"On the positive side of that line is every so often, you catch lightning in a bottle and you're competing for a Big East championship, ranked top 10 in the country, and considered to be a contender for the national championship. That's a rare case, not an expectation".

During the Al years, 71-77, that was the expectation. Talk about the COLE, this is it, especially in today's environment when you can go after the best talent.

Quote from: WellsstreetWanderer on Today at 09:47:22 AMWhile attempting that he uncovered millions of waste and fraud  every cloud has a silver lining

No, he didn't.  He did manage to enrich himself more, though, and steal personal information but that's okay because mediocre, middle-aged white men who claim to be alphas can use slurs in public again

https://www.offmessage.net/p/elites-maga-trump-iran

Really the other thing is that at this point, it would cost Marquette $2m to do a mascot change!

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 09:45:21 AMYou're conflating expectation with outcome.
Marquette should enter every season expecting to make the tournament. The team might fail to meet that expectation on occasion. And if that failure occurs more than a rare occasion, changes need to be made.

But that failure should not diminish the expectation.

You're arguing semantics which I have no intention of doing. 

I was just providing additional context to assertion that that the baseline should be a 100% appearance rate. It shouldn't because it won't be. 

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 09:45:21 AMYou're conflating expectation with outcome.
Marquette should enter every season expecting to make the tournament. The team might fail to meet that expectation on occasion. And if that failure occurs more than a rare occasion, changes need to be made.

But that failure should not diminish the expectation.

The AE article even says this. Occasionally missing the tournament is fine and normally balanced out by a S16 appearance.

Quote from: muwarrior69 on Today at 09:31:24 AMWayne Sanders with others offered 2 million to go back to Warriors but the University refused. I wonder if the University will continue their preferred MO refusing large donations, but continue to appeal to alumni to make a charitable donation to MUBB.

lol. Let's say the valley fields story is true that it was conditional on the name change your brilliant idea is we go back on our deal and likely have to use every cent of that gift in court... over a mascot... genius

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 08:56:46 AMI won't mock or diss. This is where I was a couple months ago. But I fully believe you are wrong.

The Big 3 (NJ, Royce, Stevens) will be back. The redshirts (Nash, Sheek, Miletic) will be back. I think they'll try to retain Owens & Phillips. And Egbuonu and Johnston will be here.

That leaves Tre, Sean, Caedin, and Josh. If you put the over under at 1.5 returning, I'm definitely taking the under and I imagine some of these guys are already working back channels to find new homes because they've been told they won't be here.

I expect 4-5 new players we aren't aware of. Might end up with a Sheek type redshirt reclass, but 3-4 transfers incoming for sure.

Pretty ideal offseason.  Add a starting big, starting wing, 6th man combo guard and another big through the portal and we'll be in a way different spot a year from now.

Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on March 11, 2026, 10:05:55 AMCan we please arrest Eloon and his little wanker minions now? I said that Musk had two objectives for DOGE: get rid of any oversight/investigations into his companies, and steal all the personal data held by the U.S. government. Mission accomplished.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/doge-employee-stole-social-security-data-and-put-it-on-a-thumb-drive-report-says/

Not to mention, other whistleblower allegations include this data being transmitted to Russia.

While attempting that he uncovered millions of waste and fraud  every cloud has a silver lining

Quote from: Its DJOver on Today at 09:37:31 AMSchools with an active tournament appearance streak over 10: Michigan State, Gonzaga, Purdue, Kansas* (2018 season vacated).

If the only thing you look at is appearance/performance in the tournament (which provides an incomplete picture IMO), I would set the expectation for MU at an 80% appearance rate with more second weekends than misses.  Nothing happens 100% of the time in sports.

You're conflating expectation with outcome.
Marquette should enter every season expecting to make the tournament. The team might fail to meet that expectation on occasion. And if that failure occurs more than a rare occasion, changes need to be made.

But that failure should not diminish the expectation.

Quote from: muwarrior69 on Today at 09:31:24 AMWayne Sanders with others offered 2 million to go back to Warriors but the University refused. I wonder if the University will continue their preferred MO refusing large donations, but continue to appeal to alumni to make a charitable donation to MUBB.

Calling it their "preferred MO" is hilarious considering that was in 2004 and they just completed a $750M campaign. And schools often turn down donations if they come with restrictions, or strings, they aren't comfortable with.

Regardless Wayne Sanders made the gift anyway. And he died a couple years ago.

But keep bitching.