Buzz and Larry Williams Aren't Bosom Buddies...

[4everwarriors]

Interesting Ol' Lar doesn't fly charter.

[muwarrior69]

On the Buzz question: My mother always said if you have nothing good to say, say nothing.

[Goose]

I would have been shocked if he addressed that topic in any way other than politically correct fashion. That really was not the time or place or discuss relationships.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

It doesn't matter what he said.

People who already don't like him would criticize him, people who are in-between would shrug it off, and people who LOVE LARRY (don't know if we have that group) would say he's brilliant.

We're all very good at parsing up quotes to fit whatever narrative we like.

Honestly, the guy can't win. Maybe that's his own fault, maybe it's not. But, either way, he can't win (right now).

[Dr. Blackheart]

In Chicago on Tuesday for the Circles Event.  Are some of you Ryder Cup hecklers showing up?   

http://www.marquette.edu/alumni/networking-circles.php

[MerrittsMustache]

SLU got more votes than Marquette in the preseason AP poll. Perhaps LW is onto something in turning MU into the Billikens.

[LloydMooresLegs]

In Chicago on Tuesday for the Circles Event.  Are some of you Ryder Cup hecklers showing up?   

http://www.marquette.edu/alumni/networking-circles.php

Thanks, Doc.  Just signed up.  No assurance that I will get LWs roundtable, but I did give it first preference...

[Dr. Blackheart]

On the train ride back to Connecticut after the MU Circles event.  Notes from the Larry Williams roundtable.
* Larry got there late because his plane was delayed 8 hrs.  Came straight from the airport.
* Expressed his vision for all of Marquette's athletic teams to be elite and successful.  Example of the Top 10 men's and women's soccer teams and the volleyball team.
* Besides obviously basketball, heavily emphasized the importance of the other teams need to be elite in order to remain relavent in the current conference shuffle.
* The Fieldhouse - as part of the elite vision above Marquette is in the early planning stages of a year round fieldhouse.  Not a bubble over Valley Fields. Because of the Milwaukee weather we need it to attract the elite student athletes.
* Marquette has a Plan B if the Big East implodes.  Had imformal discussions with other schools. 
* Reiterated the importance of the new Big East tv deal and what sounds like good negoitiating news is that CBS is also apparently interested besides NBC and Fox and well yes ESPN.
* An alum tried to get a question in on his relationship with Buzz.  Time was running out and the guy already asked a question so they sort of skipped over him to allow someone else to ask a question.
* Steve Rushin was a goosd host.  Had a good W Bush story.  The former president calls him calls Mr. Sports Illustrated.   

Thanks for the recap. Glad Larry is bringing a positive message to the alumni. So far, he has been Mr. Lawyer and has only talked about the perceived issues, whether hoops, lacrosse, conference or travel, etc. He has a very strong skill set, but his public persona needs a boost, and it starts with him. The Milwaukee MU Mafia is a tough one to break into...and his public missteps have been less than enamoring.

[Skatastrophy]

Buzz and Larry get along just fine.  Larry may not be a pushover like Cottingham was, but both Larry and Buzz want Marquette to win Championships.

If Buzz really wanted out he could have most any job in the nation, even at this point in the year, by just asking for it.

There's a reason that Buzz and his family just built a house up here.  These threads are all dumb and you guys should all feel bad about yourselves for constantly circlejerking about crap like this.

[TedBaxter]

On the train ride back to Connecticut after the MU Circles event.  Notes from the Larry Williams roundtable.
* Larry got there late because his plane was delayed 8 hrs.  Came straight from the airport.
* Expressed his vision for all of Marquette's athletic teams to be elite and successful.  Example of the Top 10 men's and women's soccer teams and the volleyball team.
* Besides obviously basketball, heavily emphasized the importance of the other teams need to be elite in order to remain relavent in the current conference shuffle.
* The Fieldhouse - as part of the elite vision above Marquette is in the early planning stages of a year round fieldhouse.  Not a bubble over Valley Fields. Because of the Milwaukee weather we need it to attract the elite student athletes.
* Marquette has a Plan B if the Big East implodes.  Had imformal discussions with other schools.  
* Reiterated the importance of the new Big East tv deal and what sounds like good negoitiating news is that CBS is also apparently interested besides NBC and Fox and well yes ESPN.
* An alum tried to get a question in on his relationship with Buzz.  Time was running out and the guy already asked a question so they sort of skipped over him to allow someone else to ask a question.
* Steve Rushin was a goosd host.  Had a good W Bush story.  The former president calls him calls Mr. Sports Illustrated.  

Did he give any insight to what sports would use this "Fieldhouse" and where it may be located (Valley Fields)?  I'm assuming an indoor track would be part of the complex and training area's for the other sports so the Old Gym and possibly Helfaer would be vacated and McGuire Center would be strictly mens and womens basketball plus volleyball.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I would have been shocked if he addressed that topic in any way other than politically correct fashion. That really was not the time or place or discuss relationships.

Larry doesn't know PC.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Did he give any insight to what sports would use this "Fieldhouse" and where it may be located (Valley Fields)?  I'm assuming an indoor track would be part of the complex and training area's for the other sports so the Old Gym and possibly Helfaer would be vacated and McGuire Center would be strictly mens and womens basketball plus volleyball.

He said there's a broken window in the old gym every day from an errant soccer or lacrosse ball.  Lacrosse seasons starts in Feb. which is obviously difficult in Milwaukee.  He said preferably closer to campus than Valley Fields but that's undecided.  Said the school architect said you find me a place and he'll design it to fit.  Mentioned UW-Whitewaters fieldhouse.  Sounds like for soccer, lacrosse and track.

[GGGG]

Here's UW-Whitewaters....

http://www.uww.edu/recsports/wcfloorplan.html

So an indoor track that can also be used as an indoor practice facility.  Makes sense.