Basketbill Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 http://slubillikens.cstv.com/genrel/081606aaa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 boy toy j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBand Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Cheap (essentially free) labor. SOP for the department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Torch - I loved it. This probably puts all the rumors about how Sloan's leaving left him with a bad taste regarding Brad to rest. He never would have been hired by CL if Brad had objected. This is a good deal for him and CL - all schools and companies take on interns as cheap labor to help out but also to give the person some valuable experience. Was Sloan good at what he did as DOBO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromGreeceWithLove Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 He was terrible and from what I hear essentially fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltiedave Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 The PC way of saying that is "He needed to grow into the job" or "he was learning." DOBO is not the easiest job, otherwise, Metz would have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 No, it's actually legit, just harsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 If the statement is true then why does CL hire Sloan? She probably could have found several other student candidates who would have worked for little pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromGreeceWithLove Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 So you call me out for a legitimate post. Ask the players on the team or the other coaches or people in the athletic department how Chris Sloan was as the director of basketball operations. The position required far too much work than Sloan was prepared for. It is funny to know things and post them and see people call me an idiot. Sometimes being in the know doesn't make you real popular with other posters on the board, the truth isn't always pretty. Call me a bullshiter all you want, from this post I can tell who knows things and who doesn't; and it is no surprise Pistol backed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Sloan was a marketing major and wants to get his MBA; on paper, this makes sense. The DBO job didn't work out for him because he wasn't suited for that kind of job and vice-versa, but he might be better suited for the department position for now. He's a recognizable name and face for a lot of people, which helps make him a better choice than other people who might be interested in the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromGreeceWithLove Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Good points. Sloan does not want to pursue a career as a basketball coach, but ultimately as an athletic director. He realizes he will need to further his education most likely to do this and I am assuming working for Cheryl will give him some financial benefit as far as covering some of the costs associated with the MBA program at SLU. He did not realize how much responisbility the director of basketball operations position holds and was not ready for it. It seems to be a glorified secretary position and that is not what he wanted or frankly what he is good at. Sloan is a people person and does better in front of the camera than he does behind the scenes. He will be a great asset as an intern, he will be getting paid very little and he has a very recognizable face to the St. Louis area. This also gives him the chance to develop contacts and learn what the position of athletic director entails and he will get to feel his way around without being thrown into the fire as he was as DBO. Sloan is a great guy and his rendition of "Sweet Caroline" is unmatched by anyone. I wish him luck in his new position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 DBO's a great job, but a lot of work and a lot of short-notice planning. You have to be pretty organized to get it done. I think the new job will work out well for Sloan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenmetz Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 The gravy train continues for the Boy Wonder...crying back to Papa Soderberg and Momma Levick...oh, the poor baby...did your little bar adventure flop??? The prodigal son returns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUKMOUTH Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 2times when they got home late from road games he forgot to have a bus waiting for the team and they didn't get home until 3am. ALso i heard he lost a large amount of money on the road, so those were the reasons he got fired from my understanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Intersting responses. On one hand he sounds like he is disorganized and unreliable and then on the other hand he sounds like he will work well with people. The two are not mutually exclusive - in fact to be successful you have to do both in this world. I will watch with interest how he does for Cherly - not sure how his apparent disorganization will not come back to bite him in this new position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I think it sucks that we speculate about someone's job performance on an internet message board. I wonder how we would feel if it were ok for bosses to post our reviews on line. Official Billikens.com sponsor of H Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Why would an employer reward one of its employees with a critical new assignment if that same employee (supposedly) failed at his previous low level assignment. Levick's announcement stated that Sloan would participate in all aspects of administration,..... including contract negotiation,.... and the 2006 NCAA Men Soccer Final Four, which will be held on SLU's campus in early December. Sure sounds like the kind of responsibilty you would want to give a poor performer.....right on!!! This board leads the A-10 in moron posters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YUKMOUTH Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 CL can do what she want, but basically Sloan was fired from the job, BRAD pretty much asked Sloan to leave and it makes you think of the money he lost, did he really lose it or invest into the bar he is part of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrewfinance Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Sloan told me in a UNews interview that he was interested in coaching D-1 basketball...that was his senior year. http://www.unewsonline.com/media/storage/p...unewsonline.com I don't know if his goals/objectives have changed since; it's been about two and a half years since that interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveforVouk Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Sloan did several times forget to get busses for the players and were forced to sit at the airport. He is a very nice guy and is very friendly, but he has no business skills and doesn't know how to plan and work. Very often the DBO job requires you to work without much of a heads up and Sloan couldn't deal with it. The new job sounds like CL will hold his hand and walk him down the halls of West pine. Sloan just wasn't use to having to work or do anything on his own since the players have everything done for them except having someone go to class for them. It's good to see that Sloan is making the best of his free SLU education and isn't just living off of his last name...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 maybe you just have a vendetta against him ... so you post stupid ######. Maybe he turned down your advances ... who knows why you would come here and suggest that he may have stolen money from the BB team. You are what sucks about message boards. Maybe this should be forwarded to Chris. Anyone who thinks that Cheryl would hire someone with the record that you guys say CS has is just being stupid ... CL has progressed up the ranks and runs SLU's AD because she is stupid. Is that it? Official Billikens.com sponsor of H Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveforVouk Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 Yeah Skip, you know what goes on in the Athletic Department so you obviously know what is true and what isn't why other who do know point out to truth and you rip them apart. I know what happened and the post before me was also dead on, I have heard things from credible sources and know what the truth is. Maybe you should open you eyes and realize that SLU isn't 30-0 every year and that the coaches aren't perfect people as you claim they are. No one said that Sloan stole the money, but he did in fact lose it. The person in charge of the athletic department finance point blank told my friend that he lost it. There is no crime in pointing out the flaws of the program and i'm sure Sloan would laugh if you sent my post to him since it is the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsboys Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 >Why would an employer reward one of its employees with a >critical new assignment if that same employee (supposedly) >failed at his previous low level assignment. > >Levick's announcement stated that Sloan would participate in >all aspects of administration,..... including contract >negotiation,.... and the 2006 NCAA Men Soccer Final Four, >which will be held on SLU's campus in early December. Sure >sounds like the kind of responsibilty you would want to give >a poor performer.....right on!!! > >This board leads the A-10 in moron posters! You seem to be the moron. Sloan was basically fired. Get your fact's straight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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