I knew that - I think DePaul should have gone that route as well - the work that needs to be done is not for the elderly in relative terms. I think if TC went to DePaul instead of MU things could be very, very different at both schools. Don't want to think of it actually.
Speaking of USC, MU had a great rivalry going with them when Frank McGuire was coaching against Al - both teams had that NYC pipeline - one of the first MU games I recall watching was a close game against USC - great players over those years on both teams. Who was that Pete Maravich "want to be" on USC - Rusty Galloon or something like that - more flash than substance as I recall.
I think the very first game I recall watching MU in was that triple OT game against ND in the early '70's - MU lost - think it was at ND. Regretfully, I was rooting for ND as I was watching with my ND grad father and had a brother at ND and a sister at St. Mary's at the time or who had just graduated. I was eventually cured of that ailment. I do remember thinking that "those Marquette guys are cool".