In light of the fact that Crean raised attendance from 7200 to 19000 per game and also found funding for shoes for players, I thought we could have a little bit of fun with other well-acknowledged facts about Tom Crean's accomplishments at Marquette and in Milwaukee.
I'll start with ... Tom Crean brought beer to Milwaukee.
It was Crean's idea to construct a festival park on the lakefront for Milwaukeeans to enjoy all summer long.
Crean has been coordinating the construction effort at the Marquette Interchange....it was actually his idea...according to Crean the 94/43/794 interchange was a two-lane dirt road prior to his arrival.
According to Crean.....Real Chili on Wells was called simply "Chili" prior to his arrival.
While this did not occur....Crean nearly had Fr. Wild convinced to change the name of MU's annual Hunger Clean-Up to "Hunger Crean-Up"....unfortunately only 17 people showed up for it....but coffee and doughnuts were also served.
(i'm enjoying this if you can't tell)
Crean built Raynor Library with his own two hands. But they don't call him Crean "the Library Builder".
Tom Crean killed Abe Froman.
Apparently before Crean's ability to mastermind a deal on MU's behalf for Nike....the Men's basketball team used to play barefoot...way to go Coach!
It was Crean's idea to introduce the Chorizo into the Sausage race at Miller Park.
Crean invented tea-bagging
Crean was the creative mastermind behind "Laverne and Shirley" and "Happy Days."
Crean was the real founder of the Jesuit order.
Quote from: Bling on April 10, 2008, 10:46:07 AM
Crean invented tea-bagging
Is this thread about Joanie Crean?
Crean brought 2-way traffic to Wells Street.
Crean is the father of Freeway
Crean played a crucial role in helping the Brewers reach the play-offs last season.
Crean arrested Dahmer.
Crean was in Pere Marquette's canoe during their expeditions.
According to Crean......he was the model for the Pere Marquette statue on Campus.
Crean is the only reason that people gave money to MU. He was also instrumental in designing the new engineering building.
Crean is responsible for the Brewers most recent success. It was his eye for talent that brought players like Fielder, Weeks, Braun, Gwynn to the team.
According to Tom Crean....he (along with all of his players) have the ability to smash their fists through stacks of 2x4's, catch flies with chopsticks, and take down Cobra Kai thanks to his revolutionary off-season Tae Kwon Do conditioning program.
Quote from: NCMUFan on April 10, 2008, 10:52:36 AM
Crean was in Pere Marquette's canoe during their expeditions.
Quote from: MarquetteFan94 on April 10, 2008, 10:54:14 AM
According to Crean......he was the model for the Pere Marquette statue on Campus.
...not only was he the model, he was also the artist
Crean closed Wolski's.
Quote from: MUinCO on April 10, 2008, 10:43:28 AM
Tom Crean killed Abe Froman.
This would be his biggest accomplishment.
Crean has been named to the charter cast of ABC's "Tanning With The Stars".....a weekly competition in which the contestants are judged by their ability draw a deep savage tan while never actually exposing one self to the sun. Other contestants will include: Emmanuel Lewis, Tori Spelling, Tony LaRussa, and Pat Sajak.
According to "coach" Crean.....he shot JR.
It's a little know fact that there is a stone a "touch cooler" than the rest after Crean stopped in St. Joan of Arc Chapel for a quick prayer.
The only reason for the recent crime spike on campus is because the criminals no longer have anything to fear now that Crean is gone.
Crean invented email and the internet.
Crean sets off all those fire alarms at Shroeder
Not only did Crean recruit players, he personally recruited over 12,000 new season ticket holders.
Crean is the spokesperson for National Tanning Salon Owners Association...
The pic in my sig is actually not Homer Simpson but rather it is Tom Crean!
Crean is not only a member, but the founder of NAMBLA
IU is installing a treadmill in front of the players bench to keep Crean in one place during a game.
Crean personally brought the St. Joan of Arc chapel to Milwaukee brick by brick.
There were plans in place to build a new arena to replace the Bradley Center while Crean was still here, but since his departure, Austrailian Gold has pulled its money for naming rights.
Without Crean in Milwaukee, the Chicken Dance Inventor had no reason no live...
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=737742 (http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=737742)
Quote from: MUinCO on April 10, 2008, 10:43:28 AM
Tom Crean killed Abe Froman.
I don't get it - who is this?
Brett Farve is coming out of retirement as a back up in Indianopolis so that he can be closer to Crean.
It was Crean and not Pere Marquette that discovered the Mississippi River.
Crean is an expert trick ATV-rider and can balance himself on only 2 wheels.
Quote from: 1990Warrior on April 10, 2008, 11:22:51 AM
Quote from: MUinCO on April 10, 2008, 10:43:28 AM
Tom Crean killed Abe Froman.
I don't get it - who is this?
Please do not bring up Abe Froman again on this board. It only fuels his ego and makes him appear relevant...which he is far from. That's one of the main reasons I started coming to this board....to get away from him.
Crean shot 5 Hmong hunters before they could do anymore damage in the northern woods of Wisconsin.
Crean shot the sheriff.
When Big Blue fell over, Coach Crean pulled it up with his own bare hands.
wasn't Abe Froman the sausage king of Chicago?
Quote from: ecompt on April 10, 2008, 11:56:35 AM
wasn't Abe Froman the sausage king of Chicago?
yes
Quote from: warrior07 on April 10, 2008, 11:39:51 AM
Crean shot the sheriff.
but didn't shoot the deputy....
Crean wrote that song, along with countless other hits
Crean invented beer and helped Miller locate it's brewery in Milwaukee.
Crean was able to land 5* prize recruit Iman Shumpert ....
Oh wait...nevermind.
Crean invented AIDS by having butt sex with a monkey.
Crean was responsible for Brett Favre's retirement...and possible comeback.
Crean booked Elton John for Harleyfest in 2003, and explained it to the Harley execs like this:
"It's Elton John. It's Elton John."
Crean invented the tackling dummy... stupid Diener had to ruin it.
Crean invented the Internet and then quickly invented a search engine for the internet and decided to name it "Crean" but later, to the delight of millions, decided to rename it "Google" instead.
Tom was Fredrick J. Miller's best man at his wedding. His wedding gift to Miller would later come to be known as High Life.
Christopher Columbus was just some hotshot assistant for Tom Crean when he found America.
Crean introduced beads to Mardi Gras.
When he was 7, Tom Crean single handedly fought to free the UP from the tyrannical rule of the Canadien Mounties.
Crean's hair inspired Moses to part the Red Sea.
Crean, with an outstanding play and cat-like reflexes, reached out to catch a hard hit grounder, ending Joe Dimagio's hitting streak at 56 games.
Crean was the third base coach who talked Rick Manning into ending Paul Molitor's 39 game hitting streak by knocking in the winning run and ending an extra innning game with Molitor waiting in the on deck circle.
Crean's players had a graduation rate of 110%.
Tom Crean bowled a 310.
Crean taught Bill Belichick how to cheat
Crean beat Father Marquette to the Great Lakes in his canoe.
Because Tom Crean created the great lakes.
Crean convinced Tim Higgins to come out of retirement.
Quote from: tower912 on April 10, 2008, 02:12:19 PM
Because Tom Crean created the great lakes.
zing! nice.
Quote from: bs4173 on April 10, 2008, 02:14:58 PM
Quote from: tower912 on April 10, 2008, 02:12:19 PM
Because Tom Crean created the great lakes.
zing! nice.
Actually this is a common misconception....He did not create the Great Lakes.....but prior to his arrival in the midwest they were simply know as The Lakes
Quote from: mu03eng on April 10, 2008, 02:29:16 PM
Quote from: bs4173 on April 10, 2008, 02:14:58 PM
Quote from: tower912 on April 10, 2008, 02:12:19 PM
Because Tom Crean created the great lakes.
zing! nice.
Actually this is a common misconception....He did not create the Great Lakes.....but prior to his arrival in the midwest they were simply know as The Lakes
No I distinctly heard him say that when he was in East Lansing he pushed the glaciers that created the Great Lakes...but it wasn't until he got to Milwaukee that he started correcting folks, via his media blitz, who were just calling them "The Lakes."
Tom Crean's old boot is now the country of Italy
Quote from: tower912 on April 10, 2008, 02:12:19 PM
Because Tom Crean created the great lakes.
And the Canoe!
After he created the tree out of which he carved the canoe using tae kwon doe. Which he invented as a means to carve canoes.
When God said, "Let there be light," Crean turned and the sun's rays reflected off his forehead thus blessing the Earth for eons to come.
Tom Crean invented the ATV/4 wheeler specifically for Midnight Madness.
Tom Crean invented HD TV so that more viewers can appreciate the work he has made on his tan.
Tom Crean invented sunless tanning in case the power to his tanning bed is ever disconnected.
Quote from: MUfan12 on April 10, 2008, 12:52:19 PM
Crean's hair inspired Moses to part the Red Sea.
hilarious
Crean was Abe Froman. With this negativity and optimism, Crean brought a balance to the force.
prediction: this thread will become longer that the trevor thread
association: both are traitors
The cheerleader with the perfectly sculpted abs was Tom Crean's invention. As a matter of fact, TC would eat his dinner off of that 6 pack
In other words, it was really TC at the last supper
Crean re-opened the Avalanche.
Crean reversed the flow of the Milwaukee River.
Quote from: Avenue Commons on April 10, 2008, 07:10:21 PM
Crean reversed the flow of the Milwaukee River.
And dumped the contents of the MMSD Deep Tunnel into the lake tonight too. Lots of crap there :)
(http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/florida-recount.jpg)
Crean invented the zone defense. Then after he realized it was too good for even him to beat, he wisely decided not to take credit for it.
Crean, with a little assistance from Al Gore, invented the internet. Pretty sure about this. good sources, high places.
Tom Crean built Milwaukee that is why it is known as the Crean City. Buildings were built with Crean city bricks!
Tom Crean was the inspiration for Dick Bacon.
Crean is responsible for the measles outbreak in Milwaukee.
Tom Crean was responsible for the Packers getting in the playoffs. Somehow.
Tom Crean is really the love child of Dicky V & Mother Thresea.
Tom Crean is the author of a new book "The Weave - the only offense you will ever need"
Starships' "We Built this City" is actually about Tom and his ego!
Tom Crean kept all of American's MD-80's in the air. However when he discovered that an MD-80 was an airplane and not some form of super Mad Dog drink, he had to move to Indiana where he could cry alone.
Tom Crean beat Michael Jordan and Larry Bird in H-O-R-S-E.
Tom Crean shot a 59 in the opening round of the Master's, but because of the flu - he signed an incorrect score card.
Crean designed and built the "Edward Scissorhands" statue in front of the AMU.
Crean invented what is now Diet Coke, sold the recipe to Coke, and has renegotiated the noncompete agreement 5 times.
Tom Crean told Ron Wolf to trade for Brett Favre.
He made AL turn in his grave!
Tom Crean Sh!ts bars of Gold...anyone confused about the inspiration for that ill-fated name change...now you know.
When playing Shirts vs. Skins, Tom always goes Skins.
Tom Crean's malfunctioning tanning bed, not Enron, caused the California Blackouts of 2001.
Tom Crean recommended the New York Knicks hire Isiah Thomas.
As a young man, Crean helped hasten the end of the Cold War by pacing and clapping atop the Berlin Wall until stress fractures formed - thus showing the locals how easy it might be to tear down.
Crean eliminated all of the cryptosporidium from Lake Michigan.
Crean was Lionel Richie's muse and inspired him to write the song "Your, Once Twice, Three Times A Lady."
Tom Crean invented basketball
Tom Crean is the leader and founder of Scientology
Tom Crean was Sir Edmund Hilary's Sherpa.
Tom Crean was the first man to walk on the moon.
Quote from: SCWarrior on April 11, 2008, 02:51:03 PM
Tom Crean was the first man to walk on the moon.
Besides the tanning is better there!!
Tom Crean was originally cast to play the part of Maximus in the Gladiator. He was also cast to play Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks character) in Castaway.
Quote from: ErickJD08 on April 10, 2008, 04:57:04 PM
Tom Crean invented HD TV so that more viewers can appreciate the work he has made on his tan.
Have you seen the pockmarks on his face in HD...ish
Tom Crean was on the grassy knoll
it was Tom Crean, not Judas who handed Jesus to the Roman authorities.
Tom Crean is the only man known to have survived a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris.
Tom Crean tought Chuck Norris how to do a roundhouse kick
Quote from: TheManInGold on April 11, 2008, 03:27:58 PM
Tom Crean is the only man known to have survived a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris.
Tom Crean is so brillant he impresses Tom Crean.
Quote from: Avenue Commons on April 11, 2008, 01:07:13 PM
Crean eliminated all of the cryptosporidium from Lake Michigan.
Avenue Commons was actually Tom Crean's idea
Tom Crean wrote all of Andy Katz's articles.
Tom Crean was responsible for the AOL Time Warner merger.
Tom Crean initiated the idea of flight 5 years before the Wright Brothers.
Tom Crean was the sole reason for closing the 'Lanche.
Tom Crean is the second, lesser known son of the Virgin Mary.
Tom Crean invented the shot clock and 3-point line.
Tom Crean wrote "Baby Got Back" for Sir Mixalot.
"My anaconda don't want none if...."
Tom Crean invented sliced bread.
Quote from: ATWizJr on April 11, 2008, 05:01:02 PM
Tom Crean invented sliced bread.
He then built the first electric toaster using nothing but chicken wire and an old cigar case.
Tom Crean invented sub-prime mortgages.
Tom Crean is about to invent global cooliig.
Quote from: lurch91 on April 11, 2008, 04:49:58 PM
"My anaconda don't want none if...."
You drink Coke?
Tom Crean is a SUPER DUPER DELEGATE!
A little known fact: the Golden Eagle suit was handstitched by Tom Crean.
http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/men_s_basketball/tom_crean
Tom Crean is the beer that made Milwaukee famous.
Tom Crean is ALSO the head coach of Stanford football and Ravens football!
Tom Crean is Andy Katz's proverbial "source" and the best friend of Kelvin Sampson, Tom Izzo, Mike McCarthy, Tony LaRussa Andy Katz, Jay Bilas, Bill Russell, etc., etc., etc. :D
Tom Crean beat Evander Holyfield by way of a split decision in a ten-round exhibition bout in Tokyo just before coming to MU. Only the flu prevented him from scoring a KO in the 3rd, which he was heavily favored to do.
Tom Crean invented the Flaming Moe.