Frank Ragnow is coming out of retirement for the Lions.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6840886/2025/11/26/frank-ragnow-lions-retirement-comeback/?campaign=15861973&source=athletic_breaking_targeted_email&userId=675260

Quote from: hawk on Today at 03:28:30 PMIt would seem that 1 subpar year every 5 or 6 is tolerable if the next upswing is higher than the prior upswing.  Progress is rarily if ever uniform.  I would agree that Shaka needs to adapt but not just to the portal but to the players he has.  He needs to coach the team he has and not the team he wants.  James,Hamilton, Stevens and Parham are good players.  The future of MU seems pretty bright to me is Shaka figures it out.

Very interesting sentence. It sounds so simple and direct, but I don't think it is. Please explain what the "team he has" is and why he should not turn them into "the team he wants." I'm not trying to give you a hard time. It's an honest question.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 11:19:22 AMA significant portion of Marquette's alumni base is from the Chicago area, myself included.  I think neutral court Chicago games against high-major teams are a really nice reward for the many loyal fans in that area. 

So is it about the best fan experience or the best fan experience for you personally? 

It's a two hour and 15 drive at most from Chicago to Milwaukee. I understand IU/OU may not have wanted a home home.

One game every few years in Chicago is nice but let's not act like it's a massive trek to get to games in Milwaukee from Chicago. A home atmosphere for a big game is far better than what we saw with indiana and what will probably be a quiet arena on Fri.

It would seem that 1 subpar year every 5 or 6 is tolerable if the next upswing is higher than the prior upswing.  Progress is rarily if ever uniform.  I would agree that Shaka needs to adapt but not just to the portal but to the players he has.  He needs to coach the team he has and not the team he wants.  James,Hamilton, Stevens and Parham are good players.  The futur of MU seems pretty bright to me is Shaka figures it out.

Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 01:33:40 PMMore negative allegations about MU from Chicos that cannot be verified.  Dude is weirder than his favorite MU coach of all time, Buzz Williams.

Well, it seems there are two options here.
Either:
1) As Billy suggests, MU has chosen not to participate in the tournament.
2) Tournament organizers have decided the Marquette program is not worthy of an invite.

Which way are you leaning?

Packers will be able to establish the run with Josh Jacob's tomorrow.

Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 01:33:40 PMMore negative allegations about MU from Chicos that cannot be verified.  Dude is weirder than his favorite MU coach of all time, Buzz Williams.

Anonymous garbage. 

Quote from: MUDPT on Today at 12:14:06 PMIn almost 20 years of doing this, I've never heard that term used before.

Anyway, the second part. A lot of questions. Why would you use any other graft on a high level athlete? Is this incident the cause of why he was on crutches forever and his knee was locked in extension?

Rule 1,2 and 3 of medicine - never stop learning.

I'll repeat since you didn't answer my question and it will help clarify your initial query "He re- tore it playing 2k and had another surgery?" - what is your typical 0-2 week protocol for a BTB ACL reconstruction on a high level athlete? does it include jumping?

To answer the question you presented from my question - some surgeons, not me, are more comfortable harvesting the gracilis and offers less post op anterior knee pain. Some consider the graft to be stiffer as well which in a vacuum I agree with however modern fixation methods allow the same or even greater stiffness with bone plugs and the patellar tendon. Different ways to skin a cat.

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on November 25, 2025, 12:56:42 PMI asked a friend who works for Players Era when MU was getting invited (and to stop inviting other BE teams over MU, specifically mentioning Creighton), and his response was the MU was one of his first calls but it "wasn't in their interest."

He also said the 26 through 28 fields were almost full (this was in August), but he hoped MU would change its mind. That said, with the tournament expanding, perhaps there will be a spot for MU if they change their mind.

More negative allegations about MU from Chicos that cannot be verified.  Dude is weirder than his favorite MU coach of all time, Buzz Williams.

Quote from: MuggsyB on November 25, 2025, 10:30:59 PMGonzaga looks like they'll hold on to beat Maryland.

that was a close one considering I took GU plus 38.5.

GU/Michigan should be an excellent game.