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The guys on the bench starting to run to the locker room when the shot clock went off was a special moment too. #TeamBlue

Glad they didn’t mess up those shooting percentages by attempting to do anything with 2 seconds left on the clock. What a joke.

Set that picture to some Sara McLachlan and you’ve got a video spot for the BVF.

In a surprise to nobody that pays attention, Loyola is bad again. They had a couple very questionable calls go their way to squeak by University of New Orleans by 3 yesterday. Drew Valentine is a terrible coach.

Silver linings - we can all profit on betting against the Billikens. Then, if they do turn it around, we can bet against them and buy happiness either way!

Vermont is a good solid team. There is no shame in getting beat by a superior team, coach, and roster. There is shame that this is the state of the SLU program compared to a program that’s entire budget is less than Travis Fords salary.

Silver lining - it wasn't a big guy injury. Guard depth is solid.

Completely agree. The low standards some folks have around here is baffling. I really like Harriman as an assistant. But the fact of the matter is that since he left SLU, he's never worked for a coach/program that has had any success. All of his other bosses got fired.

Exactly my point. He got it all up front. He didn't have to worry about offsets for future jobs. There are tax reasons you take a lump sum as well. That is a fairly common practice in coach firings.

Because he got paid it all up front with no offset? And got all bonuses due to him for the season where he was forced to resign?

I'd need to see Tatum work his way up to SLU. Name the last successful first time head coach with zero college coaching experience? Most of the guys that have landed jobs like that are former NBA stars that also spent time coaching in the NBA.

Rebuild means that something was built in the first place. That is the biggest issue. The current roster is 100% on the current coach so your gotcha question isn't really relevant. The real question is "What % of D1 coaches do we think could have built out a complete roster that has a better chance of making the NCAA tournament?"

Theres a reason Mark Adams got a multi million dollar buyout from Texas Tech over this situation.

Meh. Texas Tech guys are going to get them because Mark Adams was fired for being a "racist."

Do agents have an awards night like actors where they sit and praise each others work? Contract of the year? Buyout of the year? Lifetime achievement?

There should be a 30 for 30 on historically terrible contracts that were signed because LSU was looking for a head coach. Mel Tucker, Jimbo off the top of my head.

Was talking to a coach last night who’s in a waiver appeal battle. They’re judging mental health appeals based on location. “Why is it better for his mental health that he’s ____ when home is ___” and there’s no rhyme or reason. Martinez who got cleared for Utah State transferred from Utah to Maryland when his dad was fired as assistant coach. Looks like they considered that part and didn’t count transfer 1 against him. As usual the NCAA is fuoked up.

Arike Mercer?

The coverup is always worse than the scandal.

There is a human side to this. The larger boosters become friends with a coach or even admin a lot of times. It then becomes hard for them to separate the friendship from the performance. That is why you see boosters across the country drop on and off because of firings. They stick up for their friend while forgetting that the program is bigger than one person in one job.

Good point. I do wonder about the internal dynamics. I've known coaches who intentionally go young/rebuild mode in an effort to save their job. "I started the x youngest roster in the conference" argument when they're selling their year. It creates a FOMO effect with weak leaders. "If we fire this guy, this all freshman team guy is going too!"

No goalposts to be moved. Would you rather be at a top 15 program in the country with a plan for development, an all-american level center, and a coach with a proven history of getting teams to the big dance or a 100-150 program, with a coach on the hot seat, with apparently no other bigs to practice against, and no history of big guy development? Just the facts.

Redshirts are 99% of the time a mutual agreement, so yes, he still does.

A little dated but.. This is across all sports and I would assume that the number for football and basketball is a bit lower than this.

This lines up as a perfect excuse for losing games. “Well compliance didn’t do their job so we lost x games without these guys!”