Shaka Watch is OVER

[JakeBarnes]

Not when VCU comes to town.  We sell out stadiums.  I think it must be our rock star coach.  You should try and get one of those.  Oh wait, you can't. You're Marquette.  You can't even compete with Virginia Tech.  

Such class in this one.

[Dawson Rental]

Face it, Marquette fans. You are not good enough.  Shaka will leave one day, but it will be for Syracuse, UNC, Kentucky, or Duke.  He's not going to a has-been program like Marquette that can't even keep a school like Virginia Tech from poaching their coach.

Sounds like someone was wetting the bed with worry until recently.

[MDMU04]

Not when VCU comes to town.  We sell out stadiums.  I think it must be our rock star coach.  You should try and get one of those.  Oh wait, you can't. You're Marquette.  You can't even compete with Virginia Tech.  

Not much to do in Richmond right now, eh? Mom keep you inside after dinner? It's ok. Maybe she'll let you go play outside tomorrow.

[willie warrior]

Bummed but we all saw this coming from Monday night on.  The guy weighed his options and is gonna hold out for one of the blue bloods to open up.  Props to Shaka, can't fault him in the slightest.  Get Howland in here ASAP and I'm over this news in a minute.  Safer bet going forward with a much more polished resume than Shaka.

Yeah you can fault him. he plays this game frequently, and strung MU along. Both sides to blame, but Shaka is a dork.
let a Blue Blood take him in 5 years.

[LastWarrior]

Remember this?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2001923-stephen-f-austin-sends-game-against-vcu-to-overtime-on-4-point-play

Maybe we should go after the Stephen F. Austin coach?

[Groin_pull]

Shaka better start getting out of the first round of the tourney if he wants those blue bloods to call.

[79Warrior]

Weird that he would call Marquette while Doc and the new Prez were flying home. Almost like that never happened. Odd.

First piece of misinformation is saying Doc and the Prez are flying home. Doc is in Dallas with the Clippers. The BS with SS has made everyone look so foolish.

[Groin_pull]

First piece of misinformation is saying Doc and the Prez are flying home. Doc is in Dallas with the Clippers. The BS with SS has made everyone look so foolish.

Yeah. Doc may have placed a phone call at some point, but c'mon. He's got his hands full coaching the Clippers.

[JakeBarnes]

Sounds like someone was wetting the bed with worry until recently.

Honestly, I have to say I'm impressed how far negotiations got. For a guy that loves where he is at, hammering out #'s is getting pretty far. Every school wishes they had a coach that represents their ideals. As much as we slurped for Buzz, hearing some of the things that came out made it clear he thought he was larger than the University.

[77ncaachamps]

[MisterJaylenBrownMU]

Not that it really matters anymore, but Roy Schmidt is going nuts over on Twitter about the whole situation.  Sounds like we won't get the full story from him ever, but here are a few choice tweets:

Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  23m
These national goofs thinking they were right all along on Smart & Marquette sicken me. They knew NOTHING before today.

Answering some idiot that said he was wrong, "case closed."
Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  18m
@prose121 It's closed when I say it's closed. At the time it was reported I wasn't wrong--he had accepted the job.

Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  12m
What happened w/ Smart & Marquette is just a SICKENING indictment of how the coaching carousel works.

Answering someone asking if he still stood by the "Plane heading to Richmond" tweet.
Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  11m
@RealEricTheRed You're goddamned right I do! It was ready to happen. Got called off when he called to turn down the offer.

[Mutaman]

Not when VCU comes to town.  We sell out stadiums.  I think it must be our rock star coach.  You should try and get one of those.  Oh wait, you can't. You're Marquette.  You can't even compete with Virginia Tech.  

I was in Brooklyn for the A10 final . They sold out the Barclay Center all right. Of course that was after they had closed off the 2nd tier. 8,000 compared to 15,000 at MSG for the Big East Final the night before.

[Hards Alumni]

Not that it really matters anymore, but Roy Schmidt is going nuts over on Twitter about the whole situation.  Sounds like we won't get the full story from him ever, but here are a few choice tweets:

Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  23m
These national goofs thinking they were right all along on Smart & Marquette sicken me. They knew NOTHING before today.

Answering some idiot that said he was wrong, "case closed."
Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  18m
@prose121 It's closed when I say it's closed. At the time it was reported I wasn't wrong--he had accepted the job.

Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  12m
What happened w/ Smart & Marquette is just a SICKENING indictment of how the coaching carousel works.

Answering someone asking if he still stood by the "Plane heading to Richmond" tweet.
Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  11m
@RealEricTheRed You're goddamned right I do! It was ready to happen. Got called off when he called to turn down the offer.

Well, he did just call Evan Daniels a hillbilly and said he should be shot.  Classy dude.

Wearing the clown shoes on this one big time.

[MisterJaylenBrownMU]

Well, he did just call Evan Daniels a hillbilly and said he should be shot.  Classy dude.

Wearing the clown shoes on this one big time.

Yeah, that made me squirm.  Wasn't defending his personality.  It just sounds like there's an interesting story behind the last few days, if anyone ever tells it.

[ChicosBailBonds]

No different than UCLA.  He gets the wedding gown on, and then says no.  He isn't alone, plenty of other coaches have done so.  Question is if it can ever be proven he said yes.  

It isn't a DONE DEAL until it is a DONE DEAL.  

[willie warrior]

No different than UCLA.  He gets the wedding gown on, and then says no.  He isn't along, plenty of other coaches have done so.  Question is if it can ever be proven he said yes. 

It isn't a DONE DEAL until it is a DONE DEAL. 

This guy does it repeatedly. Bullseye apparently reported that he had accepted and then changed his mind. The guy is a stringer. We wasted way too much time on him. Let the next school now play the fool.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Just because of the VCU trolls the past week I home when the Big East expands again they leave VCU to rot with St. Bonnies and La Salle when we poach SLU and Dayton.

[T.V. Diener 34]

Lol you mad bro???

[DiaperDandy]

Just because of the VCU trolls the past week I home when the Big East expands again they leave VCU to rot with St. Bonnies and La Salle when we poach SLU and Dayton.

I was about to post the exact same thing...

[MUCam]

Not that it really matters anymore, but Roy Schmidt is going nuts over on Twitter about the whole situation.  Sounds like we won't get the full story from him ever, but here are a few choice tweets:

Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  23m
These national goofs thinking they were right all along on Smart & Marquette sicken me. They knew NOTHING before today.

Answering some idiot that said he was wrong, "case closed."
Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  18m
@prose121 It's closed when I say it's closed. At the time it was reported I wasn't wrong--he had accepted the job.

Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  12m
What happened w/ Smart & Marquette is just a SICKENING indictment of how the coaching carousel works.

Answering someone asking if he still stood by the "Plane heading to Richmond" tweet.
Roy Schmidt ‏@prepbullseye Protected Tweets  11m
@RealEricTheRed You're goddamned right I do! It was ready to happen. Got called off when he called to turn down the offer.

He's a pretty reputable dude to be going this nuts. Maybe he was on to something. Maybe today's update presser was truly a "placement hold" until this morning when Shaka called it off at the alter.

The biggest issue is that any coach we hire, will know that the wedding ring they are wearing was meant to be for someone else. Is that something Howland will be down with? You start to have to climb down the ladder to get to someone that is willing to overlook being second fiddle.

[warriorstrack]

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/valley-girl-brain/201109/6-signs-hes-just-not-you

He just wasn't that into us

[RyanConroy]

I believe him. The state of sports media is an absolute disgrace. And Evan Daniels is a POS.

[Dawson Rental]

Just because of the VCU trolls the past week I home when the Big East expands again they leave VCU to rot with St. Bonnies and La Salle when we poach SLU and Dayton.

Or maybe the Big East poaches Richmond and pumps some TV time and TV bucks into that program.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Lol you mad bro???

Lot of people got burned big time on this one....

[nyg]

Lol you mad bro???

Thats pretty nasty, unprofessional stuff. Really uncalled for, but like I said in earlier threads, all these guys care about is being the first one to break a story.  Journalism resume bolsters.  

Wait till IWB or someone else says Diamond Stone is a Done Deal to MU.