Big East Breakdown

[Dwizzle3]

Gives Buzz some love.

"Marquette has one of the top coaches in the country in Buzz Williams, and it doesn't hurt that the Golden Eagles added standout freshman G Vander Blue to a talented cast of returnees."

Predicts us to finish 6th, which I think is about fair. Would like to see us in the top 4 before end of the year.

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1145847

[Dawson Rental]

Really gives Buzz some love:

"Despite a lack of height and depth, Marquette finished 22-12 overall and 11-7 in the Big East last season. All but one of the losses came by single digits, and seven of them were by six or fewer points. Bottom line: Williams can coach."

[Lennys Tap]

"Marquette has ONE OF THE TOP COACHES IN THE COUNTRY" and "Bottom line: Williams can coach". I guess the staff at Rivals fall into the group Chicos refers to as Buzz's "knob polishers". Didn't they get the memo to refrain from any judgements for 3 more seasons?

[NersEllenson]

According to that article the Big East League RPI was as follows:

League RPI rank in each of past 3 seasons: 2nd in 2009-10, 4th in 2008-09, 5th in 2007-08


Some here have claimed how easy the Big East was last year, which is why we performed well.  Hmmm.