tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post2926150877239059303..comments2023-10-20T04:16:20.694-05:00Comments on Cracked Sidewalks: A look back, Marquette's history with top 100 recruits....Part Two, the 1990sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-18384128814422691242009-05-20T14:11:43.567-05:002009-05-20T14:11:43.567-05:00Who cares if he gets gobbled up? As far as anybody...Who cares if he gets gobbled up? As far as anybody can tell, he might be a little bit odd but he's certainly not a complete horse's ass like our previous coach. If he leaves in three years, Godspeed Buzz. But it won't be "good riddance" like before. I still feel like our entire fanbase needs to be deloused after jerkoff left Milwaukee.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302243123748852837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-38225900762697622492009-05-16T13:37:00.000-05:002009-05-16T13:37:00.000-05:00Championships Matter - I agree. While I wasn't an ...Championships Matter - I agree. While I wasn't an anti- on the Buzz hire, I did express one strong concern. That at 35 years old and unproven as a head coach, he could either be a flop, or he could turn out to be a wonderboy who would then be gobbled up. I even said in one post that when I was 35 I thought I had a dream job and within a couple of year I thought some other things looked much better.<br /><br />Hopefully we've got that one in a million like Dean Smith that just gets hired at 27 years old and decides there is no better place to be and never leaves, but the odds are we lose him if we shoot to the top. Still, I do like the CNN ranking as a top 5 hoops city, the 10th place attendence, playing in the best conference so we are on TV all the time and hopefully continuing to turn out NBA players. We might have a shot to really establish Marquette in the minds of recruits and coaches as a truly elite, and if we do turn that corner, then it becomes less and less of a jump to the top few elites. Then it's just down to if we can come up with the money when someone is simply trying to outbid us. I do like the Big East being so far ahead of the Big 10 and SEC now - that does give us a chance (much as when schools like Florida State supplanted the monopoly Bama, Notre Dame etc. had in football).JohnPudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378028251507577250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-55884929048868615322009-05-16T11:21:00.000-05:002009-05-16T11:21:00.000-05:00Hey bamaboy, if Buzz is this good, how long will i...Hey bamaboy, if Buzz is this good, how long will it be until some backwater major conference state school pays him $10 million a year to revitalize their basketball program?<br /><br />Buzz is off to a good start. Perhaps too good! Will Kentucky, Memphis State or some other school with lots of dollars and no academic reputation come a calling?<br /><br />I didn't think Crean was leaving neither.<br /><br />Maybe championships matter, well, too much!<br /><br />In the meantime, here's hoping Buzz's start is only the beginning. I'm already getting excited for next year and it isn't even summer yet!Championships Matterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554899243261404007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-35207722072078493622009-05-16T01:50:00.000-05:002009-05-16T01:50:00.000-05:00Oops, sorry it's late. Of course, Bowen is 2010, ...Oops, sorry it's late. Of course, Bowen is 2010, so really doesn't give us four top 100s in 2009. Still, four commitments in one year is huge.JohnPudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378028251507577250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-430590905394351162009-05-16T01:32:00.000-05:002009-05-16T01:32:00.000-05:00Wow, so we are now one of 5 teams in the US with F...Wow, so we are now one of 5 teams in the US with FOUR top 100 recruits. Only UNC has five. I did say in one entry that I thought this was like 1990, an incredible class but I hope people can be patient if, like the 1990-91 season, the young squad loses a good bit with all these freshman but builds toward a Sweet 16 run later in their careers. I am a Buzz believer though, and maybe he can make them quick studies, but let's not get down on him if we struggled next year. Clearly if this class stays together, we will have tons of success over the four years.JohnPudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378028251507577250noreply@blogger.com