2025-26 Big East Thread

[Johnny B]

How does someone manage a 29 team conference across 19 states and 28 different sports, with football schools getting the lion's share of the media rights? No thanks.

Wouldn't be all the acc. Just the leftover ones not picked off by the super conferences. It's just speculation mostly

[wadesworld]

Gonzaga has such a hard time getting high seeds. UCONN's had an impossible time getting high seeds or having Tourney success since rejoining the Big East.

[Billy Hoyle]

Every time I see the "Madison Reed" court advertisement I think "why does UConn have Ashley Madison as a sponsor?"

[Billy Hoyle]

Potentially a big blow for Butler:

https://x.com/i/status/1999655788139225316

[Newsdreams]

Potentially a big blow for Butler:

https://x.com/i/status/1999655788139225316

MUguru now @ Butler?

[Billy Hoyle]

MUguru now @ Butler?

maybe he's Chicos

[Mr. Nielsen]

St. John's and DePaul with a nice road win. Exciting game going on right now with Providence at Butler.

https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?msg=1776521

[MuggsyB]

Creighton about to lose. 

[rocky_warrior]

Georgetown did their best Marquette/Valpo impression needing OT to take care of Saint Peter's.  Marquette *should* have a chance to win the next one.

[DFW HOYA]

Georgetown did their best Marquette/Valpo impression needing OT to take care of Saint Peter's.  Marquette *should* have a chance to win the next one.

Marquette will be double-digit favorites.

[GoldenEagles03]

Marquette will be double-digit favorites.

No they won't lol

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Marquette will be double-digit favorites.

DFW Hoya, have you seen any minute of any of our games?

The high miss rate of layups is award winning.

[DFW HOYA]

DFW Hoya, have you seen any minute of any of our games? The high miss rate of layups is award winning.

While I don't see MU as a 20 point favorite, 10 is more reasonable. Why? A lot of trends are not going Georgetown's way:

1. MU is 5-2 at home while Georgetown is 0-3 in games outside the Washington area: Dayton (78-73), Miami (78-65), and North Carolina (81-61). Marquette has won four straight over Georgetown at Fiserv by an average of 21 points, last year was 81-51.

2. Georgetown ranks 332nd in three point shooting (29.0%). Its top recruit from the portal, Baylor's Langston Love, is shooting threes at a 20% rate.

3. Its top two scorers (Malik Mack and K.J. Lewis) were a combined 2 for 10 vs. St. Peter's, its third scorer (Vince Iwuchukwu) is out for at least two more weeks, and its sixth man (DeShawn Harris-Smith) has taken a leave of absence from the team. Where the offense comes from is a legitimate question.

[Newsdreams]

While I don't see MU as a 20 point favorite, 10 is more reasonable. Why? A lot of trends are not going Georgetown's way:

1. MU is 5-2 at home while Georgetown is 0-3 in games outside the Washington area: Dayton (78-73), Miami (78-65), and North Carolina (81-61). Marquette has won four straight over Georgetown at Fiserv by an average of 21 points, last year was 81-51.

2. Georgetown ranks 332nd in three point shooting (29.0%). Its top recruit from the portal, Baylor's Langston Love, is shooting threes at a 20% rate.

3. Its top two scorers (Malik Mack and K.J. Lewis) were a combined 2 for 10 vs. St. Peter's, its third scorer (Vince Iwuchukwu) is out for at least two more weeks, and its sixth man (DeShawn Harris-Smith) has taken a leave of absence from the team. Where the offense comes from is a legitimate question.

Stop giving actual stats, not relevant here.

[MU82]

While I don't see MU as a 20 point favorite, 10 is more reasonable. Why? A lot of trends are not going Georgetown's way:

1. MU is 5-2 at home while Georgetown is 0-3 in games outside the Washington area: Dayton (78-73), Miami (78-65), and North Carolina (81-61). Marquette has won four straight over Georgetown at Fiserv by an average of 21 points, last year was 81-51.

2. Georgetown ranks 332nd in three point shooting (29.0%). Its top recruit from the portal, Baylor's Langston Love, is shooting threes at a 20% rate.

3. Its top two scorers (Malik Mack and K.J. Lewis) were a combined 2 for 10 vs. St. Peter's, its third scorer (Vince Iwuchukwu) is out for at least two more weeks, and its sixth man (DeShawn Harris-Smith) has taken a leave of absence from the team. Where the offense comes from is a legitimate question.

Marquette fans also could rattle off a few trends.

I will be beyond stunned if MU is anywhere near a 10-point favorite. And I'm one of this board's optimists.

[rocky_warrior]

I will be beyond stunned if MU is anywhere near a 10-point favorite. And I'm one of this board's optimists.

Hah, random Georgetown fan is most optimistic MU fan 

[MuggsyB]

MU will probably be a 4 pt favorite. 

[MU82]

Marquette will be double-digit favorites.

According to FanDuel, Marquette is a 3.5-point favorite.

[GoldenEagles03]

According to FanDuel, Marquette is a 3.5-point favorite.

That's crazy to me!

I'd be stunned if we pull out a win. Just hoping to see 1 guy, anyone, knock down open shots.

[MU82]

That's crazy to me!

I'd be stunned if we pull out a win. Just hoping to see 1 guy, anyone, knock down open shots.

You were stunned that we could beat Georgia Tech a few years ago or Wisconsin last year.

[GoldenEagles03]

You were stunned that we could beat Georgia Tech a few years ago or Wisconsin last year.

And neither of those Marquette teams were remotely close to as incapable as this one, and there's a chance Georgetown is worse than both Georgia Tech and Wisconsin.

That's how bad this team is!

[MU82]

And neither of those Marquette teams were remotely close to as incapable as this one, and there's a chance Georgetown is worse than both Georgia Tech and Wisconsin.

That's how bad this team is!

The Georgetown guy who posts here thinks his team has little chance and believes Marquette should be favored by at least 10.

In general, fans are myopic. They see their own team's problems while not acknowledging the problems the opponent might have. You don't think we can beat Georgetown - or anybody else. The GT guy doesn't think his team can beat Marquette.

I've seen 10 minutes of Georgetown basketball this season, and they were quite bad. I've seen every minute of Marquette basketball, and we've been quite bad. I assume we're favored only because we're the home team. No result would surprise me, and I'm making no prediction.

[brewcity77]

Georgetown is 2-3 in their last 5, OT loss to Dayton, double digit losses to Miami and UNC, and barely beat UMBC & St Peter's.

Just because we suck doesn't mean other teams like Georgetown don't suck too. We'll be favored here, they'll probably be favored there.