Category Archives: College Basketball
Hoopcap: Marquette’s Guards Failed To Show Up
There haven’t been many nights this season where Marquette’s guards were off. It’s a rare sight to see the collective unit struggle as much as they did versus Butler on Tuesday night. What’s more disappointing than anything else is the guards chose not to fight
Hoopcap: Marquette’s 3-Point Game Buries DePaul
Allstate Arena is a house of horrors for Marquette. Any fan can tell you a story about how Golden Eagles ended up wtih a bad loss there throughout the last decade or so. DePaul will move into new digs next year so it will be
Hoopcap: Wisconsin Outlasts Indiana For Seventh Straight Win
Wisconsin found themselves as one of the things to watch before Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon. They had a chance to sweep Indiana at Kohl Center. Wisconsin did just that in a 40-minute fight with Tom Crean’s boys holding them off by the margin of
Hoopcap: Marquette’s New York City Struggles Continue
Madison Square Garden is said to be mecca of basketball. Marquette would like to never see it again. Golden Eagles are now 0-3 there for the season and 3-10 over the last couple of years. New York City is a rough place for most outsiders
Hoopcap: Badgers Bring The D to Illinois
Wisconsin Badgers faced an Illinois Fighting Illini team on Tuesday night that they’ve owned in the past few years. A once great rivalry is not that anymore. And to make matters worst for Illinois, they’ve watched natives Frank Kaminsky and Ethan Happ head north to
Sam Dekker Joined Barstool Radio This Afternoon
Houston Rockets forward and former Wisconsin Badger Sam Dekker joined the Barstool Radio program on Sirius XM radio show this afternoon. A little known fact about Dekker is he’s probably my favorite Badger player as a non-Badger guy. Reason? I love his college game and
Hoopcap: Happ’s Heroics Prevent NYC Disaster
Wisconsin Badgers played a part in the Super Saturday event with Big Ten in NYC. It started with Wisconsin basketball for the morning and hockey in the evening. It seemed like the start would be smooth sailing for Badgers as they played lowly Rutgers, but
Hoopcap: Providence Escapes Milwaukee With A Win
After being back-to-back top 10 teams, many Marquette faithful expected a letdown against a Providence Friars team still looking for their identity for the season. To make things more difficult, Friars fell to St. John’s earlier this week meaning this game was a must-win if
PODCAST Ep. 222: Packers Exit Interview
Tapping The Keg podcast features an exit interview of sorts debriefing on Packers as they exit from our lives for awhile. We look at the game on Sunday then talk about which free agents hold the most value on this team. We head into basketball
Hoopcap: Badgers’ Second Half Explosion
Wisconsin Badgers welcomed Penn State to Kohl Center, a place that hadn’t been friendly to Nittany Lions since joining the Big 10. Penn State is a stunning 0-17 in Madison and 0-14 at Badgers home gym. It’s not a place that Penn State succeeds at.