tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post543063504568217442..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: MU 61, UW 58Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-8683015742192892632008-12-08T22:27:00.000-06:002008-12-08T22:27:00.000-06:00I have been surprised that Bo Ryan has found as ma...I have been surprised that Bo Ryan has found as many players as he has in Minnesota...this is still not that great of a basketball state (Wisconsin is better). But you are correct in that Tubby Smith will lock MN down somewhat...to the extent he recruits instate. Bo may have to pay more attention to Wisconsin so he doesn't keep losing the Jamil Wilsons, Korie Luciouses, and Jeronne Maymons of the world. I also think if Bo wants UW to reach the highest level, he needs to convince a blue-chipper or two to head to Madison. You don't find too many blue-chippers in Minnesota (or Wisconsin for that matter). <BR/><BR/>As for MU-UW, that is always a tough game for me. Being that I went to Minnesota, I don't have a dog in that fight anymore. I would go for Big Ten loyalty, but that's harder to do with an instate rivalry like MU-UW. It's just too bad UW doesn't have this in either football or hockey.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549471912173850218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-28174747685867098362008-12-07T16:56:00.000-06:002008-12-07T16:56:00.000-06:00Marquette won the game because McNeil put the team...Marquette won the game because McNeil put the team on his shoulders. A good effort but I don't think anyone would say the Marquette is decidedly better than the Badgers.<BR/><BR/>Marquette is a senior laden team and they played like one. Wisconsin is a young team and while they'll go through growing pains, the guess here is that they will learn from their experience and move on to have a fine season.<BR/><BR/>I hope Buzz Lightyear has some big recruits coming because the they literally lose almost everything from experience. It's extremely rare for a recruiting class to have every member contribute and live up to expectations, but the senior class at Marquette most certainly has. The only potential problem I see is that the guy who recruited these guys is now a Hoosier.<BR/><BR/>We'll see how things play out for the rest of the year. Best of luck to both teams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-68611706818347990462008-12-07T10:47:00.000-06:002008-12-07T10:47:00.000-06:00Don't worry, good sir. I'm in the MU camp. I had ...Don't worry, good sir. I'm in the MU camp. I had heard that MU has some good kids coming in. They'll need them because the Big East is a rough neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>The kid from Sibley that Bo has coming in, Brusewitz, is good. He'll help. But the door is closing in Minnesota for Bo because Tubby Smith will get the guys he wants going forward. What will Bo do?Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-25127351003176318852008-12-07T10:40:00.000-06:002008-12-07T10:40:00.000-06:00Never, ever, ever, never root for UW over MU. MU 6...Never, ever, ever, never root for UW over MU. <BR/><BR/>MU 61, UW 58 ... all is right in the world once again. Bo is 4-4 against MU during his 8 years at UW-Madison. If he doesn't start to recruit more athleticism, that number could go below .500 over the next several years as Buzz has some big-time prep standouts headed to Milwaukee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com