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Sorry Badger fans, but some recent basketball news is about to make your already disappointing weekend that much worse.
Reports from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and NBC 15 in Madison indicate that Vander Blue has committed to Marquette University.
The Madison Memorial star finally ended a dramatic saga that included a de-commitment from UW by giving a verbal commitment to the Golden Eagles over the weekend, as well as attending the Golden Eagles’ “MU Madness” event.
Blue is a five-star prospect according to Rivals.com and is regarded as one of the top point guards in the country. His scoring ability attracted attention from some of the nation’s elite basketball programs such as Arizona, Florida, and UCLA.
This news is devastating for the UW basketball program. Blue is exactly what this team needed - an athletic guard who can score at will. Come to think of it, any program would love to have Blue and all that he brings to a backcourt, but the Badgers have a particular need for someone who can carry the scoring load. Blue could have been that player for this program.
The Badgers historically have almost always gotten the in-state recruits they want, but this time it was rival Marquette who nabbed the most coveted prize in recent memory, which is almost certain to add to the already heated instate rivalry between the schools.
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"The Badgers historically have almost always gotten the in-state recruits they want . . ."
Jeronne Maymon, Wesley Matthews, Reece Gaines, Steve Novak, Travis Diener.
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Note; "almost" and "want". They didn't want Maymon or Gaines or Diener. Pay attention.
It's ok, he'll end up with less wins than Gasser just like the "trio" ended up with less wins, less conference titles, and less tourney wins than Landry and Krabby. Smooch.
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Jerry Smith
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"The Badgers historically have almost always gotten the in-state recruits they want, but this time it was rival Marquette"...what a false opinion by you Max. Marquette has always had the upper hand. No one wants to play at UW and it's systematic swing offense. I can't blame Vander not wanting to be a drone in Bo's scheme.
Welcome to Marquette Vander. Can't wait to see your signature baseline alley-oops at the BC on a professional court.
Let's see...now that's a #22 and a #66 recruit for the 2010 MARQ class in addition to 3 top100 recruits for 2009.
Wisconsin have fun with the next Brian Butch, Evan Anderson.
Oh, and by the way, UW shouldn't even bother with J.P. Tokoto of Mem. Falls (#4 2012), he's not going to UW.
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Whats guys has marquette got that in state that wisconsin wanted besides blue and matthews?... Wisconsin has almost always has its pick of in state players. Tokoto will most def have wisco higher than marquette... especially after they finish 12th in the big east
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The quote is accurate. Wisconsin gets most of the in-state players it wants. It doesn't mean Marquette wants most of those players, and it doesn't mean Wisconsin wants the players Marquette wants. As far as players both UW and MU have really wanted to the point where there was a "recruiting battle" in recent years, Matthews went to MU, Nankivil went to UW, and now Blue has gone to MU.
It does seem like a great fit for Blue, he seems very excited to play there, and with the way they're recruiting they should be fun to watch in a year or two.
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Marquette most definitely will not finish 12th in the Big East as previously predicted. Although it would be better than 11th in the Big Ten. Good Luck Badgers.