Fritz got smoked.  Disappointing. 

Sinner is just rolling this poor sap.  It looks like his cramping is no longer an issue.

True. And Owens needs a shout-out here too.   Playing with a lot more confidence

Off the top of my head, I don't remember any Marquette player having improved as much as Royce has this year-during the season-since maybe Aaron Hutchins.  Just the confidence and the aggressiveness on both offensive and defense are light-years ahead of where he was at the beginning of the year.  He's actually a lot more athletic than I thought.
Also props to Nigel James for his strides in-season. He's greatly improved his outside shooting, doesn't drive into the lane and get stuck as much, and makes less ankle passes than he did in the beginning of the year.
Obviously, this season sucks, but those are a couple of bright spots.

Marquette Basketball
Predictions Update
Jan 24, 2026
•   After losing to Butler 87-76 yesterday, Marquette is now projected to finish the regular season 10-21 (5-15 Big East).
•   We currently rank Marquette as the #97 team in the country, and the #9 team in the Big East.
•   Next game: Tue, Jan 27 vs. #47 Creighton. Our power ratings give the Golden Eagles a 40% chance to win.
Bracketology Projections
Make NCAA Tournament   0
Get Automatic NCAA Bid   0
Projected Seed (if Selected) 13

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 25, 2026, 09:40:08 PMI was noting that the poster's claim about "The Daily Caller has an article somewhere" was actually evidenced by court records; the poster was trying to discredit the source. I was noting that it's real.. not just some 'article somewhere'.

Nope. Discrediting you. Or perhaps I should say lack of any sense of Christian empathy, since your faith seems so important to you. It was murder. That's what's real.  Your M.O. was to change the subject. It's as if you are saying "Let's talk about this..". Leave the art of subject switching to the pros.

These tickets for Creighton are still for sale.

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 25, 2026, 09:43:32 PMOh Sam, how we miss you.

We were 14-3. You may have missed it, but the NFL season moved to 17 regular season games a few years ago.

That 14th win is what told me it was time to move on from Sam

Quote from: Jay Bee on January 25, 2026, 09:40:08 PMI was noting that the poster's claim about "The Daily Caller has an article somewhere" was actually evidenced by court records; the poster was trying to discredit the source. I was noting that it's real.. not just some 'article somewhere'.

Ah, but not using the existence of the amicus brief to imply anything meaningful regarding the current situation.

Roger that.

Quote from: BCHoopster on January 25, 2026, 08:27:18 PMNot an X and O person, but I have seen enough basketball, to understand talent, particularly high school or college talent.

Impressive, especially considering your spelling would make a third grader blush.