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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: MuggsyB on December 20, 2025, 09:41:15 PM

Title: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: MuggsyB on December 20, 2025, 09:41:15 PM
Is this the worst MU team in our history?  I've heard nightmares about Dukiet. 
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: Skatastrophy on December 20, 2025, 09:42:42 PM
We're not going to have many SotG this year
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: PointWarrior on December 20, 2025, 09:44:12 PM
Pack up the SotG board for next year, may not be needed this year. 


Quote from: Skatastrophy on December 20, 2025, 09:42:42 PMWe're not going to have many SotG this year
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: MU1in77 on December 20, 2025, 09:58:43 PM
At MU in the 70's and a STH for most of the time since then and I'm struggling to remember a worse team. BUT - I still feel better about MU basketball now then I did during the Dukiet years
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: GoldenWarrior11 on December 20, 2025, 10:00:43 PM
It's time for a reboot. Appreciative for last four years, but this season is undoubtedly negligence.
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: Warrior of Law on December 20, 2025, 10:01:33 PM
Yes. I go back to 1979. They are awful and historically so.
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: NCMUFan on December 20, 2025, 10:18:36 PM
Pretty amazing since they won the National Championship during the 1976-1977 season.
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: MuggsyB on December 20, 2025, 10:29:57 PM
Quote from: Warrior of Law on December 20, 2025, 10:01:33 PMYes. I go back to 1979. They are awful and historically so.

Wow, just wow.  How tragic. 
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: BCHoopster on December 20, 2025, 10:41:29 PM
79 team had Bernard Toone and made the tourney, that team would kill this team
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: MuggsyB on December 20, 2025, 10:42:43 PM
Quote from: BCHoopster on December 20, 2025, 10:41:29 PM79 team had Bernard Toone and made the tourney, that team would kill this team

I don't think anyone said they wouldn't.
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: dgies9156 on December 20, 2025, 10:44:34 PM
I go back to 1966. The only time I remember they were this bad was when jim Chones left us in 1972 and we fell apart against Detroit, 70-49.

But that was one game and this is a season.

Our talent may not be up to snuff, but we are not THIS bad. Something is really wrong and the problem is at the core of the team! Everything isn't working, coaching, talent, schemes, technique.
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: Warrior of Law on December 20, 2025, 10:48:31 PM
I'm not suggesting 1979 was bad, that's as far as I go back. Even the worst MU teams of all-time had some talent. This is the worst MU team in my lifetime. Any of the below average teams of the 80-90s would be better.
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: MuggsyB on December 20, 2025, 10:50:01 PM
Quote from: dgies9156 on December 20, 2025, 10:44:34 PMI go back to 1966. The only time I remember they were this bad was when jim Chones left us in 1972 and we fell apart against Detroit, 70-49.

But that was one game and this is a season.

Our talent may not be up to snuff, but we are not THIS bad. Something is really wrong and the problem is at the core of the team! Everything isn't working, coaching, talent, schemes, technique.

Ty, brother Dgies.  I didn't even fathom the possibility of being this bad.  Will we win another game?  Shouldn't we just play the young guys from now on to see what we have moving forward?
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: Newsdreams on December 20, 2025, 11:21:48 PM
Quote from: MuggsyB on December 20, 2025, 09:41:15 PMIs this the worst MU team in our history?  I've heard nightmares about Dukiet. 
How old are you? You sound 80+
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: GBPhoenix1993 on December 20, 2025, 11:22:44 PM
I can remember the Majerus years better than the Dukiet years. During the Majerus years I don't believe Marquette made the NCAA tournament even once. That said, I still would take any Majerus team over this one.

I think the Dukiet teams were pretty close to as bad as this team, but not being in the Big East at that time they certainly didn't play as tough of a schedule as this year's team does.

As has been said by others, it felt like at least Tony Smith and Trevor Powell were worth watching and Mark Anglavar was decent as well. I'll be fair and say I don't remember the Dukiet years as well as I went to UW-Green Bay 1987-1989 and didn't catch as many MU games during that period as I did in the years before that.
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: 79Warrior on December 20, 2025, 11:36:51 PM
Quote from: dgies9156 on December 20, 2025, 10:44:34 PMI go back to 1966. The only time I remember they were this bad was when jim Chones left us in 1972 and we fell apart against Detroit, 70-49.

But that was one game and this is a season.

Our talent may not be up to snuff, but we are not THIS bad. Something is really wrong and the problem is at the core of the team! Everything isn't working, coaching, talent, schemes, technique.

What? What was our recorded in 1972?
Title: Re: A question for the Scoop elders
Post by: BLWarrior91 on December 21, 2025, 12:27:36 AM
The 1987-88 team was brutal.  That was then worst team since Al came to MU.  This year's team has a shot to take that title.  Especially since we have made four straight NCAA tournaments.
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