MU vs Penn State Game Thread

Rowsey again not helping Sam on those screens.....as the color guy just pointed out.

Color guy just said we beat Xavier once this year......wish I had seen that game......must have been fun....

That basket they stole from Theo would be nice to have right now

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Originally Posted by Markedman

penn State a bad matchup.....quicker, stronger and more athletic

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I really hope to have people say that about us one day. Kinda tired of having to say it about our opponents.

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Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB"

Those last two baskets by Stevens were due to lack of communication - Rowsey cost MU on both plays.

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Yep, what it looked like at the Al. Also, in the possessions of zone, Rowsey had his hands down. But what a force on offense.

Heldt was awful tonite. Did almost nothing. Harry could have contributed, but...............

Cockiest group we have played. Wish we could have shut them up.

I was across court so I couldn't hear them, but there was a player's mom that was constantly taunting the student section. Parents should cheer for their kids and their teammates, but when you have a parent talking trash and taunting students? Absurd, but the more I see out there the more I worry that it is becoming the norm.

They showed her on t.v. during the Penn State game. She was standing the whole game blocking the view of those behind her. Selfish bitch.

She was an absolute psycho.

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Originally Posted by Nukem2

Heldt was awful tonite. Did almost nothing. Harry could have contributed, but...............

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We were talking about that during the game. Would it have hurt to put Harry in and try to draw the Penn State bigs away from the hoop? Harry is the only center we have with any offensive skills.
Heldt didn't score, and doesn't look to shoot. John isn't offensive at all, and was getting beat on D too. Why not give Harry a few minutes.

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Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB"

I was across court so I couldn't hear them, but there was a player's mom that was constantly taunting the student section. Parents should cheer for their kids and their teammates, but when you have a parent talking trash and taunting students? Absurd, but the more I see out there the more I worry that it is becoming the norm.

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I saw that last night. One does have to wonder if a student started it. That women was a bit too weird. Seemed like she wanted to start something.

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Originally Posted by Goose85

Why not give Harry a few minutes.

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One would think Harry made it clear that he is leaving the team weeks back?

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Originally Posted by MU/Panther

I saw that last night. One does have to wonder if a student started it. That women was a bit too weird. Seemed like she wanted to start something.

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I sat right across from the mom. She was the instigator with the student section--no question.

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Originally Posted by Gato78

I sat right across from the mom. She was the instigator with the student section--no question.

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I was in section 115, which was the section across the Penn State section. She did look like the instigator. I thought I was seeing things.

I am often critical of a fan base that seems to be apathetic, even in big games. The three NIT games provided a different perspective - an enthusiastic fan base that has been watching games in a less-than-ideal environment. Yesterday's game provided some great examples. Fans were paying $75 for a general admission ticket to an NIT game. The crowd was in the game from start to finish, including a pretty raucous student section on the northern end. With the team down double-digits with minutes to go, hardly anyone was heading for the exits. Instead, the crowd erupted at any sign of positive momentum, and the team seemed to feed off the energy. Probably one of my favorite reactions came near the end of the game, when Theo John missed Rowsey on back-to-back outlet passes. As Theo headed to the bench with his head down, it wouldn't have been surprising to see less favorable reactions from the fans sitting near the bench. Instead, it seemed like that entire corner got off their seats to cheer him on and try to pick him up. I wasn't there to see this, but it was pretty cool to see (via twitter) how Rowsey left the court for the last time to the fans (mostly students) chanting his name despite a tough loss. If nothing else (aside from me realizing Big East refs may not be so bad after all), these last three games gave me an appreciation for the subgroup of very passionate fans ready for MU take a step forward next year.

One thing that puzzled us during the comeback last night was that Matt Heldt stayed in the game. We were talking about putting Elliott in to help make the press more effective with his length and quickness. At it was, Heldt was doing nothing on either end (though that was true the entire time he played last night). Meanwhile, Elliot was on the bench.

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Originally Posted by Gato78

I sat right across from the mom. She was the instigator with the student section--no question.

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I was across, you looked to be next too the Penn State section
https://twitter.com/MarquetteMBB/sta...81527649648641

I saw him - I think he meant "right across the aisle"

And you can see her in that picture...


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Same row. That kind of "right across from her"!

Even Mrs. Gato doesn't want to hang in the same row with him.

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Originally Posted by CaribouJim

Even Mrs. Gato doesn't want to hang in the same row with him.

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At least he uncrossed his arms.

Trying to give the young man a nice send off and all I get is grief. Just glad Mrs. Gato hasn't joined in.

Wait, was Gato78 in that picture too? I just thought it was psycho woman, Mrs. Gato, Rowsey & Raf?

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Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB"

Wait, was Gato78 in that picture too? I just thought it was psycho woman, Mrs. Gato, Rowsey & Raf?

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I could see how you could think of Gato78 as a psycho woman.

I never wear women's clothing to Marquette games. Never.

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Originally Posted by Gato78

She was an absolute psycho.

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I was right behind this woman. She was Shep Garner's mom. I wanted to walk down the couple of aisles and tell her we appreciate you cheering for your son, but keep it classy. Obviously she had trouble with that.

Looked her up on Facebook. With all of the Facebook datamining out there, I would think all of her focused advertisements are for selfie sticks because she sure loves pictures of herself!