Quote from: oldwarrior81 on Today at 02:22:31 PMThose Dukiet teams were hard to watch.  1988 was particulary ugly. But they won 10.
Coincidence they moved out of the Arena at year's end?
I don't think the current fanbase realizes how unenjoyable they were to watch.

included losses:
to Iona (16-loss team) by 15. 
to Fordham (15-loss team) by 20.
Creighton (16-loss team) by 14 at home
to the Irish. twice. Once by 18, the second time by 22.

lost 9 of 10 in the middle of the season, and fittingly closed out on a 6 game losing streak.

We started that year with 11 scholarship players, 7 freshmen

- Tony Reeder was injured in a car accident after 8 games and missed the rest of the season
- Joe Nethen was academically ineligible after the break, missing the final 16 games.

Much of that 10-win 1988 season was played with 9 scholarship players, 6 of them freshmen. Yes, they were terrible, but at least they had an excuse.

Quote from: oldwarrior81 on Today at 02:22:31 PMThose Dukiet teams were hard to watch.  1988 was particulary ugly. But they won 10.
Coincidence they moved out of the Arena at year's end?
I don't think the current fanbase realizes how unenjoyable they were to watch.

included losses:
to Iona (16-loss team) by 15. 
to Fordham (15-loss team) by 20.
Creighton (16-loss team) by 14 at home
to the Irish. twice. Once by 18, the second time by 22.

lost 9 of 10 in the middle of the season, and fittingly closed out on a 6 game losing streak.

Those were long walks back to campus from the MECCA.
Good thing there was lots of beer involved.

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 06:27:11 PMThe two questions on everyone's minds:
1. Did Derrick Wilson travel with the team?
 2. Is he vaxxed?

Vaccines caused his lack of shooting range.

The two questions on everyone's minds:
1. Did Derrick Wilson travel with the team?
 2. Is he vaxxed?

Quote from: jesmu84 on December 20, 2025, 02:01:27 PMWhy is the US government choosing to protect pedophiles?

Is this a rhetorical question?

This thread proves that Derrick Wilson is a memorable Marquette player. 

If was a bit better or the roster was different his senior year then no one would remember him.

Wilson was a very good teammate, student-athlete and representative of Marquette University.

Quote from: rocky_warrior on Today at 01:36:03 PMI haven't kept track of who has been saying what, but I feel like I've seen a few people with this opinion.  I for one, have a hard time imaging Shaka just stepping away.  He could have "pulled a Wojo" when leaving Texas, but didn't.

The circumstances are quite a bit different now than when Shaka was ready to leave Texas (and they were more than ready to have him leave). The NIL/portal situation is much different now, even more wild-wild-westish than many thought it would be. Shaka also had a job from a good basketball school to step right into; nobody was beating down the door for Wojo.

That said, none of us knows what's going on in Shaka's head. He obviously has to make a decision at season's end, and he has three choices as I see it:

1. Keep on keepin' on, no matter what anybody says, to see if recruit-retain-develop sans portal can work.

2. Alter his philosophy, finding a way to tell kids and their parents he's still all about RGV even as he recruits over a couple/few players by adding transfers. This could involve convincing some current players to go elsewhere, or maybe he'll be lucky and some of our less-accomplished players will decide to leave on their own.

3. Sail off into the sunset, either going to a conference that doesn't emphasize NIL/portal, or taking time off to be a TV analyst or whatever.

Yet another thread to ...

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on Today at 03:19:39 PMThe Chiefs are headed across state lines to build a $3 billion stadium in Kansas. You're up, Gary Bears!

wow first Minshew's injury, now this? Rough month for Missouri.

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on Today at 03:19:39 PMThe Chiefs are headed across state lines to build a $3 billion stadium in Kansas. You're up, Gary Bears!

Nothing more American than cities/states bidding against each other to the benefit of politicians and the already wealthy!