Vote: Should we temporarily lock all non-Xavier threads?

[GGGG]

I voted for locking the threads. Or better yet, if feasible, move the threads to The Superbar or elsewhere. I agree that the rumors are note- and news-worthy, but this has gotten excessive and made the board virtually unreadable. I had a Xavier friend email me:

"Went to Marq's musccop (sic) forum this morning hoping to find analysis and interesting tidbits on your squad. I'll never get that 5 minutes back. Never read so much handwringing . . . and I used to be a longtime poster on a Cinci Bearcat forum. Do you people know you have a NCAA tournament game on Friday? Hopefully your team is as distracted by the talking heads as your fans. You people are a joke - and that's coming from an X fan.  If anyone knows the paranoia that can arise from the coaching carousel, trust me, it's us."

Why should I care what Xavier fans think?  Why should I care that they can't find "interesting tidbits on our team?"  It's not their discussion board.

I mean look at the Xavier board:

http://xavierhoops.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2

Outside of a pick the score, and who is going to Cleveland thread, there is one thread on the game itself.  Again, what exactly do people want to talk about regarding Friday's game?  I keep asking that question and nobody gives me a response.

[jt92]

I think this board is a place where we can come and talk about hoops and the program.  I am frustrated by Buzz's answer to a simple question.  So I thought I would come to the MU board to express this frustration...after all my wife couldn't care less so I have no one else to turn to.  Now there are people who don't want other people to talk about issues affecting the program.  That's just wrong...if you don't want to talk about ignore the thread.  Don't blame this topic on people concerned with the program, blame Buzz for being evasive.

[Avenue Commons]

Absolutely not. I know it's a private board, but that's censorship in a way and I don't like it. As long as it's related to Marquette basketball, I vote for keeping it live.

[BrewCity83]

Don't keep making new threads about the same thing.  It's unreadable.  Please lock all but one or two of the "Coaching Carousel" so all that crap is in one place.

[garekis]

Why should I care what Xavier fans think?  Why should I care that they can't find "interesting tidbits on our team?"

I don't know if or why you should care about either of those things. Ultimately, you'll need to answer those questions for yourself. You should certainly share your answers publicly on this board, however, because - like your and others' speculative opinions on if, where, and when Buzz will go - those are thought provoking and informative.

Again, what exactly do people want to talk about regarding Friday's game?  I keep asking that question and nobody gives me a response.

I can only speak for myself, but I'd welcome some more discussion on, to name just a few topics: the composition of Xavier's team; Xavier's perceived offensive and defensive strengths and weaknesses; and how our team may look to capitalize on those weaknesses and minimize those strengths.

[Avenue Commons]

Don't keep making new threads about the same thing.  It's unreadable.  Please lock all but one or two of the "Coaching Carousel" so all that crap is in one place.

This is a good solution.

[MerrittsMustache]

Don't keep making new threads about the same thing.  It's unreadable.  Please lock all but one or two of the "Coaching Carousel" so all that crap is in one place.

I'm on board with this idea as well. I don't mind the Buzz discussion, but it's taking over the board. We need to keep it contained.

[NCMUFan]

I guess I kind of hope Buzz leaves, then all the "fans" will have something to talk about during the long offseason.  The heck with basketball when there is gossip to pursue.

[mu_hilltopper]

Guys .. before you go claiming "censorship" .. the operative word was "PAUSE" the threads .. lock them until after the game ends, then re-open. 

[4everwarriors]

He'll no. It's a legitimate MU issue and should be discussed freely by the fans just as all other issue are that concern Warrior hoops. What are people afraid of, the truth? Man up and deal with it. Muzzling those who post smacks of the other board. No thanks.

[Jam Chowder]

Reading this board stresses me out.

[mu_hilltopper]

Not "muzzling," old man.  Focusing.  Temporarily.

[GGGG]

Not "muzzling," old man.  Focusing.  Temporarily.

But why?  If people want to talk about it, and it certainly is on-topic, why would you put in on pause?  There are topics out there where people can talk about the game, but it looks as though that isn't what people want to talk about.

[NCMUFan]

I think the moderators have the right to moderate.  It is their board.  If you don't like it, start a Marquette gossip coaching change board.  And if people stray from that topic, you have a right to reign in to the purpose of your board.

[GGGG]

No one is arguing that they don't have the right NCMU...it's whether or not they should excercise that right is the question.

[mu_hilltopper]

Honestly, I'm hoping that just the existence of THIS thread will help the problem.

We are way better at doing nothing.

[groove]

Honestly, I'm hoping that just the existence of THIS thread will help the problem.

We are way better at doing nothing.

My wife says I'm good at that also

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

I voted yes. It is pathetically nauseating around here. Way too many people whining who no absolutely nothing. I think Buzz is going nowhere other ppl think he is. Big deal. It's going to happen. Everyone talking about stuff they have no idea about on here is only making the problem worse.

Either lock, or merge into a super thread and add all new threads related to the "super thread". ASAP! Please. Thank you.

[spiral97]

Honestly, I'm hoping that just the existence of THIS thread will help the problem.

We are way better at doing nothing.

Speak for yourself.. sitting back, drinking a beer, and watching the mayhem are three distinct activities I do all at once and I'm very very good at them!

Seriously though, a bartender doesn't sit in and control every conversation that happens in his shop - we try to do about the same here.  Course, when there's a Manchester United game on and you wear green into one of their pubs you're liable to get thrown out with extreme prejudice (and probably for good reason).  Topper's poll is whether we should perform a similar "refinement" of conversation in a temporary manner so as to produce maximum enjoyment of the games we're about to witness.

[Henry Sugar]

Don't keep making new threads about the same thing.  It's unreadable.  Please lock all but one or two of the "Coaching Carousel" so all that crap is in one place.

I vote for this.  My issue isn't that people are discussing the coaching carousel, it's that there are a dozen threads about it.

[Goose]

Buzz staying or leaving has a greater long term affect on the program than the X game. This should be the #1 priority of the admin and to a lesser degree the fans. The landscape of college ball is too difficult today and that is reflected in the lower quality of overall team talent across the country. MU is in ZERO position to roll the dice.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Buzz staying or leaving has a greater long term affect on the program than the X game. This should be the #1 priority of the admin and to a lesser degree the fans. The landscape of college ball is too difficult today and that is reflected in the lower quality of overall team talent across the country. MU is in ZERO position to roll the dice.

Last time I checked, MUscoop is not the administration.

[Goose]

Jamil--You are correct. I have seen the up's and down's of hires and believe this issue will have MAJOR impact on the future of the team we all love. I would rather lose Friday and build for the future than other way around. Anyone who thinks the X game is more important than who the coach is must be in outer space.

[MerrittsMustache]

Jamil--You are correct. I have seen the up's and down's of hires and believe this issue will have MAJOR impact on the future of the team we all love. I would rather lose Friday and build for the future than other way around. Anyone who thinks the X game is more important than who the coach is must be in outer space.

No one is saying that it's more important. We don't know if Buzz will leave and if Marquette will need to find a new coach...but we do know that Marquette plays in the NCAA Tournament on Friday and nothing in regards to a coaching change is going to be determined prior to that game.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Jamil--You are correct. I have seen the up's and down's of hires and believe this issue will have MAJOR impact on the future of the team we all love. I would rather lose Friday and build for the future than other way around. Anyone who thinks the X game is more important than who the coach is must be in outer space.

It's clearly not. But, at the same time, there is no substance at all to these rumors. Some guido looking fool who says Buzz is going to OU or ARK and a few Gottlieb tweets. I personally am not worreid about Buzz leaving.

On the other hand, we have the biggest game of the year on Friday, and you can't even find anything on this board about it. It's pathetic. If people were worried about the players knowing about it, they sure as hell know now. I am sure they have asked Buzz about it at this point, and I am sure they have been reassured that he isn't interested in leaving.