Quote from: rocky_warrior on November 21, 2025, 11:42:52 PMTwo this year, no?  Certainly ruined the relationships regardless.

Edit: Cluff & Murphy

Yeah, you're right. Two this year three in three years. Purdue fans must be ashamed.

I like Caedin Hamilton. I'll go on record. He's not been good at all, but I think it's in there.

I also liked Kolek and Oso when they were "misses" according to this board.

In full candor, I like all our guys always at all times. So when they develop and flourish I get to say I liked them. When they don't, I still like them. Here's looking at you, Trend Blackledge!

This board has been so harsh. We aren't playing well. The team looks discombobulated. Shaka's approach might be questioned (I personally still love it). But these are our guys. This is our team. Can't we criticize without all the vitriol?

I suppose not. It's part of the nature of the entitled (and when on the Internet — anonymous) world we live in that expects instant gratification at all times and in the process forgets gratitude, loyalty, humility, and respect.

No one likes a soapbox preacher, so I'll get off now.

PS. I like Owens and Tre too.

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on November 21, 2025, 11:27:53 PMHeard he hunted manatees as a hobby.

As usual...Muggsy referring to himself in the 3rd person. 

Great article. Appreciate your contributions to the mubb digital space

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on November 21, 2025, 10:09:47 PMG
Good comeback by X, clutch shot by UGA. X isn't as bad as some here have said wasn't as bad yesterday as they've been the first couple weeks.

Butler with a nice win against South Carolina. Ajayi with another double double and the Maryland transfer, Kaiser, who missed last season injured, with a really nice showing.

FIFY

X has been exactly as bad as people here have said. Even with yesterday's performance, they have played like the 137th best team in the country so far. Barely squeaked by Marist and sub-300 Le Moyne, got decimated at home by Santa Clara in a game that wasn't nearly as close as the 87-68 loss indicated.

I'd wait for more results before saying they aren't as bad as people have said, because while they weren't that bad yesterday the preponderance of evidence is they are that bad.

Tons of fun games yesterday. BYU/Bucky, watching how incredible Purdue was, Xavier/Georgia, Nebraska/K-State...

Really makes me miss MTEs already. Maybe Baha Mar, Greenbrier, and Rady aren't as exciting as the MTEs of the past, but I'd love to see us get back into the MTE game just because it's something to play for. One-off non-con games just don't have the same appeal that a tournament does.

The 3-3 start for Marquette has the Golden Eagles in a hole before Thanksgiving. Today we dig into the Wins Above Bubble metric to determine what Marquette needs to do in the next 25 games to get back in the Tournament picture. It's time to sort out the difference between ideal and impossible.

Is Marquette's Season Over

**Warning, this is going to get deep into WAB numbers and futures...I apologize for the nerd level of this article, but when it gets desperate, I dig into the math.**

Bet Purdue's Moms Club ain't about sheeeit!

THE GAP HAS BECOME A CHASM AND IS SOON APPROACHING LIGHT YEARS IN DISTANCE
Captain/Admiral James T Kirk

We'll see how they end up, but for now the Dayton loss is the worst of Shaka's career (and only the 2nd Q3 loss - the other being the rodents at home in 2022 - quite a testament to Shaka in and of itself). But was the the nadir - of the season? Of this "rebuilding" phase of the Shaka era? We have a few "opportunities" to surpass that yet this year and I'm sure will have more cupcakes in 26-27. Is it all uphill from here or have we yet to hit rock bottom?