willie
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This use to be one of my favorite basketball weeks of the year. You would get some great matchups in the different tournaments. Very few good games this week. Our LSU game is one of the best. Don't forget the Lady Bills on ESPN+ on Sunday.
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1 hour ago, bauman said:
I'm going to pop open my best bottle of wine at tip off tonight. Here's hoping today is the start of a special season.
ripple?
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I have been advocating for 2 years that he sees a sports psychologist. But for all we know maybe he has.
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2 minutes ago, BillsBeliever!!! said:
With no additional changes looks like our full non con schedule is:
November 25th - SIUE
November 28th - LSU
December 5th - Ark Pine Bluff
December 8th - Central Arkansas
December 12th - Evansville
December 15th - Indiana State
December 20th - at Minnesota
December 23rd - UMKC
I'll give u 5 to 1 there will be changes.
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Maybe Fox Sports will pick up the games.
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2 hours ago, SluSignGuy said:
With an automatic upgrade (somewhere) the front page of Billikens.com got a little messed up. I have made some edits to make it usable.
I will work on making it look better as I avoid grading papers in the next week. Apologies for the trouble.
Give them all A’s. The world needs more Political Scientists.
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26 minutes ago, brianstl said:
He lasted longer then I expected.
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1 minute ago, wgstl said:
I have a feeling that the field will eventually be expanded. Having fewer occ games and harder scheduling issues will be the reason they feel more teams should get in because it’s harder to judge Resumes
I'll argue the opposite. More teams means more games in 1 city. Where and when will they be played. How many gyms does Indianapolis have? Who gets the 6am game?
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6 minutes ago, thetorch said:
Only a limited amount available though. Why would we give them to 18-23 year olds in top physical condition though who have little to no susceptibility to it? Players would be among the last to receive, possibly not for a year to 18 months.
I don’t think it will happen but there are some people who are arguing that young adults should be some of the firsts because they are the super spreaders.
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15 minutes ago, Reinert310 said:
You’re not wrong, and I’m just speculating here, but I’ve seen/heard reports that Pfizer and Moderna and maybe 1 other vaccine may be effective and cleared for use by the end of the year. A lot of those doses will (and obviously should) go to front line workers, but if you have multiple effective vaccines, you can multiply the number of available doses. I’ve also seen/heard reports that the vaccine(s) could be widely available to the public by April. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if the NCAA used a lot of it’s resources and political clout to try to get the vaccine to college BBall players earlier than that to protect their biggest revenue event of the year, the Tourney. I think it’s hypothetically possible athletes could get the vaccine early in 2021, condense the season, and have May Madness. But again, I have no inside info, just speculating with educated guesses of reports I’ve seen.
There could be as many as 4 vaccine’s available by year end plus more and better therapeutics . The problem is the curve is going up everywhere. We need a change of direction.
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Rick Pitino is on ESPN calling for May Madness. Delay the start of the season. Give the vaccine a chance. I think this makes sense. If they start the season and then have a shutdown it may not restart.
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1 hour ago, slufanskip said:
That really depends on the team and the league some teams are b level and some are c level the b level usually get paid like other b level's and c level's the same though it depends on the accuracy of the level and the skill of the player. Nothing is certain. Also it's possible there is a COVID 19 outbreak on any team which will further cloud the picture and any team could end up cancelling their entire season and no one will make any money
Most European teams also pay expenses. Apartment,Car etc. Don’t know about other countries but imagine it’s the same.
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20 minutes ago, HoosierPal said:
Any indication that Russell was told a scholie might be available for him next season?
I would bet on it.
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I don’t like the way this is trending. Heard Illinois coach Underwood with Frank. In the big ten if anyone tests positive the team can’t play for 14 days. You know there are going to be positive cases. Anyone know A-10 policy?
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I would bet at some point someone in the basketball program will test positive. How they isolate and contain the virus is what counts. Having a deep roster may become extremely important. School is out in about 2 weeks. Players will have a type of a bubble. Even if you stay safe life will not be easy for these players. What can players do for 2 months?
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39 minutes ago, brianstl said:
Why would you use requiring when measures haven't been put into place requiring them at this point?
Threatening's second definition is "Indicating or suggesting the approach of possible trouble or danger". It appears to me he used the proper word when it comes Krewson's statements to those wanting to attend public events in the city
I think threatening is pretty right on. If the region doesn't get our numbers down you will definitely see more closures and restrictions. At least we don't have football games to celebrate.
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1 hour ago, Box and Won said:
COVID-19 Vaccine Priority List:
1) Frontline healthcare workers
2) SLU men's basketball players and coaches
Number 3 older SLU fans who want to go to games.
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1 hour ago, SLURadioBoy said:
Frank just mentioned on his show that things can change, but he does not think Kern will be committing to SLU. Sounds like he will be signing with someone this week.
You didn’t point out that Frank said we didn’t want him. That the offer was not good. We don’t think he can help the program.
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1 hour ago, crymdg2 said:
My son and I are watching that NYE game vs New Mexico. Ellis is at the free throw line, and my 8 year old says, "Why don't we have anyone else lined up on the line?" Man, that team was fun to watch!
Your son is smart.
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1 hour ago, Taj79 said:
@bauman ---- out of the fleabag area known as Baltimore. Now living just over the mountaintop 20 miles west of Gettysburg.
They run you out of town?
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38 minutes ago, billiken_roy said:
some of the interstate games were mandated by the state legislatures concerned. i believe iowa is one. and originally kentucky and louisville might have been. not 100% sure of that one.
The legislature in Kentucky threatened to do something but the schools agreed to play and nothing was ever passed.
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1 minute ago, SLUMedBilliken15 said:
The students are an important part of the game day environment and they should also be given priority (at least for a certain number of seats).
Absolutely. Unfortunately they will be gone for much of the season.
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4 hours ago, HoosierPal said:
Here's part of the problem, with the Orlando exodus, and with the season. Reading between the lines, the Big East and Big 12 have lesser guidelines COVID in place. We already know that the Big Ten, in football, has exceeded the NCAA guidelines, instituting a 21 day quarantine. Come NCAA tourney time, if you aren't meeting the NCAA guidelines, will you still be allowed to play in the bracket?
Marquette, Fresno State and Cal are three more teams currently in time out.
This is the reason why league only games are a possibility.
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3 hours ago, RUBillsFan said:
This is a fun exercise, but I have some questions:
1. Why are Dierbergs and SLU teaming up on a cookie dough? Is there really a demand for SLU specific cookie dough?
2. Will this cookie dough be a certain flavor? That would greatly help with the naming process.
"Defiant Dough" which is the brand that shows up in the picture on Twitter is a Chesterfield, MO based cookie dough company (https://www.defiantcookiedough.com/). I had never heard of them before so good marketing for them as well I guess. I'm assuming they have something to do with the partnership as well. Looks like they offer several different flavors (chocolate chip, no chip, brownie batter, cake batter, peanut butter, oatmeal, sugar cookie, "signature", gluten free, keto, etc.). You can't tell what flavor from the Twitter picture, but it looks like it will have blue streaks in it.
My cynical view is that this is sort of a cheap trick to sell some cookie dough with SLU & Dierbergs getting some small benefits. They're probably just adding some blue dye to an existing cookie dough and slapping a SLU name & packaging on it. I wonder if they're doing this or plan to do this with any other colleges or sports teams.
Now some fun suggestions:
-Mascot should be the Billsbury doughboy. Small roundish Billiken with a bakers hat. No copyright issues I'm sure.
-Alternatively or perhaps as a partner to the Billsbury doughboy could be a wise old Jesuit baker named DoughBourg.
For you old timers. How about Billy Lou.
Perkins...Underrated???
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