Shaka should have sent Zaide and Cody to "time out" so they could work out their differences and foster their relationship.

But I forgot, Shaka doesn't use time-outs.

Quote from: Dish on Today at 12:01:52 PMCaleb progressing and Ben Johnson progressing as a head coach were the two big things I wanted to see this season.

Caleb's deep ball is so much better this year than a season ago, which is a great sign. Limiting sacks and turnovers, another great sign. He's close to being a real star in this league, but he has to make those intermediate throws (that he badly misses). If he hits a wide open Duvernay (yes he was pressured), they score there.

Ben Johnson's game management still needs work. Timeouts usage on that final drive was rough (using their second timeout with the clock stopped). Still gets too cute inside goal to go and wastes downs. Flip side, right before the hook and ladder play, I told my kids "this is the perfect spot to run a hook/ladder". Problem with how they ran it though it wasn't closer towards the sideline. Good idea, and Swift probably should have gone out of bounds.

Probably won't be a popular opinion, but if they're going to try to acquire a stud defensive end this offseason, I would offer Odunze up in a potential trade. Still on rookie deal, high value, 24 years old. His value should help offset their 1st being in the late 20's.

Burning that timeout when the clock was stopped anyway was an absolute killer. When it was called, I asked the coach (via talking to the TV): "What are you doing?" But overall, Johnson has done a great job with Williams, with attitude adjustment of the entire operation, and with many other things. I expected Williams to be a lot better this season, and he has exceeded my expectations.

I am not now nor have I ever been a Bears fan. But like most folks who lived in Chicago for a long time, I've seen a bazillion Bears games and witnessed a lot of ineptitude from the top down. The current version is really entertaining to watch, and it looks like they are building a team that can win over the long term. I never felt that way watching the Wanny Bears or Jauron Bears or even the Lovie Bears - in great part because they never had a QB prospect like Williams, but for plenty of other reasons, too.

Obviously, time will tell if Williams, Johnson and the rest of these Bears will live up to their potential.

Quote from: Jay Bee on Today at 12:43:09 PMCannot wait for a lawsuit that allows Zaide to play for someone still this season. #PortalIsNotClosed

Oh no.  Not an athlete being ruled eligible that wouldn't have in the past!  The NCAA would never!

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 12:40:47 PMWSB throws stuff like this at the wall all the time and nothing comes of it. I know it would've blown over because time and time again it's blown over, even when it was mentioned on the hallowed halls of Scoop. This was a nothing burger that Marquette turned into a s**t sandwich.

It's a nothingburger that will continue to be a nothingburger.

National media were all over stories of Todd Golden sending dick pics and stalking Florida University students.  That lasted like 3 days, Florida said there's nothing to see here, and Todd Golden coached a team to a national title a couple of months later.

Auburn had to divert their flight because of a fist fight between players mid air.  The story was talked about on one episode of everyone's podcast and then nobody cared.

But I'm sure Marquette's response on Twitter to "an altercation" is going to...keep some Big East Twitter account engaged for all of like 12 more hours?  THE HORROR!

People are so dramatic.  Sports stories move fast.  This one isn't even a blip on the radar.

Shaka did say he wasn't leaving, so maybe he wasn't lying if he was dismissed instead 

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 01:21:56 PMI'd guess something like "Can you discuss the reasons for Zaide's departure and reports that there may have been an altercation etween him and a member of the coaching staff?"

I don't think Ben is going to go Perry Mason on Shaka because of a tweet.
"Isn't it true, Mr. Smart, that there was a fight between Mr. Lowery and a member of your entourage? Why, if it did not occur, did an official Marquette basketball social media account make reference to an 'altercation'?"

Agree on all of the above.

I actually might be looking forward to the postgame presser more than I am to watching the game. That, in itself, is another thing that sucks about this season!

Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 11:47:04 AMI think this sentence defines a core disconnect on Scoop.

IMO, a NET 80 rating is "a bad season". Maybe NET 120 rating due to injuries.

This has gone beyond just "a bad season". There seems to be structural problems with Shaka's program. Kyle Neptune didn't have this level of issues at Villanova. (17-17 was his bottom). Shaka has had time to build his program and this is where we are at?

Yes, it definitely is worse than a run-of-the-mill "bad season." Not sure how anybody could define it as anything other than a sports disaster.

OTOH, unlike Kyle Neptune at Nova, Shaka delivered a significant amount of good before this sports disaster, so to many folks there's at least some room for nuance.

Quote from: MU82 on Today at 01:14:59 PMThere obviously is no way to know what question would have been asked had Marquette not responded to the twit at all. But I'd be curious to hear your prediction of what question(s) Ben will ask tomorrow regarding the Lowery situation.

I'd guess something like "Can you discuss the reasons for Zaide's departure and reports that there may have been an altercation etween him and a member of the coaching staff?"

I don't think Ben is going to go Perry Mason on Shaka because of a tweet.
"Isn't it true, Mr. Smart, that there was a fight between Mr. Lowery and a member of your entourage? Why, if it did not occur, did an official Marquette basketball social media account make reference to an 'altercation'?"

We already struck "V" from RGV.  Now maybe we also strike the "R".

More dramatics on the current season drama.