Category Archives: College Basketball
All-American Voters Recognize Markus Howard’s Great Season
Marquette Golden Eagles guard Markus Howard did not have his career end like he wanted to this season. Howard’s year was cut short thanks to the COVID-19. While what happened was rare and unlike something we will see in our lifetime, Howard’s season is still
ESPN BPI Simulates Wisconsin as 2020 National Champions
One of the things that I enjoy reading in the society of the quarantine, no-sports life is the simulation of the March Madness tournament. I truly believe if I had any sort of video game system, I would be playing it to recapture some of
Marquette Madness History: The Day Al McGuire Invented Replay Review
Welcome to Marquette Madness. I realize that this needed a better name than what I had yesterday. Marquette Madness history works here. As noted, I’m trying to help ease the pain of not having college basketball in our lives. Thanks to Marquette having a storied
On This Day in MUBB History, Marquette Advances to Final Four
With having no sports, we have to do some stuff that isn’t usual. We would typically be talking about the Marquette Golden Eagles and Wisconsin Badgers in the NCAA Tournament. Where they are seeded? What region are they playing in? All of those things would
MubbCap: Marquette Doesn’t Learn From Previous Lessons
Marquette Golden Eagles lost their sixth game in the last seven. A game that I called ‘The most important in Steve Wojciechowski’s tenure’ led to Marquette being down 19 at halftime. It led to the same Marquette starting lineup getting their doors blown off to
MubbCap: Marquette’s Lack of Urgency Leads to Another Loss
Things aren’t well at Marquette. They’re a bigger mess than most couples on Netflix’s new show ‘Love is Blind.’ Marquette laid an egg against DePaul when they had no eggs left to be laid. Last week against a depleted Georgetown team, Marquette went out and
MUBBCap: Marquette’s Defense Fails To Show Up Vs. Seton Hall
Do you ever ignore something that previously happened in hopes that this time it will be different? Maybe, it’s a bar. Or a person you met of the same or opposite sex. Maybe, it’s a TV show or movie. Or a restaurant. Sometimes, that second
March Is Almost Upon Us For Wisconsin & Marquette
Welcome back to the SnoTapWI Bracket Watch. We did a version of this right before I left for Europe, and things have changed a bit for both State of Wisconsin teams. After that post, Marquette went on to lose three straight Big East games but
MubbCap: Marquette Bounces Back in Blowout Fashion
Marquette needed a ‘get-right’ game. With all of the things that surrounded the team in the last week after three poor games in the Big East, Golden Eagles needed a victory. Even if they grinded one out against Georgetown, I don’t think many people would
Markus Howard Passed Steph Curry Last Night In Buckets & Threes
Every time that Markus Howard scores a basket or two, he is passing someone else in college basketball. That comes with the territory at this point with Howard. He is wildly successful as a scorer, and even with the lack of tournament success (Barring this