Billiken Rich
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would hope that everyone on this board would have a goal or hope that at some point SLU would have a college like atmosphere at games. I actually think some or possibly many here don't really care as long as they get their seats, with a small minority of exceptions. This something I can't agree with.
I'm sorry but what the hell is a "college like atmosphere?" How does one achieve it? "College like" students?????? everyone is convinced that getting more students to the games will give us an edge, a bigger home court advantage, something. I've never seen any evidence of that but fine. If we go to a 10,000 seat arena, leave a thou or two for students, which current season ticket holders are you comfortable kicking out???? I'm sure we could raise ticket prices to the point it won't be a problem. Is that what we want???
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You're right. The guy I'm thinking of was honored at half time at a game this year. I thought I heard "head of" or "president" or some title connected to him. Then he left early AGAIN and it really irked me.
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If you think I'll be alone in complaining about seating priorities in the new arena, you're farther out of wack than usual. If you think a ten thousand seat arena will allow us to be a top 25 program while a thirtenn thousand seat arena means top 75-100 you are just smack-ass nuts.
You must've missed the arena move.....
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Putting the arena on campus should generate more student interest/support by itself. If not, 13000 seats with 3000 empties on a bad night doesn't bother me too much. I see the program getting to the point where 13000 should sell out quite regularly.
By the way. Not being one of the quiet ancient, I chafe at being labeled "the problem." Every freaking game I see the big, lumbering, head (I think) of the Billiken Club heading for the exits when the game has 2-3:00 minutes left. I know the elderly like to get to their roadsters before everyone else but DON'T LEAVE WHILE THE GAME IS IN THE BALANCE! Student support would be nice but they and I will always be sitting behind these old, quiet, tennis-match-clapping, sitting for the last 5 minutes, folks.
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Sorry but, to heck with 'em. I'm neither an alum nor a student and don't really care where they sit.
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Thanks a bunch for the link. I really needed to see kid rock's backside right before lunch.
I'm not a wizard at math but given maybe 8-9000 current season ticket holders, new big donors, and the inevitable seating squabbles in moving, carrying charges, a building (at 10,000) less than HALF the size of our current venue, possible PSLs, postage and handling, I'm high in a corner or at least in the upper deck off the court.
It's kind of hard for me to root for such a change.
PS I am not widely travelled to away games but having seats high in Hearns and for the Illinois game at Illinois was not something I'd care to pay for for a whole season. I'd be better off taking a couple thou' and investing in a decent TV.....
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Check out section 118 for your new tickets.
I know it won't be THAT bad but I'm am concerned.
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You sounded so sure with the line:
"drejaj's spot next year will be taken by meyer moving over and a real pf coming into the lineup"
I was hoping you knew something I didn't......
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For now I agree. I could still see Dwayne as a starter if he can buy an outside shot from somewhere.......
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totally pissed off with where they are sitting when we move to a much smaller building. When we moved to the arena, a bigger freaking building everyone was pissed! I just don't get it.
Is this some sort of east coast "scummy little corner grocery VS Schnucks super center" sort of thing?
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Ah Roy??? And the real power forward is whom????
Obi?
JJ?
Juco/Prep to be named later??????
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DING DING DING DING DING!!!!!!!!!! WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!!!!!!
"Miller is now defending the losses by saying that Temple and SLU are top 5 defensive teams and can put offenses in a funk."
I'll take it, anyway..........
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I'm with K over S.
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You needed Andy Katz to tell you that?
The question is how far????? Will UD punk us by ten at home and smother us into dark thoughts of Brad's ineptness and lack of future here??????
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Maybe next year he could make the trip to St. Joes!
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Agreed. GO GREECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah, God forbid we celebrate Billiken uniqueness. Why don't we change our names to golden eagles that'd be great!
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By the same token GW seems to come out of half time like a house afire.
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Make that 8, yikes
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It was a bad pass in that it was picked off. Tommie could've caught it but for the pick.
It was a bad turn over that could've haunted us. A bounce pass and a dunk would've been as big a knife to URI's guts as the allyoop.
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Careful Phan. NEVER corner an old Billiken Fan. They can be lethal with those canes.....
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You keep referring to the Billikens and Billiken Fans as "you" rather than "we." I'm guessing you need to change your handle, bubba. Tommie Liddell may not start if he was playing for the Tigers but only because quin is an idiot. I wouldn't trade a single tiger for him.....(though we could certainly use brown this year)
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That pathetic story is ALMOST enough to make one feel sorry for MU fans. If they weren't such arrogant cods or if they hadn't brought this on themselves, I would.
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>was to your whining throughout this thread. You said
>EVERYBODY would be upset by the move which seems nearly
>impossible since, in general, the seats will be getting
>better, not worse. You aren't just against 10,000, you are
>against any move, right?
Wrong
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>The difference between a 10,000 seat and a 13,000 seat arena
>is 3,000 upper deck seats. Why do you think you'll be better
>or worse off with 3,000 extra seats above you? I don't get
>it.
I fear they will not be above me. Also looking at where my current seats translated into sitting at the family arena (admittedly NOT a basketball friendly building) is worrying
>Why are you so afraid that your seats are going to get that
>much worse? Are you a member of the Billiken Club? If not,
>join at the starter level and guarantee yourself priority.
>Do you donate so little to the program that you know your
>current seats far outweigh your contributions?
Yes
>All I know is my current seats can't get any better, yet I'd
>much rather move a few rows back or get stuck in a corner to
>see a big time winner than sit in the front row with 3,000
>of my closest friends and 17,000 empty seats. I guess we
>just have different views of what we want from this program.
Must be nice for you. My seats could be a whole lot better. They could also be much worse. I hope you can afford seats in the new building. Speaking as a family man with a wife who is working at raising a kid rather than a higher paying career, I worry about such things.
We can have both a winner and a 13-15000 seat arena. It seems counter productive to go smaller than you have to.