DeSmetBilliken Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Franchise_08 said: Looks like Will Wade and LSU are talking Saw on Twitter that Wade holds the LSU job in high regard. I don't really get it. I'm sure it's a big salary bump, but it seems like the kind of job that people take just for the sake of the pay bump, not because it's that great of a situation. With that said, I could deal with a not so great situation for the $5 million or more he'd get for the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I thought VCU was going to be weakened after Wade replaced Shaka. They've had 4 coaches in a row - Capel, Grant, Shaka and Wade - get it done. That athletic department knows what it's doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 12 minutes ago, slufan13 said: How is a weakened VCU good for anyone in the A10? Agreed. Hope it doesn't happen, but if it does hope that VCU keeps the train rolling. We need them to stay strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 The state of Louisiana puts out a ton of players. Way more than it should considering the population. I think the state ranks sixth for players on an active NBA roster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 32 minutes ago, slufan13 said: How is a weakened VCU good for anyone in the A10? He doesn't understand that we want the A10 to be good. It's been explained to him a dozen times and he keeps posting that he hopes conference teams are weakened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 7 minutes ago, gobillsgo said: He doesn't understand that we want the A10 to be good. It's been explained to him a dozen times and he keeps posting that he hopes conference teams are weakened. We could be a Whichita State or Gonzaga in our conference, winning a regular season or tournament title every year. After that if we want more money for the school, we could have a much better chance going to AAC or Big East Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 4 minutes ago, Glorydays2013 said: We could be a Whichita State or Gonzaga in our conference, winning a regular season or tournament title every year. After that if we want more money for the school, we could have a much better chance going to AAC or Big East Or we could be like Illinois St and go 17-1 in conference play and miss the tourney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, slufan13 said: Or we could be like Illinois St and go 17-1 in conference play and miss the tourney. Or we could be like Wichita St and win 30 games and get a 10 seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 8 minutes ago, Glorydays2013 said: We could be a Whichita State or Gonzaga in our conference, winning a regular season or tournament title every year. After that if we want more money for the school, we could have a much better chance going to AAC or Big East *facepalm* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorydays2013 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 16 minutes ago, slufan13 said: Or we could be like Wichita St and win 30 games and get a 10 seed. All depends on a non conference. Gonzaga had like 4 scheduled and are now a 1 seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Just now, Glorydays2013 said: All depends on a non conference. Gonzaga had like 4 scheduled and are now a 1 seed. Just stop. The easier path to NCAA success is clearly being in a deep, top conference rather than being the one or two programs in the ENTIRE COUNTRY that get respect in 1 or 2 bid leagues. A strong A10 is better for SLU, plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 It took Gonzaga 10+ years to get that kind of a non conference schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizziken Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 27 minutes ago, Glorydays2013 said: We could be a Whichita State or Gonzaga in our conference, winning a regular season or tournament title every year. After that if we want more money for the school, we could have a much better chance going to AAC or Big East This isn't really that difficult a concept. As is, the WCC gets AT MOST 2 bids per year, but most of the time only 1...it looks as if the Valley is following that trajectory as well. The A-10 gets between 3-5 bids most of the time. A much better league is better for SLU. It also gives us a larger margin of error. We aren't even close to being a Gonzaga or Wichita State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 20 hours ago, HoosierBilliken said: That wasn't a meltdown. He was speaking the truth. How much of a meltdown would this board be having if Ford left after one year? Really is kind of exact same thing we were worried could happen to us. Now I got to spend rest of life thinking Underwood's a dckhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 hours ago, brianstl said: The state of Louisiana puts out a ton of players. Way more than it should considering the population. I think the state ranks sixth for players on an active NBA roster That's why I always put credence in this when being optimistic about JJ; Louisiana Class 3A Outstanding Player of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ken Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I think SLU will be in a bad place in regards to conference very soon. My biggest fear we will be stuck in a gutted A10, while Dayton and VCU move to the American and a Big East that doesn't want to expand. Please no talk about the Valley! It could get very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Dayton will end up in the Big East sooner rather than later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 28 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Dayton will end up in the Big East sooner rather than later Archie staying there so far seems to raise their perceived value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Billy Ken said: I think SLU will be in a bad place in regards to conference very soon. My biggest fear we will be stuck in a gutted A10, while Dayton and VCU move to the American and a Big East that doesn't want to expand. Please no talk about the Valley! It could get very interesting. I see this happening as well. Only a matter of time. Even if we have 3 great seasons we will not have the perceived value of VCU or Dayton unless we make a Final Four. We also don't have the best attendance or enough fans who travel. Dayton is the gold standard for mind-majors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: Dayton will end up in the Big East sooner rather than later Dayton will never be in the Big East. It will be the American or nothing. Xavier will never let Dayton into the Big East. Oddly enough, we want to build our case for xavier wanting to bring us into the conference. The Big East gains nothing with Dayton, they gain a lot with a great SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 As said above, Dayton is never going to the Big East. They don't help with the media footprint of the Big East and why would X doesn't want to add another Big East option for Recruits in their backyard. For all the talk about the Elite 8 run they had and how bad we have been, they only have earned two more NCAA units than SLU since 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Michael Porter Sr had two year $300,000 per deal at UW. Plus, he received $5,000 a month for housing and $15,000 a year for airfare for his family. http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article121905773.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 2 hours ago, brianstl said: Michael Porter Sr had two year $300,000 per deal at UW. Plus, he received $5,000 a month for housing and $15,000 a year for airfare for his family. http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article121905773.html -thanks for posting the article, interesting to see asst coach salaries for men and women quoted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 7 hours ago, brianstl said: Michael Porter Sr had two year $300,000 per deal at UW. Plus, he received $5,000 a month for housing and $15,000 a year for airfare for his family. http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article121905773.html That article is so sad when you read it now knowing that porter choosing to pull his kids from Washington is what got Romar fired. BFFs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 16 minutes ago, kshoe said: That article is so sad when you read it now knowing that porter choosing to pull his kids from Washington is what got Romar fired. BFFs. Pretty cold blooded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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