Jay Wright has us in the championship game, losing to Kansas

[TrojanWarrior]

Wow.

[GB Warrior]

F*&# em, amirite

[4everwarriors]

F U C K  'E M, hey?

[PointWarrior]

Well, only if we focus on and get by Vermont…

[RushmoreAcademy]

Jay was always a massive supporter of the Big East. Glad to have a guy on the panel.

[tower912]

2 of the 4 on CBS had MU in the final four.     Respect.   

[5DollarPitcher]

Well, only if we focus on and get by Vermont…

This is literally correct

[AlienWarrior]

Jay Wright was not 100% correct. He would have been has he picked us to beat Kansas

[DoctorV]

Jay Wright is awesome.

God willing!

Shaka must’ve made a great impression on him.

[Scoop Snoop]

Jay Wright is awesome.

God willing!

Shaka must’ve made a great impression on him.

Twice! Once in Milwaukee, once in Philly.

[Norm]

ESPN crew all had Duke beating Marquette in the Elite Eight.

[MUEng92]

ESPN crew all had Duke beating Marquette in the Elite Eight.

As Mr. Burns would say…Exxxcellent

[AlienWarrior]

Can you trust anyone at ESPN?

[Silent Verbal]

ESPN crew all had Duke beating Marquette in the Elite Eight.

Did that include Wojo?

[BLWarrior91]

Vitale has us in the Elite 8 losing to…you guessed it:  Duke.

[TallTitan34]

Was listening to national CBS radio in the car and the host Pat Boyle picked Marquette to win it all.

[The Lens]

Did that include Wojo?

Wojo & Crean were stuck on NIT duty. 

But EVERY ESPN expert bracket had us & Duke in the E8 with Duke winning.  I can’t complain but imagine if you’re Purdue.

[rocket surgeon]

i'm a "one day/game at a time" dude, but KANSAS??  let's shred the catamounties first, but KANSAS??

[rocket surgeon]

Vitale has us in the Elite 8 losing to…you guessed it:  Duke.

   it's gotta be in his contract,,,and AL still gets to him eyn'a?

[MU82]

Wojo & Crean were stuck on NIT duty. 

But EVERY ESPN expert bracket had us & Duke in the E8 with Duke winning.  I can’t complain but imagine if you’re Purdue.

If you're Painter you use it to play the disrespect card -- the same way Shaka has used the BEast preseason coaches poll to play it all season long. Whether that card actually helps or not, nobody knows, but it doesn't hurt and it's there to play.

[WhiteTrash]

I like Van Pelts take; in short "Duke is a very popular pick and they have won a bunch of games in a row...... but against ACC teams."

[MU82]

KC Star basketball writer Blair Kerkhoff picks Marquette over Duke in the East Regional final.

[wisblue]

Can’t say MU isn’t getting any respect. 4 of the 5 experts in this article pick them for the Final Four.

https://www.fantasypros.com/2023/03/march-madness-final-four-predictions-ncaa-2023/

[Warriors4ever]

I actually prefer to be the underdog and underrated, doesn’t bother me to have people pick against us.

[WhiteTrash]

Can’t say MU isn’t getting any respect. 4 of the 5 experts in this article pick then for the Final Four.

https://www.fantasypros.com/2023/03/march-madness-final-four-predictions-ncaa-2023/

And the 5th picked the Golden Eagles. 

[FartyEightHours]

Might be the kiss of death.   I’ll be happy once that Vermont win happens.  The rest is gravy.

[PGsHeroes32]

Gonna be tough to play the doubted card this week.

Most every bracket I see has us in at least the elite 8.

Heck even Mark Titus on his show today was giving some goofy reasons for ruling teams out one of them was "coaches with too much energy" with Shaka being one of the main ones he named..........still had us going to the FF before losing to Bama.

Norlander was super high on us.

Time to back it up

[Mu8891]

Right

The “ we are getting dissed “ has kinda evaporated!

Almost every one has MU in the E8 or
F4 !! Go Warriors

But … yes … come out strong… stomp
Vermont and go from there

[Herman Cain]

Gonna be tough to play the doubted card this week.

Most every bracket I see has us in at least the elite 8.

Heck even Mark Titus on his show today was giving some goofy reasons for ruling teams out one of them was "coaches with too much energy" with Shaka being one of the main ones he named..........still had us going to the FF before losing to Bama.

Norlander was super high on us.

Time to back it up

Our defense showed up strong at the BET and overall We looked very impressive.  If our guys stay focused this is going to be a lot of fun.

One game at a time. Lets Skin the Cats.

[brewcity77]

The “ we are getting dissed “ has kinda evaporated!

I haven't heard one person pick us as national champions yet. F**k 'em.

[ATL MU Warrior]

I haven't heard one person pick us as national champions yet. F**k 'em.

Not to ruin the motivational ploy, but I picked us to win it all in my work bracket that I put together this morning.

[willie warrior]

Not to ruin the motivational ploy, but I picked us to win it all in my work bracket that I put together this morning.

I am number 2,

[NickelDimer]

I am number 2,

This is too on the nose

[tower912]

I am number 2,

We finally agree.

[TrojanWarrior]

You know, I have been multitasking at work, watching, like many, all the Youtube bracket builders, from the respected to the absurd, and one thing has become clear to me, we are not under the radar anymore. Such a mixed blessing. I'd turn on FoxSports ever ready for the next game to be the one when we fold, no it is the next won... but we rolled or pulled out the W with swag almost by destiny. But, now the nation knows it.

It is a gas hearing people say, "I like Marquette for the E8, the FF, or as my dark horse", "I like what Shaka has done at Marquette," etc. One guy said, "I never watched Kolek all year, but I sat down and watched the BE tourney, and damn, that dude can ball." I am hearing "Steve Mitchell this, OMax very underrated that, Kam Jones is canning 3s from the popcorn machine"... we are under the radar no more with the good and the bad it brings.

The Vermont game is big, for the much needed tourney victory due for Shaka, his passing Al for most wins in a season, and the removal of own tourney albatross off our neck. I am convinced that one thing we will be on Friday, we will be prepared with our D swarming and 'sustained'.

I just am sitting here rewatching Shaka tear up at the net cutting at MU and at the garden, the cheerleaders pounding the court with their hands during defensive stops like the team does, realizing that this year's magic is so fantastic because it is so ephemeral. From now on, it will be great, but it will be different, nothing will match this season...

[Daniel]

I am number 2,

Our daughter who lives in NYC now filled out a bracket at work…… Marquette all the way!

[PGsHeroes32]

3 man weave boys who definitely have the most deep dive knowledge base out there on all things betting all 3 have us elite 8 and 2 have us FF.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

One guy said, "I never watched Kolek all year, but I sat down and watched the BE tourney, and damn, that dude can ball."

Pretty sure that was Tyler Hansboro that said that

[GoldenEagles03]

Andy Katz has all 8 Big Ten teams winning 1st round.

Penn State in the Elite 8.

Iowa beating Houston to eventually land in the Elite 8.

Purdue and Indiana in his Final Four with Purdue winning it.

That guy...lmao

[Nukem2]

Andy Katz has all 8 Big Ten teams winning 1st round.

Penn State in the Elite 8.

Iowa beating Houston to eventually land in the Elite 8.

Purdue and Indiana in his Final Four with Purdue winning it.

That guy...lmao

Well, he is a Badger grad………

[rocket surgeon]

 i'll take the 9th place finish again please


   F' EM all again boys!!

[brewcity77]

Not to ruin the motivational ploy, but I picked us to win it all in my work bracket that I put together this morning.

When we won at Creighton, I knew I would be picking us to win it all. Really didn't matter what the bracket looked like.

[StillAWarrior]

Might be the kiss of death.   I’ll be happy once that Vermont win happens.  The rest is gravy.

I understand the sentiment, because MU really needs to get that recently-elusive NCAA win (as does Shaka). But when you have the kind of season MU has had and earn a two-seed, playing the second weekend isn’t gravy. It’s expected. This team has certainly raised my expectations.

[MU82]

When we won at Creighton, I knew I would be picking us to win it all. Really didn't matter what the bracket looked like.

Me too.

I understand the sentiment, because MU really needs to get that recently-elusive NCAA win (as does Shaka). But when you have the kind of season MU has had and earn a two-seed, playing the second weekend isn’t gravy. It’s expected. This team has certainly raised my expectations.

I will be mildly disappointed if we don't make the Final Four, and pretty damn disappointed if we don't play in the second weekend.

The good news is that this team was made to please, not disappoint!

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Random fact about our quadrant. 4 of the top 10 offensive rebounding teams in the country are in our quadrant: Purdue, Tennessee, Duke, and Kentucky. Additionally there are two more top 25 offensive rebounding teams in Providence and UL-Lafayette.

Top 25 offensive rebounding teams have been one of our weaknesses this season, accounting for 4/6 of our losses (Purdue, UConn, Providence, and Mississippi State).

Somehow, 4 of those elite offensive rebounding teams in our quadrant (including 3 of the top 10 ones) are on the other side of the bracket, meaning we couldn't face them until the elite 8. The last two (Kentucky and Providence) we couldn't face until the Sweet 16.

As others have said, we couldn't have asked for a better draw.