On Monday morning when people get to work to talk about the NCAA Tournament, the conversation of both Marquette and Wisconsin getting bounced in the first round by 17 or more points will get brought up. Whether they’re a fan of either team or a causal observer, you’ll probably get a hard and fast answer. If you run into a fan of either team, they’re likely still a bit fired up about what happened on Thursday and Friday. In a tournament that has not been filled with upsets, both Wisconsin teams ended up being part of the upsets. That’s very frustrating and led to finger-pointing by both fans of the program. The hot seat watch is in effect for both schools.

Steve Wojciechowski started his offseason by deleting his Twitter account. Word was he planned to do it any way when the season ended up, but when your team gets shellacked by 19 to an Ohio Valley Conference team, it’s a bad look. Wojo should have wait a month to do it and no one would care. Now, he looks like a child who didn’t get his way and people are letting him know about it. This is a summer where the Marquette coach will not have recruiting on his radar unless some transfers take place in the offseason. This team is set minus the decision by Markus Howard.

Regardless of the return of Howard, Wojo needs to show some progress to the Marquette faithful. He is beloved by his bosses, but the faithful do not believe he is a good coach. The collapse to end the year minus another 15-point plus exit in the tournament leaves people with an awful taste in their mouth. It’s important for the Golden Eagles to bounce back with a vengeance. IF the Golden Eagles struggle out of the box, the seat gets very warm for Wojciechowski and boosters will start raising a little hell. He needs to some improvement or it’s goodbye time.

If Steve Wojciechowski’s seat is warm, Greg Gard is feeling just a hint of heat. Many fans believe the Badgers will not win in today’s game with the lack of athletes and expressed disappointment around losing in the first round. Gard gets most of his roster back next year with a few additions. Badgers should be a top five Big Ten team again. There is too much in the news regarding Gard’s coaching style. He had to deal with both Ethan Happ and khalil Iverson which clog up the middle of the lane. They’re going to be different team next year with a more free-flowing offense. Those who want change will get it and believe they had something to do with it when in reality, Wisconsin planned to make a switch next year.

Wisconsin, like Marquette, needs to start fast though. If the Badgers come out of the gates sloppy, there will be more questions than answers for Wisconsin’s coach. As the Big Ten gets better, it is imparative that Wisconsin does too. Gard would not get ousted after this season unless it went truly off the rails. The seat would get hot but not to scalding temperatures.

To each fan base, I say take a deep breath. The season had its good moments and those should be cherished yet it’s right to want more from your program.

Charlie.