Charles Pierce on MU nostalgia and this weekend's game

[drewm88]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7318012/the-ncaa-nostalgia

[PVMagic]

I enjoyed this article (by MU grad Charles C. Pierce on the Grantland blog)... complete with MU-UW game discussion, Al quotes, and McCormick hall.


http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7318012/the-ncaa-nostalgia

[Sir Lawrence]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7318012/the-ncaa-nostalgia

That is a great read.  Thanks for posting.  I had forgotten about Brell using a switchblade to cut down the nets.  Classic. 

[tower912]

Belonging.   Either you get it, or you don't.   And I was there for the last two years of Majerus and first two of Dukiet.    Belonging.   What drives our neighbors to the west crazy as to why so many of us CHOSE MU, even though we were accepted at schools that were rated higher academically.     That feel that even though you aren't State U with 30K undergrads, you still feel like you can take them down.  And it will make an even greater story when you do.     Belonging.   Either you get it, or you don't.   It can't be explained.  

[shiloh26]

That's a great article.  Makes me really wish I'd been around for the McGuire years, its so much fun to read about those teams.  Even so, I think there is still a vibrant MU basketball community! (See: this board)

[77ncaachamps]

"This was something that felt durable and alive, whatever it was that I was feeling about how the Warriors — I will never make peace with that Golden Eagles nonsense. Never. — played down those last 10 minutes. "

[drewm88]

That is a great read.  Thanks for posting.  I had forgotten about Brell using a switchblade to cut down the nets.  Classic. 

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like Brell is overlooked in the annals of MU basketball. He was mentioned in a thread here over the weekend, but prior to that, I was pretty ignorant of any of the stories about him. Granted I'm but a child compared to some of you geezers.

[Goose]

I'm not called goose for the fun of it!

[dw3dw3dw3]

Could somebody expand on some stories that made Brell so unique?

[GGGG]

This paragraph sums up what MU basketball means:

"Inside, the roiling carnival that was Marquette basketball under Al McGuire was at full boil. The uniforms were gaudy; for several years, they were designed so that the tail of the shirt could not be tucked in. The NCAA passed another rule. The players were an odd amalgam of personal quirks and competitive discipline. They shouted back at the coach. They won far more often than they lost. They were the heart of an impromptu community that lived within the larger community of the university. They were a great part of what made the place a home."

[🏀]

I'm not called goose for the fun of it!

So Goose is Gary Brell?

[WellsstreetWanderer]

That was his nickname at MU and in the NBA

[Goose]

Sultan---Great post on the meaning of MU ball back in the day. Lived it and loved it!!

[PVMagic]

For those of us who attended Marquette more recently... what exactly went in to a "Vulcan Mind Probe"?

[tower912]

http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink6588.html

[Dr. Blackheart]

Relinking this in the wiki for the noobs....scroll down at the end of the season stats for the documentary video link of Al by the same guys who did "Hoop Dreams".  Let the viewer load on the left and then slide it to the 35:55 mark. You can maximize it.

http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/men_s_basketball/1972

[drbob]

great article, definitly brought back memories of  sweet times.  I was at Marquette from 1968  to 1975 (grad school included) and remember well  Goose , Meminger, Cobb, Sewell and the whole cast of characters.   I  had forgotten Brell,s  comment about the grass!!!    Saddened to hear the  Ardmore  and the Gym are no more.  The two favorite watering holes  at the time.

[4everwarriors]

That was his nickname at MU and in the NBA

What NBA?

[4everwarriors]

Could somebody expand on some stories that made Brell so unique?

Ya mean like he cocked his head to the side during the National Anthem and refused to look at the American flag in protest of the Vietnam War?

[Lennys Tap]

I'm a sucker for any trip down memory lane - especially one so familiar and meaningful to me. By why the hell did he (paranthetically) have to throw in a misleading suggestion that Buzz was about to be put in the stocks by the Department of Education? If he wants to write an article on the "Marquette Sex Scandal" fine, but working a cheap shot into a "feel good" piece was out of line.

[77ncaachamps]

I don't think it's a cheap shot...but a jump from the NOW to the THEN...and an informative aside.

Possibly an example of information overload courtesy of the overconnectiveness of the internet.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

The nostalgia part of the piece is nice for a Marquette fan, but I have to say that was the kind of bloated nonsense that could only pass muster on the Internet. The worst reference was not the investigation, but the ass smooching nod to Bill Simmons intramural career. Give me a break.

[Hoopaloop]

Wait, this Charles Pierce?   http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=27392.0


The same Charles Pierce that our fans here destroyed when he wrote something else about MU?  So we love him when he writes something non controversial, but he is a no nothing hack when he has an opinion about another aspect of Marquette?   

Or is this a different Charles Pierce?   

[mileskishnish72]

Great stroll down memory lane - went to a lot of games at the Worcester Auditorium (hard to imagine a lousier Bball venue) and the Arena.

Pistol Pete wasn't the only big shot the Warriors dealt with in that '70 NIT - they clamped down pretty well on Dr. J as well.

[brewcity77]

Nice nostalgic write-up, even if the whole of the content is from before my time. That drive from Madison reminds me of my own fervent drive to get back to campus after Wade's triple-double...for some reason, I just felt I had to be in Milwaukee to celebrate that one.

Wait, this Charles Pierce?   http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=27392.0

The same Charles Pierce that our fans here destroyed when he wrote something else about MU?  So we love him when he writes something non controversial, but he is a no nothing hack when he has an opinion about another aspect of Marquette?   

Or is this a different Charles Pierce?   

And still, 4 months later, you won't let that thread die. Seriously, just let it go...it'll be good for you.