MU vs South Florida....

[IWB]

Don't forget, 7:00 start time is Eastern - game starts at 6:00 on ESPN 2

[TedBaxter]

Big game tonight for MU. Gotta win some road games in the conference and need to rebound after Sunday's loss. Never easy to win in Tampa.

[IWB]

USF is always tough down there. I know a few have been there before, what is the atmosphere? Aside from the Sun Dolls of course as we know they can be distracting.

[MUBasketball]

USF is always tough down there. I know a few have been there before, what is the atmosphere? Aside from the Sun Dolls of course as we know they can be distracting.

I'm down here, convenient timing of a work trip. Pregaming right outside campus, will report back later.

P.S. NEVER play well here. Will be thrilled with a win. GTown didn't win here, and Cuse & ND barely escaped.

[MayorBeluga]

P.S. NEVER play well here. Will be thrilled with a win. GTown didn't win here, and Cuse & ND barely escaped.

Well there was the Dane-coached team that destroyed USF down there, giving rise to Seth Greenberg's "some days you're the dog. Today we were the tree" quote. I think Chris Crawford was a senior and had a monster game.

Other than that, just win baby!

Correction - Deane coached team. Hizzoner does not know whether any of his ancestors came from Denmark.

[MKE_GoldenEagleFan]

I would imagine the weather has something to do with teams struggling down there, these guys come from the freezing cold northern temps to the temps in the 70's and 80's and id imagine they lose a bit of focus and soak up the sun for the short time they are there.

[MUAlphaBangura]

USF is always tough down there. I know a few have been there before, what is the atmosphere? Aside from the Sun Dolls of course as we know they can be distracting.

There truly is NO atmosphere in the Sun Dome. Been down there several times. Was there when we lost with Dom, Wes and Jerel as seniors(9-0 record going in). So it is not the tough atmosphere that needs to be overcome. It's not a deep end zone type of facility that causes shooting problems. Minimal student participation in the past (can't speak for this season). Have to believe it is a focus problem as it is a welcome change weather-wise for the kids which can always be a distraction. Need to keep our focus and get this win. Can't let it come down to a one possession game at the end as we all know our luck with those.

[MUBasketball]

Odd, they already have the new Big East banners up...and no Cuse or Pitt.

[TulsaWarrior]

FYI, guys out here in the Pacific time zone the game starts at 4 PM. ;-(

[IWB]

Tulsa - Juan's mom already put that on Facebook, so maybe you can go back and forth with her during the game since you guys are a couple of hours behind. :)

[Hamostradamus]

Wow. Mayo damn near outscores the team. Glad he is getting it done in the classroom.

[milkbone]

Heck of a 1st half for Todd!!!!!!!!!!!

[lougrant]

Ca-dough-gan (as Mike Patrick would say), is playing well, too.

[mufansince72]

I know you probably all don't agree, but I like the way Mike Patrick calls a game, even with the name issues.

[IWB]

Ca-dough-gan (as Mike Patrick would say), is playing well, too.

I will take credit for the correction....thanks to Scott Kuykendall.

[CaribouJim]

I know you probably all don't agree, but I like the way Mike Patrick calls a game, even with the name issues.

His voice brings back memories of the infancy of ESPN and their coverage of college b-ball and the BE in particular. I'll grant you that, but he is dreadful on following the game IMO.

[DCwarrior]

I'm usually never impressed with him, but I actually though Laphonso Ellis did a good job tonight doing the color. He's called enough MU games now that he's very familiar with the team and the players.

[TulsaWarrior]

I liked Dan Dakich comment t half time, "Buzz Williams has taken the Marquette program to the next level after taking over from Tom Crean."

[pbiflyer]

I looked up with about 4 minutes left in the game. At that point, if we didn't score a single point in the 2nd half, we still would have been up by 4! Nice dominating win.

[MUAlphaBangura]

I liked Dan Dakich comment t half time, "Buzz Williams has taken the Marquette program to the next level after taking over from Tom Crean."
I generally like Dakich, but I'm calling BS on one of his halftime comments. Said he talked to the MU coaches when he was doing the MU vs UW game (Dec. 6th?) and they said Todd was going to be a major factor by the end of the season. Really??? I would bet, on Dec. 6th, the coaches had no idea if Todd would even be enrolled in classes the 2nd semester yet alone being a factor on the team.

[IWB]

Good call Bangura!

[Goose85]

I'm usually never impressed with him, but I actually though Laphonso Ellis did a good job tonight doing the color. He's called enough MU games now that he's very familiar with the team and the players.

I think he also had MU v. USF round 1 so he probably didn't have to do much prep work for this one.