Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on December 24, 2025, 07:57:29 PMMy mom must donated frequently to Covenant House.  She passed away just over 2 years ago but the charity mail all forwarded to my house and CH sends the most mail. Lots of "....we miss your help." "We haven't heard from you lately?".
I feel guilty knowing it helps children and she made frequent donations. 

Giving to Covenant House is a great way to be in the spirit of Christmas. While their ads and the reality of what happens to homeless teens is, and should be, extremely disturbing and contrast sharply with this joyous season, stories like the ones they tell need to be heard.

We received a letter from CH a few years ago in winter telling how the pimps love very cold weather because it makes the new teen arrivals to their cities even more vulnerable to being trafficked. An offer of "free" warm housing alone is often enough to bring them under their control.   

I would complain that they cancelled college basketball this season, but I've been having so much fun watching our boys in the NBA that I sorta forgot about MUBB. Always look on the bright side of life.

Funny line in The Athletic:

The Colts have the same record with 44-year-old Philip Rivers (0-2) as they would have if they just went with rookie Riley Leonard. But at least they're getting Rivers some more reps for next season.

According to a new YouGov poll, 56% of parents with children under 18 say their kids still believe in Santa.

Under 18?

Anyhoo, Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate. And BTW, thanks to me and only me, it's OK to say "Merry Christmas" again!

Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on Today at 03:20:37 AMThe current players might like Shaka but have heard some former players are upset with Shaka.

Care to share more?

Quote from: brewcity77 on Today at 01:00:49 AMYou keep saying this and it's simply idiotic. WE WERE RANKED IN THE TOP 10 TO START MARCH IN YEAR 5!!!

Stop acting like it was unreasonable to support the coach of a top-10 team.

We were ranked in the top 5 last season.

Win

Quote from: Elonsmusk on December 24, 2025, 08:45:07 AMWell the good news is for a measured guy like you (who apparently isn't off the rails) and who formerly preached patience, and gave Wojo 5 years - Shaka will have 5 years to show that he's getting things on the right "trajectory."  He, far more than a guy like Wojo, should get 5 years, since he's already accomplished a crap ton at MU in his first 4 years.

So, lets call this Year 1 of Wojo, essentially.  To argue Shaka has to fix it in one year is silly - much like you, TAMU and other Projos suggested needing to give Wojo time to improve versus firing him after 1 or 2 years - and he didn't even have any skins on the wall for credentials of a Final Four, Sweet 16, 4 straight NCAAs at MU out of the gate before tailing off.

wake up, man!! Shaka created this mess. Marquette is a laughing stock right now. We are staring down the barrel of a 3 win in-conference season, at best! If day one after we lose in the BET, Shaka is still all about RGV, he's gotta go. Too much at stake to keep him.

In a slightly more realistic scenario, UW pulled the redshirt off a player today. Waiting 4-5 years for a player to be productive isn't going to fly anymore.

Quote from: Heisenberg on December 24, 2025, 08:59:38 PMPick up a few NBA cast aways before the new year and we can still make the Tourney!
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Breaking today...

Former Detroit Pistons second-round pick James Nnaji has enrolled at Baylor and is immediately eligible to play for the Bears' men's basketball team, Jonathan Givony reports -- a significant development and unprecedented path to college basketball.


https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/baylor-former-nba-draft-pick-james-nnaji/

Thank You. Marquette can definitely use this.