Buzz Williams interview

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Paint Touches' Response.

http://painttouches.com/2014/06/20/buzz ... departure/


Buzz is a fraud.

NO Buzz Williams is an exceptional, excellent and intelligent coach. It was a significant loss to Marquette and to the BE when he left.
Apparently some people here did not like what Williams said in his public statements. NCAA history since 1963 has shown that only 3 schools that did not have D1A or D1AA football have won the NCAA BB title. I strongly suspect that the same will be true in the next 50 years. Even wins by our keystone members Georgetown and Villanova happened when they were playing Div 1AA football. As a Xavier fan I always believed our dropping football several decades ago was anything but an asset to the Muskies. We have persevered and so will Marquette (there are many similarities between these two fine universities.)

Buzz has the right to his opinions however when the facts tend to support him the unreasoned criticisms in this thread are unwarranted and foolish.

I must say that I don't expect Buzz to have as superb a record at VT as he has had in the BE however he will continue to do very well indeed and MAY be a future hall of fame winner. Only time will tell.

On another matter I have read Stever's comments on other sites and I must agree that he is not a BE supporter. Perhaps he was a BE supporter before the divorce but he does not appear to be one now. However it is a free country with free speech so I suggest the ignore button. Even the Pope uses excommunication seldom and with great restraint.

But that's the problem. The FACTS don't support his opinions. They are a mask. He talked a lot about toughness, and resiliency, and character etc., but when the bottle tipped over he was revealed.

Hall of Famer? Hah.

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Buzz coached at a school where a great coach won a national championship. Perhaps Buzz feels that he just was not that great.

You are partially correct bluejay. Buzz is not as great as Al just as Al was not as great as Johnny Wooden or Coach K. or Rick P. That does not diminish his record or coaching ability however. I had two Marquette grads work with me at P&G before my retirement. They swore loudly and with conviction that Buzz was the greatest coach currently in college ball as have other Marquette people on this and other sites. Now, and of a sudden, Buzz is less than human in the eyes of many BE fans here.

We all have the right to our opinion but let us give credit where credit is due. Williams is an exceptional coach with an exceptional record. I have no love of either VPI or the ACC and am sorry he chose to leave however none of that changed what he did with the Warriors.

I have no need to continue this conversation as the facts stand for themselves. Further I believe most Marquette fans recognize his contribution to the program and are thankful for it. For those few (mostly not from Marquette) who demure permit me to mention the phrase "fair weather friends".