I mean.... why not, nothing else to root for!

I think there is benefit to finishing last in the league.
Last in the league would absolutely demand change.
7th or 8th place could allow for "we have seen some growth, let's just tweek it."

I went to a Dominican HS-Fenwick-in the Chicago burb of Oak Park. Even though it was many decades ago, I remember the Dominicans well but not fondly. I would love to punch that creepy Dominican mascot but A) I would be punching a student, who would probably then beat the crap out of me and B) I'd wind up in the slammer.  I'll settle for a win over Providence, but considering what they did to St. Johns, Creighton and almost did to UCONN, it is a tall order.

Quote from: Stretchdeltsig on Today at 08:08:12 AMGood point. I agree with you that there is more upside with Josh than Caeden. He'll learn more by playing than sitting on the bench.

If the coaching staff felt he could play more, he would.

Great ambitions!

Quote from: Scoop Snoop on Today at 08:40:24 AMI'm worried that Marquette fans will not just limit their displeasure by not attending games at Fiserv, but resort to other actions like booing, Fire Shaka signs, Use the Portal chants that have already been reported, and so on if they do attend. I HATE when that happens to a coach and his team, whether Marquette or elsewhere. But not believing in the coach gets things like these started. Absolutely no good comes from it. It is 100% negative. Well...except for the visiting team and coach. I'm sure they love it.

Well, hopefully that idiotic portion of the fanbase is small.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on Today at 08:02:32 AMShaka's "credibility" in regard to random basketball fans is meaningless.

I'm worried that Marquette fans will not just limit their displeasure by not attending games at Fiserv, but resort to other actions like booing, Fire Shaka signs, Use the Portal chants that have already been reported, and so on if they do attend. I HATE when that happens to a coach and his team, whether Marquette or elsewhere. But not believing in the coach gets things like these started. Absolutely no good comes from it. It is 100% negative. Well...except for the visiting team and coach. I'm sure they love it.

Let's get that winning streak started again (or at least another W). With home games vs. Butler and DePaul still to come, there is distinct hope that MU avoid finishing last in the league. Fire up the deflections and rebounding and MU can finish ahead of 3-4 teams. Which is another way of saying the bottom of the Big East is absolute trash.

Quote from: MU82 on January 17, 2026, 10:52:27 PMYes, Marquette will be preseason #1 going into next season.

I'll raise you one: The Number one seed in the NCAAT.

Shaka is likely pullin' down a lot more than $2M per. He's not unloading a bunch of guys. Hopefully the Lowrey spot is used on an impactful portal guy. Maybe Cody Hatt drops heavy. SH finishing top half in-conference is probably a reflection the conf is not very good, btw. IF Shaka leaves MU, voluntarily or involuntarily, I can foresee him coaching out at a MAC school. He might get RGV admin buy-in at that level. And hey, MAC schools are free of Scoop-like scrutiny and win pressure!