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Title: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 16, 2018, 08:39:20 AM
This Thursday in NYC.

FEATURE PRESENTATION: A CONVERSATION WITH MARQUETTE HEAD COACHES
- Bill Scholl, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Marquette University
- Steve Wojciechowski, Head Coach, Marquette Men’s Basketball
- Joe Amplo, Head Coach, Marquette Men’s Lacrosse



CIRCLES - NEW YORK NETWORKING ROUNDTABLE

https://alumni.marquette.edu/event-calendar?cid=2&ceid=108&cerid=0&cdt=10%2f18%2f2018
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: WarriorInNYC on October 16, 2018, 01:55:15 PM
I'm heading there Thursday evening as long as nothing at work gets too crazy and I can't leave in time.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Herman Cain on October 16, 2018, 05:24:48 PM
Saw the invitation a while back unfortunately I am traveling and will miss it. Should be good.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on October 16, 2018, 07:18:35 PM
Is this the Muddle for a Cuddle event?
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 16, 2018, 08:36:50 PM
Went to one with Buzz at this location. He blew out before anyone could talk to him. I would imagine Wojo has too much class to do that.

Also met Larry at one. He was willing to take the criticism many threw his way.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Lennys Tap on October 16, 2018, 09:09:34 PM
Went to one with Buzz at this location. He blew out before anyone could talk to him. I would imagine Wojo has too much class to do that.

Also met Larry at one. He was willing to take the criticism many threw his way.

OK, Chico.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: real chili 83 on October 16, 2018, 09:11:36 PM
Went to one with Buzz at this location. He blew out before anyone could talk to him. I would imagine Wojo has too much class to do that.

Also met Larry at one. He was willing to take the criticism many threw his way.

Eh?
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 17, 2018, 12:32:25 AM
OK, Chico.

So, when someone posts a fact you don’t like the reflexive reaction is Mr. Directv “Chicos?” 

Its like the White House and  “fake news.”

And yes, at the NYC Yacht Club event Larry put himself out there for criticism and boy did he get it from alumni in attendance.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 17, 2018, 08:34:11 AM
Went to one with Buzz at this location. He blew out before anyone could talk to him. I would imagine Wojo has too much class to do that.

Also met Larry at one. He was willing to take the criticism many threw his way.

I was at this event and this is pretty much what happened. 

Larry did take any questions asked and tried to answer.  Larry arrived late to the event because he had like an 8 hour plane delay and I sat next Steve Rushin who filled in for about 20 minutes when word was Larry was enroute.  He humorously spoke about MU, writing about sports and life in Connecticut being Mr. Rebecca Lobo.  I think Steve Rushin is, officially this time, speaking again on Thursday.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: wadesworld on October 17, 2018, 09:17:51 AM


Keefe, iz dat ewe, hey?

Doc's late to the party.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Newsdreams on October 17, 2018, 11:18:55 AM
Doc's late to the party.
Goes grain free becomes confused
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Newsdreams on October 17, 2018, 11:19:49 AM
I was at this event and this is pretty much what happened. 

Larry did take any questions asked and tried to answer.  Larry arrived late to the event because he had like an 8 hour plane delay and I sat next Steve Rushin who filled in for about 20 minutes when word was Larry was enroute.  He humorously spoke about MU, writing about sports and life in Connecticut being Mr. Rebecca Lobo.  I think Steve Rushin is, officially this time, speaking again on Thursday.
So it was you guys who messed with happy. By the way, who flushed?
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 17, 2018, 11:20:17 AM
I was at this event and this is pretty much what happened. 

Larry did take any questions asked and tried to answer.  Larry arrived late to the event because he had like an 8 hour plane delay and I sat next Steve Rushin who filled in for about 20 minutes when word was Larry was enroute.  He humorously spoke about MU, writing about sports and life in Connecticut being Mr. Rebecca Lobo.  I think Steve Rushin is, officially this time, speaking again on Thursday.

I remember a couple of older alumni in attendance waiting with articles talking about Larry's poor relationship with Buzz an really letting him have it.  He may have been defensive in his answering the questions but he answered them.  I just moved away from those individuals and talked with Rony Eford, who I hadn't seen since our MU days together.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: WarriorDad on October 17, 2018, 10:14:48 PM
I was at this event and this is pretty much what happened. 

Larry did take any questions asked and tried to answer.  Larry arrived late to the event because he had like an 8 hour plane delay and I sat next Steve Rushin who filled in for about 20 minutes when word was Larry was enroute.  He humorously spoke about MU, writing about sports and life in Connecticut being Mr. Rebecca Lobo.  I think Steve Rushin is, officially this time, speaking again on Thursday.

You are supporting Chico and his version?  Soon you will be so hailed. 
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 18, 2018, 10:58:16 AM
I was at this event and this is pretty much what happened. 

Larry did take any questions asked and tried to answer.  Larry arrived late to the event because he had like an 8 hour plane delay and I sat next Steve Rushin who filled in for about 20 minutes when word was Larry was enroute.  He humorously spoke about MU, writing about sports and life in Connecticut being Mr. Rebecca Lobo.  I think Steve Rushin is, officially this time, speaking again on Thursday.

You aren't the father of the LAX player who went after Larry at that event, are you?
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: The Lens on October 18, 2018, 11:56:56 AM
Went to one with Buzz at this location. He blew out before anyone could talk to him. I would imagine Wojo has too much class to do that.

Also met Larry at one. He was willing to take the criticism many threw his way.

Buzz was busy that night.  Getting to 3 Sweet 16s and an Elite 8 + winning a share of the best conference in the country is more time consuming than you'd think.

Bet you would have liked if he stayed and played piano for everyone.  Or he could have gotten drunk with you and promised John Polonowski would never play for MU again (spoiler alert, he did).
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Billy Hoyle on October 18, 2018, 09:13:03 PM
Buzz was busy that night.  Getting to 3 Sweet 16s and an Elite 8 + winning a share of the best conference in the country is more time consuming than you'd think.

Bet you would have liked if he stayed and played piano for everyone.  Or he could have gotten drunk with you and promised John Polonowski would never play for MU again (spoiler alert, he did).

Nah, he was just a douche. Glad he’s gone. He was in town that night for BE media day the next day. Showed what he thought of the 250+ alumni who were there to see him.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 18, 2018, 09:14:24 PM
Nothing really big from tonight. 
That's about all I can think of as I type on my Metro North ride home.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: WarriorDad on October 18, 2018, 09:44:34 PM
Nah, he was just a douche. Glad he’s gone. He was in town that night for BE media day the next day. Showed what he thought of the 250+ alumni who were there to see him.

Did Coach Williams do something to you?  You sound very bitter toward him.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: WarriorInNYC on October 18, 2018, 10:06:47 PM
Nothing really big from tonight. 
  • Steve Rushin is very entertaining and has a book out.  He talked about eating and drinking at Amigo's which was funny because I only remember drinking beer there.  He told the story of how he got into journalism and getting his first job after Marquette at SI.
  • University is very proud of the service trip the athletes took this summer.  More volunteered to go than they expected.
  • Greg Elliot was playing at a very high level when he got hurt.  It's the same thumb he had fixed, but a different injury.  Hope to have him back in December.
  • Amplo and Wojo interviewed each other.  Both big on culture and fit.  Amplo's first season here told the players to be like the women's soccer team because he liked what he saw and how they interacted and worked as a team.
  • Someone asked Wojo about the payoff trial and he said he can sleep well at night knowing that him and his staff do it right.  If anything with a recruit doesn't smell right, they cut off recruitment right away.
  • There was an alum from the late 70's who came across as a stalker carrying around his 1977 Sports Illustrated issue with Marquette on the cover almost demanding a national championship at Marquette.  (I figure he sleeps with it.)  Wojo thinks it can still be done at MU and wants it to happen on his watch.
  • My tie matched Wojo's.   8-)
That's about all I can think of as I type on my Metro North ride home.

Amplo and Wojo were good pals and you could tell from their interview with each other.  They both ribbed each other as often as they could.

On the volunteering item, they mentioned it's something that will continue to occur in years down the road.

It seemed to me like there were a few indirect shots taken at Buzz.  Both Wojo and Scholl mentioned the culture needing to change when Wojo came on.  There was another point where Wojo was talking about the history of MU and following up coaches like Al, Crean, Majerus, but no mention of Buzz.

After the panel, Wojo made sure to come by everyone chatting around the room and thank them for coming, which I thought was really nice.  I asked Wojo if the whiteboards at the FF were going to be sturdy enough to last the whole year and he jokingly mentioned he still has scars on his hand.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on October 18, 2018, 10:09:27 PM
Nah, he was just a douche. Glad he’s gone. He was in town that night for BE media day the next day. Showed what he thought of the 250+ alumni who were there to see him.

Did you go to the Circles event out there with Pilarz? You wouldn't be complaining about Buzz if you did.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: WarriorDad on October 19, 2018, 12:32:40 AM
Amplo and Wojo were good pals and you could tell from their interview with each other.  They both ribbed each other as often as they could.

On the volunteering item, they mentioned it's something that will continue to occur in years down the road.

It seemed to me like there were a few indirect shots taken at Buzz.  Both Wojo and Scholl mentioned the culture needing to change when Wojo came on.  There was another point where Wojo was talking about the history of MU and following up coaches like Al, Crean, Majerus, but no mention of Buzz.

After the panel, Wojo made sure to come by everyone chatting around the room and thank them for coming, which I thought was really nice.  I asked Wojo if the whiteboards at the FF were going to be sturdy enough to last the whole year and he jokingly mentioned he still has scars on his hand.

Is that why Coach Williams didn't attend the 100th celebration event?

Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Babybluejeans on October 19, 2018, 12:47:25 AM
Is that why Coach Williams didn't attend the 100th celebration event?

No, he was afraid you were going to air his dirty laundry.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Mr. Sand-Knit on October 19, 2018, 06:00:20 AM
What a book a psychiatrist could write on Chicos and all his versions.  Seriously a psychopath.
Feel bad for the guy. 
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Frenns Liquor Depot on October 19, 2018, 06:52:43 AM
Nothing really big from tonight. 
  • There was an alum from the late 70's who came across as a stalker carrying around his 1977 Sports Illustrated issue with Marquette on the cover almost demanding a national championship at Marquette.  (I figure he sleeps with it.)  Wojo thinks it can still be done at MU and wants it to happen on his watch.

muguru?
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Galway Eagle on October 19, 2018, 07:38:57 AM
muguru?

He's not an alum but certainly fits that mold of sleeping on the 77 si issue
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: WarriorDad on October 19, 2018, 09:23:04 AM
No, he was afraid you were going to air his dirty laundry.

I have no dirty laundry to air and think he was a successful coach at Marquette and now at Virginia Tech.  It was surprising to me that he wasn't at the 100th celebration, and when reading some of the comments here there may be no love loss between the university and him. That is pure speculation on my part.

Very pleased with Wojo and feel like from the outside he is doing it the right way.  That is my hope.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Dr. Blackheart on October 19, 2018, 10:50:11 AM
I have no dirty laundry to air and think he was a successful coach at Marquette and now at Virginia Tech.  It was surprising to me that he wasn't at the 100th celebration, and when reading some of the comments here there may be no love loss between the university and him. That is pure speculation on my part.

Very pleased with Wojo and feel like from the outside he is doing it the right way.  That is my hope.

At the 100, all the ex-coaches were either unemployed or retired. Buzz is on his own agenda as a self-promoter. Why come back to promote MU basketball when you are trying to promote The Gobblers?  This admits that it was MU who made the coaches and not the other way around. Add in a ugly divorce that still needs time to heal and you can see why it was wise to skip.

Now, the Buzz MU Reunion in Turkey Trot VA soon after was weird and speaks to his issues. But your greatest strength (us against the world motivation) is typically your greatest weakness (bi-polar paranoia) in life. Some day those scars will heal. He was a damn good coach and a good representative of the university so long as Cottingham was here.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: muwarrior69 on October 19, 2018, 12:04:44 PM
Saw the invitation a while back unfortunately I am traveling and will miss it. Should be good.

So how does one get an invitation?
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: Newsdreams on October 19, 2018, 01:22:50 PM
So how does one get an invitation?
There is a link to register for the event
https://twitter.com/marquettembb/status/1050827498072748032?s=21
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: muwarrior69 on October 19, 2018, 05:48:25 PM
There is a link to register for the event
https://twitter.com/marquettembb/status/1050827498072748032?s=21

No wonder I missed it; I don't tweet.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: MU Fan in Connecticut on October 19, 2018, 08:10:44 PM
https://www.marquette.edu/alumni/networking-circles.php

Could have gone here.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: warriorchick on October 19, 2018, 09:31:12 PM
So how does one get an invitation?

Does Marquette have your email address?

I get emails about stuff like this all the time.
Title: Re: CIRCLES - NYC ROUNDTABLE with Scholl, Wojo, & Amplo
Post by: WarriorInNYC on October 19, 2018, 10:17:18 PM
Yeah, I got an email about it, and physical mail about it.