU. But this was supposed to be a down your for us so if we can be competive in the BE and get into the dance in even in a rebuilding year that says a lot. I just want a time that is fun to watch and that you can be proud of. It was pretty hard to say that sitting through the 1st half last night. But they came back and made it exciting in a game were weren't supposed to win anyway. Pull this same thing and lose at S FL or Rutgers and it will be harder to take.
If you told me a month ago that after 5 conference games that we were 4-1 I would have laughed at you. Here we are though, I think maybe some of us are a little bitter about the Cincinnati loss but I do think that the second half of that game may have been the best half of basketball that this team has played this year. Could it be that after three years of exceeding expectations this MU team is at or below our collective expectation? I am still positive, I think there is good reason to think that MU could go 7-6 the rest of the way maybe a game better. It will be interesting to see what happens the rest of the way in as far as who steps up and distinguishes and distances themselves from the rest of the rotation. Any leading candidates, Steve Taylor?
Good question john. I'm going to take the softball answer and say Todd Mayo. I don't think the freshmen are going to get much more playing time, and don't think Juan is ready for that role yet.
I did. Guess you'll just have to take my word for it, though.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on January 20, 2013, 11:31:42 AM
So if we win close, we're lucky. If we lose close, we're bad. I think that attitude is negative.
You're the one saying those words, I never have. I'm saying exactly what Buzz is saying.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 20, 2013, 10:28:45 AM
"We could very easily, very easily be 0-4. That's the truth. This was a blowout. We won by seven. I think it's just going to be a grind. I think it's going to be ugly, and I don't think there's a thing we do that's pretty."
-Buzz Williams after win against Seton Hall
If this was from the postgame, you left out what Buzz said after that. I believe it went along the lines of "We don't do anything well but we are winning. Maybe that's the one thing we do well: winning".
Quote from: TallTitan34 on January 20, 2013, 06:48:35 PM
If this was from the postgame, you left out what Buzz said after that. I believe it went along the lines of "We don't do anything well but we are winning. Maybe that's the one thing we do well: winning".
I posted it from the article...the quote in the article didn't have the latter quote you stated, so I didn't leave anything out...the author of the article did. Nothing in there from Buzz about winning, but if he said he is right. No argument there.
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/MarquetteCincinnati-Preview-00873923
The author probably got the quote from the post game press conference then. With Mac and Homer he dropped the line about winning being the only thing they do well.
A couple years ago, a slightly-above-average Notre Dame almost won the league. They took it to the final day and came in 1 game back of Pitt. That was in a year where the Big East was collectively MUCH better than it is this year. If that team can contend for the league, there's no reason this one can't.
It's an outside shot, I agree. But Syracuse and Louisville play each other again and both have tougher schedules than we do. I think 14-4 or 15-3 will win the league this year. We have little margin for error, but if we hold serve at home and beat the teams we should beat on the road, we can be that team.
Not saying we will, just saying we can. We've already played one of the toughest stretches of our schedule and come out better than even the most optimistic of us predicted. And this team is still obviously getting better not just game to game but half to half. If I were handicapping, I'd have Syracuse as the favorite but would put us even money with Louisville for second simply because of the difficulty of their schedule.
Even though it seems like every game this year is going to be super stressful, in my opinion, this is just another step in the right direction. We were predicted to be down this year and have a chance for a "down" year to still mean double digit conference wins, a tourney appearance, and a chance to get to the 2nd weekend of the tourney with the right draw.
Brew, I've been making the exact same case to some of my friends. Our schedule sets up so nicely compared to Cuse, Ville and ND. Only two "sure" losses left on our schedule, IMO. Will we go 15-3? Unlikely. But as improbable as it seems in the big picture, going game by game on the schedule makes it seem entirely plausible.
RPI has us going 11-7.
RPI has UL going 15-3. Syracuse going 15-3. Cincinnati 11-7. Pitt 12-6. UCONN 10-8. ND 10-8.
No one else even at .500
So basically the RPI has us tied for 4th, which is a heck of a year. The top two teams just seem to be that much better than us. I don't buy into Pitt finishing 12-6, though they have a light schedule as well here on out.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 20, 2013, 07:03:30 PM
A couple years ago, a slightly-above-average Notre Dame almost won the league. They took it to the final day and came in 1 game back of Pitt. That was in a year where the Big East was collectively MUCH better than it is this year. If that team can contend for the league, there's no reason this one can't.
It's an outside shot, I agree. But Syracuse and Louisville play each other again and both have tougher schedules than we do. I think 14-4 or 15-3 will win the league this year. We have little margin for error, but if we hold serve at home and beat the teams we should beat on the road, we can be that team.
Not saying we will, just saying we can. We've already played one of the toughest stretches of our schedule and come out better than even the most optimistic of us predicted. And this team is still obviously getting better not just game to game but half to half. If I were handicapping, I'd have Syracuse as the favorite but would put us even money with Louisville for second simply because of the difficulty of their schedule.
That was one of our toughest stretches of the schedule? Ew. Three of those teams in bottom half and likely to stay there.
As for Louisville, when you discuss the difficulty of their schedule that becomes relative when you consider just how good a team Louisville is compared with the rest of the country. In a season of bland mediocrity, Ville is one of the four or five teams that is legitimately "elite" this season. (Though no one stands out historically)
Ville and Cuse are a level above this conference. The other 13 are battling for third place. No shame in that.
You think Georgetown and UConn will stay in the bottom half? I bet neither end up there. And the first three games were arguably our toughest 3 game stretch in conference play. The only other comparable stretch is Cuse, ND and one of the roadies on either side.
If we can avoid another bad loss (South Florida, Nova, DePaul, Providence, or Rutgers) , I can see this team going 12-6 or 13-5. Figured 12-6 was our ceiling prior to the Cincy game, but even with us losing I think its obvious this team is growing, coming together, and has a lot of fight in it.
With regards to UConn and Georgetown, UConn will easily be a top 8 team in the conference while Georgetown is a mystery right now.
The loss of Whittington hurts G-town, but there is more than enough talent to finish in the top half. JT3 will adjust and they'll be fine.
Quote from: dwaderoy2004 on January 21, 2013, 09:00:45 AM
You think Georgetown and UConn will stay in the bottom half? I bet neither end up there. And the first three games were arguably our toughest 3 game stretch in conference play. The only other comparable stretch is Cuse, ND and one of the roadies on either side.
Georgetown yes--espeically with Whittington out. UConn probably not--easier schedule and they get Georgetown at home.
I think its fair to say Georgetown will have a tough time in the followng games:
@ND
UL
MU
@UC
SU
@SU
They need at least one of these six to have any shot at climbing above .500.
Then, look at the rest of the schedule:
@UConn, @Villanova, Rutgers, @Rutgers, DePaul, St. Johns and Seton Hall. I don't think they'll sweep these games--one or two losses are likely.
So .500 at best, and more likely a losing record.
I think its too soon to say the first three were our most difficult stretch--it may turn out the last five could be more challenging.
Yeah...Georgetown will never recover. Good call.
So I was making dinner tonight and as I got a beer out of the fridge, I had a vague memory of a thread from a couple months back where Chicos said...
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 20, 2013, 10:09:17 AM
Yup, of course it cuts both ways. It also means the margin for error is small with this team. My comments were almost verbatim to what Buzz, himself, said. The line is very thin. If that makes me a negativo then I guess Buzz is a negativo...or maybe it makes us both merely observant of what has occurred. I'm opting for the latter.
If we win the conference, I'll buy a case of beer to Brew. That's a bold pick and he would deserve something for that pick. I don't see us anywhere close to the class of UL or Syracuse and think too many potential losses are out there in other games.
I guess my question is...does sharing the conference title count? ;D
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 20, 2013, 07:35:45 PM
So I was making dinner tonight and as I got a beer out of the fridge, I had a vague memory of a thread from a couple months back where Chicos said...
I guess my question is...does sharing the conference title count? ;D
Absol-frickin-lutely!
Pay up, Chicos!!!
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 20, 2013, 07:35:45 PM
So I was making dinner tonight and as I got a beer out of the fridge, I had a vague memory of a thread from a couple months back where Chicos said...
I guess my question is...does sharing the conference title count? ;D
Absolutely. I pay my bets. You picked it.
What's your flavor of choice?
Georgetown did slightly better than .500 too.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 20, 2013, 07:51:54 PM
Absolutely. I pay my bets. You picked it.
What's your flavor of choice?
Case of Natural Ice 40s for the Firehouse, right?
I'm generally a fan of local stuff...glancing at a few California local brewery websites, would you be able to get ahold of any of Russian River Damnation, Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale, or Firestone Walker Solace? Any other Belgian style local would be great too. I don't need a case, either, a 6-pack would more than suffice.
I'll PM you my address ;)
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 21, 2013, 12:31:30 AM
I'm generally a fan of local stuff...glancing at a few California local brewery websites, would you be able to get ahold of any of Russian River Damnation, Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale, or Firestone Walker Solace? Any other Belgian style local would be great too. I don't need a case, either, a 6-pack would more than suffice.
I'll PM you my address ;)
The Damnation is an excellent choice. Look no further.
Quote from: brewcity77 on March 21, 2013, 12:31:30 AM
I'm generally a fan of local stuff...glancing at a few California local brewery websites, would you be able to get ahold of any of Russian River Damnation, Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale, or Firestone Walker Solace? Any other Belgian style local would be great too. I don't need a case, either, a 6-pack would more than suffice.
I'll PM you my address ;)
Trying to figure out how to ship this...win is easy, case of beer a bit of a challenge, but I'll find a way. :D
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 21, 2013, 12:59:39 AM
Trying to figure out how to ship this...win is easy, case of beer a bit of a challenge, but I'll find a way. :D
Have him give you the name of a nearby liquor/grocery store, call them and pay for a six of his choice over the phone. All he does is pick it up.
Or just give Brew your credit card number and tell him to buy it himself. ;D
Get the name of a reputable retail establishment near Brew, call, make the purchase and have them deliver or he can pick it up the case. Go Warriors.
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Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 20, 2013, 07:51:54 PM
Absolutely. I pay my bets. You picked it.
What's your flavor of choice?
Just to inform everyone...Chicos is indeed a man of his word. Got the first half of the beer shipment yesterday and will be sampling as soon as it gets chilled and the missus gets home. I will be happily raising a frosty mug to both Marquette's conference championship and Chicos tonight! Cheers!
Quote from: brewcity77 on April 19, 2013, 12:41:46 PM
Just to inform everyone...Chicos is indeed a man of his word. Got the first half of the beer shipment yesterday and will be sampling as soon as it gets chilled and the missus gets home. I will be happily raising a frosty mug to both Marquette's conference championship and Chicos tonight! Cheers!
On behalf of the rest of us, raise a glass to yourself, too.
You had the most positive outlook of anyone I've come across, and I'm happy you were right!
Quote from: MU82 on April 19, 2013, 01:27:55 PM
On behalf of the rest of us, raise a glass to yourself, too.
You had the most positive outlook of anyone I've come across, and I'm happy you were right!
Exactly....that was a good call by Brew...a great call to make that prediction.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 19, 2013, 10:39:02 PM
I had us at 3-2 but finishing 13-5. I still honestly think we could win the league. We've already played 2 of our 4 toughest road games. If (and it's a big if) we take care of business at home and beat the teams we should beat on the road, there's no reason we can't win the league.
Quote from: brewcity77 on January 20, 2013, 07:03:30 PM
Not saying we will, just saying we can. We've already played one of the toughest stretches of our schedule and come out better than even the most optimistic of us predicted. And this team is still obviously getting better not just game to game but half to half. If I were handicapping, I'd have Syracuse as the favorite but would put us even money with Louisville for second simply because of the difficulty of their schedule.
I don't mean to be a party pooper, but where did Brew
actually predict that MU would win the conference title. Saying MU "could" or "can" do something is entirely different than actually predicting it will happen. I think aliens could visit Earth. Now, if a space ship drops down tomorrow, do I get credit for predicting such an occurrence?
This has no bearing on the bet...Chicos set the terms of the deal. But I've seen people congratulating Brew and I just haven't seen a thread where he's actually come out and said "I believe MU will win the conference".
Quote from: dwaderoy2004 on April 19, 2013, 01:48:03 PM
I don't mean to be a party pooper, but where did Brew actually predict that MU would win the conference title. Saying MU "could" or "can" do something is entirely different than actually predicting it will happen. I think aliens could visit Earth. Now, if a space ship drops down tomorrow, do I get credit for predicting such an occurrence?
This has no bearing on the bet...Chicos set the terms of the deal. But I've seen people congratulating Brew and I just haven't seen a thread where he's actually come out and said "I believe MU will win the conference".
Nope...I didn't. I had our overall record correct, though I had one more non-con win and one less in the Big East, I did have us going to the Elite 8, but I didn't predict this. But who am I to look a gift-horse in the mouth when CBB offers me beer if my assessment that we had a shot to win the league was good enough to get me a few brews? ;D
Quote from: brewcity77 on April 19, 2013, 02:23:48 PM
Nope...I didn't. I had our overall record correct, though I had one more non-con win and one less in the Big East, I did have us going to the Elite 8, but I didn't predict this. But who am I to look a gift-horse in the mouth when CBB offers me beer if my assessment that we had a shot to win the league was good enough to get me a few brews? ;D
Exactly. Beer is beer. When someone offers to buy you one, you don't say "well, technically, I didn't ask for a beer..."
Quote from: dwaderoy2004 on April 19, 2013, 01:48:03 PM
I don't mean to be a party pooper, but where did Brew actually predict that MU would win the conference title. Saying MU "could" or "can" do something is entirely different than actually predicting it will happen. I think aliens could visit Earth. Now, if a space ship drops down tomorrow, do I get credit for predicting such an occurrence?
This has no bearing on the bet...Chicos set the terms of the deal. But I've seen people congratulating Brew and I just haven't seen a thread where he's actually come out and said "I believe MU will win the conference".
That's ok, I think I said 2 of the 3 amigos would make the NBA but I "lost" that bet at the time because McNeal hadn't been signed. Later he was.....all in good fun. Fortunately I've been the beneficiary of a few betting wins as well.
Absolutely...if someone wants to buy you a beer, you say thanks and don't ask questions. I wasn't trying to invalidate the bet or anything, lol. I just wasn't sure if I missed it in another thread. BTW, what did he send you?
Quote from: dwaderoy2004 on April 19, 2013, 01:48:03 PM
I don't mean to be a party pooper, but where did Brew actually predict that MU would win the conference title. Saying MU "could" or "can" do something is entirely different than actually predicting it will happen. I think aliens could visit Earth. Now, if a space ship drops down tomorrow, do I get credit for predicting such an occurrence?
This has no bearing on the bet...Chicos set the terms of the deal. But I've seen people congratulating Brew and I just haven't seen a thread where he's actually come out and said "I believe MU will win the conference".
If aliens land tomorrow, drop me a PM, I'll buy you some beer.
Quote from: Bocephys on April 19, 2013, 02:39:35 PM
If aliens land tomorrow, drop me a PM, I'll buy you some beer.
Sounds like a plan. Especially as if we are under an alien invasion tomorrow, we're all screwed anyway.
Quote from: dwaderoy2004 on April 19, 2013, 01:48:03 PM
I don't mean to be a party pooper, but where did Brew actually predict that MU would win the conference title. Saying MU "could" or "can" do something is entirely different than actually predicting it will happen. I think aliens could visit Earth. Now, if a space ship drops down tomorrow, do I get credit for predicting such an occurrence?
This has no bearing on the bet...Chicos set the terms of the deal. But I've seen people congratulating Brew and I just haven't seen a thread where he's actually come out and said "I believe MU will win the conference".
You're going to ruin the massive circle-jerk. The "congratulations" back slapping was, from beginning to end, just so damn silly.
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on April 19, 2013, 06:31:48 PM
You're going to ruin the massive circle-jerk. The "congratulations" back slapping was, from beginning to end, just so damn silly.
Don't be a grouch. ;)
Quote from: Archie on April 19, 2013, 06:41:22 PM
Don't be a grouch. ;)
I could spend three days crafting a post like a certain someone did crafting a post on their over-the-top gloating (even though they admit they didn't predict everything correctly), but that would
really be grouchy for a Friday night. ;)
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on April 19, 2013, 06:50:32 PM
I could spend three days crafting a post like a certain someone did crafting a post on their over-the-top gloating (even though they admit they didn't predict everything correctly), but that would really be grouchy for a Friday night. ;)
Oh boo hoo, Marquette made the tournament and didn't suck like you thought. Why people seem disappointed that we were actually good is beyond me.
Interesting review - good call, Brew, on the league. As for Siva, not so spot-on.
Quote from: Golden Avalanche on April 19, 2013, 06:50:32 PM
I could spend three days crafting a post like a certain someone did crafting a post on their over-the-top gloating (even though they admit they didn't predict everything correctly), but that would really be grouchy for a Friday night. ;)
I have no problem someone being right and calling out those who were dead wrong especially when it includes Marquette winning.