Less that (sic) stellar Marquette

[ATWizJr]

Have you seen in the Freep (link above in yahoo news) where we are being referred to as "less that (sic) stellar Marquette"?

Get real Michigan.

[Brewtown Andy]

What's your definition of stellar in college basketball?

[StillAWarrior]

Have you seen in the Freep (link above in yahoo news) where we are being referred to as "less that (sic) stellar Marquette"?

Get real Michigan.

I'm as big of a Marquette fan as anyone here, but I can't argue too much with the description of Marquette as "less than stellar."  If that's the worst that they can say about Marquette, I'll take it.  Do you think our team this year is stellar?

[radome]

Have you seen in the Freep (link above in yahoo news) where we are being referred to as "less that (sic) stellar Marquette"?

Get real Michigan.

... and they were ranked higher than all 3 teams.

[ATWizJr]

Seems like they are dissing themselves when they refer to an opponent who beat them, handily, as less than stellar.

[texaswarrior74]

I think the "less-than-stellar" actually refers to all three schools the way it is written.

If it had said " a less-than-stellar Marquette" it would be more pointed at only us.

[StillAWarrior]

Seems like they are dissing themselves when they refer to an opponent who beat them, handily, as less than stellar.

I think it's impossible to read that article and not come to the conclusion that they absolutely and unequivocally are "dissing themselves."  Aside from mentioning that they lost to three teams that the writer feels weren't all that great, they refer to a "bevy of issues" and focus on "the most concerning...that Michigan's players aren't reacting quickly enough — at both ends of the court."  It's pretty clear that this wasn't intended as a puff piece.

[jtsanto]

The problem is that Michigan is less than stellar. They lost three in a row, and looked like crap last night at home. This is a team that is going to be hard pressed to make the tournament now. They still have Kansas and Utah on the road. At some point these big school need a reality check and this is it...Michigan you are NOT a major basketball program. I would like to say that MU is and since i wrote I will, they are a bigger and better program than Michigan!

[TallTitan34]

Link to story:
http://www.freep.com/article/20091203/BLOG14/91203026/-1/rss09

[79Warrior]

The problem is that Michigan is less than stellar. They lost three in a row, and looked like crap last night at home. This is a team that is going to be hard pressed to make the tournament now. They still have Kansas and Utah on the road. At some point these big school need a reality check and this is it...Michigan you are NOT a major basketball program. I would like to say that MU is and since i wrote I will, they are a bigger and better program than Michigan!

I beg to differ on that one. michigan is most certainly a major program, just like we are.

[reinko]

Agreed, Michigan definetly a major program.  They did win a championship in the last 20 years, something Marquette can not claim.

[Marquette Mama]

Although a devoted MU fan, I'm also a Michigan resident and a Michigan grad. I thought the local papers treated MU and our victory over Michigan with a lot of respect.  Here is a link to the story that ran after the game. (The print edition version was accompanied by a great picture of Lazar.)

http://tiny.cc/YQww6

Michigan's bball program has been trudging a long road to redemption since the disgrace of the so-called fab five.  I don't think anyone around here suffers any illusions about where the UM program currently stands, including-- if you read the article -- Jim Beilein. (Plus we live in Tom Izzo's shadow and the UM football team sucks too.  No need to pile on.)

[jtsanto]

Look before going to MU I grew up a michigan fan so  in a way I am putting down my home state. I just want you guys to tll me what makes them a major power. The last great teams they had were in the early 90's!! In fairness to those teams the NCAA does not recognize them since they cheated. I am not convinced they are that good, and in that conference look at their record over conference teams. I will admit I have not pulled all the numbers yet, but I would bet they are no better than 8th or 9th best team in the conference over the past ten to 15 years. Just because they are in a major conference does not mean they are a major program....

[Marquette84]

Have you seen in the Freep (link above in yahoo news) where we are being referred to as "less that (sic) stellar Marquette"?

Get real Michigan.

I think they were being real.

A team picked as a potential B10 championship contender would naturally view the team picked for 12 place in the Big east as "less than stellar"

[ATWizJr]

Since the article was written after we beat them, don't you think they based their opinion of us as "less than stellar" on our play?