SluSignGuy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Some may remember Tom Timmerman's Life on the Road Blog Posts (which I personally enjoyed). Thanks to twitter, we can recreate this for the Billiken Bus Trip Tonight. SLU first had a little trouble getting to Oleans The Billikens then had a tough loss But the night would just get tougher... And the Billikens chilled... The Rammer though got a little excited So Earl took over as play by play announcer, bringing the classic Austin flair The situation started getting national attention However, within the above article, a classic mistake was made Quote The St. Louis Bilikins were 700 miles away from home, and probably not in the greatest of moods after a 70-55 loss to St. Bonaventure Wednesday night in Olean, N.Y. Duquense (who has experience) offered their help... Then Crawford had a bright idea... ...and it worked Crawford was happy... And the SLU Managers Rejoiced And Earl was in for a late flight And Rammer puts down the Boxed Wine And stu fills in with the details... And Timmermann wishes he was there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 http://www.sbnation.com/2017/2/8/14557002/saint-louis-loses-to-st-bonaventure-then-gets-left-at-arena-by-team-bus-driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgbilliken Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 There's this, too http://deadspin.com/slu-basketball-team-abandoned-as-bus-driver-goes-rogue-1792159272 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 8 minutes ago, rgbilliken said: There's this, too http://deadspin.com/slu-basketball-team-abandoned-as-bus-driver-goes-rogue-1792159272 Fuok Deadspin man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I have to admit, the comment about this being "Speed 3 except the team bus goes below .500" was pretty funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 The big question for me is why would the driver of a chartered bus decide to take off with all the equipment but without the team? The driver is certain to be charged with a number of charges, plus certainly will be fired. What motive could she possibly have had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenbooster Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 CBS news reported she was charged with DUI...making me think she left the game, had a few, then lost track of time, realized she was too soused to drive, said 'What the heck just hang out here!' mhg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 According to the Post Dispatch, she had a 0.22. That's a significant amount of alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Billikenbooster said: CBS news reported she was charged with DUI...making me think she left the game, had a few, then lost track of time, realized she was too soused to drive, said 'What the heck just hang out here!' mhg Some things I've read suggest that she didn't exactly inspire confidence with her driving before the game. May have drank during the game as well, but it might have been some combo of the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Cavallo needs to set up a branch office in upstate NY. There's clearly a need for a well-run bus company up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 9 hours ago, rgbilliken said: There's this, too http://deadspin.com/slu-basketball-team-abandoned-as-bus-driver-goes-rogue-1792159272 Nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Sitting safely in St. Louis, and knowing that everyone and everything is safe, this is pretty funny. In retrospect, it is a good thing that the drunk driver stole the bus and didn't drive the team to the charter, having a 0.22% on the breath analyzer. This could of had a much different ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 16 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: In retrospect, it is a good thing that the drunk driver stole the bus and didn't drive the team to the charter, having a 0.22% on the breath analyzer. This could of had a much different ending. ++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 That is entirely correct HoosierPal. A drunk driver in a bus with the SLU basketball team plus coaches is not a safe proposition. If an accident had happened with everyone in the bus, the outcome might have been pretty bad. I believe the Georgetown basketball team bus, driving to a game against Villanova had a recent accident involving a van which apparently rolled over several times. No one died, but the team had various dings and injuries they were rattled and lost the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Knowing that the team is back home safely, the worst part of this crazy incident is that it has taken the Billikens.com focus off of what is really important-----------who is going to leave the team after this year to open up scholarships for 2017-19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 If you'd been stuck with a name like Edmister, you probably would have started drinking heavily at an early age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Not necessarily you might have just gone the usual way, develop a subconscious hatred for your mother and father since they gave you this name, and spend many happy years receiving psychotherapy for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just listened to Earl Austin describe last night's episode. A team manager had seen the bus when he brought post game pizza's in at the 8 minute mark. When the team went out after the game, it wasn't there. So she went rogue sometime after the 8 minute mark. It was Ford's ipad that was on the bus, but Crawford had the idea of tracking it. Earl brought up the DUI issue and said they were very fortunate the bus was gone. They finally got to Chaifetz at 2:30 am. The same bus driver got lost going to the hotel on Tuesday, and going to the game Wednesday, she went to the wrong entrance, and drove up over the curb getting to the gym. Earl said the team handled it pretty well, joking about how their stuff would be on ebay next day. Earl said in retrospect it was a blessing they didn't have her drive the team to the plane. Earl said it has been encouraging seeing this team come along on the court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Here is the write up in the Olean paper. Thank God the Billiken team did not get on the bus with her. http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/saint-louis-hoops-bus-driver-charged-with-dwi/article_d40fad64-eee7-11e6-8044-8397f3e627cc.html Best of luck for the rest of the season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 28 minutes ago, brownindians said: Here is the write up in the Olean paper. Thank God the Billiken team did not get on the bus with her. http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/saint-louis-hoops-bus-driver-charged-with-dwi/article_d40fad64-eee7-11e6-8044-8397f3e627cc.html Best of luck for the rest of the season! This is the last time we're getting discount Sherpa services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 https://theringer.com/college-basketball-power-rankings-oregon-wisconsin-7323afbe6a5b?source=linkShare-fbbcc0d7697c-1486746711 Mark Titus gives us a mention in his power rankings article. I commented to answer a couple of the questions he asked at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Another article from the Ringer that talks about last night's Duke-UNC game. https://theringer.com/five-takeaways-from-an-exhilarating-duke-unc-ucla-oregon-doubleheader-78b227597678#.a0fim6v3d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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