Our whiny "life is not fair" student body

[KenoshaWarrior]

Is it me, or do you guys get the impression that the student body at Marquette is extremely whiny?  Every few months someone goes and writes a letter to the editor of the school paper on how it is "unfair" that the basketball teams gets all the publicity.  Or how it is "Unfair" that that the basketball players get their own dorms and dont live with the students.

Anyone else worried that these are the type of students that LW and father Pilarz are pandering too?

[StillAWarrior]

Anyone else worried that these are the type of students that LW and father Pilarz are pandering too?

No.

[NavinRJohnson]

Considering that the same thing has been happening for decades, no, not really.

If LW and Pillarz are stupid enough not to realize that those players bring million of dollars in every year, and need to be treated differently than your average Journaism student, then the bBall program is already screwed anyway.

[KenoshaWarrior]

I dont understand why anyone on the campus would not thank the Players everyday for making their school much important than it is.

[Badgerhater]

Life isn't fair, and MU does a service to these people by illustrating that fact.

Someday, these whiners will get something that others don't because they went to Marquette.....few, if any, will have a problem with it.

[nathanziarek]

Is it me, or do you guys get the impression that the student body at Marquette is extremely whiny?  Every few months someone goes and writes a letter to the editor of the school paper on how it is "unfair" that the basketball teams gets all the publicity.  Or how it is "Unfair" that that the basketball players get their own dorms and dont live with the students.

Not at all. In fact, I'm thrilled that we have a diverse enough student body to both support the program (although attendance threads will tell you otherwise) and keep it in check. I love hoops, but I hate it when it becomes the official religion (see Joe Paterno) of a campus.

Hoops gets tons of great coverage. I'm not worried about a few non-fans expressing their rightful opinions.

[Warriors10]

Since we are now complaining about students, does the SMU thread get to die?

[KenoshaWarrior]

Not at all. In fact, I'm thrilled that we have a diverse enough student body to both support the program (although attendance threads will tell you otherwise) and keep it in check. I love hoops, but I hate it when it becomes the official religion (see Joe Paterno) of a campus.

Hoops gets tons of great coverage. I'm not worried about a few non-fans expressing their rightful opinions.

Im just worried that the Non-Fans, and the loud minority are what the good Father and LW are pandering too.

[🏀]

Im just worried that the Non-Fans, and the loud minority are what the good Father and LW are pandering too.

LW should be in direct opposition to those people, as any AD would be. That's what doesn't make sense to me.

[Goose]

Vocal minority often dictates the decisions that affect the majority. I have heard a ton of program bashing from a couple of people this season. They continually bash VB and others over and over again. I do worry that the PC crowd influences decisions at MU. We used to be the Warriors didn't we?

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Not at all. In fact, I'm thrilled that we have a diverse enough student body to both support the program (although attendance threads will tell you otherwise) and keep it in check. I love hoops, but I hate it when it becomes the official religion (see Joe Paterno) of a campus.

Hoops gets tons of great coverage. I'm not worried about a few non-fans expressing their rightful opinions.

Beautifully stated.

[MUBurrow]

Someday, these whiners will get something that others don't because they went to Marquette.....few, if any, will have a problem with it.

ding ding ding. For a very large proportion of the student body, attending MU is/was basically a birth rite. I'm not even saying that's necessarily horrible or inferring it was any different for me, but more or less pointing out that likely every basketball player at MU overcome much worse odds and worked much harder to get to MU than a a 3.3 high school student from Barrington or Whitepeople's Bay whose parents are flipping the bill.

[Benny B]

Im just worried that the Non-Fans, and the loud minority are what the good Father and LW are pandering too.

Nobody's pandering to anyone.  If anyone around here is pandering, it's the work of a few "rogue" users pandering to scoopers' paranoia.  Example:

Vocal minority often dictates the decisions that affect the majority. I have heard a ton of program bashing from a couple of people this season. They continually bash VB and others over and over again. I do worry that the PC crowd influences decisions at MU. We used to be the Warriors didn't we?

[lab_warrior]

Is it me, or do you guys get the impression that the student body at Marquette is extremely whiny?  Every few months someone goes and writes a letter to the editor of the school paper on how it is "unfair" that the basketball teams gets all the publicity.  Or how it is "Unfair" that that the basketball players get their own dorms and dont live with the students.

It is you.  I think you're taking a letter, or letters, from what, .1% of the students (and there are always going to be .1% uppity/negative nancy types, anyway), and extrapolating that into being the majority of students.  One or two letters from a student body of 12,000 does not make for a "whiny" student body.  If you polled, I'd bet a lot of money on upwards of >90% of students being totally supportive of the basketball players.  

Anyone else worried that these are the type of students that LW and father Pilarz are pandering too?

I see you have swallowed hook, line, and sinker the bulls*** narrative that has been spun in a couple other threads.  

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Is it me, or do you guys get the impression that the student body at Marquette is extremely whiny?  Every few months someone goes and writes a letter to the editor of the school paper on how it is "unfair" that the basketball teams gets all the publicity.  Or how it is "Unfair" that that the basketball players get their own dorms and dont live with the students.

Anyone else worried that these are the type of students that LW and father Pilarz are pandering too?

Is anybody worried that we have the same type of "the students suck" threads here every year?

- They don't drink enough
- They study too much
- They aren't loud enough at games
- They are too critical of the players
- etc. etc.

I get the feeling the moderators are pandering to these internet nerds in an effort to get more posts/page views.

[lab_warrior]

Nobody's pandering to anyone.  If anyone around here is pandering, it's the work of a few "rogue" users pandering to scoopers' paranoia.

+1
THANK YOU.  Good GOD, NO S***. 

Vocal minority often dictates the decisions that affect the majority.

Since WHEN, EVER?

I have heard a ton of program bashing from a couple of people this season.

OH NOES!  A COUPLE OF PEOPLE!  That's what, TWO people?  Why don't you just NAME them for us?  (Voices in your head don't count, BTW.)

I do worry that the PC crowd influences decisions at MU.

BAAAAARF.  Is that PC enough for you?  Seriously, keep talking to us about how "worried" you are.  You're the biggest f***ing ninny on this board right now. 

[chapman]

Nobody likes hippies.  Not even LW or Pilarz.

[Goose]

LabWarrior ....LOL...Great post. My point was two people made more negative noise to me than 100 did on positive side. Why are we not called the Warriors anymore?

[MUfan12]

Nobody likes hippies.  Not even LW or Pilarz.

Pilarz is a Jesuit. Hippies with collars.

[MerrittsMustache]

ding ding ding. For a very large proportion of the student body, attending MU is/was basically a birth rite. I'm not even saying that's necessarily horrible or inferring it was any different for me, but more or less pointing out that likely every basketball player at MU overcome much worse odds and worked much harder to get to MU than a a 3.3 high school student from Barrington or Whitepeople's Bay whose parents are flipping the bill.

HEY! It's Whitefolks Bay, not Whitepeople's Bay! Respect it!

[burger]

Let's put it this way.....

I do not think they are Avalanche material.....

I do not know if that is good or bad....

It is what it is.....

[brewcity77]

HEY! It's Whitefolks Bay, not Whitepeople's Bay! Respect it!

+1

Whitepeople's doesn't even sound right.

[mu_hilltopper]

Careful .. one of your friendly neighborhood moderators lives in Whitefish Bay, and he has an itchy ban hammer finger.

[Benny B]

LabWarrior ....LOL...Great post. My point was two people made more negative noise to me than 100 did on positive side. Why are we not called the Warriors anymore?

Because "Warrior" could apply to any Native American tribe... the Potawatomi wanted something that was more specific to their heritage.

[MUBurrow]

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