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 December 22, 2025, 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 December 22, 2025, 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 December 22, 2025, 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!

Quote from: tower912 on December 22, 2025, 03:25:53 PMI watched enough angles today that I am now annoyed, too.

Good lord! $3 billion in Kansas??? Does it come with its own airport and a Nvidia manufacturing plant?

Quote from: tower912 on December 22, 2025, 03:25:53 PMI watched enough angles today that I am now annoyed, too.

If only he was engaged to a pop star with a cult following, then no flag would have been thrown.   

Quote from: MU82 on December 22, 2025, 01:57:20 PMKinda lost in the GB-Chi result: Malik Willis played great.

That was not an easy situation, and he performed above and beyond what I think most would have expected. His pass to Doubs was a thing of beauty, he made great decisions and accurate passes, and his running ability flummoxed the Bears.

Had Doubs recovered that onside kick, Willis would have been one of the stars of the weekend.

He looked like a starter-level NFL quarterback.

It's easy to forget that he was really highly thought of as a prospect, lot of people had him as a first round grade, that fell cause of accuracy concerns.  But he was a stud in college and a higher character dude.  Then ended up in a messy situation in Tennessee, where they already had $100MM+ QB in addition to front office dysfunction. He was a steal for a 7th.

He was also in a perfect situation where he's a much more mobile QB than Love, so it was an element that the Bears hadn't game planned for. He's been amazing seizing the moment every time he gets the chance in GB.  Major props to him

Quote from: MU82 on December 22, 2025, 01:57:20 PMKinda lost in the GB-Chi result: Malik Willis played great.

That was not an easy situation, and he performed above and beyond what I think most would have expected. His pass to Doubs was a thing of beauty, he made great decisions and accurate passes, and his running ability flummoxed the Bears.

Had Doubs recovered that onside kick, Willis would have been one of the stars of the weekend.

He looked like a starter-level NFL quarterback.

Yep. He's excelled whenever given the chance. Will miss him but he's earned the shot to start somewhere. By all accounts he's a great dude too.