Cracked Sidewalks

Sadly, what once promised to be a magical #mubb season came to an end over a week ago and we're finally ready to talk about it. We talk about the game result, any takeaways we have regarding the ...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/04/season-in-reflection.html

Joe McCann flies solo on this mission but he's in good company because Marquette legend, Travis Diener joins him on the pod. They talk Marquette's first Sweet 16 in 11 years, what this experience...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/scrambled-eggs-checks-in-with-travis.html

  DAVID JOPLIN AND TYLER KOLEK LIFTED MARQUETTE BACK TO THE SWEET 16 PHOTO BY ALEX MARTIN | JOURNAL & COURIER I don't know that I've ever enjoyed a Marquette win less than I did the game ...

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I did this a couple years ago when Marquette came to Fort Worth, so I thought I'd do a sequel for Dallas. I admit I'm not going to be your best Dallas tour guide, as I spend much more time in F...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/joes-guide-to-dallas.html

Welcome in to a VERY excited Scrambled Eggs podcast. #mubb has broken through to the 2nd week of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013 and we are here to celebrate. We talk through th...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/the-curse-is-lifted-or-we-just-figured.html

#mubb has advanced in the NCAA tournament and while it wasn't as pretty as we would have wanted, it was a solid win. We're back to talk about Marquette's first tournament win since it's last tour...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/first-half-nightmare-second-half.html

  DAVID JOPLIN, SHAKA SMART, AND ZAIDE LOWERY ARE HEADED TO INDIANAPOLIS PHOTO BY EBONY COX | JSONLINE.COM Ultimately, the biggest lesson for any bracketologist is the Selection Committe...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/bracketology-final-thoughts.html

The regular season is done, the conference tournament season is done, even Selection Sunday is done. Now it's time for #mubb to show what it's capable of in the NCAA Tournament. We quickly dissec...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/its-dancing-time-and-we-got-reset-we.html

Our final submission is ready to go. Due to Iowa State moving up, Marquette lands in the West with North Carolina, Baylor, and Kentucky as the other protected seeds. Golden Eagle fans may not lov...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/bracketology-selection-sunday-final.html

 I'll have one final post with a final S-Curve and bracket, but this is where we stand. First, a few thoughts: FINAL 1-SEED: Iowa State was considered ahead of North Carolina, but the Cyclon...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/bracketology-selection-sunday-morning.html

OSO IGHODARO AND MARQUETTE BURST VILLANOVA'S BUBBLE  PHOTO FROM GOMARQUETTE.COM Bubble teams are making their final statements, other teams are seeing their bubbles burst, and the top seed...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/bracketology-quick-hits.html

  CRACKED SIDEWALKS IDENTIFIED VERMONT AS A 2023 DREAM MATCHUP PHOTO BY MICHAEL CONROY | AP PHOTO Bids have been awarded, Championship Week is in full swing, and Selection Sunday is just ...

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Well we did it, we brought together staples of the Cracked Sidewalks, Alan Bykowski joins the pod to talk brackets. We talk Marquette seeding and opportunities, where the Big East stacks up, and ...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/welcome-to-crackedtology.html

SHAKA SMART CELEBRATES MARQUETTE'S 2023 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT TITLE PHOTO BY MARQUETTE ATHLETICS The regular season is over. Four months are in the books, and in less than a month, the NCAA N...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/bracketology-championship-week.html

Despite injuries and headwins #mubb brings the regular season to a close with a win and a solid Big East campaign. We're back to talk about the past week of games from the hearty effort against U...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/regular-season-is-wrap.html

BRIAN WARDLE IS NO STRANGER TO UNEXPECTED MARCH SUCCESS  PHOTO BY MATT DAYHOFF | PEORIA JOURNAL-STAR Conference tournaments kicked off last night, and there are an unusually high proportion...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/bracketology-bid-thieves-in-night.html

Boy, nothing like a routine pass to knock the wind out of the #mubb sails. The team had a series of set backs on the player availability front but with win anyway mentality they gave it a go this...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/valiant-effort-but-lets-get-healthy.html

PROJECTING A BRACKET IS LIKE PLAYING CHESS ON AN AIRPORT RUNWAY  Photo by Marquette Athletics | Twitter.com March is finally here, and as the Selection Committee prepares to select and seed...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/03/bracketology-by-land-or-by-air.html

No matter how you slice it, that was a fun and stress free week of #mubb. We're back to talk about a Kam Jones heater, Tyler Kolek pass-o-rama, and getting wins that count without overtaxing ours...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/02/just-clowning-around.html

SETON HALL IS TRYING TO BOX BUTLER OUT OF THE BUBBLE  PHOTO BY MICHELLE PEMBERTON | INDYSTAR With March less than a week away, the bubble actually looks pretty strong this year. The final s...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/02/bracketology-bubble-bath.html

Boy that did not go the way we had it planned in our heads. #mubb took a drubbing against clear #1 in the country, UCONN. So we talk about the game, what happened, what went wrong, what takeaways...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/02/well-that-was-unfun.html

  The Selection Committee released their top-16 on Saturday morning, and for the second year in a row, our projections from 6 days before the release were more accurate than the day before....

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/02/bracketology-monday-morning-point.html

> Finished the meeting today. We have contingency seed lists and > brackets based on outcomes of games played prior to Saturday.— > David Worlock (@DavidWorlock) Februar...

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This is gonna be an intense one. #mubb is back after a brief layoff with a heart pounding win against St John's on National Marquette Day. We talk about the vibes, the crowd, and the game to star...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/02/national-marquette-day-hits-different.html

TRISTEN NEWTON & TYLER KOLEK ARE BATTLING FOR 1-SEEDS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT  PHOTO BY PATRICK MCDERMOTT | GETTY IMAGES A year ago, the Selection Committee ignored the results between the S...

http://www.crackedsidewalks.com/2024/02/bracketology-breaking-down-top-16.html