Where's Sam?

[Uncle Rico]

Odenkirk played Saul Goodman on "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul." Breaking Bad is considered one of the best TV shows in history by many. He also starred in the Movie "Nobody"

Earlier in his career he was a writer for SNL. In 1993 he wrote the Skit "Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker" starring Chris Farley.  Rolling Stone voted it the best SNL skit in history.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/50-greatest-saturday-night-live-sketches-of-all-time-12735/2-buh-weet-sings-23912/

I assume you know that Chris Farley graduated from MU.

Odenkirk was from Naperville (as noted above) and attended MU for two years before transferring to SIU, where he graduated.

So the greatest SNL skit in history was written by one MU Alum and performed by another MU Alum. The greatest TV shows in history had an MU Alum as a central character.

In keeping with this thread, I guess Odenkirk is not an MU alum because he did not finish at MU so he is dead to everyone here.

Correct

[MU82]

Odenkirk played Saul Goodman on "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul." Breaking Bad is considered one of the best TV shows in history by many. He also starred in the Movie "Nobody"

Earlier in his career he was a writer for SNL. In 1993 he wrote the Skit "Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker" starring Chris Farley.  Rolling Stone voted it the best SNL skit in history.

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/50-greatest-saturday-night-live-sketches-of-all-time-12735/2-buh-weet-sings-23912/

I assume you know that Chris Farley graduated from MU.

Odenkirk was from Naperville (as noted above) and attended MU for two years before transferring to SIU, where he graduated.

So the greatest SNL skit in history was written by one MU Alum and performed by another MU Alum. The greatest TV shows in history had an MU Alum as a central character.

In keeping with this thread, I guess Odenkirk is not an MU alum because he did not finish at MU so he is dead to everyone here.

I'm a big Bob Odenkirk fan. A few seasons of Better Call Saul were every bit as good as Breaking Bad. Just awesome stuff.

But I do not know the answer to this:

Does Odenkirk embrace his Marquette experience? Is he happy he went to our wonderful alma mater? Or does he ignore it, like Wahoo's finest 2021 NCAAT first-round loser does?

[MU86NC]

Let bring Bob Back! He really is one of the best. Its all good man.

[Mutaman]

In addition to all his other accomplishments, Odenkirk's role as the former porn star Gil Bang  in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of the funniest half hours of TV ever --- The secret is hot sauce.
Odenkirk was also hilarious as Larry Sander's agent.

https://screenrant.com/bob-odenkirk-curb-your-enthusiasm-character-porno-gil/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9aAmv8F1F0

[BLWarrior91]

Oso isn't in there, either. Graduated Marquette as an Academic All-American, has talked very positively about his MU experience.

Maybe, just maybe, these things don't really "say" much about who is and isn't in them.

That said, to heck with Vanilla Soft Serve and his Wahoo bro.

Oso isn't in there because his team isn't in the playoffs.  Oso is very much an MU guy.

[MU82]

Oso isn't in there because his team isn't in the playoffs.  Oso is very much an MU guy.

That already had been pointed out, and I already had responded "D'oh!"

But thanks again!

[NCMUFan]

Sorry the Hauser brothers felt hurt that Markus was a star and going to be the Big East all-time leading scorer.   

[warriorchick]

I'm a big Bob Odenkirk fan. A few seasons of Better Call Saul were every bit as good as Breaking Bad. Just awesome stuff.

But I do not know the answer to this:

Does Odenkirk embrace his Marquette experience? Is he happy he went to our wonderful alma mater? Or does he ignore it, like Wahoo's finest 2021 NCAAT first-round loser does?

I read Bob Odenkirk's memoirs a couple of years ago.  He talks about Marquette for about a paragraph.  You kind of had to read between the lines, but it sure sounded to me like he partied too hard and  flunked out.

Also, not to be pedantic, but Bob did not write the Matt Foley skit in 1993.  That is when it was performed on SNL, but he wrote it several years earlier when he and Chris Farley were both on the main stage at Second CIty.  Here is a recording of it, with Bob playing the dad and Tim Meadows playing one of the kids.

[Shooter McGavin]

Thanks for posting that Chick.  I had never seen that before.

[The Equalizer]

I'm a big Bob Odenkirk fan. A few seasons of Better Call Saul were every bit as good as Breaking Bad. Just awesome stuff.

But I do not know the answer to this:

Does Odenkirk embrace his Marquette experience? Is he happy he went to our wonderful alma mater? Or does he ignore it, like Wahoo's finest 2021 NCAAT first-round loser does?

First, he was at MU for just one year.

Second, he does not embrace his MU experience. It merited exactly one line in his autobiography for not having the type of student life he was after.

I read Bob Odenkirk's memoirs a couple of years ago.  He talks about Marquette for about a paragraph.  You kind of had to read between the lines, but it sure sounded to me like he partied too hard and  flunked out.

I can assure you that this was not the case.

[Class71]

Sorry the Hauser brothers felt hurt that Markus was a star and going to be the Big East all-time leading scorer.   

All time scorer is great for Marcus but there is more to the game than good shooting. Wojo did not know how to build a team. The Hausers jumped ship that had a sub-standard coach who did not know how to use the talent he had. Looks like Sam is doing fine with his 3 year $5.7M contract and then a 4 year $45M contract extension with Boston. Joey no doing so well.

I understand our all time leading scorer is doing well playing for Cazoo Baskonia in Spain where he got a contract extension and a pay raise. I can not find his salary but the highest paid in Europe reportedly earned $2-4M/year in the '23/'24 season. Marcus was not on that list but I expect he will be soon.

[MU82]

I didn't know that Marcus Smart went to Marquette.

[NCMUFan]

All time scorer is great for Marcus but there is more to the game than good shooting. Wojo did not know how to build a team. The Hausers jumped ship that had a sub-standard coach who did not know how to use the talent he had. Looks like Sam is doing fine with his 3 year $5.7M contract and then a 4 year $45M contract extension with Boston. Joey no doing so well.

I understand our all time leading scorer is doing well playing for Cazoo Baskonia in Spain where he got a contract extension and a pay raise. I can not find his salary but the highest paid in Europe reportedly earned $2-4M/year in the '23/'24 season. Marcus was not on that list but I expect he will be soon.

$45M is a lot of money, but never enough to say you are Big East ALL-TIME Leading Scorer graduate from Marquette University!

[tower912]

All time Big East leading scorer.

[Class71]

I can see why people do not post here. Time to move on.

[Galway Eagle]

All time scorer is great for Marcus but there is more to the game than good shooting. Wojo did not know how to build a team. The Hausers jumped ship that had a sub-standard coach who did not know how to use the talent he had. Looks like Sam is doing fine with his 3 year $5.7M contract and then a 4 year $45M contract extension with Boston. Joey no doing so well.

I understand our all time leading scorer is doing well playing for Cazoo Baskonia in Spain where he got a contract extension and a pay raise. I can not find his salary but the highest paid in Europe reportedly earned $2-4M/year in the '23/'24 season. Marcus was not on that list but I expect he will be soon.

Looks like 3.7 million over 3 seasons.

I agree there's more to ghe game than being a good shooter but that's also all Sam was in college. Let's not only use that as a slight at Wojo. Sam always had a better shot at the NBA than Markus due to size, though Markus did pretty decent given physical limitations.

[Jay Bee]

Absolutely elite offenses with Markus & Wojo. An amazing point guard for us.

[tower912]

'MU needs 3 point shooters!'

MU had one of the elite 3 point shooters, the all time leading scorer at MU and in the Big East, and a two time all American.
'He sucked'

'There are too many transfers in the portal!  Where is the loyalty? Except those two.'
#teamthosewhobailed

[Uncle Rico]

'MU needs 3 point shooters!'

MU had one of the elite 3 point shooters, the all time leading scorer at MU and in the Big East, and a two time all American.
'He sucked'

'There are too many transfers in the portal!  Where is the loyalty? Except those two.'
#teamthosewhobailed

That was different.  The Hausers were being leaders

[The Sultan]

That was different.  The Hausers were being leaders

And they're from Wisconsin, which is very important for recruiting.

[Uncle Rico]

And they're from Wisconsin, which is very important for recruiting.

And white

[The Sultan]

And white

I was going to admonish you for being racist, but that's woke.

[NCMUFan]

What could have been.  Wojo could have been the next Coack K.  Marquette would have been the next big dog of the Big East.  Burger boys flocking to Marquette.  Marquette getting the Portal cream of the crop.  If only Wojo would have buckled to the Hauser boys. 

[BrewCity83]

What could have been.  Wojo could have been the next Coack K.  Marquette would have been the next big dog of the Big East.  Burger boys flocking to Marquette.  Marquette getting the Portal cream of the crop.  If only Wojo would have buckled to the Hauser boys. 

...and, most importantly, Sam Hauser would have made this year's (and every year's) Marquette Alumni Playoff Montage.

[Jay Bee]

What could have been.  Wojo could have been the next Coack K.  Marquette would have been the next big dog of the Big East.  Burger boys flocking to Marquette.  Marquette getting the Portal cream of the crop.  If only Wojo would have buckled to the Hauser boys. 

At least we still got the benefit of the gems he brought for Shaka, such as Kam, Stevie and Oso.

#ProJo