2nd place in the Big East

[MU82]

WWWW

We Will Win Wednesday!

[Cheeks]

WWWW

We Will Win Wednesday!

I don't think so, but hope to be wrong.

[tower912]

Love the optimism.   I think Nova comes out angry and jumps on us.   I hope nobody gets hurt.

[MU82]

Love the optimism.   I think Nova comes out angry and jumps on us.   I hope nobody gets hurt.

I always think this kind of thing is overrated. Wasn't Nova plenty "angry" and motivated against Seton Hall, as they had just lost 2 straight, including one at home? If not, all jokes aside, Wright really should be fired! (Joking.)

I like the way we match up with this year's Nova team. If we play well, we will be in the game from start to finish.

WWWW

[CAGASS24]

T1tt1es

[The Lens]

Disagree...the 1-3 was as much who and where we played.  Some people just piss their pants too easily at the slightest hint of adversity.

I was taught 5 years to judge.  So when a coach after 5 years has no NCAA wins, a conference title or even a conference championship game appearance I tend to worry when that coach starts out 1-3 in conference. But again, it's bc I was taught...5 years to judge. 

[Warrior🏀]

Unless I read it wrong, I believe Ryan Conway was at game.

Yes.  I had eyes on the kid behind the MU bench.  This profile perfectly matches the guy I saw wearing his team color - Red.  Kinda stood out on Blue/Gold day.  https://247sports.com/player/ryan-conway-46057257/

[war1980rior]

Love the optimism.   I think Nova comes out angry and jumps on us.   I hope nobody gets hurt.

Agree Nova should be fired up.  Add in they are retiring Arcidiacono's jersey and you have a fired up crowd as well.  I still think we're the better team. They'll need to grind this one.

[🏀]

Yes.  I had eyes on the kid behind the MU bench.  This profile perfectly matches the guy I saw wearing his team color - Red.  Kinda stood out on Blue/Gold day.  https://247sports.com/player/ryan-conway-46057257/

Can confirm, it was Conway

[GoldenZebra]

Nova is at home and very desperate for a win. MU has been playing well. The matchup is in MU's favor I think, but combination of desperate Nova at home is making me second guess the optimism.

[muguru]

I don't want to be negative, but if history has taught us anything, when MU has a lot to play for and really has a chance to do something special, they TYPICALLY have not gotten the job done. Hopefully that changes Wednesday, but man, what a terrible time to have to play Nova.

[tower912]

I don't want to be negative,

All evidence to the contrary.

[Johnny B]

I don't want to be negative, but if history has taught us anything, when MU has a lot to play for and really has a chance to do something special, they TYPICALLY have not gotten the job done. Hopefully that changes Wednesday, but man, what a terrible time to have to play Nova.

When Is a great time to play at nova

[Loose Cannon]

Disagree...the 1-3 was as much who and where we played.  Some people just piss their pants too easily at the slightest hint of adversity.

Yep, same thing last season with that Indiana beatdown.

[muguru]

When Is a great time to play at nova

Well, likely never, but if I had my choice, I'd rather have flipped flopped the MU-Nova games. Would have rather played them @ Nova early and at home now. Certainly not after they have lost 3 straight though. When's the last time Nova has lost 3 in a row?? Let alone 4??

[MU82]

Well, likely never, but if I had my choice, I'd rather have flipped flopped the MU-Nova games. Would have rather played them @ Nova early and at home now. Certainly not after they have lost 3 straight though. When's the last time Nova has lost 3 in a row?? Let alone 4??

Of course, in that case had we lost at Nova, we would have had an 0-4 start. Scoop would have handled that well.

I don't know when the last time Nova has lost 3 or 4 in a row. I do know that many Scoopers ripped Wojo as often as they could because he hadn't won 3 straight BEast games - as if it was something impossible, something he'd never do. Then he won 8 straight last year, so folks had to find other crap to beyotch about.

Each game is its own entity.

WWWW

[Cheeks]

I always think this kind of thing is overrated. Wasn't Nova plenty "angry" and motivated against Seton Hall, as they had just lost 2 straight, including one at home? If not, all jokes aside, Wright really should be fired! (Joking.)

I like the way we match up with this year's Nova team. If we play well, we will be in the game from start to finish.

WWWW

Seton Hall is just a better team....best team in the conference

[Cheeks]

I was taught 5 years to judge.  So when a coach after 5 years has no NCAA wins, a conference title or even a conference championship game appearance I tend to worry when that coach starts out 1-3 in conference. But again, it's bc I was taught...5 years to judge.

You were also taught the tournament is a crap shoot.  In the 5 years to judge we made significant progress, solid recruiting, made three straight post season tournaments and as some of us said this year...would make it again this year.  I cannot help those like PRN and others that guaranteed we were missing the tournament, etc.  Those that put all the value in one game in March....yes you get to still complain.

[MUfan12]

I could be setting myself up for some disappointment, but I think this MU team is better equipped to deal with Nova than in past years. They put the clamps on them last month.

Confident team vs. an angry team. Think it'll be a fun one.

[mu_hilltopper]

We started off 1-3.  That warrants some serious concern.

We've won 6 of 7.  That warrants some serious props. 

When did the booing begin?  Game 5.   Then MU wins 6 of 7.

It worked!

[Loose Cannon]

When did the booing begin?  Game 5.   Then MU wins 6 of 7.

It worked!

It would be nice to let DePaul know.

[Cheeks]

When did the booing begin?  Game 5.   Then MU wins 6 of 7.

It worked!

Lol

[Daniel]

Not an ideal time to be playing Nova...Have lost 2 of their last 3 at home. That almost never happens. They are going to be loaded for bear Wednesday.

Thank God they are loaded for bear.   We're Eagles. Golden Eagles.  Go Marquette! 

[BCHoopster]

MU is suppose to lose Wednesday so the team can play loose and have fun, pressure is on Villy.  Villy is good but very beatable.

[Lennys Tap]

MU is suppose to lose Wednesday so the team can play loose and have fun, pressure is on Villy.  Villy is good but very beatable.

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