Shaka to MU (Done deal v. 2.0)

[MU82]

Marquette wasted little time sending out emails to alums, featuring a big photo of Shaka and a season-ticket pitch.



Shaka Smart was named the 18th head coach of the Marquette University men's basketball program last week, ushering in an exciting, new era of Marquette basketball! Now is your opportunity to be a part of that excitement by becoming a season ticket member.

[warriorchick]

If they hadn't, the folks in charge of ticket sales should have been fired.

[We R Final Four]

If they hadn't, the folks in charge of ticket sales should have been fired.

Exactly...the iron is hot.

[MU82]

If they hadn't, the folks in charge of ticket sales should have been fired.

Oh, I totally agree. I wasn't criticizing the email campaign at all, just relaying info.

If I lived within 100 miles of Milwaukee, I'd be buying tickets for sure.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

My younger daughter, a high school Senior, received a letter from Shaka Smart.
Sadly, it did not help sway her decision to attend Marquette next year for Nursing.

She chose University of Vermont (UVM) over Marquette & Xavier (her sister's university). 

[warriorchick]

My younger daughter, a high school Senior, received a letter from Shaka Smart.
Sadly, it did not help sway her decision to attend Marquette next year for Nursing.

She chose University of Vermont (UVM) over Marquette & Xavier (her sister's university).

Just tell her to take it easy on the Ben and Jerry's.

[StillAWarrior]

My younger daughter, a high school Senior, received a letter from Shaka Smart.
Sadly, it did not help sway her decision to attend Marquette next year for Nursing.

She chose University of Vermont (UVM) over Marquette & Xavier (her sister's university).

Does anyone know if this is something MU's basketball program has done in the past? Or is this new?

P.S. My daughter also will be a freshman studying nursing next year...also not at Marquette.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Does anyone know if this is something MU's basketball program has done in the past? Or is this new?

P.S. My daughter also will be a freshman studying nursing next year...also not at Marquette.

My older daughter did not get anything from Wojo two (2) years ago.
Strangely, if my older daughter received the financial offer my younger daughter received she'd probably be a Marquette student right now.

Vermont Teddy Bears and Ben & Jerry's.  The B&J tour is a good one.  I still laugh at the end of the tour you can visit the graveyard of discontinued flavors.  They have an actual graveyard with headstones. 

[Hards Alumni]

My older daughter did not get anything from Wojo two (2) years ago.
Strangely, if my older daughter received the financial offer my younger daughter received she'd probably be a Marquette student right now.

Vermont Teddy Bears and Ben & Jerry's.  The B&J tour is a good one.  I still laugh at the end of the tour you can visit the graveyard of discontinued flavors.  They have an actual graveyard with headstones.

Vermont is a pretty cool place... Plus when you visit you can make a stop at Foam!

[warriorchick]

My older daughter did not get anything from Wojo two (2) years ago.
Strangely, if my older daughter received the financial offer my younger daughter received she'd probably be a Marquette student right now.

Vermont Teddy Bears and Ben & Jerry's.  The B&J tour is a good one.  I still laugh at the end of the tour you can visit the graveyard of discontinued flavors.  They have an actual graveyard with headstones.

They were my client back in the 80s before they got bought out by Lever Brothers. Got to spend several weeks there for a couple of winters.

[Galway Eagle]

Does anyone know if this is something MU's basketball program has done in the past? Or is this new?

P.S. My daughter also will be a freshman studying nursing next year...also not at Marquette.

Don't remember a letter from buzz or Crean

[pbiflyer]

Hank didn't send me squat!  

[4everwarriors]

Shaka didn't draft this letter either. Nice PR move by the admissions office, hey?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Hank didn't send me squat!  

He whispered in my ear.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Think they coulda mail merged the kid's name on the letter instead of a generic "prospective student."

[Billy Hoyle]

Think they coulda mail merged the kid's name on the letter instead of a generic "prospective student."

I remember getting a letter from MU grad, from the Jack O'Hara, the executive producer of ABC Sports as I'd applied to the Comm school. Personalized. I thought that was really cool. The guy died in the TWA 800 crash a few years later.

[YoungMUFan4]

All I got was an invite from Buzz to come to the Al and give it a flush

[Billy Hoyle]

All I got was an invite from Buzz to come to the Al and give it a flush

You could have been invited to serve him his dinner course by course.

[Viper]

He whispered in my ear.

😂

[Warriors4ever]

Al McGuire never wrote to me either.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

They were my client back in the 80s before they got bought out by Lever Brothers. Got to spend several weeks there for a couple of winters.

Does that mean you met the real Ben & Jerry?

[Warrior Code]

They were my client back in the 80s before they got bought out by Lever Brothers. Got to spend several weeks there for a couple of winters.

Did you ever tackle the Vermontser?

[The Lens]

Kevin O'Neill sent me a note that said:

"FVCK YOU!  YOU CAN'T SHOOT WORTH SH1T AND YOU SUCK ON DEFENSE"

[StillAWarrior]

Kevin O'Neill sent me a note that said:

"FVCK YOU!  YOU CAN'T SHOOT WORTH SH1T AND YOU SUCK ON DEFENSE"

Nice to see he cleaned it up for you since you were still in high school.

[ATL MU Warrior]

Kevin O'Neill sent me a note that said:

"FVCK YOU!  YOU CAN'T SHOOT WORTH SH1T AND YOU SUCK ON DEFENSE"

He must have really liked you.