UCLA

[GooooMarquette]

Is she a Mo?

I think, just as Wojo would not want to follow a legend at Duke so, too, would he be loathe to coach anywhere in Utah where Stew Morrill reigned for so many decades

[tower912]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ucla-cant-hire-any-basketball-coach-it-wants-but-try-convincing-ucla-of-that/2019/04/05/8791dae8-57d1-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html?utm_term=.6600a32bbd62


Some good things to ponder here.    Like how fanbases always overestimate who they can get as a replacement.   

[PointWarrior]

And now UCLA will shoot for the level of coach they can get and still convince fans it's a good hire - Wojo.

This is fine if it does not take the next coach 5 years to rebuild. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ucla-cant-hire-any-basketball-coach-it-wants-but-try-convincing-ucla-of-that/2019/04/05/8791dae8-57d1-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html?utm_term=.6600a32bbd62


Some good things to ponder here.    Like how fanbases always overestimate who they can get as a replacement.

[The Sultan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ucla-cant-hire-any-basketball-coach-it-wants-but-try-convincing-ucla-of-that/2019/04/05/8791dae8-57d1-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html?utm_term=.6600a32bbd62


Some good things to ponder here.    Like how fanbases always overestimate who they can get as a replacement.   

And that entitled attitude is why established coaches have no need for that job. 

[Goose]

Crash

Is it confirmed that Coach Peters is moving on?

[Pakuni]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/ucla-cant-hire-any-basketball-coach-it-wants-but-try-convincing-ucla-of-that/2019/04/05/8791dae8-57d1-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html?utm_term=.6600a32bbd62


Some good things to ponder here.    Like how fanbases always overestimate who they can get as a replacement.

This paragraph sure rings familiar around here. Just replace a few names and years.
 
Wooden hasn't coached since 1975. He died in 2010. Yet UCLA people still invoke his name constantly as if he will walk through the door any minute trailed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.

[Cheeks]

This paragraph sure rings familiar around here. Just replace a few names and years.
 
Wooden hasn't coached since 1975. He died in 2010. Yet UCLA people still invoke his name constantly as if he will walk through the door any minute trailed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.

Sounds like some of our fans

[The Lens]

Actually all the Al talk comes from the administration. 

Retired 77
Named the court
Al on the jersey
Named the practice facility

Most fans I know just want to get back to constant NCAA success. AKA The Buzz Years. 

[Loose Cannon]

Is she a Mo?

I think, just as Wojo would not want to follow a legend at Duke so, too, would he be loathe to coach anywhere in Utah where Stew Morrill reigned for so many decades

As Garbo said: You're very talkative.

[Cheeks]

Actually all the Al talk comes from the administration. 

Retired 77
Named the court
Al on the jersey
Named the practice facility

Most fans I know just want to get back to constant NCAA success. AKA The Buzz Years.

All the talk?  Come on.  We have memory lane here all the time for Al...which is fine.  Embrace the tradition.

Does Buzz even have a Final Four yet?  What is holding him back?

[lawdog77]

All the talk?  Come on.  We have memory lane here all the time for Al...which is fine.  Embrace the tradition.

Does Buzz even have a Final Four yet?  What is holding him back?

crapshoot

[Cheeks]

crapshoot

Exactly

[Pakuni]

Actually all the Al talk comes from the administration. 

Retired 77
Named the court
Al on the jersey
Named the practice facility

Most fans I know just want to get back to constant NCAA success. AKA The Buzz Years.

You and I aren't reading the same Scoop if you don't believe Al comes up around here frequently.

[Cheeks]

You and I aren't reading the same Scoop if you don't believe Al comes up around here frequently.

Yup.....here at MU Scoop we are currently in a message board named after some guy

HANGIN' AT THE AL

[🏀]

Yup.....here at MU Scoop we are currently in a message board named after some guy

HANGIN' AT THE AL

Is it named after the guy or is it named after the building named after the guy we are insinuating is the guy that the board is named after?

[Goose]

The Lens

MU does not miss an Al opportunity. I would prefer less Al from MU, and replace it with more on court success.

[wadesworld]

The Lens

MU does not miss an Al opportunity. I would prefer less Al from MU, and replace it with more on court success.

Yes. The focus on Al is preventing on court success. We have the opportunity to pick one or the other and the administration chooses having Al's name on campus over winning basketball games. Sad!

[Goose]

wades

It is time to move on from Al. MU's biggest ball marketing plan is throwing Al's name around. It is time to build a new brand and on court success is needed. I would love to see MU really build a new marketing plan and let the current program build off it. MU has milked more out of Al than us old guys on here.

Just curious, do you ever think big picture? Do you think it is time to move from a guy that has not coached in four plus decades?

[wadesworld]

wades

It is time to move on from Al. MU's biggest ball marketing plan is throwing Al's name around. It is time to build a new brand and on court success is needed. I would love to see MU really build a new marketing plan and let the current program build off it. MU has milked more out of Al than us old guys on here.

Just curious, do you ever think big picture? Do you think it is time to move from a guy that has not coached in four plus decades?

I couldn't care any less about what Marquette names its court, practice facilities, what patches are on their uniforms, etc. Call me crazy, but I don't think Marquette's on court performance changes one bit if they have DWade's name on their jersey instead of Al's, or the court isn't named at all, or the practice facility is named Dick Strong Arena. Doesn't seem to me that Kentucky has had any issues winning basketball games because they're stuck with their arena named after a racist that coached for them over 50 years ago. To me, those things are not "big picture" items when it comes to winning basketball games. To you they are. Different strokes for different folks.

[Goose]

wades

Correct, Kentucky has had no problem being big time, MU has had a problem. I know you only care about the next game and that is your call. I think celebrating the present might be a bigger help to recruiting and branding the program than having an Al night every season.

As for calling you crazy, I would say small thinking and lacking real life experience in building a brand. I actually think you believe big time program just happens if you work hard and want it badly enough.

[Herman Cain]

Goose:
I think the brand for Marquette was in a good place during the Crean/Buzz era. We produced a lot of future pros who were known for toughness and grit who also had skills . The continuity from Al and his tough gritty  players with skills to the modern guys like Jimmy Wes Jae etc was something that I believe resonated in the market. We have gone a little soft under Wojo, but it does appear that he has realized that is not the way to go, and has been making adjustments to get tougher more physical players. 

[Jon]

wades

It is time to move on from Al. MU's biggest ball marketing plan is throwing Al's name around. It is time to build a new brand and on court success is needed. I would love to see MU really build a new marketing plan and let the current program build off it. MU has milked more out of Al than us old guys on here.

Just curious, do you ever think big picture? Do you think it is time to move from a guy that has not coached in four plus decades?

Goose

Marquette's idea of branding expertise is The Zizzo Group.

'Nuff said.

[Goose]

Herman

Buzz was building a brand. He was winning over MKE kids and that is not easy to do. That has all been lost in last five years. MU has to work harder than UW on promoting themselves, and it does start on the court. In addition, creating a program identity off the court is big time important. Just my two cents, but I do believe they use Al as a fallback plan on marketing the program.

[Goose]

Jon

Is she still in charge of branding MU? Have not seen her as much of late. But, I do agree with your post.

[Jon]

Crash

Is it confirmed that Coach Peters is moving on?

According to Jen Lada it is but I have read on Scoop that Jen often makes journalistic mistakes