What is the actual gap between Marquette and the top of the Big East

[Uncle Rico]

Discuss

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This ain't no Kessel Run to chase down Hurley and UCONN

[Hards Alumni]

1.21 jiggawatts not being an option is a travesty.

[Uncle Rico]

1.21 jiggawatts not being an option is a travesty.

Our talent level is a travesty

[BCHoopster]

MU can not miss on freshman recruits like they did for 2 years.  Junior class so far has been below average, and Gold and Ross are just above average.  Next 3 years look very good on paper but time will tell on those kids. Bringing in Two redshirt players could have been replaced  The portal, but relationships growth and victory will be tested this year.

[MuMark]

I would have voted for

A Wardle

[WhiteTrash]

Marquette is still in the Big East???

[tower912]

Miniscule.

[GoldenWarrior11]

A Pope.

[JakeBarnes]

More concerned with the gaap in Big East teams.

[The Sultan]

A league.

[wadesworld]

Immeasurable.

[Zog from Margo]

Insurmountable

[Jay Bee]

3 quadrants

[MU82]

Just behind St. Thomas.

[PointWarrior]

Just behind St. Thomas.

And Dayton obviously

[GB Warrior]

One aircraft carrier

[MarquetteMike1977]

One Google but seriously feel we are right there with Creighton close to zUCONN and Saint John's

[100AcreNation]

None of the above, as the gap is so wide that it can't be quantified.

[tower912]

Somebody posted in the last couple of weeks that Torvik has MU with the 4th best talent in the Big East.   It is just one data point and many will argue how accurate it is.  That is what happens here. 
  I mentioned recently that Silver Warrior on the Dodds board took the time to detail all of the comings and goings at all of the Big East schools.   We can all look at the data and draw different conclusions, again, because that is what we do, but I came away thinking that MU is in a good place and I don't see much for this coming season that is going to fundamentally alter the balance of power in the Big East.
  Creighton, SJU, UConn, MU, and maybe Villanova are going to battle at the top.  MU has more 'ifs' than we are used to, but plenty of talent.

[dgies9156]

Every team, every year goes in with question marks. Transfers may fit with the program. Then again, they may not. Ditto for recruits.

Keep in mind, the game isn't played on paper.

A couple of years ago, Marquette, on paper, was predicted to finish ninth in the Big East. We were looking to be passed by, uhhh, DePaul! We had more perceived potholes than a gravel road in the north woods after a spring thaw. Nobody who looked at our team could have seen the "F'em" attitude started by Tyler Kolek that fueled us to a Big East regular season and tournament title.

Could anyone looking at that team ever conceive that Tyler and Oso would be in the NBA and Kam is but a few weeks behind them?

That's why polls like this are silly. Let Shaka and the guys do their magic.     

[Viper]

One Google but seriously feel we are right there with Creighton close to zUCONN and Saint John's

the Marquette roster as we know it to be for 2025/26 is close to StJ's and UConn, in your opinion? Care to explain? Imo, no MU player is a top 6 player for Pitino. Do I think StJ's runs the BE? Wouldn't surprise me if they did.

[MDMU04]

The gap, thanks to our coach, has grown so large that many are now calling it Shaka's Chasm.

How many more empty transfer portal cycles before we're begging for an invite to The Valley?

[Uncle Rico]

The gap, thanks to our coach, has grown so large that many are now calling it Shaka's Chasm.

How many more empty transfer portal cycles before we're begging for an invite to The Valley?

Shaka's Chasm is a great way to describe how far Marquette has fallen.  Not sure that's a nickname that will be strong enough for anyone that's been a fan since 1865, but it's a good one

[MU82]

quote author=dgies9156 link=msg=1744956 date=1747403574]
A couple of years ago, Marquette, on paper, was predicted to finish ninth in the Big East. We were looking to be passed by, uhhh, DePaul! We had more perceived potholes than a gravel road in the north woods after a spring thaw. Nobody who looked at our team could have seen the "F'em" attitude started by Tyler Kolek that fueled us to a Big East regular season and tournament title.

Could anyone looking at that team ever conceive that Tyler and Oso would be in the NBA and Kam is but a few weeks behind them?     

Despite considerable evidence that Marquette players improve under Shaka, quite a few Scoopers refuse to believe that players returning from last season probably will get better - with some possibly getting a LOT better.

And a coupla Eeyores who begrudgingly acknowledge that our players have improved, refuse to give Shaka and his assistants any credit for it.

Anyhoo ... I'm still saying the gap between St. Thomas and MU keeps widening, and just hope we can catch our Big East rival Tommies one day.