[Rosiak's Blog] Buzz a hit on the big stage once again

[ToddRosiakSays]

Buzz a hit on the big stage once again
               



Cleveland -- His voice wasn't a heck of a lot better than it was last night following MU's 66-55 win over Xavier at Quicken Loans Arena.

               

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/118302829.html
               

[rocky_warrior]

Wow, I don't read all of TR's blogs, but this one's worth it.  For those that don't want to read the whole thing, the last 3 paragraphs are directly related to Marquette, and things that have been discussed here...

"Only God could author something of that magnitude, and I tell our kids, I've told everybody, I'm living the dream 1,075 days into being the head coach at Marquette, bigger than any I've ever had as a kid. And I'm unbelievably humbled and grateful for the opportunity.

"But I don't know what the right adjective would be to describe what I thought or what my dreams were. I just knew that the only chance I had as a non-player, as no one that was connected to anybody associated with anybody in college athletics, was to wake up early, be very hard and diligent and effective and efficient in my work, to always tell the truth and to always try to treat people the right way.

"And that's not a secret. And that's just kind of how it's played out. And I just wanted to be the head coach at Navarro some day. I never thought that the day I would be hired as the head coach at Marquette that I would hire the guy that I worked for at Navarro, and he's arrived here somewhere. He was 76 years old. He was a college coach for 50 years. He's not Gene Keady at Purdue, and I'm not Steve Lavin at St. John's, but the stories are similar. It's just we're from the country, and it's worked out the way that it has."

(emphasis mine)

[Silkk the Shaka]

I'll never get sick of that story.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

That's a scary good read.

[MarquetteFan94]

Incredible read.

[chren21]

That was fantastic.  Read the link to the AP transcript of the entire press conference too.

[rocky_warrior]

That was fantastic.  Read the link to the AP transcript of the entire press conference too.

Agreed, if you have time - worth going through all of Jimmy, DJO, Jae, and Buzz's answers.

[bobnoxious]

Does anyone have a video link?  Buzz's voice makes the story that much better

[MUBalla23]

does this address the coaching rumors? if so for the good or bad for us?

[chren21]

Does anyone have a video link?  Buzz's voice makes the story that much better

There is an MP3 podcast link on gomarquette.com...  Have not listened to it but it is labeled buzz press confrence.

[bobnoxious]

thanks

[NickelDimer]

Sports has brought the world some incredible, genuine characters with incredible genuine stories, and Buzz is the latest.  Man that's good stuff.

[tower912]

Somewhere, there is a blogger that none of us has ever heard of preparing a scathing piece about Buzz being too long winded and making HIM (the blogger) miss a deadline.   

[JustinLewisFanClubPres]

I saw a video of it on syracuse's website.

[Coleman]

I saw a video of it on syracuse's website.

link?

[JustinLewisFanClubPres]

link?

http://www.suathletics.com/showcase/#mediaarchive

[JoBo2756]

Wow. I just watched the whole interview, and it says a TON about who Buzz is.

From his references to Marquette, his team, his recruiting it actually convinces me that he is staying. He says "To be honest, I should not be coaching at Marquette..." referring to how the school gave him a huge opportunity. That is still very much in his mind.

I feel good after watching the video about him staying. Of course, like most on this forum, I have no idea what I'm talking about...

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Wow. I just watched the whole interview, and it says a TON about who Buzz is.

From his references to Marquette, his team, his recruiting it actually convinces me that he is staying. He says "To be honest, I should not be coaching at Marquette..." referring to how the school gave him a huge opportunity. That is still very much in his mind.

I feel good after watching the video about him staying. Of course, like most on this forum, I have no idea what I'm talking about...

+1,000,000

[BCHoopster]

MU gave a nobody a great gift called coaching 3 years ago for a Big East team.  I am not
saying Buzz will not leave MU sometime in the future, but I think it is to early in his coaching
life to leave MU at this time.  MU has been way to good to him, four years ago he was out
of a job or left a bad situation at NO.  This has to be has homer says, "I am living a dream"
Buzz should feel the same way.  Sure recruiting at MU is no picnic, but Buzz out works coaches
for solid players.  The 3 kids maybe were not on his radar to begin with, but got 3 solid kids for
next year, add Wilson, and the program looks solid for a few more years!  Money wise, MU has
what it takes.

[Coleman]

This presser made me just love Buzz that much more.

What a gem. Hope he is ours for a long time.

[77ncaachamps]

Shame on me for treating this humble man so badly!

Three words entered my mind while reading the transcript on Rosiak's blog:

genuine

Big Fish (as in, the tall tales you'd hear but later dismiss...only to find out a lot of truth in them)

[HoopsMalone]

Love his line about recruiting:  I like players who order their food with a number.

That sounded like the 21st century/Buzz version of Al. 

[Coleman]

Love his line about recruiting:  I like players who order their food with a number.

That sounded like the 21st century/Buzz version of Al.  

I kept thinking of Al throughout this whole press conference. The kinds of guys he recruits. The stories and one liners.

Of course, Al liked to be arrogant when he went off on tangents, and Buzz tries to play humble. But I feel like they are two sides of the same coin.

[rocky_warrior]

First article I've seen based on the press conference.  And while I feel they understood the points, it hardly seems complimentary...

http://www.syracuse.com/poliquin/index.ssf/2011/03/poliquin_marquette_coach_buzz.html

[Thomas' Danish Delight]

Love his line about recruiting:  I like players who order their food with a number.

That sounded like the 21st century/Buzz version of Al. 

Exactly what I thought.  "I'd like a number 2, combo meal number 2."

I know I'm getting way ahead of myself, but imagine that Buzz Williams leads MU to a National Championship...and oh...let's say Vander Blue is the star of the team.  ComboMealNumber2.com could be the new CrackedSidewalks!