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@itsallstraw

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College professor (Philosophy), lover of books and Paris and laughter. Not a fan of death, smugness or Twitter.

Chicago, Paris, St. Paul.
Joined May 2015
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@itsallstraw
professoranne
6 months
Husband this morning: โ€œArenโ€™t you dressed a bitโ€ฆ.casuallyโ€ฆ.for a day of lectures and meetings?โ€ Me: โ€œF*** โ€˜em.โ€ Tyler Kolek is a bad influence on me. #mubb
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professoranne
5 months
Husband=Professor at St. Thomas. 3 children=graduates from St. Thomas. Son=Works in IT at St. Thomas. Family=related (through child) to Coach Tauer at St. Thomas, who is also nephew of my former Chair. If you ask: โ€œWho are you rooting for tonight?โ€ You donโ€™t know me at all.
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professoranne
1 year
In 1977, my dad and I were in Atlanta when #mubb won it all. He bought me this 14k charm for my birthday that year. I havenโ€™t worn it since he died in 1997, but Iโ€™m wearing it this month. No pressure. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ (This is a #1 year no matter what comes next.)
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professoranne
1 month
St. Paul MN paper this morning. Marquette basketball is national news again.๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›
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professoranne
1 month
Dear Creighton, #mubb sent you all the good energy and rooted for you tonight. Looking forward to all your good vibes for us in (checks watch) 11.5 hours from now.
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professoranne
2 years
I think the announcers should henceforth refer to Villanova only as โ€œSwept By Marquette Villanova.โ€ #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
We had a seminar at my university on the uses and abuses of AI. One of the exercises was to write something using AI. So I gave chatGPT some prompts and said, "Write an Ode to Tyler Kolek." Not Bad. #mubb
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professoranne
5 months
For Notre Dame game day, one MUST go vintage. #CheerCheerForMubb
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professoranne
1 year
I love seeing this visit from Oso, Tyler, Kam and Chase to the kids at Childrens' Hospital Cancer and Blood Disease Unit. #whoweare #goodguys
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professoranne
2 years
Al McGuire already said that offense comes and goes, but defense is the size of your heart. He would have LOVED this team. #mubb
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professoranne
3 months
It was worth losing him to the Texas Experiment while we trudged through the Seven Plagues of Wojo if the outcome was that Shaka knows he wants to be here and we want him here forever.
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Mark Strotman
3 months
The ultimate #NationalMarquetteDay photo comes courtesy of @PaintTouches . I still have plans to blow this up and put it in my basement. (I hope he's here forever) #mubb
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professoranne
6 months
#mubb If thereโ€™s a better way to spend a Friday night, I havenโ€™t discovered it yet. And Iโ€™ve lived a lot of pretty amazing Friday nights!
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professoranne
3 months
I will ride anywhere with this fellow. #mubb Legend.
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professoranne
26 days
I figured it out. #mubb has been cursed because of the damned Eagle thing. We claim our true nameโ€”WARRIORSโ€”to lift the curse and win it all.
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professoranne
2 months
Just putting this here for no particular reason....... #mubb
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professoranne
12 days
Being upset that Shaka Smart isnโ€™t using the portal is like being mad that youโ€™re so happily married that you never got to experience divorce. #mubb is so lucky to have a coach that guys want to stick with because he sticks with them.
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professoranne
1 year
Hello New York. We are the effing for real Marquette Warriors. Can I be in love with an entire team? Because I am.
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professoranne
4 months
It is a HUGE sign of how well coached #mubb is that our guys kept up their unbelievable tenacity on defense even while they couldn't hit anything. This is a Shaka Smart Appreciation Post.
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professoranne
2 months
#mubb MY HEART.
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professoranne
1 year
My take on Providence: Ed Cooley was their Buzz Williams โ€“ โ€“ seemingly great guy who everyone loved, stabbed those people in the back and left. That means they have a Shaka Smart in their futureโ€”good news! But first: a seven year slog through the desert on a horse with no name.
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professoranne
2 years
I canโ€™t believe there was a brawl involving UW and nobody punched Brad Davison.
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professoranne
1 month
Did I sleep well? No. Am I a bit of a wreck? Yes. But out of 300+ teams in D1, #mubb is still playing. We are back on the nationโ€™s map of relevance. These nervesโ€”this stressโ€”this hopeโ€”This, too, is a gift. Go get it, boys. Itโ€™s Marquette Gameday.
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professoranne
3 months
When Stevie Mitchell was thrown to the ground while trying to make a layup, got his own rebound FROM THE GROUND and put it back in--that's when I thought, "This is going to be a good day." #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
Sometimes you see a picture and know itโ€™ll be etched on your heart forever.๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™ #mubb
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professoranne
6 months
I just died.โค๏ธ
@KolekTyler
Tyler Kolek
6 months
Game day fits. I love it!!
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professoranne
2 months
Cam Spencer in 40 years. #mubb
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professoranne
3 months
My television died tonight. It has been on life support for a few weeks. Iโ€™m on my way to Target to buy a new one. No way am I missing the #mubb vs. UConn game. Because thatโ€™s what you do when you love Marquette basketball. #WEARE
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professoranne
18 days
Guys! I won the faculty creative writing prize, called The Denny Award, for my blog post about Al McGuire and Marquette and my father! #mubb is the gift that never stops giving! Now I can take my husband to Hilton Head!
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professoranne
5 months
When #mubb hired Shaka, a friend of mine from Texas sent me this on Facebook. So.....do I ask him how he's doing? Or would that be mean?
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professoranne
1 month
Youโ€™re a Warrior, Oso, and Marquette loves you. Thank you for the ride of our absolute lives.๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›
@AJBayatpour
A.J. Bayatpour
1 month
One of the best things about March Madness is the pure emotion, but man, it's tough to see Oso Ighodaro this heartbroken after Marquette got eliminated tonight
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professoranne
2 years
I can't stop thinking this morning about how Shaka coming out in a zone defense slowed Nova down and used up the clock in a way that made them uncomfortable on every possession. It's called coaching. And it is an art form when done well. #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
A year ago, Zaide Lowery was a senior in high school. Tonight, he's playing Friday Night Ball in Madison Square Garden, New York City. How can anyone NOT be a college basketball fan? #mubb
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professoranne
6 months
I heard from a good source that heโ€™s โ€œday to dayโ€ but it would take a โ€œF***ing Act of Godโ€ to keep #mubb โ€™s Tyler Kolek out of the Wisconsin game. I repeated this news verbatim to my husband and he observed that my vocabulary has become unusually salty since hanging out with #11 .
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professoranne
3 months
Road win in a hostile arena against a team with its back against the wall and nothing to lose, down two major pieces of our team....this is a damned good win. #mubb
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professoranne
26 days
Oso gave so much to #mubb . Whichever NBA team gets him, they are lucky beyond belief. Thank you, Oso.
@brewcity1977
Alan Bykowski
26 days
We knew it was coming. Best of luck to @_oso_i , who represented #mubb on and off the court so well the past 4 years and truly helped establish this phenomenal culture.
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professoranne
1 month
It didnโ€™t end well. #mubb took so many good shots. None went in. Worst part: seeing how gutted our guys were afterward. Knowing how hard they worked. But? Iโ€™m so grateful for Shaka and these guys. I wouldnโ€™t have missed this for the world. WE ARE.
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professoranne
1 month
SHAKA WE LOVE YOU TOO IM SOBBING #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
Dear God I love these guys joy in each other. #mubb
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2 months
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@markstrot
Mark Strotman
2 months
A campaign for @MarquetteMBB to consider: Stevie Mitchell swiping things around campus or โ€œdefendingโ€ people trying to get past him in hallways. Maybe swatting away paper going into garbage cans. This man needs some hardware in March. Iโ€™ve got more ideas for our BE DPOY. #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
I havenโ€™t cried from happiness over a victory in a long time. I did tonight. And to all the #mubb fans at the game tonight: we heard you. WE ARE. Chills.
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professoranne
1 year
Morning mood. Me and Al, 1976. Iโ€™d been crying all weekend because we lost to the Hoosiers. Only Al McGuire himself could have made me smile that day at the airport. So he did. Letโ€™s make Al smile today. Give โ€˜em hell, Shaka! #mubb
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professoranne
6 months
Husband asked why Iโ€™m excited about #mubb playingโ€ฆ.Rider. Games like Illinois and UW are like romanceโ€”exciting but fraught with anxiety. Games like this are like marriageโ€”you know the passion is there but itโ€™s just fun and comfortable. (Wojo games: just an abusive relationship.)
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professoranne
3 months
Guess which track the train is coming in on. (Spoiler: Run for your lives, St. Johnโ€™s guys!)
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professoranne
2 months
#mubb has shown me so much grit and courage so far today. Also, I can see more clearly than ever what a great coach Shaka Smart is.
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professoranne
1 year
My outfit for Laetare Sunday mass. (I wore a pink coat, so thereโ€™s that.) #mubb
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professoranne
1 year
Stevie: "Let's go, Souley! I'm not leaving!" Indeed. He did not.
@MarquetteMBB
Marquette Basketball
1 year
. @StevieM259 is hunting dominoes! 17 Points 6 Steals 3 OREB #MUBB | #WeAreMarquette
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professoranne
3 months
Oh dear God I love this moment where Stevie steps up for Oso so much. #YouTellHimStevie #mubb
@ryancassidycbb
Ryan Cassidy
3 months
Joel Soriano and Stevie Mitchell assessed double technical fouls for this sequence
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professoranne
2 months
#mubb don't you dare get down on yourselves for not winning this game. I've been in this for 52 years and I have never been prouder of a team effort.
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professoranne
1 month
Love and Basketball: asked Husband why on earth he was doing laundry at 8 oโ€™clock in the morning. He wanted to make sure I had my lucky sweatshirt ready for 1 PM. #mubb
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professoranne
3 months
I was looking through all the photos from yesterday's game and it really hit me: In every photo showing 2+ #mubb guys where 1 of them just did something great, the player in back or off to the side is....thrilled. RELATIONSHIPS.
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professoranne
1 year
I will never get tired of hearing the announcers say that Marquette is staging a masterpiece tonight. #mubb
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professoranne
1 month
My two favorite lines from Van Gundy today: #1 After they actually stopped play to decide if Kam had committed a flagrant 1, he said "You gotta have arms!" #2 when Colorado had the ball with about a minute left: "If Colorado is going to win, they need to score." #mubb
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professoranne
2 years
Gutsy game from #mubb today. We werenโ€™t going to go undefeated and this is the kind of game that just might haunt the Friars in the Big East tournament. There was no quit in our guys. Love their grit.
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professoranne
2 months
I keep hearing that coaches like Cooley and Pitino need "time" to "build the program." Reminds me how lucky #mubb is, to have Shaka come in at #mubb and take about 10 minutes to build a winning culture of 1st class humans from top to bottom.
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professoranne
2 years
#mubb fans tonight:
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4 months
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professoranne
2 months
This is a Kam Jones Appreciation Post. #mubb
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professoranne
5 months
My new measuring stick for #mubb postgame joy: DID WE MAKE KAM DANCE?
@jeffbarbeau
Jeffrey W. Barbeau
5 months
Find someone who looks at you like Kam Jones watching Tyler Kolek. #mubb
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professoranne
6 months
Inner Monologue Today: โ€œThe Board of Trustees is on campus today so I really should dress up.โ€ Picture: The Perfect #mubb Professional Game Day Outfit. (I have tenure.)
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professoranne
2 months
TK in MKE, Oso at the hotel, Tre Norman vomiting behind the bench, Creighton hitting 3's by an insane percentage, #mubb down by 2 at half. The legend of this game will be told around campfires for years to come. #ThatsMyTeam
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professoranne
6 months
Tomorrow is my birthday. For my birthday, I would like to have a healthy Tyler Kolek. ๐Ÿ™ #mubb
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professoranne
4 months
Dear Tyler Kolek, This is Irene. Sheโ€™s 5. When she falls, no matter how hard, her first goal is to bounce right back up, saying, โ€œIโ€™m ok, Iโ€™m okโ€ because she doesnโ€™t want to stop trying and playing. This thumbs up for today comes to you from Irene. Go get โ€˜em.
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professoranne
3 months
23 years ago today, Al McGuire died. It was Al who turned me into a crazy Marquette Basketball fan, and I will never stop being grateful to him for that. #1 โ€“me in tears after loss to Indiana in 1976. #2 โ€“Before the 1st game of 2024.
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professoranne
3 months
No more #mubb chatter about Saturday! There is a huge game against Butler at tomorrow night. They beat us at home to wreck our streak and they are hard to beat at Hinckle, plus they have a wily coach. Even the national commentators refer to their style as "Butler Bullyball."
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professoranne
6 months
My sister kept her season tickets throughout the entire Wojo era. She attended uncounted games whose motto was "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here." I think #mubb should observe a moment of silence at the next home game in honor of THAT brave bunch of fans.
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professoranne
2 years
Coach K lost his final game at home, Brad Davison lost on his Seniors Day (I mean, hasn't he been a senior for four years already)--this has been an unbelievably good weekend! ( #mubb won, the most important factor).
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professoranne
6 months
I was in high school. Marquette was ranked in the top five going into the season. I was young and yes, I was pretty much in love with a basketball team. It was 47 years ago. A lot has changed. Some things, though, never change. #mubb Letโ€™s roll.
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professoranne
2 months
If youโ€™re lucky enough to be a Marquette basketball fan right now, then Youโ€™re lucky enough.โค๏ธ๐Ÿ€
@StephsRx
Inspired Apothecary
2 months
I still pinch myself, thinking Iโ€™m dreaming because Coach Shaka Smart is my sonโ€™s coach!๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’› #WeAreMarquette
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professoranne
5 months
This guy is an absolute joy to watch. #mubb
@Aries_Sherrie
Sherrie Griffin
5 months
Heart over height!!! @Sean_jones5 with all the statistics, opinions, etc! My son is here to show any young man hooping under 6feet!! You can play at any level!! Defense, drive, discipline, and faith!!
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professoranne
1 year
โ€œIโ€™m so happy for you Tyler.โ€ As the mother of a son myself, I canโ€™t watch this without tearing up.
@PaintTouches
Paint Touches
1 year
And if you have kids, this is a hug that you can feel in your soul. CC @MelissaKXLY4
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professoranne
2 months
MARQUETTE FANS IN THE GARDEN: WE CAN HEAR YOU. SHOUT IT OUT: WE ARE. #mubb
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professoranne
1 month
#mubb Love you guys to the moon and back. I know you didnโ€™t want it to end like this. We didnโ€™t either. Thanks for all the joy. We will never forget you.
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professoranne
2 months
Rest up, Tyler. Your guys have your back for the dogs and the mousketeers, and St. Patrick's day this year is going to be special.
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professoranne
1 year
Today Iโ€™m especially grateful for Shaka Smart and the guys heโ€™s coaching for #mubb .โค๏ธ๐Ÿ€โค๏ธ๐Ÿ€ Nate Oats should be banned from coaching college ball.
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professoranne
4 months
Who or what has broken Tyler Kolek? #mubb
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professoranne
5 months
watched Northwestern-Purdue last night and said to husband, "Thank God these refs aren't doing our game." These refs: doing our game. #mubb
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professoranne
6 months
Full day yet again of classes and meetings. Very important to look professional. So I decided to take my lead from my old copy of Glamour Magazine and dress for the job I want in 5 years. Yep. This tracks.๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›
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professoranne
1 month
Zaide and Tre celebrating Stevie's shot, followed by the most beautiful smile from Stevie..... #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
Providence Friars = cheap shot artists to the max. I am disgusted with this and with the refs for letting it get out of control. Somebody is gonna get hurt. #mubb
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professoranne
4 months
St. Paul MN newspaper. Just another sign that #mubb is a national story again. (Iโ€™m not going to take one iota of this for granted. We waited so long.)
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professoranne
2 months
My favorite daydream right now is the postgame presser after #mubb wins the South where Kam Jones walks in, sits down, pulls the mic over, smiles that big smile of his and says, โ€œHey there, everyone. Iโ€™m KAM JONES.โ€๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™
@BE_GoldenEagle
Big East Golden Eagle
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professoranne
6 months
Opening the St. Paul Pioneer Press up here in the Twin Cities and seeing thisโ€ฆ.. Itโ€™s NEVER going to get old! #mubb #TylerKolek
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professoranne
25 days
TK, you will always have a home at Marquette. We thank you and we love you. Now go and set the world on Fire! #mubb
@John_Fanta
John Fanta
25 days
One of the great Marquette guards of all-time, two-time All-American Tyler Kolek declared for the NBA Draft and will forego his remaining college eligibility, as expected. Kolek was under-recruited, landed at George Mason then believed in Shaka Smartโ€™s vision. Great story.
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professoranne
1 month
#mubb Twitter this year has been phenomenalโ€”smart, funny, critical but rarely petty, classy and rooted in discourse that makes this philosophy prof proud to participate. Our odyssey ended cruelly. But it has been a delight to have #mubb through all itโ€”the joys and the sorrows.
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professoranne
2 months
What did YOU do on your last trip to NYC? These guys turned the Emoire State Building blue and gold! #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
The "We Are Marquette" chant in that last minute....chills. #mubb
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professoranne
1 year
Well, today is the last day that I had โ€œpossible Marquette gameโ€œ on my calendar. Iโ€™m looking forward to dancing with this gang again next year. So much. #mubb
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professoranne
27 days
Cam Spencer is just tiresome, but I have to root for UConn tonight because I am just so damned tired of hearing all my life how the Big Ten is the mightiest conference. I don't want another summer of that nonsense.
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professoranne
6 months
Whatever happens going forward, let's all remember that #mubb has cut the lead from 15 to 5 and they have refused to give up. There is no quit in these guys and I love them for that.
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professoranne
4 months
Al McGuire starting to wonder if #mubb can hit Lake Michigan from 3........ #mubb
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professoranne
1 month
How in the name of God does NC State cause the OTHER team to go stone cold? Welcome to our world of pain, Duke. #mubb
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professoranne
2 years
Here we go, #mubb . Thanks for a season of making basketball fun again. ๐Ÿ€
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professoranne
2 months
The reason Iโ€™ll always have to keep a place for some gratitude to Wojo.๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›
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professoranne
3 months
SJU will cool off and and Kolek will get hot. That 3 at the end was HUGE for morale. We got this, guys. #mubb
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professoranne
2 months
One of my favorite game-watching activities this year is tracking Stevie Mitchell Joy Eruptions whenever a teammate does something great. #mubb Stevie was just celebrating Chase Ross' steal and bucket as if he had just done it himself. โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
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professoranne
1 year
World, please take note: #mubb We loved him first.
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