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And what does the Billikens coach like to devour with his eggs? Ford ham.

It may take 2 to tango but it looks like Yuri will continue to waltz his way to the top.

Good for CAG, best thing for him is to stay away from STL as long as he can.

Axl Rose caused a big storming of the stage at Riverport in the early 90’s

If you don't want to listen to the TV announcers, sync the game with Earl and Rammer on either Audacy or The Varsity Network, both free apps. Both usually are 30 to 45 seconds slower than the TV feed, but I simply pause the TV until the sound catches up.

The serious answer is that in reality, Mizzou is a 7/8 seed right now, and Jerry Palm is not good at his job. He puts matchups like this to get clicks. If you compare his accuracy with other bracketologists on bracket matrix, he’s in the bottom 20%.

I mean if you make your free throws up 7 @ Auburn and don’t piss away a 17 point lead against SIUE (our truly one bad loss) we’re sitting at 17-4 and likely a top 20 team in the country

I would buy courtside seats for that one.

I hadn't noticed this thread until now, but one thing I am sure more than just me has witnessed is that playing football or hoops at East St. Louis is much different than most area high schools. I watched East St. Louis play Chaminade a number of years ago and was sitting in a section with fans of both programs and it was rather surprising to hear how their fans ride their players. It was definitely more in line with what you would expect watching professionals play than high school kids. And then Hargrove staying home and having a mediocre career here likely leads to him and his family hearing some things that aren't overly positive. I think there is a chance more of this is coming from his neighborhood than SLU fans who are about as tame as you can get with respect to riding players. I didn't read the article, so maybe this is a garbage take. Regardless, it is good to hear Hargrove is in a better state of mind. And don't look at a fan message board if you are expecting rational and balanced commentary one would find from a journalist. This site and social media are essentially just codifying the drunk talk at a game or bars as fans watch their team. It is rather lame to call someone out for something they posted on a game thread that wasn't overtly positive. If we are placing blame for a player being down to the point Hargrove was, I would likely be placing more of that on the coaching staff than this website. Maybe a lesson to be learned for those around the program to do a better job checking in on guys on a personal level.

You should have stopped after “I’ve never been a fan”……

Coach liked the way Yuri managed the game at Davidson. There were several swings during the game, so he showed good patience. It was a sellout at Davidson. They were coming off a road win. Students are right by the bench. They do some crazy stuff. Very intense game, don't know if you could feel it through the TV. Coach said they saw some things on film that they exploited early, until Davidson made adjustments. "We scored our first eight shots, but we were still only up by one. We weren't guarding anyone on the other end." We got into extreme foul trouble, we are studying this on tape to see how to fix this. Played the last part of the first half without starters, and we were only down four. Okoro could have had 20, but we couldn't keep him out of foul trouble. Fordham coming up. "This isn't the Fordham we all know. Not even close. They have won 4 in a row, 3 on the road. That says enough right there. Their Georgia Tech PF transfer is a big physical presence who scored 30 last game. They will play all kinds of gimmick defenses. They will have "tandem and three", guarding our three best shooters and the other two in a zone. Big kid from Ukraine at the 5." Team will be focused on Fordham and will not be looking ahead at VCU. (VCU needs to be a sell out.) Ackerman stated he was on the Coach's show this past Monday with Tate and Tate told of their initial "are you with me" meeting. Ford remembers that meeting and gave him great credit for what he has done. If you want to know how to build relationships, study Corey Tate. Tate really cares about relationships, and he has a great mind for the game. About the woman's win last night over Fordham, impressed with what Rebecca is doing. First year's are never easy. Fordham has had a strong team for quite a while.

General Outlook We look up at the standings today and see SLU at the top of the heap in 1st place...It is a good place to be. There were those who said after the SIU-e and UMass losses that the season was over. The computer in the preconference look said we would be favored in the 1st 11 games....We are 7-1 ...pretty much on track and still favored in the next 3. But this is not a time to rest on our laurels. There is much work to be done to get an auto bid or an at large bid (yes it is possible.) In the preconference forecast on Xmas day, I wrote the most likely outcome was a 15-3 record which would give us a chance at an NCAA bid. I ran the simulations today and the computer is still showing us at 15-3 substituting the loss at UMass for a win at Rich. Then I ran a series of simulations to determine our best/easiest path to a Dance bid. The answer is to finish as one of the top 4 teams in conference and then finish 2nd in the A10 tourney. Those 25 wins along with a strong finish should give us an at large bid. Of course if we win the tourney this all becomes moot. But that is where we stand today. I would not worry too much about the NET. We have to win games...a lot of games BUT the computer says we will...There is not much margin for error ...either in number of games to win or in the individual game spreads...many games will be very close...a TO or bad call or a missed FT could be the deciding factor. Buckle up ...Mr. Toad will be driving. Game Outlook We come into this game still at B+...where we started the season. Meanwhile we are going to visit a 17-4 team that plays in a cracker box. Should we be worried? No. Should we be concerned? Yes. Fordham despite their lofty record (weak SOS) is sporting an overall grade of C+. This is essentially a 2 man team...Quissenberry and Moore...stop them and you win. The computer is not worried because it knows we are capable of stopping them...However it is concerned as to ..will we stop them. Let's look at a couple of recent games in the A10....When Dav played Fham they held the 2 players to 8 pts...Fham wound up with only 43pts as a team...GW used a different strategy . They decided we won't focus on those two guys... let's just play our game. Results ...the 2 Fham players scored 52pts and the Rams wound up with 80 pts. I vote for the Dav model. There are a few other twists to this team ..Charlton will steal the ball if given a chance and Tsimbila can block some shots also if given the chance. Fham has an above average defense and some serious weaknesses on offense...as in they can't shoot with the exception of FTs. But the bottom line formula is ...Stop Quiz + Moore=Win Report Card.... 2 categories up ...none down. Another clean Card (no Ds or Fs)...as long as we have a "clean Card " we will be favored in most of the rest of the games. While opponent PPG has improved, it is still the weakest part of the Card. I think this is the most important stat on the sheet for the rest of the season. Further, if we can raise that grade from C- to C ...I would then say not only will we be favored for most of the rest of the games BUT we would actually win most of the rest of the games. What would it take to get to C....giving up less than 70 pts a game. We have to play with a purpose...not just trying to outscore them or keep them from getting open shots...We need the discipline to hold them under 70...What I mean by that is ...if we are leading with just a few min left in the game by say 85 -68...instead of trying to get to 90 or stalling the game out...we need to keep them from getting 70...the mind set / discipline /focus to always be playing defense with a specific number in mind. Let's look at the report card... ...................SLU......................Ford........................SLU.............................Ford .................................OFF..........................................................DEF............. PPG...............B+.....................C+............................C-..................................B- FG%...............B+.....................D-..............................A-.................................B+ 3P%...............C+.....................D+............................C+.................................B- FT%...............B-......................A-.................................................................. Reb...............A+..11th ITN......B...............................C+....................................C+ OFF Rebs = total rebs...DEF Rebs = opp reb Opp TOs...unfortunately this is back because we have fallen to F- again in this category...17th WITH...at this level it can have an affect on the game...this stat will disappear when we move above F-. UP...............Off....FG%....Def.....Rebs Down.........Off.......none....Def....none Top 100 In The Nation SLU Assts...Collins... 1st...unch......49th all time D1 list Assts/TO ratio...Collins...24th...up Reb...Okoro...49th...unch Blks...Okoro ...60th...dn Off Reb...Okoro...29th ...dn Dou Dou...Collins...43rd...dn Ford None Injury /Illness report and misc The Bills....1/27...Thames....Questionable...undisclosed......unspecified issue makes it uncertain if he will be able to play on Tues Ford...none Keys to the game.... If you have been reading to this point ...you should know the key is to stop Q & M WWN2D2W...Make the slash...46/35/75...Hold their Quiz and Moore to a combined 25pts which should allow us to keep them around 65pts....Match them on TOs...Beat them on the boards by 4....Don't give them free pts by fouling Quiz...Beat their bench by 12 pts Bottom line....Play like we have been playing and this game is ours.

We are going to thump them tonight. The place will be hopping tonight, even though it only holds 3,500. If you think its hard to be a Billiken fan, its much harder being a Fordham fan. Meaningful conference games in jan have been rare. The team and fans will be excited. But we are the better team. Will will keep our heads, frustrate them and win by double figures.

Only if you speak of yourself in the third person.....

The NET can kiss the Billiken's big white arse. Just win baby.

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Half of the student bar today

Yuri likely moves as many as 7 spots on the all-time list tonight, from 49th with 766 to 42nd with 776. Top-40 is in play at 779 and 39th at 780. Always fun to watch and root for. NBA guys Monte Morris and Matthew Dellavedova are in that span and likely to be passed tonight and Jacob Gilyard, all-time A10 leader, is in the sights at 38th place with 782.

New addition to 19Nine Billiken collection. I am not kidding when I say the last hoodie they put out is easily the most comfortable piece of clothing I own. https://19nine.com/collections/saint-louis-billikens/products/saint-louis-basketball

it gives this MBM excuse to avoid GDT till after the game.

Yes. Not sure if it is up immediately but I’ve watched a few games the next day. It’s the exact same broadcast

Nice story on Gordon at Grambling. Glad to hear he’s doing well down there. https://hbcusports.com/2023/01/28/this-junior-college-transfer-has-grambling-state-a-swac-championship-contender/

Still 85 on net rankings. Fordham is must win

Love it! Let's keep rolling!

That was one nice visitor locker room they had there. Were the brooms and mops stored in there too?

I would travel to that game where ever the f it was.....

Depending on the month and dry air, it’s entirely possible to draw some blood clapping.

I think fans are still haunted by that Iona loss. We are in a similar situation only we are at least familiar with Rose Hill. That bandbox at Iona seemed unsettling to the Billiken players. Also, Rick Pitino isn't coaching Fordham.

thread title messes with an MBM's eyes

Bills by 40

Jimmy Bell is averaging 5.9 pts and 5.8 rebounds in just under 19 minutes a game for West Virginia.