Agree combination of all 3.
Have coached many teams and many games. I had a bad year like this in there. But I was a volunteer coach Not a coach making millions. Not a coach with a school and city counting on me.

Quote from: #UnleashMalik on January 13, 2026, 08:28:59 PMEveryone will instantly stop caring about Sam, and NJ will instantly become the most hated player in marquette history if he goes to Wisconsin.


Do it.

SJU if he leaves. Slick chatted him up. I think he stays put,  but back home would be my guess if he wants out. Nigel has to believe MU will get better. He is a competitor. Could go either way after this dumpster fire.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on January 13, 2026, 10:54:00 PMHyperbole.

If Shaka pivots and brings in 2-3 high-level portal additions this season will be an outlier.

You accuse others of hyperbole but you're banking on Shaka bringing in 2-3 HIGH-LEVEL portal additions when the only portal usage he's ever had post "just got the job and need to fill a roster" 2021 is a singular D2 guy who played not even 5 minutes for Marquette. So, nobody.

"Sure if Shaka does something he's literally never done, and triples down on said thing he's never done, we're right back!" And we're the ones being unreasonable? LMAO got it.

Quote from: MuggsyB on January 09, 2026, 10:10:49 PMIt helps being 6"8. 

Now how would you know that?

Geez you make Grok sound like it's from Mequon

Quote from: Zog from Margo on January 13, 2026, 11:15:13 PMI'm not so sure. MU's second half performance with its lack of improvement on either end, focus, and effort is a bad look for any coach. Maybe dealing with players who collect the same paycheck regardless of where things go for the balance of the season isn't Shaka's cup of tea. I wouldn't be totally shocked if he pulled a Tony Bennett and hung it up. This is Shaka's worst season as a D-1 coach and MU's worst season in memory.

And I'll be shocked if he walks away at 47-48 years old.

Not sure what the point of repeating ad nauseam how bad this season is. We're all aware.

How did Seton Hall do last year and how are they doing so far this year? Yet Marquette has no hope and Shaka is going to pack it in?

Also, development isn't linear.

Quote from: CreightonWarrior on January 13, 2026, 11:01:22 PMbut can Christian Kirk carry the flame?

One catch, 142 yards

Quote from: hawk on January 13, 2026, 08:33:31 PMHow much crow can one person eat if MU pulls a Georgtown and wins the BE tourny?

Winning the lame crapshoot before the main crapshoot only to lose as a 14 seed in the first round would be good for a few laughs about a decade from now.

Quote from: Galway Eagle on January 13, 2026, 08:45:05 PMI don't think so. He'll be forgotten like Ellensons dad. Sam's infamous because it cratered a great year, cratered a year we'd all waited for for the entirety of Wojo's tenure, and because he was good on good teams. Nigel leaving craters an already bleak looking 26/27 year

The best returning player going to the instate rival after one of the worst seasons in history? They'll hate him!

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on January 13, 2026, 10:54:00 PMHyperbole.

If Shaka pivots and brings in 2-3 high-level portal additions this season will be an outlier.

One horrendous year doesn't shatter someone's reputation or devastate a program.

Now, if he allows it to happen again next season that's a different story. But he's competitive and wants to win so my hope is a wake-up call.

In the meantime, some of you might want to get a grip.

I'm not so sure. MU's second half performance with its lack of improvement on either end, focus, and effort is a bad look for any coach. Maybe dealing with players who collect the same paycheck regardless of where things go for the balance of the season isn't Shaka's cup of tea. I wouldn't be totally shocked if he pulled a Tony Bennett and hung it up. This is Shaka's worst season as a D-1 coach and MU's worst season in memory.