An Al McGuire era Warrior here. I know how good “good” can be. Even when the team was out early, it was fun to watch and home games at times could be a circus. The students showed up and, for the most part, took ownership in the program.
We saw flashes of this when Buzz, KO and Coach Crean were here. I think what makes a lot of us so emotional about where we are now is we know what a Natty, or a deep run in the NCAA, means for the university. We know Markus in many ways exemplifies what Marquette is about and we want to see something tangible to go along with his accomplishments.
The emotion in Scoop is a good thing — it shows our constituencies care.
As a final thought, I’ve been a consistent contributor to Marquette since I was graduated. Yes, I want the basketball team to be good — it’s a fun winter diversion — but the contributions I make are not dependent on the basketball team. What Marquette does education-wise is really important and they have made a difference in thousands and thousands of lives.
Wojo or no Wojo, that’s not going to change!
Love your post! Marquette will always be close to my heart.
As a fellow Al Era guy, yeah...I know the feeling. Too bad lately that we need to rely on the memories and have so little in the present to be happy about with the way everything has turned out.
Great job (and gutsy) at focusing what is truly important on a forum dedicated to basketball.
