MusicCityBilliken
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On 4/20/2024 at 5:10 PM, David King said:
What about Swope?
The media has him as a given. Below is one many articles I seen mention this:
Just curious, is Conwell in the Portal? Any chance? I seen that Aaron Gray removed his name.
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This ain't no gimme!
Did anyone check Santa Clara's record last season?
Notable wins are Oregon, Washington State, Gonzaga, Duquesne, etc..
Washington State & Gonzaga being top 50 wins. In the Ford tenure, how many did we have of those?
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36 minutes ago, longtimelistenerfirsttimec said:
played at USML and lost to the rivermen
Agree, that was a dismal year. In fact from 75-82 were dismal years but in his case his tenure was only one year. The team he inherited was bad. Also, did not improve significantly when Ekker was hired.
Thank God for Grawer. What makes Grawer special in my mind that unlike now, Grawer was not handed a lot of resources.
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2 minutes ago, wgstl said:
Agreed, it was more of an example. I think SLU/Chaifetz may see a better return if that had some of the sponsorships give to NIL than SLU, and make up the amount in increased sales.
This going back now 15 yrs but I recall bonds were used to fund a good portion of the Chaifetz. Interest does have to payed on the bonds & $ set aside if someone cashes in.
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13 minutes ago, AGB91 said:
Ron Coleman was no picnic either.
Geez, it was only one year. Didn't he pull in Ricky Frazier?
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On 4/15/2024 at 8:25 AM, jonny karate said:
Does slu have an ancient language department. That seems like a deal breaker.
Actually they do:
I don't what you would do with such a degree other than be one of those folks that roam the desert in the Middle East searching for ancient scriptures.
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39 minutes ago, ACE said:
Duquesne will be completely starting over.
It can work both ways: 20-21 Duquesne A10 record was 1-16. This year 10-8 and a 2nd round in the NCAAs, which, even before Norm Nixon, has not done since the 60s.
I will admit, I think players getting compensated is good, but this is crazy
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28 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
We have lights that clearly don’t work properly and present a safety hazard. Which is why they haven’t been turned on and should have been replaced. Don’t be obtuse.
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7 minutes ago, brianstl said:
I am sure CJS reviewed some game tapes & got some recommendations from Tate.
I wonder if he had some individual 'come to Jesus' meetings with individuals and saying 'I see limited playing time for you for the upcoming season' ?
He may pretty much know who transferring in from ISU.
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2 hours ago, HoosierPal said:
YES. Not sure if he is an official portal entry, or a coming with my Dad player. Jersey #5 awaits.
Was he scholarship player at ISU?
Doesn't faculty, which I believe Coach Schertz is considered, get free tuition?
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5 minutes ago, gobillsgo said:
Considering no ISU players have entered the portal yet, he probably couldn’t say anything about it if he even wanted to.
I see that Pitino in trouble with that presently. As if it matters with him, just part of doing business.
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16 hours ago, billikenfan05 said:
https://tubitv.com/movies/330135/the-gray-seasons
bonus is that it has interviews with Shimmy and Levick when Brad got fired.
Thanks 05, brought back a lot of memories.
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40 minutes ago, slu72 said:
Does the hiring of Schertz, a hot mid major name, and rumors of a hefty NIL war chest signal that this is the moment we’re seriously pushing to get into the Beast? The Fox contract with the Beast expires after the 25-26 season I believe. Fox will likely insist the Beast expand to compete with the P5 conferences that may be whittled down to the P4 sooner than later.
SLU made a rather un SLU like move by terminating Travis Ford and eating his buyout. It would seem the powers that be were frustrated with the program’s direction under Ford and figured all our pluses, ie facilities, TV market size, and similar school profile, would not be enough to gain entry into the Beast. We need to prove that we are serious about building a winning program. Hence, the hefty commitment of financial resources were necessary to be considered for Beast acceptance. My guess is this is what’s behind SLU’s taking these very unlike SLU actions. Now all we have to do is Win, Baby, Win!I think it is only happen if UCONN bolts to the B12. Can UCONN make the football program comparable to its men and women BB program? I doubt they have the will to do it therefore they remain in the NBE.
Make the A10 better. Bring in C of C & I like to see Bradley, for our sake. Bradley been decent the last couple of years with Wardle. Also, if you remember the Bradley back in our day, they were our biggest rivals. Recall that last game in the 70-1 season, 15000+ in the old Barn. Watching Jimmy Irving go off on them. With that win we got into a 3 way tie in the old MVC.
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1 minute ago, billikenfan05 said:
Yes. It’s on Vimeo. I can’t get a link right now.
it’s called the Gray Seasons
05, if you could give us a link, I would appreciate it. Thanks
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2 hours ago, Billikenbooster said:
A former patient of mine played for SLU one year for Shimmy. Said exactly what Roy said.
Full of energy at Billiken Club meetings, but a different person in the locker room and practice.
Thank God the portal was not in existence during the Shimmy years. The roster would have had a 100% turnover every year.
Shimmy did know how to PR herself. Loved her blog. Also, didn't they make a documentary movie about the team during her tenure?
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21 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
You’re all missing the weirdest one including a tweet by a former SLU Womens Basketball Coach.
WOW! Talk about a someone from the past that was from the evil Dark Ages of SLU WBB.
Curious, where is she now?
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8 hours ago, White Pelican said:
And the Dick Cheney shooting joke came out of left field. Who even thinks of that anymore?
When I read that, it made my Sunday morning, could not stop laughing. I'll have to remember that one.
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29 minutes ago, VeniceMenace said:
ISU fans not far off. SLU annual tuition is now $50,000, the Fetz is a half-empty morgue, few students attend ... and for good reason, the team stinks.
Well, I am guessing, other than this year, ISU does not exactly pack it in.
2023:
ISU 3886 avg attendance
SLU 7056 avg attendance
2022:
ISU 2099 avg attendance
SLU 5559 avg attendance
2021:
ISU 3676 avg attendance
SLU 6880 avg attendance
Both arenas have similar capacity. So much for ISU being a hotbed for Indiana basketball.
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8 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
Also the kind of thing that could blow everything up.
This is not Terra Haute. He is coming to a top 25 media market and earning the big bucks. Part handling the press will be his job.
If this does not work out here after he arrives, you'll have Bernie & Slaten doing the old 'I told you so'.
Majerus got away with it by ignoring the StL media other than Bernie, who was his buddy.
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2 minutes ago, thunderdan said:
Dick Vitale is the backup option.
Poor guy dealing with cancer, leave him alone.
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2 hours ago, ACE said:
This is a comprehensive recap of the coaching carousel:
Harriman did not waste anytime on the unemployment line. Good for Harry, wish we would have kept him.
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6 hours ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:
This is so awkward. I hate this
It mentioned 4 players will accompany Schertz, surprised one of those players did not let the 'cat out of the bag'. Good for them, they are disciplined and focused.
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36 minutes ago, OkieBilliken said:
I vaguely remember several toxic issues with him during the Grawer tenure. I remember him going on Mike Bush's Sunday show with one of his ex-players airing out some grievances. I'm glad I have mostly forgotten that crap.
Okie, this is going back, it was in the Romer days.
I think it involved Jimmy McKinney (the father) and it was one other player. McKinney ended up playing for Quin Snyder at SPUMAC. He really toyed with us over that one. One other player, just can't remember.
Ace or Torch, help me out here?
Robbie Avila - Verbal Commitment Announcement Thread
in Billikens.com Main Board
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Darn
Do we still need a point guard? I am guessing McCottery plays point but being a freshman I am a little leery. Shoot for a one-year eligible experienced point guard out the portal would be nice to break in McCottery.