Meet Buzz event - 6/25

[Sir Lawrence]

From an email I just received:

We're rounding up the Marquette Faithful for a
Texas Style Bar B Que
With Marquette's men's basketball head coach,
Brent "Buzz" Williams

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Marquette's Central Mall (behind Raynor Library)
5 – 9 p.m.

$10 per person (children 2 and younger are FREE)

Reply by Wednesday, June 18 to University Special Events at (414) 288-7431

Gather up the young'uns and come on down –
Cowboy boots and hat optional.

Parking is available at structures located at 13th and Wells St. and 16th and Wells St. For questions or special needs, contact Special Events at (414) 288-7431.

[nyg]

Is "Beano" the bull going to be there.  Better yet, the Dallas Cowboy or Univ of Texas cheerleaders?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Buzz is also in Madison this thursday at the Madison Club.

[GoMarquetteSays]

Buzz Williams To Host Texas Style Barbeque On June 25
         

We're rounding up the Marquette Faithful for aTexas Style Barbeque with Marquette's men's basketball head coach Buzz Williams.
         

http://onlyfans.cstv.com/schools/marq/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051408aaa.html
         

[4everwarriors]

Buzz is also in Madison this thursday at the Madison Club.

For those going, look for ZFB. He'll be the cat with bib overalls, barbwire tatoo, stash of Skoal, and new sheetkickers on.

[Chili]

For those going, look for ZFB. He'll be the cat with bib overalls, barbwire tatoo, stash of Skoal, and new sheetkickers on.

Skoal? What is he, a yuppy? I think Rooster, Wolf or Kayak would be more appropriate.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

ZFB doesn't chew.  EA doesn't like it.  I will be sporting my new bolero tie though.

[Chili]

ZFB doesn't chew.  EA doesn't like it.  I will be sporting my new bolero tie though.

wtf is a bolero tie?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

sorry, meant bolo tie.   

[Muhoops85]

Does anyone know how many people are signed up?   I have been out of town and going to sign up on Tuesday.

Hopefully, the weather will be great and we can ride our Harleys down to campus.

[mu_hilltopper]

Whoa .. Buzz Williams just "called" me and invited me to this event.

[Muhoops85]

Wow- I was just about to post the same.  I just got my call on my cell phone.

Go Buzz!!!

[mwbauer7]

He personally invited me to the BBQ and called me out challenging me to ride the mechanical bull.

He was so determined to get me there he wouldn't even let me get a word in.

[TVDirector]

jeez... the nerve of the guy calling me during my 1st graders poetry reading.

nice invite for the MU hoops BAR-B-Q, though.

back to budding Ezra Pounds.

[chapman]

He sure seemed nice on the voicemail I got.  I would have answered, but I don't answer calls from "Unknown".  He should get that fixed in case recruits screen their calls too.

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

He was so determined to get me there he wouldn't even let me get a word in.
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Is that the determination that you slowly begin to like as a recruit?

Seriously, I like getting messages like that as a season ticket holder, even though it probably only took him 20 seconds to record.

[Murffieus]

I hope he doesn't use taped recordings with recruits!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I hope he doesn't use taped recordings with recruits!

that's all he uses, actually.  That and form letters with typos that were hand copied on legal sized paper that was cut to be close to letter sized.  Plus he has Rawdog sign them for him in crayon too.   

[Pardner]

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=765725

1500 tickets sold!  Beats the "Coffee 'n Crean" debut by 1499 

The Drill: Q&A with Buzz Williams
Posted: June 24, 2008
June is traditionally a quiet time in the world of college basketball. Not so for Buzz Williams. A little less than three months into his tenure as Marquette University's men's basketball coach, he has been keeping busy landing recruits, rounding out his support staff and overseeing the youth basketball camp that bears his name at the Al McGuire Center. Today, Williams adds host to his list, as MU throws a Texas-style barbecue from 5 to 9 tonight in the Central Mall behind the Raynor Library. More than 1,500 tickets have already been sold to the event, which will come complete with line dancing and a mechanical bull and feature all of the Golden Eagles' returning players, plus Williams and most of his staff. Here's what Williams had to say about the event Tuesday in an interview with Golden Eagles beat writer Todd Rosiak:


Q. Since you're a Texas native, what constitutes a Texas-style barbecue?

A. A true Texas barbecue is lots of cowboy hats, lots of boots and lots of brisket.

Q. You've been awfully busy since being hired. Do you look at this as a good opportunity to meet and greet fans whom you might not have been able to yet?

A. I'm very grateful that we're having it. I think the best thing about it is that our players will be there. They'll be able to mingle with the 1,500 to 2,000 people that show up, and it'll be another example of the passion for our institution and our program. I'm glad that our players are going to be able to be a part of it. I think that it's beneficial not only for the alumni, the boosters and the fans that are going to be there to connect with our staff, but also for our staff to be able to connect with them. I think it'll be a great four hours.

Q. Should people expect you to show up complete in a cowboy hat and boots?

A. (laughs) I'm 35 years old, I've lived in Texas 25 of those 35 years and, honestly, I've never owned a pair of cowboy boots or a cowboy hat. I grew up in the country, lived on a farm, but never had any boots or a hat.

Q. Will you give the mechanical bull a try?

A. I have to observe and get a scouting report on it. I hope we have enough participants to have a scouting report. I don't know if I'm strong enough to hold on.

[Daniel]

Sounds like fun - I'm driving up from Chicago for it - looking forward to it!

Go BUZZ!!  GO MARQUETTE!!!

[Mayor McCheese]

the man sounds like someone I could have a few beers with and tell some jokes...

some of his answers are pretty comical, especially the scouting report on the mechanical bull.

[Sir Lawrence]

the man sounds like someone I could have a few beers with and tell some jokes...

Well, yeah, but we've had one of those types before, and it wasn't a pretty situation at the end of the day. 

[Nukem2]

Well, yeah, but we've had one of those types before, and it wasn't a pretty situation at the end of the day. 

Doubt that you could categorize Buzz with Deane..  different personalities.

[Rollout-the-Barrel]

Wish I could go...
Could someone post scouting report on mechanical boll tomorrow?

[Pakuni]

  Doubt that you could categorize Buzz with Deane..  different personalities.

Nobody ever had just a "few" beers with Mike Deane.