Quote from: Mu8891 on Today at 07:45:41 AMSultan - Right. What I was told about a week ago is that the big donors ( that will step up to pay guys like James and Parham ) told Broeker and Shaka that it ain't happening if Shaka continues this
Shyte. 

I think all of them ( SS, Broeker, Prez.
Tic Tok ) would LOVE to run RGV back.
Cuz they are so proud of sticking to their " principles " while producing the worst team, and possibly worst roster since Dukiet.

But, do this again next year and at least 2 of the above 3 "leaders " will be gone.

I don't think any of them would rather stick to their "principles" if it means going through this season again. I just think they were overly confident than their "principles" would produce results.

And... another game, another loss.

James is a stud and Parham is close to being a stud.  Both had fantastic games today, and have been playing great for weeks.

And our fearless leader had them sitting behind Hamilton and Jones. Think about that for a minute...

Quote from: Biggie Clausen on Today at 07:28:31 AMI'm all for Marquette modernizing the program in terms of using the portal more, but I don't know about this whole GM thing.  I mean, it's not like these teams are hiring Ron Wolf or Theo Epstein.  Rick Pitino's GM lasted for about half a season at St. John's.  In college sports, the head coach will always run the show.

Sure the coach runs the team but the AD runs show or should run the show. If not then why have an AD. However, it is donors who have the last word.

Sultan - Right. What I was told about a week ago is that the big donors ( that will step up to pay guys like James and Parham ) told Broeker and Shaka that it ain't happening if Shaka continues this
Shyte. 

I think all of them ( SS, Broeker, Prez.
Tic Tok ) would LOVE to run RGV back.
Cuz they are so proud of sticking to their " principles " while producing the worst team, and possibly worst roster since Dukiet.

But, do this again next year and at least 2 of the above 3 "leaders " will be gone.

Quote from: Dish on February 14, 2026, 08:12:51 PMJustin Lebron...you have my attention.

He'll make a fine addition to the Twins' system.

Quote from: wadesworld on February 14, 2026, 09:05:32 PMSo let me get this straight. We went from "We hired a University President and Athletic Director who will be yes men to Shaka's RGV, going so far as to make the Spirit Shop all RGV, market it everywhere, heck, make it the University'd unofficial motto," to, "Maybe it wasn't an ultimatum given to Shaka, but Shaka sees the writing on the wall that RGV is not acceptable and changes are needed, and the administration is getting word out there" in about a month. Do I have that correct?

I think it's pretty obvious that the athletic department and the university wrapped themselves around the RGV branding as a point of pride. And I also think its clear that the people who write the checks to support the program are not happy with the results of this year, so the AD and Shaka picked an opportune time to let it be known that Shaka is going to be looking at a bunch of ways to improve the talent.

I'm not sure why this is hard to believe.

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on February 14, 2026, 04:14:29 PMYes we self Sabotaged this year. Next year we will be back.

...in last place?

Quote from: Vander Blue Man Group on February 14, 2026, 11:19:44 PMNot remotely a curious call. Makes all the sense in world to announce it on a normal day.

Why on earth would they announce it on NMD? Now that would be a curious call.

"All the sense in the world?"
Explain further.

Why NMD? Because the broader Marquette community - not just us Scoop nerds - is more likely paying attention on NMD than a mid-afternoon road game on Valentine's Day against one of the conference's worst teams.
Newsmakers typically want to reach the largest audience possible, at least when it's news they're happy to share. They instead intentionally chose a time and date with a smaller audience.
It's not quite a Friday afternoon news dump, and I don't think they're trying to bury anything, but it feels either oddly random or targeted to a specific crowd. And that's curious to me.

Quote from: muwarrior69 on Today at 07:02:14 AMA good first step would be to hire a GM. That can happen now!

I'm all for Marquette modernizing the program in terms of using the portal more, but I don't know about this whole GM thing.  I mean, it's not like these teams are hiring Ron Wolf or Theo Epstein.  Rick Pitino's GM lasted for about half a season at St. John's.  In college sports, the head coach will always run the show.

Quote from: Small Orange Soda on February 14, 2026, 09:43:39 PMWell, no. But we did go from Shaka dismissing Ben Steele's question about transfers a few months ago to the report today. Things change fast when you have the worst team in a generation.

...more like 2 generations.