Quote from: Mutaman on Today at 01:27:15 AMI'll never forget what an MU staff member told me about Billy Hoyle.

Hey now, I may be a chump but that's not my name

Quote from: tower912 on Today at 08:33:45 AMA report out there they have already run out of condoms.

The poor performances by some athletes were undoubtedly due to screwing around too much, so running out of condoms should come as no surprise.

Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 08:46:45 AMThe first time Gard makes a Sweet 16 without a roster entirely put together by Bo Ryan I will start worrying about them making a deep run. Until then I am not going to freak out about John Tonje Johnny Davis AJ Storr Chucky Hepburn are Wisconsin's Dwyane Wade.

Who was the Dwyane Wade on Dick Bennett's FF team? I wouldn't freak out about it one way or another. Have a good team and get some breaks and you can advance.

Quote from: Zog from Margo on Today at 12:07:11 AMIMO, the key to making a run is to keep getting to the tournament. Eventually, the cosmic tumblers fall into place. UW will get there again this year and MU crapped the bed. Shaka needs to right the ship that he foundered.

The first time Gard makes a Sweet 16 without a roster entirely put together by Bo Ryan I will start worrying about them making a deep run. Until then I am not going to freak out about John Tonje Johnny Davis AJ Storr Chucky Hepburn are Wisconsin's Dwyane Wade.

Tarranoga, I agree with you.  When Wojo left, I said the king is dead, long live the king.   Every coach has their idiosyncrasies that are accepted while they are at MU.  After they depart, parallel thoughts akin to ex-girlfriends and wives, both all of the things that led to the break up, and all of the things that ticked you off but weren't so bad in hindsight.   
Some people have sepia tinged memories, some people are eternally bitter.

A report out there they have already run out of condoms.

Quote from: Hards Alumni on February 13, 2026, 03:11:38 PMI often think about the people around here that are nostalgic for this guy.

Some people are nostalgic. Some fear abandonment. Some are neither. It often times has more to do with individual personal types of the MUBB fan than it does the coaches sometimes.

When Buzz left or when Crean left, my immediate feeling was indifference. It wasn't betrayal. It was thankful rainbows either. It was more of if he doesn't want to be here, okay, on to the next. At least for me.

More than the coach himself, I think what some of those people miss are 5 straight NCAA Tourneys, 2 Sweet 16's, an elite 8, and a league title. That's what some people miss as opposed to missing Buzz himself. The percentage of success, and depth of on court accomplishment.

With Crean, he stayed 9 years which was the longest since Al McGuire. People remember longevity. Good success with a Final Four, 5 NCAA Tourneys, and a league title.

Neither Buzz nor Crean were perfect on or off of the court. And for some maybe that could be said more strongly.

Many people want to win, and, they want sustained winning and success longer term. As much of it as they can get.

Shaka has a league title. He has a Sweet 16. If he can put up a few more stronger seasons at MUBB, some will be nostalgic for him down the road as well.

We are all happy they are playing better now.  Sadly though at the tail end of the season.
One can hope carries over to next year.

I thought the only thing more unlikely would be Rocky starting a poll.  But sure enough it happened.  Guess anything is possible.

Love him or hate him, he is a character.
At Cincinnati, seemed to always put together 6'-7" athletic teams Marquette could never match up well with.