Scrambled Eggs - Marquette Basketball

Checking in on the offseason

It's been a while since we podded so we come back to check in on the off season.  First we talk about the new commit of 2015 (that we knew of at the time, more on that later), Andrew Rowsey.  Next we discuss the status of the Bucks stadium deal, which has a significant impact on Marquette in future seasons.  We then transition to some rule discussion, I know, hot stuff.  We then talk Marquette and the NBA to close out the pod.  I told you the off season.

Editors note:  This pod was recorded 2 hours before Sam Hauser committed to Marquette.  All jokes and references to Marquette getting a commit within 24 hours of the podcast being posted were recorded prior to his commitment.....just thought you should know what geniuses you are dealing with.

The season has ended and winter seems to be on the way out....so there's that

The season has been a grind to say the least, but the first in the Wojo era is now over and we need to talk about.  We spend a little time talking about the Big East tournament, but not too much because there wasn't a lot new there.  We then talk relatively surprising news, the transfer of Steve Taylor Jr to parts unknown.  Since the season is over we have to talk about how this news impacts next year's team and vent a little disappointment.  Speaking of disappointment, we talk about the Big East performance in March Madness.  We try to put it in perspective for Marquette short and long term and why we should all be Musketeer fans.  Lastly, we close out with a few odds and ends like Marquette in Italy this summer.  Cleanse yourself of the season and give a listen while we are hopefully celebrating a Badger loss.

Closing out the season on a DePaul win

Marquette got that win they needed to feel less bad about themselves and against DePaul no less, so we talked about the DePaul game.  We also spend some time discussing Steve Taylor and whether his last two games are indicative of his senior year or a match-up thing.  From there, we move to the up coming conference tournament in NYC and Marquette's chance to win at least one game and what it would take to beat Villanova approximately 6 hours after beating Seton Hall.  We close out the podcast with some house cleaning topics:  Congratulating Duane Wilson and Matt Carlino on their All Big East awards.  Talking about Traci Carter at least partially fill the gap hole at point guard for next years team and whether he will become the newest player to commit to Marquette basketball.  Wishing Wesley Matthews a speedy recovery from what was a very unfortunate achilles injury.  Regular season has come to a merciful close, but enjoy conference tournament time....we won't see Marquette play again until November.

More of the same from Marquette, but this pod will be mostly new, we think

Ah, another couple of games and another couple of performances that were primarily frustrating but with flashes of potential.  We taped this pod immediately following the latest double digit loss, at Providence.  We talk about the game and discuss whether all the things that are going on are player, coaching, or bad luck related.  We spend time discussing Duane Wilson's performance and why we are looking forward to seeing him play for the next couple of years.  We also move from the current year to next year with some of the pieces in place now and pieces that will be in place next season and what that all looks like.  We then shift to the more immediate future and discuss the three seniors on this team, Matt Carlino, Derrick Wilson, and Juan Anderson.  Spoiler alert, if you like to hate on a couple of the players you won't like this portion of the pod.  To finish off the pod, we talk about some recruiting news and where that's going as well as talk next years exception tournament, the Legends Classic.  Two weeks to go in the season, you can make, just hang with us a little longer.

A new recruit and a valiant effort on Marquette Day

Within the span of a week Marquette has lost a recruit and gained a recruit.  Welcome to Sacar Amin, the newest Warrior in the fold!  With Sacar's announcement, we do a quick, uneducated evaluation of his talent based on media reports, short youtube clips and rampant speculation.  We also discuss the impact of this announcement on the direction Wojo takes the last 3 scholarships.  We then turn to National Marquette Day and the results against Villanova.  The game, while a losing effort, was a lot better than we expected and we saw some positive take-ways.  We talk about JjJ's transformation from scrapper to legitimate scorer as well as a bold prediction about Duane Wilson at Marquette.  We also talk injuries and whether we expect Matt Carlino back at all this season.  It's a relatively short pod but we've got a lot packed in there.  Enjoy

The podcast suffered a concussion and had to sit out, but we're back now

We haven't podded in a couple of weeks, but we're back to raise your spirits.  The team has struggled the last couple of weeks, especially with Matt Carlino out with a concussion, but we have to talk through it.  We talk about what's been going wrong and what, if anything, has been going right.  We also have a difference of opinion as to what the team should do for the last 5 games of the regular season.  As we talk about the rest of the season, we transition to recruiting news.  We briefly tap dance around the Nick Noskowiak news before moving on what needs to be done with the 4 scholarships now available to Wojo.  Last we talk about National Marquette day and why it's actually a cool day.  Enjoy the podcast, hopefully its a positive moment from the season.

*Note, we know one of the mikes has echo, its an environmental issue we'll try to fix.

Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and global thermonuclear weapons

Another week and another couple of tough, well fought loses.  The Georgetown loss was especially tough to take given some pretty questionable calls.  We spend time talking about the officiating and the team's performance in the game.  We analyze this weeks performance in total and talk about what's good and what's bad.  We spend some time talking about JaJaun Johnson and where his game is.  We also carry on for a while about Derrick Wilson's best play as a Marquette Warrior....posterizing Paul White.  We wrap up the pod talking about the next couple of games and determine if Marquette will actually get over the hump and record a win or two.

A mediocre week and big? changes for the NCAA

Another week and another couple of games with late game fades, one a win another a tough road loss.  We discuss the Creighton and Xavier results, what’s the deal with Luke Fischer as well as Matt Carlino – “villain” to hero.  We also spend some time talking about JaJuan Johnson’s DNP-CD, impact on the team, and #8strong AKA great marketing/difficult basketball strategy.  We then transition to an overview of the upcoming games and what our mediocre opinion of Marquette basketball is.  Spoiler alert – wins are going to be tough to come by for the next two weeks.  So we don’t fade late in the podcast, we finish by discussing the substantial changes in NCAA policy that were voted on last weekend.  We speculate about what the changes mean, how it impacts the Big East and Marquette as well as what the long term consequences might be.

Tough loss and a quiet week

It feels like 3 weeks since the Georgetown loss but it was only 6 days.  We breakdown the game and what we felt about that game.  It turned out to be both better and worse than we anticipated, we're confused too.  We also spent time discussing Matt Carlino and what he means to this team, both good and bad.  We also talked broadly about the Big East and the next couple of games for MU....spoiler alert, the next 3 are critical.  Lastly we talk specifically about the Creighton game and what we're anticipating will happen there.  It's a shorter pod, calm before the schedule story so to speak.

Terrible way to end 2014 and a great way to start 2015

There is no sugar coating it, that was a dumpster fire in Rosemont against DePaul to end 2014.  As painful as it is we reviewed the game and try and figure out what went wrong.  Then we transition to the more positive result in the Providence win.  We talk back court for Marquette and whether Duane Wilson is in a slump or ran into a wall.  We then heap some well earned praise on Juan Anderson.  Lastly we talk the up coming road game against Georgetown and what it's going to take to win.  Enjoy and Happy New Year!