Player comments

[Afroman]

Have any current players commented/tweeted on the latest developments?
I know that Markus is usually pretty active on Twitter, but has yet to chime in.
I'm not hip to the Twitter etiquette. When a player tweets that he's leaving a program like Sam and Joey did, do teammates ever respond with tweets of their own (i.e. "Good luck, bro!" ... "Hate to see you go!")

[GoldenWarrior11]

While the players have remained "active" on Twitter, I do find it peculiar that very few of the current players "liked" either of Sam/Joey's announcements intending to transfer.  Chartouney retweeted/liked both of their announcements, while Matt liked only Joey's.  Stan's tweet yesterday about faith was liked by a few guys on the team.  Other than Froling's weird tweet yesterday, there hasn't been a whole lot coming out.

FWIW, the Men's Basketball account is still following/listing both Joey and Sam.

[JamilJaeJamailJrJuan]

While the players have remained "active" on Twitter, I do find it peculiar that very few of the current players "liked" either of Sam/Joey's announcements intending to transfer.  Chartouney retweeted/liked both of their announcements, while Matt liked only Joey's.  Stan's tweet yesterday about faith was liked by a few guys on the team.  Other than Froling's weird tweet yesterday, there hasn't been a whole lot coming out.

FWIW, the Men's Basketball account is still following/listing both Joey and Sam.

A few other guys like Gregg, Sacar and Cain liked their posts on instagram.  I wouldn't read a single thing into any of that. 

[Skip Intro]

For the current players, this just means more playing time has opened up.  Not surprised to see a few "likes".

[Avenue Commons]

In situations like this the players are told to stay off social media about it and direct questions to sports info dept. This is sound advice.

[MU82]

FWIW, the Men's Basketball account is still following/listing both Joey and Sam.

They're coming back!

[Hubert Davis]

Not one current MU player liked Markus' post of him announcing he would return...

[NickelDimer]

Not one current MU player liked Markus' post of him announcing he would return...

Ouch

[genious expert]

Not one current MU player liked Markus' post of him announcing he would return...

I just checked too and yep. Not one single current player on either his twitter or Instagram posts. Yikes

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Not one current MU player liked Markus' post of him announcing he would return...

Is that Wojo's fault?

[NickelDimer]

Is that Wojo's fault?

If his team and locker room are as dysfunctional  as they seem, yes.

[muguru]

If his team and locker room are as dysfunctional  as they seem, are yes.

+1 oh and FIFY

[Golden Avalanche]

If his team and locker room are as dysfunctional  as they seem, yes.

That dysfunctional locker room lost two games over the course of 90 days this past season.

Ah, I know, winning cures all ills. Patches over all holes. Is the balm that salves a wound. Even still, on the whole, that dysfunctional squad won a $hit ton of their 34 games.

Who gets credit for that?

[WarriorDad]

Not one current MU player liked Markus' post of him announcing he would return...

Some players liked the announcement that he is coming back from other sources.  John Rothstein, Bleacher Report and others announcing Markus would return were liked by some of the players.  A high number also liked when he was honored for 2nd team AA.

[Warrior of Law]

I would read a lot into social media by the players. That's how they communicate and express their feelings.

In short, what is Wojo supposed to do? Run Howard out of the program? I still think it details Sam's career.

[NickelDimer]

That dysfunctional locker room lost two games over the course of 90 days this past season.

Ah, I know, winning cures all ills. Patches over all holes. Is the balm that salves a wound. Even still, on the whole, that dysfunctional squad won a $hit ton of their 34 games.

Who gets credit for that?

Yep. He gets the credit for the good and blame for the bad. Unfortunately the bad has far outweighed the good for a couple of months.

[muguru]

That dysfunctional locker room lost two games over the course of 90 days this past season.

Ah, I know, winning cures all ills. Patches over all holes. Is the balm that salves a wound. Even still, on the whole, that dysfunctional squad won a $hit ton of their 34 games.

Who gets credit for that?

Well, what if...the locker room became dysfunctional sometime after all the wins and before the Villanova game, thus leading to their 1-6 slide to end the season?? And what if, some things that happened during that 1-6 slide were things that weren't addressed, like some were lead to believe would be, and that lead to the Hauser's transfers?? Just hypothesizing here.

Then who's fault is that??

[hdog1017]

Wojo makes millions of dollars to run this program.  The buck stops with him. 

[NorthernDancerColt]

Wojo makes millions of dollars to run this program.  The buck stops with him.

"The Buck Stops Here."

Cmon Wojo,
Put that on your desk.
Slap the cuffs on em.
They didn't like Markus's announcement.

Has our society come to this?

Truman is turning over in his grave.

[MU82]

Just hypothesizing here.

Remember when you hypothesized that, if there was a coaching change, Sam and Joey wouldn't leave because Sam already had 3 years committed and there is NO WAY any player does that, and because Joey was his brother so he'd stay to play with Sam?

As I tried to explain, Robert Jackson and Marial Shayok are two examples off the top of my head who quit their programs despite having committed 3 years to go play elsewhere. But you were 100% certain that Sam would never leave after 3 years, no matter what.

I know you'll spin it that things were so horrible under Wojo that he's the one who "made" Sam and Joey leave. And you might be right about that (or not). But you were wrong about there being NO WAY any senior-to-be would leave. It happens. Jackson, Shayok and Sam aren't the only ones ever to do it, either. It happens.

Was Shayok's transfer Tony Bennett's "fault"? Was Jackson's transfer Rick Stansbury's "fault"? Maybe each really was the coach's fault. I don't know. And we don't know whose "fault" Sam and Joey transferring are, either. I would hypothesize that at least some of the fault goes to the quitters.

And remember, I do agree with you that this shyteshow is on Wojo because the coach is the CEO of the organization, and the buck stops with him. This very well could cost him his job, and it should if the upcoming season is not good.

Just brought up all of the above because everything isn't always black and white, you know?

[onepost]

Markus's post -- the wording, the pictures he chose, etc. -- was not well-received by basically anyone.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Markus's post -- the wording, the pictures he chose, etc. -- was not well-received by basically anyone.

So what do the players think of Markus? You seem to be hinting that is not well liked in the locker room.

[onepost]

So what do the players think of Markus? You seem to be hinting that is not well liked in the locker room.

25 points/game just walked out the door, leaving a certain someone to excitedly pick up the scoring slack.  We thought last year was bad?.......  But hey, he gets another season with a platform to promote all of his off-the-court "look at me" groups and causes.

That's the only Markus comment I will be making.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

25 points/game just walked out the door, leaving a certain someone to excitedly pick up the scoring slack.  We thought last year was bad?.......  But hey, he gets another season with a platform to promote all of his off-the-court "look at me" groups and causes.

That's the only Markus comment I will be making.

So you don't find his comments on faith, service, or mental health to be genuine?

And again, you seem to be hinting that Markus is not liked by anyone on the team. So we should expect more transfers right?

[onepost]

So you don't find his comments on faith, service, or mental health to be genuine?

And again, you seem to be hinting that Markus is not liked by anyone on the team. So we should expect more transfers right?

I worded it the way I worded it for a reason.
I can't definitively say no one on the team likes Markus.  Again, you're welcome to DM me.