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Take him back in a NY minute. Swope hiit some huge clutch baskets for us last year. When u need a guy at the end to step up it was Swope. 

You damn well know that if the NCAA tournament is indeed expanded, the bulk of those expansion slots will STILL go to P5 teams.  

As time rolls on today’s college sports fans, except for us senior fans, will come to accept the current state of affairs. Back in the early 70s fans worried that pro sports would die because of Free Agency. They believed fans were more tied to their favorite players than the uniforms. Eventually we came to accept the inevitable, ie FA was here to stay. The same will happen in college sports. The big change will come when the major power conferences drive out the mids from competing for national championships. See FB and the BCS for proof. I don’t know the exact number but I think only around 100 schools are eligible to compete for the national title in FB. The only way for SLU to be one of those is for the very top mid major hoops schools get together and form a 16-20 team national conference. I think Zaga sees this change coming and is the reason they jumped to the PAC 12. Granted acceptance into the Beast might save the day, but I’m skeptical they’re ever going to expand. 

As time rolls on today’s college sports fans, except for us senior fans, will come to accept the current state of affairs. Back in the early 70s fans worried that pro sports would die because of Free Agency. They believed fans were more tied to their favorite players than the uniforms. Eventually we came to accept the inevitable, ie FA was here to stay. The same will happen in college sports. The big change will come when the major power conferences drive out the mids from competing for national championships. See FB and the BCS for proof. I don’t know the exact number but I think only around 100 schools are eligible to compete for the national title in FB. The only way for SLU to be one of those is for the very top mid major hoops schools get together and form a 16-20 team national conference. I think Zaga sees this change coming and is the reason they jumped to the PAC 12. Granted acceptance into the Beast might save the day, but I’m skeptical they’re ever going to expand. 

I agree with Chosen. Academics for a lot of these guys is a joke. Fine if you get guys like Jimmerson, Thatch, and others who see the value in getting a degree that you actually worked for. Not all college athletes are in it just for the chance to play a sport they love. I’d guess the majority are in it to actually earn a marketable degree. That said, there’s also a fair number of athletes in it solely to play the games. For those players the school should remove the requirement  of working towards a degree. The schools should, however, require they complete some basic life skill courses, basic math, reading, communication et al. We’ve all read and heard stories about grads that couldn’t read or multiply 2*2. They wouldn’t be courses geared toward a degree, but how to keep a checkbook and read a job application. Give them a certificate and let them concentrate on their athletic endeavors. This is especially true for BB players who have numerous opportunities to play overseas. Those players can earn a pretty good paycheck playing for the Helsinki Icebergs  or the Sao Palo Speedos. In today’s environment it’s time for schools and the NCAA to stop kidding themselves with the student first athlete second nonsense. Fans know it’s a myth. It’s time the schools realized it as well. 

A good warmup schedule so far. But for the next 7-8 games let’s get games from the best mid major conferences. I agree that our likely only way to a dance invite is to win it all in Brooklyn, but we need to provide the fans with some better OOC games just to generate interest in the program. 

A good warmup schedule so far. But for the next 7-8 games let’s get games from the best mid major conferences. I agree that our likely only way to a dance invite is to win it all in Brooklyn, but we need to provide the fans with some better OOC games just to generate interest in the program. 

A good warmup schedule so far. But for the next 7-8 games let’s get games from the best mid major conferences. I agree that our likely only way to a dance invite is to win it all in Brooklyn, but we need to provide the fans with some better OOC games just to generate interest in the program. 

A good warmup schedule so far. But for the next 7-8 games let’s get games from the best mid major conferences. I agree that our likely only way to a dance invite is to win it all in Brooklyn, but we need to provide the fans with some better OOC games just to generate interest in the program. 

It will not change the odds of us making the NCAA tournament, we just have to win the A10 tournament.  It’s what teams in one bid leagues do.

Who’s gonna know? No company is gonna say we tried but it failed? If it does work they’ll be all over it, ie we saved his career. 

In this day and age of advancements in medical science it seems strange the MDs can’t come up with a diagnosis. Also, with the multitude of ways to find out if there are similar cases around the world and what the medical community believes is the cause I find it hard to believe Kellen’s affliction is a one off. All that said, I completely agree with the Thames family asking for privacy. Medical info is highly personal and should be respected as such. We don’t need to know the causes. We just want to see the young man cured and fully recovered. 

Kellen is such a good kid. Smart, humble, and driven. Just like his dad. I’m rooting, with all my heart, for him to make a full recovery. He deserves good things in life. 

In this day and age of advancements in medical science it seems strange the MDs can’t come up with a diagnosis. Also, with the multitude of ways to find out if there are similar cases around the world and what the medical community believes is the cause I find it hard to believe Kellen’s affliction is a one off. All that said, I completely agree with the Thames family asking for privacy. Medical info is highly personal and should be respected as such. We don’t need to know the causes. We just want to see the young man cured and fully recovered. 

In this day and age of advancements in medical science it seems strange the MDs can’t come up with a diagnosis. Also, with the multitude of ways to find out if there are similar cases around the world and what the medical community believes is the cause I find it hard to believe Kellen’s affliction is a one off. All that said, I completely agree with the Thames family asking for privacy. Medical info is highly personal and should be respected as such. We don’t need to know the causes. We just want to see the young man cured and fully recovered. 

It is beyond simple.  Win and make the tourney.  Chaifetz would be filled.

That could be a big part of the problem, traveling alone is always more expensive than as a group. Air fare, hotels, dining costs ain’t cheap these days. If they have an attractive location to play in the AD should be seeking out group plans. They also should be doing this well in advance so folks can plan their vacay schedules and budgets for the trip. At Myrtle Beach we SLU had an ok turnout but still wasn’t impressive. Hell, Wyoming and Wichita had much bigger followings. A Wyoming fan told me a lot of them came as a group. This shouldn’t be that hard for SLU to figure out. 

That could be a big part of the problem, traveling alone is always more expensive than as a group. Air fare, hotels, dining costs ain’t cheap these days. If they have an attractive location to play in the AD should be seeking out group plans. They also should be doing this well in advance so folks can plan their vacay schedules and budgets for the trip. At Myrtle Beach we SLU had an ok turnout but still wasn’t impressive. Hell, Wyoming and Wichita had much bigger followings. A Wyoming fan told me a lot of them came as a group. This shouldn’t be that hard for SLU to figure out. 

A paycheck? 

A paycheck? 

I applaud the one school that had signed a kid who reneged and signed a new deal. “Hell yes we’re going after him with a suit.” That should cut down on the craziness. I have no idea what our NIL fund is but based on the guys we signed and kept it must have been relatively healthy, say in the $5 mil range. 

Hell yes, bring him back. You want to see him end up at VCU or UD and beating us with a clutch step back jumper with 2 seconds on the clock? 

His NIL definitely came with a snowmobile. 

And the above doesn’t tell our whole story. 

i believe retention of successful rostered players will depend on how much we pay them.   if their agent says they can get more.   i am betting most if not all will test the portal waters.  once they do that, it is a crap shoot if they stick around.  its a new ballgame.  one i sure dont like.   if there ever was an industry that i think we need to take a socialist view, college sports may be it.  across the board salary control.  this is getting crazy and i dont think it is sustainable.