Billiken Rich

at least this one was funny in addition to being offensive.....

You've gone 'round the bend dude.

I was waiting for the "I know donbass" retort to Marquette law....

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You seem to arugue against having an athletic department at all. After all those uniforms cost money.... Maybe we could rent out the West Pine gym and take the money and do whatever the heck your dept. would like with the money. Count me among the group that wouldn't give you a plug nickle but will support the Basketball team.

Hear Hear!

I'm not an advisor but how's this for a sales pitch: How'd you like to spend two hours trying to be raucous with 10 people you know casually while watching SOCCER and WOMENS basketball. Free beer? Sorry, no.

Yeah,I think deiner was on that "most talented" team too. It didn't pan out.

Could be worse. They could become the St. Louis Air America affiliate.

It's been a long while since I expected any where near 10 a game from a freshman. Luke, JJ, Ian, Drejaj, Danny, Bryce, Dwayne (was hoping maybe) were not impact recruits generating high, immediate, expectations. Tommie and Kevin are. I'm not setting the bar at double figures but it's certainly doable. They'll get the attempts.

maybe they'll still treat us like 2nd rate dog shiite. We'll still be competing with the Tigers.....

>btw, I think that is exactly how some of the >national publications view SLU. And they'd be wrong

The article seems to suggest we should fire Brad now because we won't get any better with him as a coach. This writer will be shocked in the not too distant future, along with most of the east coast press.

With all due respect, I offer FoxSports a big middle finger. From the article: "In 2005-2006, the A-10 — which last had 10 teams in 1991 — adds Charlotte and St. Louis, formerly of Conference USA. But while bigger may or may not be inherently better, 14 teams should make for a more stable league than did 12. The 49ers, NCAA tournament participants in seven of the last nine seasons, show no signs of slowing down under coach Bobby Lutz. Similarly, St. Louis, having missed five consecutive editions of March Madness, is unlikely to speed up under coach Brad Soderberg." We are going to surprise a boatload of eastcoast losers in the next few years.......

I had that same thought.........

actually I'm a metrophone.......

I Am The Nature Boy!

English "homophones" can't help what they are. I think we'd all be more comfortable with the term "gayphones"

I'll feel that way ONLY after we make a sweet sixteen (or better) run. This looking down on a mid-major conference stuff cracks me up. I don't want to be in the Valley BUT looking down on a program with SIU's success is just wrong, especially coming off of a losing season......

The unknown. We'd all like to think the we won't be forced into the rafters by a Draconian PSL policy but many of us remember the Yow/Arena debacle. Many of us don't want to feel that our past contributions/points/years of support will be trumped by johnny come latelys. Given how far away we are from actually sitting in the new arena it isn't surprising, perhaps, that we have no details. That's fine. I'll be banking my brick money till I know though. ........

I hope you aren't high in the other end behind the other basket.......

Fine. If that's the case, I'll try to be there. It'll be a about an 80% chance depending on the start time. I hope I won't be alone there.......

JJ isn't sitting for lack of a post move on offense I'm guessing. I doubt Brad cares if jj is hitting a midrange jumper or dunking.

I'm saying it is more difficult to go. Why would you make it harder for the fans to get to a conference game? I'll do my best to get there but a usual 99.9999999999% chance of me attending a game drops to more like 80% at the FU arena. If there was no other way it's bush league but acceptable, I guess.

Anything that causes Billiken supporters to consider not going to a CONFERENCE GAME is idiotic and poorly planned. Sorry.