Quote from: HutchwasClutch on Today at 09:34:07 AMYeah, because The U is so much more appealing. Especially with those class acts Irvin and Lewis on the sideline making sure they get noticed. 

The U still has some residual goodwill for me from endorsing their - unique - identity in the late 80s and beyond. I know they're no different than any other program now, but that's still enough brand equity for me to casually root for them in otherwise neutral games.

Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 01:39:01 PMYou're right.  Shaka walked into a dream program. College basketball landscape is exactly the same now is it was when Buzz was coach.  Current Big East conference (marquee/prestige/attractivness to recruits) is the exact same as the one Buzz coached in (not.)

What's your solution?  Like right now (or the last month), since you and so many other former Shaka fans have turned on Shaka - what would you do?  Who's on your short list of better coaching candidates than Shaka that realistically is going to take the MU job?

TROLL.

We're at the point now where it can't be a coincidence that every bye team has lost in the expanded CFP. The schedule really needs to be addressed.

Quote from: DoctorV on Today at 01:33:46 PMHe won't.

If he does, the odds aren't 0 that he's back for another

Maybe not zero, but Wojo has a better chance than Shaka to return.

Quote from: DoctorV on Today at 01:24:43 PMShaka deserves 2 more years, even if of the non tourney variety.

If he misses the tournament 3 consecutive years then I will reassess.

Let the man do his job and cut it out with the nonsense.

respectfully disagree. 2nd half of last season...now this season. Give him next, fine...but if the result is similar after 26/27, MU has to move on, imo. Mens basketball to MU is too important, for many reasons, to have not one but two more of this. And, if Shaka isn't willing to consider the portal after this season, maybe cutting bait in March is better for all concerned. Why the loyalty to a CEO, er coach that is paid handsomely that's apparently not utilizing all avenues to succeed? Results business. Stock price is dramatically falling.

Quote from: HutchwasClutch on Today at 12:10:55 PMThis "10 year drought" is just purposefully misleading context for anyone such as yourself that knows and follows this program's history. Just prior to that 10 year drought, they had a threepeat of 2nd weekend NCAA appearances, with an Elite Eight included. We were a 5 seed when we lost in 2019 to Murray St. Wojo left Shaka with guys like Lewis, Oso, Kam, and Stevie.  This program has all the resources and support any major college coach could ask for to be successful.  Let's stop acting like Shaka took this underdog to success. 

He had a good first three years, including excellent 2nd and 3rd seasons.  Last year they were at best mediocre after early December.  They had what, one top 100 win in the 2025 calendar year.  The signs were already apparent there was a problem.  And now the wheels come off completely, where we're staring at a 20 loss season and likely less than 5 conference wins, which may be a generous projection. 

Shaka had at most one more year at Texas before being fired unless some dramatic NCAAT success happened. It's no secret that's how he landed here.  And now egregiously bad roster building and lack of growth. As I said previously, this is not some hard luck season with really good players being injured, ineligibility not expected, etc.  Year 5 and we haven't just regressed, we've fallen off a cliff by any objective measure.  Dead last in the conference is not only possible, but likely.  So forgive us that some like me are just not all that taken as you are with the totality of Shaka's work. 

You're right.  Shaka walked into a dream program. College basketball landscape is exactly the same now is it was when Buzz was coach.  Current Big East conference (marquee/prestige/attractivness to recruits) is the exact same as the one Buzz coached in (not.)

What's your solution?  Like right now (or the last month), since you and so many other former Shaka fans have turned on Shaka - what would you do?  Who's on your short list of better coaching candidates than Shaka that realistically is going to take the MU job?

Quote from: DoctorV on Today at 01:24:43 PMShaka deserves 2 more years, even if of the non tourney variety.

If he misses the tournament 3 consecutive years then I will reassess.

Let the man do his job and cut it out with the nonsense.

That's outrageous.

No one deserves more than a second chance in this era. The easy fixes are right there for you to figure out. Avoiding them on purpose is digging your own grave. He should get a chance to change his ways on the portal, but if he doesn't and they miss the tournament he should be fired.

Quote from: Galway Eagle on Today at 01:31:58 PMSo many LOLs in this.

I stopped reading after "There is nothing wrong with Hamilton or Clark."

Sure, if you're Purdue-Fort Wayne...a team that has actually beaten a P4 opponent this season.

Quote from: DoctorV on Today at 01:24:43 PMShaka deserves 2 more years, even if of the non tourney variety.

If he misses the tournament 3 consecutive years then I will reassess.

Let the man do his job and cut it out with the nonsense.

Teal? No way anyone with remotely average expectations says a guy deserves three no tournament years... of his own recruiting classes. That wouldn't have been given to buzz or Crean let alone Shaka.

Quote from: SOSW on Today at 01:31:16 PMIf he has another year like this one, there is zero chance he's back for another.

He won't.

If he does, the odds aren't 0 that he's back for another