no nit

[WarriorGreg1965]

To not even make the NIT?

Disgraceful.

This team was certainly lacking in elite talent, but they had enough ability to be an NIT team, for God's sake.

Buzz deserves any criticism he gets for this debacle.

[GB Warrior]

Consolation - an interview with the NIT selection committee mentioned us 5th of the teams to just miss the cut.

[Class71]

A sad day my friends for all. We have been good winners. Now let's see if we can be good losers, learn and rebuild next year.  

On a side note Marquette plays BB to make money. Doubt we will pay to be in a post season tourney such as CBI but I would still like to see them play.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

Yup, doesn't matter.  IU beat Michigan and Wisconsin...we lost to Wisconsin, does that mean if it came down to IU and MU that IU should have gone?  They are never going to look at it head to head like that.  They're going to look at the entire enchilada.  Georgetown had better power numbers than we did. 

G'Town was 69 RPI
Marquette was 92

End of story

NIT chair just said they DO NOT use RPI.

[SuddenSam]

Got what we deserved there, in the end.  Bad season, we deserved it:(

Lesson learned?  I'm hoping!!!

[WarriorGreg1965]

The positive of this is that it truly is an embarrassment and hopefully it will get the attention of Buzz and convince him to change some things and to become a better coach.

Will this have any effect on recruiting?

[ChicosBailBonds]

NIT chair just said they DO NOT use RPI.

Understand that, I was giving it as a reference in power numbers.  Did so the last few weeks to show how teams around MU did not make the NIT, while some did.  The NIT is make up of a small committee.  You can use other power index numbers if you want. 

MU trailed G'Town in all of them  RPI, Sagarin, BPI, Ken Pom

[MU82]

I am not embarrassed. This is not "disgraceful." It's sports, not real life.

Indiana was No. 1 much of last season and didn't make the NIT, either. Crap happens.

I would have watched us play in the NIT, but I'm glad we're not going to the other tournaments.

Our season is mercifully over. See y'all in October!

[chapman]

You have to pay to be in the CBI.

Good money that could be used to bring in Grambling next year. 

[NickelDimer]

Repeat performance next year and buzz and his wife will be checking out real estate listings out of state

Uhhhh no, no they won't.  Incredibly naive thing to say

[pbiflyer]

Buzz Williams. We salute you!

Go away. Really, just go away. Badger troll, or are you just a plain troll?

[GB Warrior]

No Indiana,  UNLV, Boise State, Ohio, Maryland, Richmond.

Pretty disgusting to be lumped into the same territory of any of those, minus Indiana and UNLV.

[KenoshaWarrior]

The positive of this is that it truly is an embarrassment and hopefully it will get the attention of Buzz and convince him to change some things and to become a better coach.

Will this have any effect on recruiting?

To be honest. I don't think recruits care.

[Eldon]

Go away. Really, just go away. Badger troll, or are you just a plain troll?

She's definitely not a Badger troll.  She used to make solid posts, but for some reason got really vitriolic toward Buzz.

[hairy worthen]

Repeat performance next year and buzz and his wife will be checking out real estate listings out of state

Nice fan, way to support the team. Stick to volleyball commentary

[keefe]

Marquette plays BB to make money.

Who told you this? Marquette plays basketball for one reason: for the entertainment of the men and women of Scoop!

[melissasmooth]

Nice fan, way to support the team. Stick to volleyball commentary

Ok

Will do

[NickelDimer]

She's definitely not a Badger troll.  She used to make solid posts, but for some reason got really vitriolic toward Buzz.

It's called misery.  Miserable people direct their misery at others

[ChicosBailBonds]

Good money that could be used to bring in Grambling next year. 

Well played

[MU82]

Repeat performance next year and buzz and his wife will be checking out real estate listings out of state

Oooh ... or maybe you'll be really lucky and Buzz will get hit by a truck and die a painful death! Because that's what he deserves for not going to the NCAAs for a sixth straight year and for not building upon S16-S16-E8.

You are officially ignored, you douchette.

[ChicosBailBonds]

She's definitely not a Badger troll.  She used to make solid posts, but for some reason got really vitriolic toward Buzz.

I suspect she still will.  Just because someone takes a dig at the coach of this year's squad, does that it less solid or perhaps more truthful?  It wasn't a good year, a MAJOR disappointment.

[keefe]

the coach of this year's squad

How about the coach of the 2005 squad??

[WarriorGreg1965]

Uhhhh no, no they won't.  Incredibly naive thing to say

Another year like this and it's only common sense that important people will be looking at Buzz with a much more critical eye.

[NickelDimer]

Another year like this and it's only common sense that important people will be looking at Buzz with a much more critical eye.

Possibly, but there's no chance he will be "looking at real estate listings out of state".  That's foolish talk

[GurneeHitchkr]

At least I won't have to listen to all of the whining on this board for a couple of months.

Looking forward to next year.