Scoop Poll by age

[JakeBarnes]

The beginning of time.

[Sir Lawrence]

LXIV

[rocket surgeon]

After the clues you provided, yes, you know me and I know you. But I've been anonymous here and on Dodds' Board forever, and for the time being I'm going to keep it that way. Do you stay in touch with R.R. and can he still hit a softball a mile??

   holy fudgescicles dude!  respecting your anonymity and i totally get it...unfortunately no on r.r.  man we had some great times! we stood up in each others weddings, studied together, partied together, went thru a lot of chit.  right after school we kept in touch for a few years, but after his divorce, he just kinda drifted.  we messaged each other for a bit and then got together for lunch about 10 years ago, but clearly he had moved in his own direction.   

[Lighthouse 84]

60. 

4 years of watching Hank prowl the sidelines with his rolled up program in hand (or something similar).

The 1984 yearbook had polls of favorites around campus.  The Lighthouse (where we lived) made it to number 10 on the favorite drinking establishments (in my signature) and number 7 on favorite buildings on campus.  When someone asked where the Lighthouse was, we'd tell them, 120 steps from OD's.

[The Sultan]

Is the lighthouse the one that had a fire in about 1990 that killed a student?

[Eye]

How is this unfortunate?  You make more money, the money you made before is still taxed at the same rate, and only the new money you've added is taxed at the higher rate.  It's not like you make an extra $1000, it bumps you into a higher bracket, and then ALL of your earnings are taxed at a higher rate.

(I teach HS Econ and this is a concept many of my students just don't understand)

Just making a joke ...

[Lennys Tap]

I've learned I needed to be born into the Tap or Goose Fam. Where the pension vests at 22 and never runs dry. 

Darn 5 siblings and pops in non profit, all I  got was an MU education 

I laughed, Lens. No pensions, all on their own since college. But if they hit a rough patch...

[Lighthouse 84]

Is the lighthouse the one that had a fire in about 1990 that killed a student?

I think that was the Bud House. Down the street on 15th and Kilbourn.

[The Sultan]

I think that was the Bud House. Down the street on 15th and Kilbourn.

Yeah that was it. Memory gets foggy on those details sometimes.

[Dr. Blackheart]

I laughed, Lens. No pensions, all on their own since college. But if they hit a rough patch...

Second generation tithings here. The grandkids get all they want.

[Scoop Snoop]

74 and will be 75 in early April. Marquette was such an important part of my long-gone youth, and in following the team I get to savor at least part of my time there. Without going into details, me pre-MU and me- post MU are hardly recognizable as the same person. I changed so much!

Thanks to muwarrior69 for starting this thread. Despite some massive differences in the ages of scoopers, it clearly shows what we have in common.

[Sixty]

85 going on 86.  Enrolled at MU in 1955 and lived in Monitor Hall (on 16th across from Engine House).  Jack Nagle was coach and had a great year in 55.  Also was there for Ed Hickey.  He had a couple of great teams. Remember the 3-lane fast break?  Had season tickets for over 25T years starting in about 62.  Hard to remember details now.  Tickets at the Arena were behind the south basket, row 11.  So close you could almost smell the sweat. 

[Lennys Tap]

74, MU class of '70.

Schroeder 4S for 2 years, then 932 N 18th (a short crawl from Lenny's Tap).

Years 3-6 of the Al era. NIT runner up (lost to Clyde Frazier's SIU team in the finals, beat Jimmy Walker (Providence) and Dr J (UMASS) along the way), S16 (beaten by Kentucky), E8 (beat Kentucky, lost in OT to Rick Mount and Purdue), NIT champs (rejected NCAA bid, beat St John's in the final, crushed LSU and Pistol Pete Maravich in the semis.

In addition to Lenny's, frequented the Lanche, Ardmore, The Gym (opened my junior year) and the Black Spider.

Probably cut more than 100 classes, never missed a home basketball game. Priorities.

[romey]

St James Court seems like an interesting decision.  Most go west, why did you go east and did you like it?

I honestly didn't spearhead the apartment search, but It was abuilding directly across from the public library, we had the only apartment on the first floor.  Atty offices on the first floor.  We were at the back, beautiful place, hardwood floors, built in china cabinets, bookshelves, non-functioning firplace three bedrooms, kitchen dining room.  All for the low low price of $400 divided 5 ways.

Loved it, but it was hell traversing the Wisconsin Ave bridge over I 43 in the winter.

[Lighthouse 84]

I honestly didn't spearhead the apartment search, but It was abuilding directly across from the public library, we had the only apartment on the first floor.  Atty offices on the first floor.  We were at the back, beautiful place, hardwood floors, built in china cabinets, bookshelves, non-functioning firplace three bedrooms, kitchen dining room.  All for the low low price of $400 divided 5 ways.

Loved it, but it was hell traversing the Wisconsin Ave bridge over I 43 in the winter.

Reminds me, the Lighthouse was $69.50 each for 10 of us...plus utilities, which could be another $50-75 apiece as I remember.  What a drafty place that was in the winter.  We kept it at 59 degrees during winter because of the expense.  Good times. 

[Goose]

Sir Lawrence

When I first met you, I think it was 1980 or so, what street number was your pad with the Commissioner? Was it 19th and Kilbourn? I think it was that night I officially became a Warrior.

[MU1in77]

I'm 66 - my wife and I met at MU in the 70's and have been season ticket holders since the mid 80's.  With 1.6 seconds left in the Xavier game my wife leaned over and said "they had better watch out for the Laettner pass" to which I responded "now you know why I love you" and we've been married for 42 years!

[romey]

I'm 66 - my wife and I met at MU in the 70's and have been season ticket holders since the mid 80's.  With 1.6 seconds left in the Xavier game my wife leaned over and said "they had better watch out for the Laettner pass" to which I responded "now you know why I love you" and we've been married for 42 years!

That right there, is beautiful!  Congrats MU1 and missus. 

[Sir Lawrence]

Sir Lawrence

When I first met you, I think it was 1980 or so, what street number was your pad with the Commissioner? Was it 19th and Kilbourn? I think it was that night I officially became a Warrior.

Correct.

[real chili 83]

Correct.

Same block I lived on. Ganos house?

Anyone remember Ms. Star?  Rented one of her places too. She was a piece of work.

[Goose]

I knew I met the perfect woman when she would go to every MU game with me back in the 1980's. The first night I ever made her dinner was the night we lost to UNC in '86. I was on a three day bender and was hoping for the upset to avoid being the chef that night. That game is still probably my favorite memory of a loss. To call the atmosphere electric would be an understatement.

My wife, then girlfriend, started the weekend by helping me sell retro NCAA championship tshirts at The Gym Bar and I will never forget it. Plus, Majerus stopped in to help promote the tshirts. I wish I would have had 500 instead of 200 printed up.

I should add that my girlfriend also was a big help to me in selling the original "The Bears Still Suck" tshirts and bumper stickers, during that same time period. Unfortunately we got shutdown after about nine months by NFL properties.

[swoopem]

While we're toasting to the past, who here was in FFP? I'm a proud FFP guy from 2006. Goose, pretty sure we've talked about it and either you or one of your sons had the privilege/honor of being FFP (God bless Mary Minson)

Best summer of my life. Got to start the Marquette experience 6 weeks early!

And since we're sharing where we lived: 2028 W Michigan, the big deck house

[Goose]

swoopem

We are a proud family of three FFP's, my brother, my youngest son and myself. While I am disappointed the program was discontinued, I hope my family is in the FFP HOF for most family members.

[tower912]

McCormick 727
Tower 912, two years
2134 Michigan.     When it still had a second floor porch.    It was not uncommon after a few leisurely beers to see who could, errr, reach the sidewalk from that second floor porch.     

[Dr. Blackheart]

swoopem

We are a proud family of three FFP's, my brother, my youngest son and myself. While I am disappointed the program was discontinued, I hope my family is in the FFP HOF for most family members.

After they shytcanned Pilarz and his elitist crewe, FFP was brought back and is now called the Emerging Scholars Program. MU actually learned that retaining students is a great for enrollment!  Kinda like Shaka's approach.

https://www.marquette.edu/emerging-scholars-program/