Paint Touches

While stuck on a train in some severe weather last week, I saw that Jen Lada, a Marquette alum, was moving from CSN Chicago to ESPN. Not Marquette basketball news, per se, but interesting nonetheless. That got me thinking, though, at just what a powerhouse Marquette was in the sports journalism field, relative to its […]

Every time I post or Tweet negative news about FOX Sports 1, I get a decent amount of pushback from Marquette fans and Big East fans in general. The gist of most complaints is that it’s still early and I’m just scaring the kids. No need to rock the boat. While FS1 is still in its […]

It’s a slow time of the year right now for Marquette basketball, so sometimes throwing up a few highlights of a former player is what passes for content. It may not be terribly informing, but my goodness, was it fun to watch, particularly if you were a Bulls fan.  Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, a […]

There were plenty of theories about what caused the poor Big East ratings on FOX Sports 1 in 2014. Among the most prominent were: No one knows where to find the channel. It takes time to build a loyal base. The product wasn’t great. The results for 2015 are in, and the prognosis isn’t any […]

In a rather shocking Tweet, Marquette announced Steve Taylor would be transferring from the program. #mubb's Steve Taylor Jr. leaving program & will transfer. Appeared in 90 career games for MU in 3 yrs. pic.twitter.com/M1ZJmWTs0J — Marquette Basketball (@MarquetteMBB) March 18, 2015 Taylor will be a senior next season, and will have to sit out […]

Forbes listed Marquette as the 15th most valuable NCAA team in it’s most recent rankings today. The data was based on the 2013-’14 filings to the U.S. Department of Education, which are available to the public here. Having seen that, I wanted to delve a little further into the data, as this was the first time […]