NCAA Success

[Silent Verbal]

This is the 3rd time I've filled out a ballot with Marquette winning the national title.

Also did so in 2003 and 2013. We didn't win it all either of those years, but both teams gave MU fans lots of thrills and highlights.

Like others here, I've filled out a ballot for several decades now. The vast majority didn't even include Marquette reaching the Final Four, so I think I can be fairly objective about these things -- when I don't think we're good enough, I don't pick us to win it all. But when we do have a team that legit is among the best dozen in the nation -- as this team and the '03 and '13 teams were -- I absolutely think a national title is possible.

I'm as high on this team as I was on the '03 squad, maybe moreso. Can't wait for the tournament to start!

From top to bottom, I do believe this year's team is better than '03.  Yes, a first ballot NBA hall of famer is impossible to replace, but outside of Wade, Diener, Novak, and Jackson, there was a lot of inconsistency and dead weight on that roster.  Merritt showed flashes but never seemed to put it together, and Sanders, Townsend, and Chapman could rarely be counted on to add anything.  I'll take our bench this year any day over '03's.  Every player on the roster could potentially make huge contributions over the next few weeks.

[MUfan12]

Jop is the guy who has his finger on the button when it comes to raising this team's ceiling. If he's productive MU becomes much harder to guard.

I'm very concerned about a second round road game against Sparty.