Marquette made no effort to keep Williams

[79Warrior]

That should tell us pretty clearly the big donors were happy he left.

[Tugg Speedman]

I think my "sources" post all night have been saying exactly this.

[Dawson Rental]

That should tell us pretty clearly the big donors were happy he left.

I'm not denying, but it would be interesting to know how you know this was the case.

[Goose]

Hence Buzz playing the guys he played this year.

[Blackhat]

Not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing.

[Tugg Speedman]

Hence Buzz playing the guys he played this year.

Goose, you're close to the program ... are you saying Buzz tanked the season on purpose?

[Goose]

Did not tank, but made a point IMO.

[melissasmooth]

and the wildcard in all of this is if there is still more to the story as far as wrongdoings, etc. who knows, probably hear more as the months go on

[muhoops1]

Did not tank, but made a point IMO.

If this is true and I have no reason to believe it isn't....Buzz is a bigger tool than I originally thought.

[forgetful]

What exactly were they suppose to do as an effort to keep him.

MU is the better job, was paying more money and had far more resources. 

When you have a job offer from a lesser company and you expect a raise from your current boss, because of it, you need to expect the don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

[chapman]

Marquette made no effort to keep Williams this time

fify.  Members of the administration, the Board, and boosters have bent over backwards to accommodate Buzz over the years in an effort to keep him around, made some big time calls, provided resources, given him leeway.  Just too many imagined slights, boogeymen, and not enough pampering and poetry written about him to keep up this time.

[NersEllenson]

If this is true and I have no reason to believe it isn't....Buzz is a bigger tool than I originally thought.

What other explanation is there for his beyond stubborn insistence to continue to trot out the same ineffective backcourt over and over and over....and relegate his talented freshman to the bench...I mean Burton sitting the last 7 minutes of the Xavier game??  WTF?

But as Hunt wrote...Buzz began to question his rotations/coaching strategy/etc...think he was just totally lost this season...doubled down on the vets, and that vets would eventually right the ship....and when it didn't happen...he couldn't save face..

Was also odd in one of the Hunt articles, an assistant coach (think Wainwright) was quoted as telling Todd that he needed to go to Buzz to ask for more consistent playing time/less jerking around/yanked in and out..

[79Warrior]

I'm not denying, but it would be interesting to know how you know this was the case.

Very close friend is a fairly large donor to Blue & Gold Fund and is privy to a few tidbits. Bill Cords was not interested in offering additional incentives to Williams. I think he hinted Buzz screwed the pooch with this move

[Golden Avalanche]

Did not tank, but made a point IMO.

What was the point other then Buzz showing us he failed to recruit well enough?

[keefe]

I am not one to play the I have a secret game but I heard this am that there was going to be some news regarding BW. Since I was asked to keep it to myself I posted that BW was all about BW and would take care of himself first. What I was told is that BW was not especially welcome to stay at MU. That is all I know, which isn't much, but the salient point is that BW had worn out his welcome. AMF.  

[Goose]

Golden

Buzz spoiled us and it is hard to do. If he and school had issue it is easy for him to make a point. He played subpar guys and it showed. He can recruit and get studs but maybe not guys school wants.

[warriorfred]

I had heard a fair amount of displeasure among all parties over the past two months, but passed it off as the usual campus rumors during a down season.  Now, I really want to know what happened.

[Norm]

Golden

Buzz spoiled us and it is hard to do. If he and school had issue it is easy for him to make a point. He played subpar guys and it showed. He can recruit and get studs but maybe not guys school wants.

That seems to me to so totally selfish that I can't believe he played subpar guys on purpose to prove a point? If that's so, than everything he said about loving Chris Otule, D Wilson, Gardner, Juan, etc... is a load of carp, as he would have purposely denied them the best opportunity for success. Just too far fetched to be believable.

[Avenue Commons]

A well placed friend who knows my username texted me that my assumptions on here were "mostly right" about Marquette opening the door and watching Buzz walk out it. He would not elaborate other than to tell me I'm too old to spend this much time on a bball message board.

[Tugg Speedman]

A well placed friend who knows my username texted me that my assumptions on here were "mostly right" about Marquette opening the door and watching Buzz walk out it. He would not elaborate other than to tell me I'm too old to spend this much time on a bball message board.

Why did Buzz take a crappy job for less money?  Surely he could have done better.

[Dawson Rental]

fify.  Members of the administration, the Board, and boosters have bent over backwards to accommodate Buzz over the years in an effort to keep him around, made some big time calls, provided resources, given him leeway.  Just too many imagined slights, boogeymen, and not enough pampering and poetry written about him to keep up this time.

If they only would have agreed to a statute next to Al's

[4everwarriors]

Crean sucks

[keefe]

Crean sucks

Yea, I hate Tanned Tommy a lot more because he is a jerk. BW is just a weird f uck.

[ecompt]

That seems to me to so totally selfish that I can't believe he played subpar guys on purpose to prove a point? If that's so, than everything he said about loving Chris Otule, D Wilson, Gardner, Juan, etc... is a load of carp, as he would have purposely denied them the best opportunity for success. Just too far fetched to be believable.

I thought it was telling that the only senior to even mention Buzz at Senior Day was Chris. The others never said a word. Maybe they knew he had sucked this season. 

[chapman]

If they only would have agreed to a statute next to Al's

Replacing the jersey patch would have placated him for another year.