Todd Mayo is no longer with Marquette!

[Nevada233]

Todd Mayo has Officially left Marquette University to Pursue Pro Career......

#HeGone

[tower912]

I am going to guess this is the bombshell that Wadesworld uh-oh'd. 

[GGGG]

Anybody still going with the "Buzz screwed him over" defense?  MU should have never brought him back after his academic suspension.  

[Nevada233]

He must know something about getting to the League that Vander Blue doesnt... (I'll take the Ladder)

A 2 guard whos has character issues on and off the court, makes no one better around him and lackluster defense... An NBA GMs Dream...

He'll be on the Delaware 87ers in no time... 19K a year (plus his brothers allowance money) and no benefits... What a future.

Just opens the door for J. Dawson, JJJ, Deonte and Duane... #TheFuture

[wadesworld]

Uh oh...

And to think, people were trying to rip me a new one when I didn't have the best things to say about Mayo and his attitude.  But hey, it's all good.

[MUMountin]

Seems a little odd that yesterday he tweeted this:

Double ‏@mayo_todd 23h

Just ready for everything to start, I feel we have grown past the trees, now the sky is the limit. #MUBB #LoveDaSquad #NoBS

But, who knows how quickly things can change.  That said, guess I'll be slightly skeptical until it is officially announced.

[Avenue Commons]

Uh oh...

And to think, people were trying to rip me a new one when I didn't have the best things to say about Mayo and his attitude.  But hey, it's all good.

Remember his body language during Wojo's introduction? Says a lot.

[nyg]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234478/Todd-Mayo-Leaving-Marquette-To-Pursue-Pro-Career

[NavinRJohnson]

That is a guy I will not miss.

[willie warrior]

Anybody still going with the "Buzz screwed him over" defense?  MU should have never brought him back after his academic suspension.  

Yeah----but Buzz did bring him back!!!! Todd leaving doesn't excuse El Buzzo's poor decisions regarding this guy. But in your world, this justifies your love of Buzz.

[Avenue Commons]

When you factor in his brother's wealth, this is maybe ok with me. College maybe isn't the place for Todd. Good luck to him. Tough player and a gunner, NBA DLeague maybe works out for him on a personal if not professional level.

[brandx]

Academic issues?

[wadesworld]

Remember his body language during Wojo's introduction? Says a lot.

That's just Toddler.  He's never had good body language other than the Davidson game in the NCAA Tourney 2 seasons ago.

[GGGG]

Academic issues?

I don't know for a fact, but remember when I said a couple weeks ago he was still having academic issues?  

Well...

OTOH, PT is saying he left in "good academic standing."  I don't know if that means eligible to play per NCAA and/or Marquette requirements however.

[brandx]

Have any players who voluntarily quit school and gone D-League ever made the NBA?

[GGGG]

Have any players who voluntarily quit school and gone D-League ever made the NBA?

Hmmmm.....

[SWARM!]

Pro career. Ok.  This was determined shortly after bazz got fired.

[Buzz Williams' Spillproof Chiclets Cup]

I honestly wish I could be angry, but I'm not. I honestly can't recall more than a couple times in the last few years when I thought:

"Wow. Todd Mayo is a talented player who is absolutely not riding his brother's coattails. He is the absolute truth and is compeltely worth all the problems with motivation, academics, and general lackluster skills that come with him."

Best of luck to him if he thinks this is the best way to get to the show, but frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the last we hear of Todd Mayo.

[Buzz Williams' Spillproof Chiclets Cup]

Hmmmm.....

[GGGG]

Pro career. Ok.  This was determined shortly after bazz got fired.

Nope.  Otherwise he would have declared for the draft, gone through workouts, and then signed with a D League team or overseas.  He was enrolled in the first session of summer school.

[brandx]

Will hurt this year - but good in the long run as young guys will get more run now.

Duke is making Jeter their top big man priority so if we can get one of the Wisco bigs, the young guys will be experienced by then.

[GGGG]

nm

[brandx]

No, Blue declared for the draft. I was asking if anyone quit school expressly to go straight to the D-League - and then got drafted.

Edit: Sorry Sultan - you beat me to it.

[NavinRJohnson]

Pro career. Ok.  This was determined shortly after bazz got fired.

He'll have a pro career. My not be an NBA career, but he will play and get paid to do so. Like Vander before him, I think we will continue to see more and more of this. Instead of going to class, following rules, etc. when everyone knows a huge percentage of these guys are only there to play basketball, they can instead go play basketball, and get paid to do it. Is that degree worth something down the road? Sure, but I completely get these decisions (assuming they're voluntary). They don't want to go to school, they want to play ball. Go ahead and get the degree later if you want.

[MUMountin]

That said, guess I'll be slightly skeptical until it is officially announced.

Welp...that didn't last long: http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/073014aab.html

Still--makes me wonder what happened between his tweet yesterday and today.