Gotta love it!!!
Classy as always in the post-game handshake.
Guess they need a new 5 year plan.
In five years since leaving, Crean has done worse than MU 4 times in the tournament, and tied MU once.
Singing and dancing baby you and me!
What a night. MU kicks the crap out of Miama, and Crean/Indiana pee down their leg like a choking dog (did I get that right?). Seriously couldn't have scripted it any better.
MU not lucky, not over achieving...MU is good. That's it.
Victor Oladadipo was seen wearing Marquette shorts.
Quote from: Waryours on March 28, 2013, 11:37:59 PM
Victor Oladadipo was seen wearing Marquette shorts.
Love this first post
Quote from: Waryours on March 28, 2013, 11:37:59 PM
Victor Oladadipo was seen wearing Marquette shorts.
First post? You may want to retire now, because that is extremely high quality. Where have you been?
Thanks. Long time reader.
It's even better since you misspelled Oladidipo.
Hopefully this isn't as good as it gets...let's get back to the Final Four.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 28, 2013, 11:50:25 PM
Hopefully this isn't as good as it gets...let's get back to the Final Four.
+1 F*ck that...A national championship is as good as it gets.
Quote from: YoungMUFan4 on March 28, 2013, 11:52:20 PM
+1 F*ck that...A national championship is as good as it gets.
Absolutely. One game at a time, one game at a time.
We beat the zone once, we can do it again!
Top 5 night of my life!
Speaking to Tommy Wiseau in person constitutes one of the other 4 spots so I guess that's not saying much.......
This has played out even better than what 90% of MU fans would have wanted 5 years ago.
Hate to be a buzz kill, but I don't think IU losing was a positive for MU.
I know, I know, Crean raises the bile of most on this board to the point that seeing him suffer brings much joy to MUScoop, but hear me out. The media loves easy stories and narratives that go beneath the bball match-ups. If IU wins we would have two days of steady coverage of IU vs. MU because Crean used to coach at MU, Buzz was Crean's assistant, blah, blah, blah. Additional attention = broader recognition.
Furthermore, how much sweeter would it have been to beat Crean to get to our first final four since he took us there in 2003? I am one of those that still appreciates Crean, but even I would love to see MU stick it to the guy that walked away for a "better" gig.
Quote from: MUSF on March 29, 2013, 12:53:17 AM
Hate to be a buzz kill, but I don't think IU losing was a positive for MU.
I know, I know, Crean raises the bile of most on this board to the point that seeing him suffer brings much joy to MUScoop, but hear me out. The media loves easy stories and narratives that go beneath the bball match-ups. If IU wins we would have two days of steady coverage of IU vs. MU because Crean used to coach at MU, Buzz was Crean's assistant, blah, blah, blah. Additional attention = broader recognition.
Furthermore, how much sweeter would it have been to beat Crean to get to our first final four since he took us there in 2003? I am one of those that still appreciates Crean, but even I would love to see MU stick it to the guy that walked away for a "better" gig.
I hear ya, but that coverage would have made a lot of people sick, myself included. I can hear the spin now, "This is ultimately Tom Crean's doing as he set the table up nicely for buzz." I really dont think it would have been as appealing as an MU fan as you think it would be. MU would actually be cast as little brother type team to the viewing audience. This is much better.
I would have rather played IU because right now Syracuse is a far better team.
Quote from: wardle2wade on March 29, 2013, 12:57:06 AM
I hear ya, but that coverage would have made a lot of people sick, myself included. I can hear the spin now, "This is ultimately Tom Crean's doing as he set the table up nicely for buzz." I really dont think it would have been as appealing as an MU fan as you think it would be. MU would actually be cast as little brother type team to the viewing audience. This is much better.
And I hear you, but I think we'll still get the little brother treatment with Syracuse, even though we are the higher seed. I bet we hear a lot about the up and comer MU with their cute and quirky coach taking on the mighty Coach B and the powerful Orange. Like I said, the media loves an easy story.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on March 29, 2013, 01:00:51 AM
I would have rather played IU because right now Syracuse is a far better team.
That's a whole other story, and I completely agree. I predicted Cuse to win by 10+ tonight, but they scare they heck out of me especially playing close to their fanbase.
Quote from: MUSF on March 29, 2013, 01:03:10 AM
And I hear you, but I think we'll still get the little brother treatment with Syracuse, even though we are the higher seed. I bet we hear a lot about the up and comer MU with their cute and quirky coach taking on the mighty Coach B and the powerful Orange. Like I said, the media loves an easy story.
It's a lot harder to sell that storyline since MU beat them this season and also ended acuse's season 2 years ago in Cleveland. That story is done.
Quote from: wardle2wade on March 29, 2013, 01:05:16 AM
It's a lot harder to sell that storyline since MU beat them this season and also ended acuse's season 2 years ago in Cleveland. That story is done.
I guess we'll see. I thought we would get a lot more respect entering the tourney as Co-BEast champs and coming off back to back Sweet 16s, but I think that really hasn't been the case. All of our success seems to provoke a lot of back handed compliments and condescending head patting.
People on Peegs are starting to see the Bronzed Beast for what he is...
http://indiana.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=726&mid=186608462&sid=942&tid=186608067&style=1
I really wanted to play Indiana as well. Can't count on Crean for anything. :'(
Karma's a bitch, hey?
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on March 28, 2013, 11:50:25 PM
Hopefully this isn't as good as it gets...let's get back to the Final Four.
Back to the Final Four my backside!
Let's win the darn thing so Davante can smile after the game.
I WANT NETS!!!!!! The ones in Atlanta
Quote from: Waryours on March 28, 2013, 11:37:59 PM
Victor Oladadipo was seen wearing Marquette shorts.
Waryours with a stand up double to left. Everybody scores.
I had Syracuse beating IU, because Crean has no idea how to attack a zone. But this isn't great for MU.
Quote from: Lennys Tap on March 29, 2013, 01:00:51 AM
I would have rather played IU because right now Syracuse is a far better team.
+1
Quote from: tower912 on March 29, 2013, 06:56:30 AM
I had Syracuse beating IU, because Crean has no idea how to attack a zone. But this isn't great for MU.
I don't think we beat Syracuse while Crean was at MU, did we?
Boeheim owns Crean worse than Bo does.
Would rather play IU on Saturday, but still nice to TC go down. Go MU!
Quote from: CTWarrior on March 29, 2013, 07:22:52 AM
I don't think we beat Syracuse while Crean was at MU, did we?
Not a once.
Feeling a little philosophical this morning.....
I, for one, can stop hating Crean now. I was never angry about his taking a job that he perceived as a good career move; I was upset at the weaselly way he handled it. But it's so painfully obvious now that he did Marquette a huge favor by leaving.
Crean is the girl that broke up with you by announcing on Facebook that he is in a relationship with someone else. Buzz is the love of your life that you would have never started dating if your other girlfriend hadn't dumped you.
So it's all good as far as I am concerned.
I don't dislike him because he left (he did us a favor), I dislike him because of who he is.
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on March 29, 2013, 09:05:38 AM
I don't dislike him because he left (he did us a favor), I dislike him because of who he is.
Wasted emotion, brother. Let's move on.
Y'all can judge him now that its been 5 years. I've been spankin' his sorry ass, and will continue to do so, for the past 10 years.
Quote from: warriorchick on March 29, 2013, 09:03:29 AM
Feeling a little philosophical this morning.....
I, for one, can stop hating Crean now. I was never angry about his taking a job that he perceived as a good career move; I was upset at the weaselly way he handled it. But it so painfully obvious now that he did Marquette a huge favor by leaving.
Crean is the girl that broke up with you by announcing on Facebook that he is in a relationship with someone else. Buzz is the love of your life that you would have never started dating if your other girlfriend hadn't dumped you.
So it's all good as far as I am concerned.
You are way too reasonable for a message board. ;)
Quote from: warriorchick on March 29, 2013, 09:06:22 AM
Wasted emotion, brother. Let's move on.
You can go ahead without me. I don't like him in the way I don't like Tony LaRussa, Jim Harbaugh, etc. they're all a bunch of miserable bastards who take narcissism to a new level.
http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/29/1-seed-indiana-was-outclassed-by-michael-carter-williams-and-syracuse/
there is a gif of the hand shake.
Video of the quick handshake with Boeheim.
http://www.terezowens.com/jim-boeheim-tom-crean-handshake-was-a-quick-one/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TerezOwens+(Terez+Owens)
Lasted about as long as 16 year olds having sex.
And now TC may miss the MU blanket support compared to what he'll endure at IU over the remaining year(s) of his time there.
Quote from: sixstrings03 on March 29, 2013, 09:47:49 AM
And now TC may miss the MU blanket support compared to what he'll endure at IU over the remaining year(s) of his time there.
This. I really find it ard to believe he outlasts the fire at IU these next few years. They lose a ton of production next year, and the hoosier's fanbase isnt nearly as patient.