Quote from: muwarrior69 on January 26, 2026, 11:39:27 AMDidn't Scoop have a spell checker in the past? I guess the mods though it was cheaper to pay Jay Bee to be our spelling/grammar police. He snagged me more than once. The Mods better give Jay Bee a raise as he is doing a bang up job.

Classic. Why don't you pay attention to his corrections and potentially improve, instead of attacking others for your spelling deficiencies.

So Arthur Smith is the new OC for OSU.  Columbus is becoming the rehab for failed NFL HCs.  Bill O'Brien (briefly), Chip Kelly, Matt Patricia, now Arthur Smith.

Arthur Smith is also very amusing to me because despite growing up as the child of immense wealth and privilege, he's one of the oldest looking people I've ever seen.  This man was 39 years old here, you could have easily placed this picture on an AARP card...



And then additionally, his whole appearance and aesthetic is this odd Mike McCarthy-esque blue collar "I grew up coaching football in a rust belt steel town" vibe.  The stache, the hair, his team apparel choices.  Just amusing from a son of a billionaire who went to HS/boarding school at Georgetown Prep with the kids of senators and diplomats.  Not like his dad had him at public school in Memphis driving FedEx trucks on weekends to humble him and keep him grounded in the business.

He seems like a grinder and wanted to really figure stuff out on his own from the beginning, but it still reads kind of funny.

Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on January 26, 2026, 01:25:53 PMCan we compete with successful athletic departments that can spell their own players' names right?  Asking for a friend. 

What's the spelling gaffe I've missed?

Can we compete with successful athletic departments that can spell their own players' names right?  Asking for a friend. 

Quote from: Pakuni on January 26, 2026, 12:43:40 PMYes, exactly this. People pointing to all the money schools like Texas and Michigan State are getting and saying it's proof that Marquette can't compete always ignore that most of that money goes to football. And what's left also has to be shared with other major sports (i.e. baseball at every SEC school, hockey at several Big 10 programs, etc.).
MU won't compete with the bluebloods, but the financial resources exist to maintain a consistently competitive program.

...and every now & then, lightning strikes, another F4 is attained...and it will.

Quote from: Pakuni on January 26, 2026, 12:36:08 PMAnd some of you idiots said he'd be a bust.

https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/2015847691293745651?s=20

Trubisky walked so Sanders could run

I listened to several old Boers and Bernstein clips this weekend on YouTube.  Lots of great memories.

The Score will be doing a Terry celebration from noon to 7:00 tomorrow hosted by Speigel. 

Quote from: Pakuni on January 26, 2026, 12:43:40 PMMU won't compete with the bluebloods, but the financial resources exist to maintain a consistently competitive program.

This.

Quote from: tower912 on January 26, 2026, 12:05:26 PMYou realize, of course, the IU faithful are already ticked with DeVries.  He didn't bring in a winner and they are starting from scratch next season.  But, hey, he is new and he uses the portal.

I mentioned DeVries because he was on the short list of candidates at Saint Louis when they hired Schertz. I mentioned others too who were more successful year 1.

Schertz didn't have a great first season at Saint Louis, just okay, NIT. He admitted afterwards that he needed to recruit more athleticism and size, and, he did.

Quote from: brewcity77 on January 26, 2026, 11:06:30 AMWe have the donors to compete. No, we aren't going to have Kentucky's $22M payroll, but what has that gotten them? We can compete at the top of this league and with most high majors because they are going to prioritize football and you don't have as many scholarships to fill in basketball. Will we need to be smarter with our money? Sure. But that's always been the case.

Yes, exactly this. People pointing to all the money schools like Texas and Michigan State are getting and saying it's proof that Marquette can't compete always ignore that most of that money goes to football. And what's left also has to be shared with other major sports (i.e. baseball at every SEC school, hockey at several Big 10 programs, etc.).
MU won't compete with the bluebloods, but the financial resources exist to maintain a consistently competitive program.