2024 Coaching Carousel

[Dr. Blackheart]

I still haven't forgotten the last time Marquette played at DePaul the game after firing Wainright:

Nor have I, but to make it worse, it was at the BC and it was the only Big East game DePaul won all season.

If history repeats itself then 🔥

[Galway Eagle]

Nor have I, but to make it worse, it was at the BC and it was the only Big East game DePaul won all season.

If history repeats itself then 🔥

It was at the Allstate not BC

https://www.espn.co.uk/mens-college-basketball/video/_/gameId/300210305

[Pepe Sylvia]

I may be in the minority in this opinion but I honestly really don't care about DePaul being any good. The conference has done just fine with them being the perennial doormat and I am absolutely fine with that continuing as long as they're in the league.

I'd like my doormat to be at least in the top half of all of college basketball, not a tough ask. At least be a q2 away game.

[Viper]

Nationwide:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/


Chicago:

Every crime but car thefts have lower rates than a decade ago.

https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-sees-total-crime-drop-but-most-violent-crimes-up-over-decade/

Ok, sure. Good luck, my friend.

[The Sultan]

Ok, sure. Good luck, my friend.

Thanks! I'm not the one falling for false narratives so I'm good.

[Viper]

Thanks! I'm not the one falling for false narratives so I'm good.

...rather, you are proving your liberal dumb assery. (We've got to meet sometime. A discussion with you would be priceless. Absolutely worth my time)

[Galway Eagle]

...rather, you are proving your liberal dumb assery. (We've got to meet sometime. A discussion with you would be priceless. Absolutely worth my time)

Yep, everyone in the know knows urban locations are a burning hellscape of crime.

[Dr. Blackheart]

It was at the Allstate not BC

https://www.espn.co.uk/mens-college-basketball/video/_/gameId/300210305

Good memory.  I remember it was a home game but I got the venue wrong.

[The Sultan]

...rather, you are proving your liberal dumb assery. (We've got to meet sometime. A discussion with you would be priceless. Absolutely worth my time)

Sorry you struggle with basic statistics.

[Viper]

Sorry you struggle with basic statistics.

...yeah, sure.

[Oldgym]

...yeah, sure.

Solid rejoinder. Gonna guess PHIL 015 wasn't a happy time for you.

[warriorchick]

With the exception of the crappy winters, Chicago is one of the best big cities in the U.S.  Reports of crime are overblown and more of perception rather than reality.

As a former resident of the Chicago area, I was speaking more of the high taxes, the financial condition of the city and state, and the corrupt political structure. 

Also the crappy winters.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Good memory.  I remember it was a home game but I got the venue wrong.

🤣

[Judge Smails]

As a former resident of the Chicago area, I was speaking more of the high taxes, the financial condition of the city and state, and the corrupt political structure. 

Also the crappy winters.

the corrupt political culture is endearing

[tower912]

Where is the political culture not corrupt?  Texas?   Mississippi?  South Dakota?  I get it.   Chicago politics is an easy punch line.

[WarriorDoc]

Where is the political culture not corrupt?  Texas?   Mississippi?  South Dakota?  I get it.   Chicago politics is an easy punch line.

You haven't lived until you've gotten an 80% YOY increase on your Cook County property taxes. 

[The Sultan]

You haven't lived until you've gotten an 80% YOY increase on your Cook County property taxes. 

Not sure that's "corrupt."

[LloydsLegs]

We can hold many things as true at the same time, can we not?

Chicago area is incredible.  Amazing job and career opportunities, magnificent urban lakefront beauty, arts, cosmopolitan population, restaurant scene etc.

Chicago area is expensive.  High taxes, rent and cost of home ownership.

Chicago area has a lot of violent crime, and that sucks.

IL/Chicago taxes are high, especially relative to the south. But don't fool yourself on taxes - not so high compared to WI.

If you are a retiree, you can live on a rural lake in Illinois and you likely will pay less in taxes than if you lived on a comparable WI setting (though that WI setting likely will be much more beautiful!).  Or you can live in Chicago and pay less in taxes than you would as a retiree in Milwaukee.

This is because: 1) Wisconsin real estate taxes are not low (WI ranks 44 out of 51 jurisdictions; IL 50th); and 2) Illinois doesn't not tax SSI, pension, IRA. 401k.  WI, which has a higher top income tax rate than IL (yes, that's right), taxes IRA's, non-governmental pensions and 401k's (like IL, WI does not tax SSI).  And remember, on non-retirement type income, WI is higher than IL.

Chicago/Cook County kills you with sales taxes, but WI also is high, and if you live outside of the city/Cook County, state sales tax isn't that different (5% to 6.25%)

Back to the topic at hand:  I'd rather coach at MU than any school in Illinois.

[Osiris]

Data Point:
Chicago Homicides
2012:  515
2022:  725

Conclusion:
Crime is down

Nietzsche would be proud.

[The Sultan]

Data Point:
Chicago Homicides
2012:  515
2022:  725

Conclusion:
Crime is down

Nietzsche would be proud.

I guess if you think homicides are the only example of "violent crime"...

The fact is the number of violent crimes in Chicago has decreased from 20 years ago. You can continue to argue with "statistics" and "math," but they will likely remain undefeated.

Or you can continue to base your opinions on things like "feelings" and "what other people are telling you." Just know that no one will take you seriously.

[Dr. Blackheart]

You haven't lived until you've gotten an 80% YOY increase on your Cook County property taxes.

Are you a McCaskey?

[Galway Eagle]

As a former resident of the Chicago area, I was speaking more of the high taxes, the financial condition of the city and state, and the corrupt political structure. 

Also the crappy winters.

JB just got at least one year of projected surplus and the credit rating bumped up. Corruption is literally everywhere, the people who complain about Illinois politics on here turned a blind eye to the nepotism from the previous presidential administration, heck corruption is viewed as horrendous when it's a bribe from a business for one side but viewed as having admirable morals when it's a large donation from a church who gets just as much benefit. These complaints you list are old and tired.

[MarquetteDano]

Ah yes the yearly Scoop tradition of hating on cities, namely Chicago.

Haters gotta hate. Guess it makes them feel better? 

Have fun!

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

We can hold many things as true at the same time, can we not?

Chicago area is incredible.  Amazing job and career opportunities, magnificent urban lakefront beauty, arts, cosmopolitan population, restaurant scene etc.

Chicago area is expensive.  High taxes, rent and cost of home ownership.

Chicago area has a lot of violent crime, and that sucks.

IL/Chicago taxes are high, especially relative to the south. But don't fool yourself on taxes - not so high compared to WI.

If you are a retiree, you can live on a rural lake in Illinois and you likely will pay less in taxes than if you lived on a comparable WI setting (though that WI setting likely will be much more beautiful!).  Or you can live in Chicago and pay less in taxes than you would as a retiree in Milwaukee.

This is because: 1) Wisconsin real estate taxes are not low (WI ranks 44 out of 51 jurisdictions; IL 50th); and 2) Illinois doesn't not tax SSI, pension, IRA. 401k.  WI, which has a higher top income tax rate than IL (yes, that's right), taxes IRA's, non-governmental pensions and 401k's (like IL, WI does not tax SSI).  And remember, on non-retirement type income, WI is higher than IL.

Chicago/Cook County kills you with sales taxes, but WI also is high, and if you live outside of the city/Cook County, state sales tax isn't that different (5% to 6.25%)

Back to the topic at hand:  I'd rather coach at MU than any school in Illinois.

You know what you can do with this reasoned take!?!

[Osiris]

I guess if you think homicides are the only example of "violent crime"...

The fact is the number of violent crimes in Chicago has decreased from 20 years ago. You can continue to argue with "statistics" and "math," but they will likely remain undefeated.

Or you can continue to base your opinions on things like "feelings" and "what other people are telling you." Just know that no one will take you seriously.

math:  725 > 515 
feelings:  N/A