billikenfan05

You’re all missing the weirdest one including a tweet by a former SLU Womens Basketball Coach.

If only Tony were real and not a bit. SAD.

Minnesota perspective https://gopherhole.com/boards/threads/wnit-championship-game-gophers-versus-st-louis-4-6-24-siue.114681/

I know. I've actually posted on multiple occasions that I don't read. It's not some new insult.

You thinking this isn't already in the works, and not grass roots is adorable.

Stadium aside (which we really are just asking for stadium seats and a press box in the same setup as now), these non-revs are lacking the absolute bare minimum to match Big East programs. SLU baseball received a donation of brand new led lights from an alumni. It didn’t come with money to install it. May declined to budget the installation or allow crowd funding even though the field didn’t have lights in proper working order. They have to play all day games. The new turf wasn’t even installed til February and there was doubt they’d be able to play home games on campus. They had to bus to the grizzlies field for practice. A donation was on the table to renovate the Softball playing surface but was apparently rejected by May because he wanted all donations to go to the OCC. He’s consistently taking credit for these programs success while just inexplicably letting them play in sub par conditions. The OCC also does not support all SAs. For instance you have to shower before using the ice bath, but baseball for instance don’t have showers in there

For the second time. The question is whether Schertz could have run the offense with this past seasons personnel

My issue with May and everyone else's should go way deeper than a Men's Basketball hire. The arrogance with which he runs the department has created a culture of warped "gratitude" where the student athletes and rank and file employees should be grateful for anything they get. Darin Hendrickson just won his 500th game at SLU and has to fight tooth and nail to get any upgrades to his facility just to bring it on par with the Big East. The Champions Center was built with the promise that all SLU athletes would be able to access free breakfast, that was not true yet is still shown on his SLU profile. Track and Field has a home meet meal for the team in the OCC and athletes had to pay for it. The department is under staffed and overworked and May hides from any confrontation or negativity. I said that my issues go deeper than a men's basketball hire, but that hire put SLU athletics in a major financial bind without an NCAA Tournament apppearance.

Things have changed quite a bit. I don't think they understood 2 months ago what they truly needed to be comfortable. Matthew Jakobsze has brought reality to the department on what it takes in NIL.

It's what happens when you have confidence in the coach.

plot twist this is written by a former UNews writer

Hopefully a new logo too.

LOL This is funny.

We should all make it a point to attend Arch Madness in our Billiken gear next year.

Here's the thing, even if Schertz did get all these donors riled up to donate and try to meet his "demands", he's motivated boosters to make a financial commitment they weren't previously ready to commit to and thus put the basketball program there in a position to spend on a new coach and or the NIL market.

It's a tough read over there.

I would have advised Michael not to wade into those waters.

Old school Billikens com type stuff.

I'm waiting til I see Schertz holding a Billiken jersey up before I head over there for some laughs.

Zac Brown and Adam Wainwright

Yep. I think Matthew Jakobsze is here to do a little more than NIL.

Correct. He could also have resigned and retired leaving the department and boosters without a figure head. Kinda where ISU is at. It’s not totally dissimilar to Biondi/Levick dynamic.

6 @ 2 mil

You and I have disagreed lately, but don't feed this troll. Again, I think the way CM has ran the department culturally speaking is below average at best. He deserves a bit of credit for swallowing his pride and realizing he's not the smartest in the room.

I am once again asking why a school that hasn’t been to an NCAA tournament since 2011 is making fun of our basketball history.