Cracked Sidewalks
"My rule was I wouldn't recruit a kid if he had grass in front of his house. That's not my world. My world was a cracked sidewalk." —Al McGuire Marquette's Premier Basketball Blog
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New season, who dis?
Welcome back (or for the first time) to another season of #mubb. I don't know that we would say this is a highly anticipated pod but we look forward to the annual predictions pod because the season could be anything at this point, even a boat. We first talk about Mercy week…
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The season is nigh
Depending on when you listen to this, we are a week (or less) away from the official kickoff of #mubb's 2026-27 basketball season. At least through the exhibition games, this years team seems considerably better than last year's dark vision of #mubb. The question for this…
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Do we know how to still do this?
Guys, it's been a minute. The summer was great and relatively quiet, but also a nice palate cleanser for last season. However, fall is upon us so we must return to the podcast studio to discuss the upcoming season and the team. We chat about the vibes from the offseason, do we…
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End of school year, and almost end of portal season, time to hand out some grades
Welcome back to a non-boring #mubb offseason podcast in at least several years. We are back to talk all things roster as this most recent portal season draws to a close. We first talk about the incoming players and assess where and how they fit into the roster. We then talk…
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Portal Kombat: Choose Your Fighter
There are still options for Marquette to upgrade their rotation For the first two weeks of the portal, it was a stressful but ultimately incredibly fun time to be a Marquette fan. With glaring needs at the center position and a secondary wing ball-handler, the additions of…
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Nolan Minessale Commits to Marquette
From Hilltopper to Golden Eagle, Nolan Minessale is transferring to Marquette Photo from JSOnline.com In the 2024 WIAA Boys High School Championship Game, Marquette University High School star Nolan Minessale led the Hilltoppers with 29 points as they beat Arrowhead 84-62 to…
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Sananda Fru Commits to Marquette
Marquette has added Louisville transfer center Sananda Fru Photo by Michael Hickey | Getty Images Marquette has secured the services of the first men's basketball Division I transfer since Darryl Morsell committed in the summer of 2021 with the addition of 6'11" Louisville…
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You down with OPP? Offseason Portal Prep?
It's officially official portal season for #mubb. Returners to the roster (majority anyway) have been announced so we discuss our excitement about who's officially returning. We then talk about who isn't returning (spoiler, we think those are positive too) and discuss what to…
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This is the end....of the season
Well, the #mubb season ended kinda sorta like we thought it would. We spend a little bit of time talking about the Big East Tournament but pretty quickly pivot to the most important off season in the program since at least Covid. We talk about what the issues are, what we expect…
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Cracketology: Contingency Plans
It's rare that nearly every game on Sunday seems to have some level of meaning aside from just the automatic bid, but with the exception of the American Final, all of the results will impact someone on the seed list. With that in mind, I'm going to go into this with the…
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Cracketology: Another 48 Hours
Did Nijel Pack & Oklahoma do enough to earn an at-large bid? Photo by Morgan Givens | University of Oklahoma We're drawing closer to the NCAA Selection Show. As I write this, we are two days out from seeing the full bracket. So where do things stand? Let's dig in with a quick…
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Cracketology: Championship Week is Here!
It's been a long time since we got one of these posted, but this seems as good a time as any to reset where the bracket stands with less than a week until Selection Sunday. Let's talk through some of the key decisions from the top to the bottom of the Seed List: The Protected…
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Happiest week of the season?
Well, we didn't see that coming but it made it all the more fun. #mubb goes 2-0 for the first time since the first week of the season which includes a bit of a stunner over #4 UCONN. #scrambledeggs breaks down the victory over the Huskies and spends a little time on the PC beat…
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The warning lights are back on
Well, we thought we were getting better and then DePaul showed up against #mubb. #ScrambledEggs is back and talking about a very up and down week. The most important result was how the team looked overall against DePaul which resulted in the first regular season sweep of…
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We Gotta Talk about the Upperclassmen
The #mubb season continues to trudge along with little green shoots that are generally overwhelmed by late game glitches and segments of incompetence. We kick off the pod not with a break down of the St John's game but evaluating the upperclassmen in general and the seniors…
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Cracketology: Top-16 Preview
Dusty May & Michigan are comfortably the top overall seed Photo by Rey Del Rio | Getty Images It feels like it's a week late, but tomorrow bracketologists get their annual reset as the current Top-16 Reveal will give everyone a snapshot of where the top teams in the country…
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1 in 14,000,605
Dr. Strange: " I went forward in time to view alternate futures, to see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict. " Peter Quill: " How many did you see? " Dr. Strange: " Fourteen million six hundred five. " Tony Stark: " How many did we win? " Dr. Strange: " One. " On…
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The one where the boys talk about evolving
Well, well, well. #mubb certainly threw out a bit of a bombshell this weekend(while letting X bomb 3s but pffffsssttt, whatever), in which Shaka and co reveal that the program is evolving. It is very heavily implied that that evolution, the portal is open for business. We spend…
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Cracketology: 404 Top-16 Reveal Not Found
Historically, the Top-16 Reveal is held on the Saturday after the Super Bowl. As soon as football exits stage left, college basketball takes over and that first weekend is when they announce to the casuals who the top teams are and give everyone a preview of what the NCAA…
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NMD win has us feeling a new feeling, positive trends
Well, #scrambledeggs took a break but #mubb did not. The team went 2-1 in games during the break and generally looked the best they've looked in 2026. We break down the player performances and game results and what the team seems to be building towards improved play. We then…