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  1. Yeah he's not staying at ISU. You take the job with the 700% pay increase (or 250% if they truly do have the funds to bump it up to $800K) and don't look back. Either that part of Rick's tweet was to keep their fanbase happy during their NIT run as you said, or it was given to Rick by the Schertz team as a way to save face with their fanbase once he bolts for SLU ("It was a really tough decision (it wasn't) but ultimately we felt a move to SLU was best for our family"). If Schertz were to stay, I'm not even sure they'd be able to afford to bring back their starting five. $300K isn't going to cut it.
  2. Uh oh, did you get Simon Charles'd? Simon's X bio: Esteemed sports journalist & Patriots Beat Writer Double PHD in Journalism & Female Anatomy
  3. I come at this from a glass with nothing in it approach. This now gives UL's AD (who apparently loves Schertz) another week to convince his boosters (who apparently don't love Schertz) that he is worth the buyout with SLU. Another win by ISU also likely increases his starting 5s NIL value. Assuming Schertz does honor his MOU with SLU, that's more NIL $ we'll need to throw at any of his players considering following him to Midtown. Again, I have never had a glass half full.
  4. Travis Ford with shades on riding the moped would've been a great GIF here.
  5. Speaking of basketball tournaments in STL, whatever happened to the Coca Cola Shootout? I used to love attending that as a child. A lot of highly ranked national recruits played in that tournament...
  6. I take back what I said about wanting ISU to win the NIT. Given the rumblings yesterday, I'd prefer to resolve this as quickly as possible. With an ISU loss tonight, by the end of this week we've either officially hiring Schertz or we're pivoting to Plan B. If L Ville is interested in Schertz and Schertz is truly interested in the L Ville job, I would prefer to pivot to plan B this week rather than at the end of next week after an NIT championship for ISU. Whatever "agreement" Schertz supposedly has with SLU is unlikely binding from a legal standpoint. One thing is for sure, he isn't staying in Terre Haute to be the "toast of the town". Having said all that, Wade and Kelsey seem like perfect fits for a program like Lullville. Tick Tock...
  7. I like that hire but also don't. That was my back up plan to Schertz. Really need Louisville to hire a coach.
  8. I really feel bad for ISU fans and, assuming what we've heard is true, hope they win the NIT. I'm fine waiting another week or so. But I feel particularly bad for some of their more delusional fans on the Sycamore board who think Schertz should stick around because he is the "toast of the town" (Pop 58,000) instead of making a "lateral" move to SLU. Is SLU in a P5 conference? No. Is it a lateral move? As Trilly Donovan said, "hardly". I mean, just off the top of my head: 1. General resources/school support - SLU - For all of the crap we give him, Freddy P has done a decent job navigating this tricky landscape 2. Basketball spending - SLU - I believe ISU spent roughly $2.5M versus SLU's $8M last year. We obviously know head coaching salaries aren't even close either. 3. Facilities - SLU - Hulman is nice however Chaifetz is nicer. Not to mention our brand new $20M Champions Center 4. Boosters/Donors - SLU - Not even close. Chaifetz isn't the only billionaire that cares about SLU basketball or the school. Comparing endowments: ISU $110M versus SLU's $1.4 BILLION 5. NIL - SLU - Going to assume Schertz was given assurances that boosters would not only empty the briefcases for his starting 5 but for additional recruits/transfers this year and beyond. 6. Market - SLU - Terre Haute is the 159th ranked tv market. St. Louis is 21. Additionally, the A10 exposes you to the following tv markets: Chicago, Philadelphia, DC, New York City, Pittsburgh, Richmond, etc. I guess the Valley held onto the Chicago market with UIC and now has Nashville. But outside of that it's Des Moines and Springfield? SLU basketball is also the highest level of hoops in a metro of almost 3M people. 7. Conference* - SLU - A10 ranked higher in KenPom and RPI. Last year was the first time in 2 decades the A10 only had one team in the tournament. Gone are the days of 3-4 every year but the A10 should remain a 2+ bid league. Loyola Chicago moved to the A10 because they knew it was a superior conference. It also sounds like the big knock on ISU was non-con SOS. Going to be hard getting P5 schools to play in Terre Haute. SLU doesn't have that issue. Recent HOME games (I'm Sure I'm missing some): Auburn, LSU, NC State, Memphis.... 8. Local recruiting - SLU - St. Louis metro has an abundance of talent and Ford was able to snag a handful of those 4-star talents (shame he just didn't know how to coach them!). Would love to see what Schertz could with them. *With Pestello retiring next year, now is the time to get a president in there who will make the Big East their goal. We need someone who sees how valuable a BE landing spot would be not just for the sports programs but for the school in general. I'm sure this was also discussed during conversations with Schertz. Oh, and no crappy football team at SLU to suck away resources.
  9. Was just thinking about this. It sounds like it’s pretty much a done deal with Schertz but if not I’d like them to take a long, hard look at Byington.
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