Time for Wojo to look for a new job...

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

What a joke. Even when I tried to take off my blue and gold goggles to see his side none of his "facts" are true. Its just made up and again shows ESPN's anti-Big East bias.

[CAGASS24]

All Scoopers on Twitter need to tell Metcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) his articles sucks!

wrong - take it to ESPN's complaint receptacle - why give Medcalf the Twitter boost

https://r.espn.go.com/members/contact/index

[LAZER]

"The Golden Eagles could use more cash"

Lol - I guess it would be nice to move in front of UCLA, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke, and Louisville, but having the #6 basketball budget ain't bad.  That number alone should have removed MU from any consideration on this list.

[bilsu]

The article is bad, but not as bad as the title to this topic. Before reading, I thought the poster wanted to get rid of Wojo.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

wrong - take it to ESPN's complaint receptacle - why give Medcalf the Twitter boost

https://r.espn.go.com/members/contact/index

I wonder if anybody even looks at these. Although if we get enough of scoops members to complain they have to take a look at it, right?

[79Warrior]

Isn't that true of every single university in the United States?

How is Marquette's situation unique in that it makes it a bad job?

Private Universities have no tax dollars to fall back on. That is why fundraising is critical.

By the way, I do not agree with his assessment that MU is a bad job. The athletic department is fortunate to have some big donors who make the basketball budget happen. That has nothing to do with the financials of the overall University.

[Spotcheck Billy]

it must have been edited some, it no longer has

Add the fact that the Golden Eagles play in the old U.S. Cellular Arena, and it's easier to see why Marquette isn't the most appealing job in college basketball.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Send him a polite email (I mean it, be polite)

mmedcalf3030@gmail.com

[bradley center bat]

Send him a polite email (I mean it, be polite)

mmedcalf3030@gmail.com

I sent him an e-mail. It was polite.

[mugrad2006]

He's already pulled out the Cell comment. Although he did it without acknowledging the correction. Comments on TV deal that are wrong remain.

[MU82]

I'm going to take this point by point

I grew up in Milwaukee. Probably the only part of this that is true

Everyone in the area recognizes Marquette as a school with high academic standards and an occasionally impressive basketball program. 8 straight NCAA appearances, top 10 appearances all time

But the top local athletes would choose Wisconsin over Marquette in most situations. Wisconsin gets its fair share of recruits, but so does Marquette. Claiming Wisconsin gets "most" just isn't true, take a look at Travis Diener, Wes Matthews, Vander Blue, etc. etc.

The Chicago kids that a successful Marquette coach has to pursue have a multitude of options, too. Where? DePaul? Northwestern?

The city has a lot to offer but the area that surrounds the campus doesn't showcase the highs. Campus is a 10 minute walk from downtown Milwaukee and the NBA arena where MU plays

And the Golden Eagles are residents of a Big East that lacks the lucrative TV deal that the old Big East commanded. Marquette has much more lucrative TV deal in the NBE than the old BE

That's a problem for a Marquette team that spends significantly more per participant than any other Big East school. The Golden Eagles could use more cash. We generate more cash than 99% of NCAA Division 1 basketball programs

The private university is wrestling with financial problems. Since when?

And it's in the middle of a messy transitional period within its administrative ranks. Partially true, but the most important piece, University President, has been put into place

The new regime could create academic barriers that might affect Steve Wojciechowski's recruiting plans. Don't see any sign of that, this is a hypothetical that was pulled out of thin air

Add the fact that the Golden Eagles play in the old U.S. Cellular Arena, and it's easier to see why Marquette isn't the most appealing job in college basketball. MU plays in the Bradley Center

I agree with all of your retorts aside from your suggestion that Chicago kids have no other choices beyond DePaul and Northwestern. Not only are there plenty of other choices within a couple of hours -- most notably Notre Dame and Illinois -- but Chicago is recruited nationally by every program worth a damn. Duke, Michigan State, Kansas ... you name it, the big boys have come in and mined Chicago pretty hard. So yes, elite Chicago kids have LOTS of choices beyond DePaul, NW ... and Marquette.

[PaintTouches]

Here's what he had to say re: the TV money stuff:

TWITTER TRACKER!!
https://twitter.com/MedcalfByESPN/status/471344107919777793

"Nah. Worth more in old Big East. Check 2011 deal that Big East rejected."

His argument: MU is getting less money now than the money they didn't get in a deal that was never signed. Nevermind the fact that he doesn't separate the non-football revenue, which would have still been less than what FOX is ponying up now, the idea that his whole financial analysis is based on hypothetical situations underlies just how little thought went into the whole thing.

[bilsu]

Is MU a bad Job? I do not know, but MU has hired 4 assistants to fill the last 5 head coach openings. Only the experienced head coach was fired. The last three assistants left to take other head coaching jobs.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

oof dah.

Myron should just retreat while he'd behind.

[Class71]

Myron,

I forgive you for you either have no objectivity or abstract reasoning capabilities. You may wish to take up writing novels or cartoons. That way you do not need to worry about facts or reality.

[chapman]

Here's what he had to say re: the TV money stuff:

"Nah. Worth more in old Big East. Check 2011 deal that Big East rejected."

His argument: MU is getting less money now than the money they didn't get in a deal that was never signed. Nevermind the fact that he doesn't separate the non-football revenue, which would have still been less than what FOX is ponying up now, the idea that his whole financial analysis is based on hypothetical situations underlies just how little thought went into the whole thing.

He deserves a....

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

What would be great if Wojo came out with a statement or a tweet saying something how great the Marquette jobs is.

[Tums Festival]

Looking at the comments on ESPN's website, about the only fan base not pissed off is Minnesota. I'm glad to see the Marquette faithful calling this idiot out for his lack of journalistic ability.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

I hate to say it, and I think it is 100 percent wrong (outrageously so) but Buzz is as responsible for this as the writer. I think it's time for Marquette to start leaking details of why he was encouraged to look elsewhere. Buzz is winning the PR game here.

[Niv Berkowitz]

I hate to say it, and I think it is 100 percent wrong (outrageously so) but Buzz is as responsible for this as the writer. I think it's time for Marquette to start leaking details of why he was encouraged to look elsewhere. Buzz is winning the PR game here.

Politely disagree.

To the lazy, inept writer, this could be true. It feeds in to the "Well...if Buzz left...there MUST be something wrong with MU because coaching, Big East, TV deal, something something".

But, to those in the know, we/they know this line of BS is just that...it's BS. To call MU a bad job is nothing but laziness and ineptitude. Even Mike Hunt doesn't smell this bad.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I hate to say it, and I think it is 100 percent wrong (outrageously so) but Buzz is as responsible for this as the writer. I think it's time for Marquette to start leaking details of why he was encouraged to look elsewhere. Buzz is winning the PR game here.

Could be. The only comment I saw that was "anti-Marquette" (and it wasn't really that just more of a question) was one person asked why Buzz took a pay cut to go to VT. Im pretty sure something or a variety of things happened and I know for sure of one such instance that was frowned upon by people. Its just whether or not these things are leaked or not.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Politely disagree.

To the lazy, inept writer, this could be true. It feeds in to the "Well...if Buzz left...there MUST be something wrong with MU because coaching, Big East, TV deal, something something".

But, to those in the know, we/they know this line of BS is just that...it's BS. To call MU a bad job is nothing but laziness and ineptitude. Even Mike Hunt doesn't smell this bad.

Makes Mike Hunt look Pulitzer Prize worthy.

[MUUWUWM]

Seriously, this is going cost us at least one seed line, probably 2.

[tower912]

I hate to say it, and I think it is 100 percent wrong (outrageously so) but Buzz is as responsible for this as the writer. I think it's time for Marquette to start leaking details of why he was encouraged to look elsewhere. Buzz is winning the PR game here.

No.   This guy said bad things about MU when Buzz was here.   He says he is from Milwaukee, and does a paragraph criticizing MU while slipping in a compliment to UW.   The dots are pretty easy to connect.   

[wadesworld]

What would be great if Wojo came out with a statement or a tweet saying something how great the Marquette jobs is.

Nah.  That's what our former 2 coaches did, worried about what people were writing or saying about them on message boards and in inaccurate articles.  I'm cool with a coach who doesn't worry about those things.