Scrambled Eggs - Marquette Basketball

Podcasting the Madness

The season is nearly upon us and it's Madness time.  We talk the take aways from this year's Marquette Madness.  It's a very small sample size but the interwebs are all about rampant uneducated speculation, so we discuss who shined and who might need a little more work before the start of the season.  We also spend some time discussing the big recruiting get in Ahmed Hill and what if anything the Malik Harris news means.  We're getting prepared for the start of the season, the excitement is palpable.

The schedule is out, so let's talk wins and losses

It's been a while since you've heard the dulcet tones of a Scrambled Eggs podcast, so we are correcting that now.  The full basketball schedule for Marquette is out so we are making snap judgements on how the schedule shakes out, so you don't have to worry about actually watching the season.  We'll also spend a little time talking about yet more Marquette alum in the NBA.  Lastly, we briefly touch on the latest recruiting news, including whether it's time to get in a bomb shelter because we don't have a "tall" player committed and if you were 14 would you have committed to Marquette.  So get your Marquette fix as we prepare for the full immersion into the season on October 11th.

It's been six weeks, we're getting the band back together for a little offseason pod

Well, we didn't apply to transfer and then not transfer, unlike half the team.  So now that everything seems to have settled out, we got the podcast machine fired up to talk about everything Marquette basketball since Vander Blue declared for the NBA and Jake Thomas and Juan Anderson transferred then didn't.  We talk roster, depth, starting line ups, something called ghost starters, and who gets the most minutes.  We then touch on the little we know about the non-conference and facing Doug McDermott as many as 5 times.  Last we play my new favorite, Joe's invention, More or less likely to be on a NBA roster at the beginning of next season than Vander Blue.  Be careful its roster not drafted, if you forget that, Joe will win on a technicality because he is a dirty rotten cheater. Hope you are as excited about the offseason podcasting as we are.

The ever changing roster

After a bit of a hiatus where neither of us transferred or left for the NBA, we're back with 40+ minutes of Marquette podcasting.  In this podcast episode, we talk about the first of the changing roster, who's leaving, who's staying, and who is both leaving and staying.  We also breakdown whether Vander's decision was a good one, and what impact his leaving will have on the team next season.

Not the storybook ending, but it was a heckuva story

Well, it ended with a bit of a splat, but it was a fun ride.  In this episode of Scrambled Eggs, we discuss the Syracuse game, and why it was disappointing but not catastrophic.  We also touch on coaching vs execution.  We then frame that bad loss in the balance of a really unexpected Marquette season with a lot of positive take-aways, not to mention a very bright future. We also keep the giggling to a minimum as we discuss a very good article from Michael Hunt at MJS about why in the world would Buzz leave anyway.  The article is a good way to kick off the "Buzz to" season and familiarize any new fans to the Marquette band wagon.  Lastly, we discuss the future of the podcast, what the off season holds for Scrambled Eggs and a call to our listens to give us ideas and feedback. All in all, it's a pretty good effort.

Enter your superlative here Marquette

Holy week of basketball, MU!  Raise your hand if you saw that result coming for Marquette against Miami.  Yeah I didn't think so, and neither did the national media (No I'm not bitter).  With another big Marquette win the podcast symbol went up so we got together to talk being Elite. We talk the Miami game, and why it was Buzz's best coaching effort to date.  We also address the national media's obsession with Marquette as a "all grit, no talent" narrative.  Also, if you are disappointed that Indiana lost and MU doesn't get to face the tanned one, we are too, especially Phil.  Lastly, we preview the Syracuse rematch, make wild speculation of adjustments Buzz might make, and how we think the game will play out.  Enjoy!

Let's breakdown Marquette vs Miami

Now we know the opponent and the time, the 2 seeded Miami Hurricanes Thursday at 6:15PM CST.  So we breakdown the match-ups, how Marquette will work offensively and how they might contain Miami's offense, especially Shane Larkin. We even go on record as to who we think will win and dispense a little advice for new fans who aren't familiar with national sportswriters trolling for page views. RING OUT AHOYA!!

If you heart has finally settled into a normal rthym we'll help you relive it

Was it tough? Sure. Did they get a little lucky? Maybe. Is it sweet? No doubt about it.

Marquette is still dancing. The Golden Eagles are in the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive season. This is the first time Marquette has reached three straight Sweet 16's since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985. The only other time Marquette has been to three straight was from 1971-74, when Al McGuire led the team to four straight. Back then, of course, the "Sweet 16" meant you had just won one game. In other words, this is the first time in Marquette history the team has gone three straight years winning at least two NCAA tournament games.

After a miracle minute saved Marquette from disaster against Davidson, the Golden Eagles went toe-to-toe with Butler, a future Big East opponent and one of the toughest outs in the NCAA's every year. A solid defensive effort and a memorable week from Vander Blue now have Marquette in the East Regional semifinals.

Phil and Joe break down an insane 72 hours for Marquette before looking ahead to the next game.

Put on your dancing shoes Marquette

Upset about an upset? Don't be... at least not yet. In the latest edition of Scrambled Eggs, Joe and Phil break down the match-up with Davidson and discuss their cautious optimism with this Marquette team. Buzz Williams said before the season that the Sweet 16 isn't good enough anymore. Can this squad continue to raise the bar for Marquette hoops? The Golden Eagles haven't been to three consecutive Sweet 16's since the tournament expanded to 64 teams.

Some folks think Marquette is a trendy pick as an upset victim, and we get that. We've all seen Marquette at its worst. We've also seen Marquette at it's best, and hopefully the Marquette team that shows up in Lexington more closely resembles the latter. Look at the Golden Eagles' recent history under Buzz Williams, and a flat first-round performance would be quite a surprise.

Phil and Joe also give their picks for the Final Four as well as their picks to win it all.

Well that was unpleasant and I don't mean just Adidas uniforms

We have a quick pod around the negative results in NYC and the Big East tournament, how much we blame the officials, and how this impacts Marquette's seeding.