Slightly off topic-Feel sorry for Carlino

[Qman]

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Marquette 3-3 with wins over UT Martin, NJIT and Georgia Tech.

Matt willed them to victory against Georgia Tech with 38 points.

I feel sorry because he could have been a team making a big-time run. It was bad for us and bad for him.

[Wolverine]

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Marquette 3-3 with wins over UT Martin, NJIT and Georgia Tech.

Matt willed them to victory against Georgia Tech with 38 points.

I feel sorry because he could have been a team making a big-time run. It was bad for us and bad for him.

I see it completely different. If he didn't want to be at BYU anymore and he is happy in life then I say good for him and good for BYU.

[Schmoe]

He's obviously getting the minutes and the chance to be a hero for his team that he wanted. If he wanted to feel like a big fish by moving to a smaller pond, he's succeeded and good for him.

[craigoscarson]

He didn't get benched last year for no reason...

[Brayden Green]

He's obviously getting the minutes and the chance to be a hero for his team that he wanted. If he wanted to feel like a big fish by moving to a smaller pond, he's succeeded and good for him.

I'm not sure that Marquette is a smaller fish than BYU.

2011 Sweet 16
2012 Sweet 16
2013 Elite 8

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[Schmoe]

He's obviously getting the minutes and the chance to be a hero for his team that he wanted. If he wanted to feel like a big fish by moving to a smaller pond, he's succeeded and good for him.

I'm not sure that Marquette is a smaller fish than BYU.

2011 Sweet 16
2012 Sweet 16
2013 Elite 8

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2014 No Tourney, 17-15 record

Let's hold off until the end of this year and we'll see who's playing in a bigger pond.

[Wolverine]

Marquette:
31 NCAA Tournament Appearances
3 Final Fours
1 National Championship
41-32 overall tournament record

BYU:
28 NCAA Tournament Appearances
0 Final Fours
0 National Championships
15-31 overall tournament record

Marquette is not a small pond when it comes to college basketball.

[Schmoe]

Didn't realize that Carlino was playing for all the Marquette tourney teams from the past...again, they didn't even make the tourney last year and aren't looking like they're going to this year, either. It's like a kid leaving to go to Michigan for football. Historically great? sure. Currently? Not so much.

[Wolverine]

Didn't realize that Carlino was playing for all the Marquette tourney teams from the past...

Nothing to do with the past, but rather your reference to Marquette being a smaller pond in the college basketball landscape. Just not the case. Weren't they the program that recently drilled BYU after the Cougars historic comeback win over Iona during Hartsock's senior year? Carlino and Marquette have no bearing on BYU's season whatsoever unless per chance they meet in the tourney. I for one wish Carlino nothing but the best.

[Wolverine]

Didn't realize that Carlino was playing for all the Marquette tourney teams from the past...again, they didn't even make the tourney last year and aren't looking like they're going to this year, either. It's like a kid leaving to go to Michigan for football. Historically great? sure. Currently? Not so much.

To stay with your theme of "current", we will only reference the last 5 years of the NCAA tournament during which time Marquette has gone 7-3 with 3 sweet sixteen appearances and an 88-68 win over BYU. BYU has gone 4-4 with one sweet sixteen appearance. Marquette is no small pond in the college basketball landscape.