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May, as a member of the Predent's cabinet (what SLU actually calls it), is responsible for supplying that information to the trustees for the athletic department. It his his responsibility to not only have the materials concerning his department ready for them before meetings, but to make sure that information concerning important university matters inside his department can be communicated to trustees between meetings.5 points
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Highlights of the Ford Era ?
dennis_w and 4 others reacted to DirtyRican for a topic
Top 10 moment, Ford invited my son to practice after the Myrtle Beach trip. He learned of him getting sick and being hospitalized last summer which would cause him to miss some of the home games this season. He has been a season ticket holder since he was born (now 13). Ford walked him around the court after practice and they had a cool chat.5 points -
In my world, corporate boards meet 4 times a year, maybe more if there are special circumstances. SLU - a multi-billion-dollar organization - states explicitly that they meet 4 times a year. I'm not sure how many times I can say the same thing but this contract discussion was a single item in a quarterly meeting. It may have been voted on between things like whether or not to sell the hospital and which departments might need cuts. As SLU sports fans, we want everyone in any position of power to care about the minutiae of the athletic department the way we do, but that's just not how it works. We need to keep it in perspective.4 points
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SLU Baseball 2024
SLUMedBilliken15 and 3 others reacted to BillTheCat for a topic
SLU baseball now starting to receive votes in USA Today baseball rankings.4 points -
SLU Baseball 2024
billikenbill and 3 others reacted to Pistol for a topic
Yeah, May completely fumbled the baseball gift. Plus the actual surface of the field this year, that's inexcusable. And yet, this team has started 8-0 for the first time since 1966, they lead the nation in runs, and they broke the program record for home runs in a game. They have a legit shot to start 11-0 with a 2-5 Le Moyne team coming to town this weekend. Everybody needs to get out to The House That May Didn't Build on Friday or Saturday or Sunday (or all of the above) and watch these guys mash.4 points -
Weber, Crean, Cuonzo, Tatum, Ahearn4 points
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2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
Slu let the dogs out? and 2 others reacted to Box and Won for a topic
This may be a bit non-controversial, but that team would've performed better with someone else coaching it.3 points -
Join A Grassroots Movement for Change of AD and MBB Coach
Bizziken and 2 others reacted to cgeldmacher for a topic
The fact that there are 38 members of the BoT tells me its a joke and that the members have no real power other than to rubber stamp decisions. Normal boards have, what, like 9 members? 38 is just ridiculous and highlights the idea that Pesty probably has no real oversight.3 points -
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Murse15 and 2 others reacted to DeSmetBilliken for a topic
This 100%. I admittedly don’t know what the voting standard to pass the BOT is (unanimous, 3/4, 2/3, majority), but do we really want (insert name of BOT member who isn’t involved in athletics here ) delaying personnel decisions for athletics by going all Henry Fonda in 12 Angry Men, or like a city council member holding legislation hostage to get a carve-out for their district? Absolutely not. Just think about it…we have an agreement on a deal with a new coach, but then 3-4 board members slow up the process because someone told them that we should be hiring Bruce Weber or Tom Crean instead. Then the deal with the other coach falls through. That would be a bad deal.3 points -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
NextYearBill and 2 others reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
Clean House.3 points -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
Young Charles and 2 others reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
For what reason? He hasn't kept his finger on the pulse the last 24 months. We have neglected both Zyree Collins and Luke Walsh.3 points -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
Slu let the dogs out? and 2 others reacted to brianstl for a topic
I just hope we hire that f’er from Maryville or that f’er from Terre Haute.3 points -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
TheChosenOne and 2 others reacted to slufan13 for a topic
I worry different boosters have very different opinions on the next coach. And I'm sure the AD differs from both of them too. I don't necessarily expect an organized effort here3 points -
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StLouBlue and one other reacted to 3star_recruit for a topic
Some of us MBMs have been waiting 30+ years for the AD to work in an advisory capacity to the Board. All we've ever seen is the Board or the President running over the AD. That's the culture at SLU. We have no reason to believe that hiring another AD will change the culture. A small group of boosters will determine who the next coach will be and whoever the AD is will rubber stamp the decision. I'd love to be proven wrong.2 points -
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JMM28 and one other reacted to DeSmetBilliken for a topic
Others have responded to this well, so I don’t need to repeat their comments. The bottom line is that Chris May and whoever else was involved in Ford’s last contract extension on SLU’s behalf made by all indications a bad deal. The fact that the BOT approved the deal does not absolve May from responsibility at all. If Chris May or anyone else at SLU is just willingly agreeing to questionable deals and figuring “I’ll just let the BOT decide if it’s good or not”, that’s ridiculous.2 points -
Right imagine if Trudy Busch Valentine was coming into BOT meetings slamming her fist saying the athletic department shouldn't do xyz or hire abc. These people defer to each other BOT member's area of expertise. And Chaifetz/May thought this was a good contract. It wasn't. I don't even mind the salary. I think that's a good thing. But they bid against themselves. It should have never even gotten to the BOT. May should have laughed when Ford's agent first brought up the idea.2 points
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If anything I happy that our BOT is willing to approve a contract paying the head coach 2.5M per year over 8+ years. It's up to the athletics boosters and the athletic director to pick the right guy though. They failed.2 points
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2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
HoosierPal and one other reacted to 3star_recruit for a topic
The high school talent in the St. Louis metro area has been solid but unspectacular in the last two years. That's not Coach Tate's fault.2 points -
Highlights of the Ford Era ?
TheChosenOne and one other reacted to Slu let the dogs out? for a topic
You can say that again2 points -
SLU Baseball 2024
TRN and one other reacted to billikenbill for a topic
Bills move to 8-0 with a 13-8 win at SIUE.2 points -
Highlights of the Ford Era ?
Slu let the dogs out? and one other reacted to TheChosenOne for a topic
Terrific self-awareness.2 points -
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cgeldmacher reacted to brianstl for a topic
It is the standard among private universities, but it probably isn't the best way to operate. Huge boards tend to dilute accountability, make needed changes harder and give oversized roles to a limited number of members that decide to be more engaged. I understand why it is the standard. You are trying to keep so many different groups and donors both happy and involved, but it is damn near impossible to have board that offers true and effective oversight and leadership when it is that big.1 point -
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DeSmetBilliken reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
This is a bit right? You’re not being serious at this point and trolling now, correct? You’re literally blaming “the organization” and Chris May’s in charge of the organization to which you’re referring. Chris May’s role is literally that, to present the necessary information to the BoT.1 point -
Go Spiders? Half joking, but if this means they win the regular season and not UD, Im in favor.1 point
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2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
VeniceMenace reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
He couldn't find us a JUCO big man with 40 minutes to give?1 point -
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DeSmetBilliken reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
If only the Board of Trustees would have hired a few people to handle athletics department and university operations including but not limited to negotiating, signing and terminating contracts of employees like the Head Basketball Coach. I’m thinking we give these positions names: athletics conductor….noooo no that’s not it, athletics czar, nooo too political, athletics director, that works.1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
MusicCityBilliken reacted to TheA_Bomb for a topic
Gotta clean house. New guy will bring in his people. New faces on the bench, new faces in the AD. This isn't a charity operation.1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
billiken_roy reacted to 2010andBeyond for a topic
The guys been fired twice by East Carolina. He certainly moves the needle, but in the wrong direction1 point -
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2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
billiken_roy reacted to 3star_recruit for a topic
How do you know that? We offered them first.1 point -
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2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
stmdragons reacted to Box and Won for a topic
My message to the local media:1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
billiken_roy reacted to slu72 for a topic
I’ll bet Dusty May at FAU was looked at as an uninspired hire. That’s finding a gem in the rough. Or in other words, a crapshoot. If, big if, we actually fire Ford, we have to get this right. There’s no good reason this program should be languishing at the bottom of the A10.1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
billiken_roy reacted to slu72 for a topic
Never Crean. I have a friend who’s an IU fan. He was hated there and failed at UGA. What would make anyone think he can save SLU? Total retread. Weber’s too old. Ahern total unknown. What we need is NIL $$’s and a guy who has done something. I’d look at guys like the UVM coach.1 point -
To be fair, the local media has also mentioned other names, like DeVries and Schertz. They're not only putting those names out there.1 point
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More money, higher profile job, more autonomy, and located in hometown. There are probably more but those are the easy ones. His agent has major clout in the coaching carousel every year. It's possible he's pushing Blake's name out there to gain leverage for the Missouri State job. But he has enough supporters within SLU's donor base that he could be a candidate that fans need to take seriously. And by the way, those fans are all entitled to their own opinions on Ahearn as a candidate, and all the opinions are entirely valid because we truly don't know how good he'd be at this job.1 point
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2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
JMM28 reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
You know exactly where it started. You've been active on this board. This schtick of talking about how SLU can do better, only to tell us we'd never have a shot at some 4th assistant on some NBA coaching staff because you went to the same high school is really fu*cking old.1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
johnbj14 reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
The only real hope is that May is allowed to walk off into the sunset pretending like the OFCC was his magnum opus and he's leaving SLU in a better place.1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
2010andBeyond reacted to johnbj14 for a topic
It is way too late for that. May realistically needed to be gone January 1st in order to have a new person in place to make this hire.1 point -
Get a new AD, let that person hire new coach.1 point
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2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
TheChosenOne reacted to thetorch for a topic
Why have the candidates for the SLU job that the local media has mentioned (fed by SLU officials or boosters) all been awful? Crean, Weber and now Ahearn?1 point -
SLU attendance PD article
longtimelistenerfirsttimec reacted to Soderball for a topic
recruiting frosh is a waste of time IMO. There's also not as much out there in the Juco circles as there used to be, but there may be some D2/Juco guys that might warrant a look/interest. Foreign guys still require some connections and finding guys who can play, but the guys we have now do not look good and the last foreign player we got that i liked was Linssen Portal is the future of recruiting.1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
TheChosenOne reacted to RUBillsFan for a topic
Others have already pointed out some massive differences, but to add to those: Kim Anderson was 58 when he was hired at Mizzou and Ben McCollum is 42 right now. That's a fairly significant gap. The jump from DII to SEC is bigger than DII to A10. I think Mizzou had some restrictions / was under probation from Frank Haith stuff during Kim Anderson's tenure. That not to say that there wouldn't be some risk in hiring McCollum, but Anderson's failure at Mizzou does not count at all as a negative for McCollum.1 point -
SLU attendance PD article
slu92 reacted to DeSmetBilliken for a topic
When I read this article, I had one takeaway: Ford is gone. I already thought Ford was gone, but this strengthened it. Even if it was covered up a bit with some spin, Chris May isn’t being quoted acknowledging that our record is terrible, or talking about lower attendance if he’s preparing to keep Ford around. This is about setting himself up to say that SLU had no choice.1 point -
Thanks to those who helped track down all the BoT mailing addresses. I certainly learned a lot about our Board during the process. Sorry for the delay in the letter campaign. Sometimes I do have better things to do.1 point
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O.T. Conference Shuffle ( OU and Texas inquire about joining SEC)
MusicCityBilliken reacted to brianstl for a topic
I know this is for the football program, but this is like UMass joining the OVC for every sport outside football. The MAC is a bad conference and makes no sense geographically. It would be like SLU deciding to join the American East conference. At least the A10 made sense for us on a competitive level when we joined it.1 point -
Highlights of the Ford Era ?
David King reacted to ACE for a topic
The 2019-20 season was under-rated. We were red-hot down the stretch winning the last five games of the season, including blow out wins over VCU and Bonaventure - destroyed them 72-49 on the final game of the season, also had wins over URI and Mason on the road during that stretch. We had a NET ranking of 47 and were considered on the NCAA bubble. Conventional wisdom was win the opening round of the conference tourney, we likely get an at-large bid, win the first two and it's a lock. But in very SLU fashion, the season was shut down right before the start of the conference tournament. That team was fun to watch, Got a bad break with Gibby going down early in the season, but Perk was really coming into his own late in the season and was on fire.1 point -
2024 SLU Men's Basketball Head Coaching Search
MusicCityBilliken reacted to slufan13 for a topic
My interest in Schertz is that he seems like the rare ascending coach that we could land.1 point -
Highlights of the Ford Era ?
RUBillsFan reacted to billikenfan05 for a topic
I’m not going to look back fondly on any of these moments until his security badge no longer works at Chaifetz.1 point