brianstl

I noticed a poster from this board is also a poster on that board.

https://sycamorepride.com/threads/hcjs-to-saint-louis.45870/page-18#post-374354

Trilly is reporting on his discord that the deal is done with Schertz.

They will probably discuss it here.

Schertz is the new Pope of the Church of the Billiken?

They aren't going to let UNC and Virginia walk to the Big 10 and Fox. Those two are the prizes of the ACC when it comes to media rights. Clemson and FSU are the next tier properties. They would happily let FSU and Clemson go to the Big 10 if they get UNC and Virginia.

Why would the ESPN want to give $25 million per year rights increase to Clemson and FSU. They got them locked in cheap for another 12 years, plus they get UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Miami. They blow the ACC up they lose really valuable properties in UNC and Virginia who will run to the Big 10 most likely. What ESPN might do is let go of the grant of right if UNC and Virginia agree to join the SEC. They aren't going to let those two schools walk to Fox. They are more valuable to ESPN as SEC teams than FSU and Clemson.

Parker had issues, probably best to just leave it at that.

If the Big 12 wanted Standford, Cal or SMU, they would be in the Big 12 already.

I don't think the ACC is dead. There aren't enough landing spots for their members for the ACC to be dead.

Clemson has filed suit against the ACC over their grant of rights.

This seems newsworthy

I've been of that opinion for some time myself, but I don't think that is the case for important people at and around SLU. I don't think they believe they are on the doorstep of an invite, but they think they can make it happen and maybe more importantly they think they have to make it happen.

With the way this all went down, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up getting close to what Travis was making. The fact that SLU reached terms as quickly as it appears they have with Schertz makes me think some people are throwing around big time dollars not just for the the coach, but NIL and everything else. It feels like it is full court press mode to get into the Big East as quickly as possible. SLU is going to spend on everything like a Big East basketball program to show it belongs as a Big East program. It feels like at least some people realize the clock is ticking down and SLU has ground to make up.

Nobody is going to be able to recruit Punjab like the Billikens.

We picked Ford over Otzelberger.

My guess is the hold up with getting it done right now is that SLU can't actually buyout Schertz until their season is over. To buy him out before that would require ISU to agree to it and that is probably going to cost SLU more than his $250,000 buyout.

If Schertz is coming here, you can be damn sure there is the commitment to spend what is needed NIL wise. The fact that he is already willing to commit this early in the cycle should tell us all that at a couple boosters are willing to spend like a P5 program not only for the coach but for NIL.

Rumors running rampant on Twitter that the position of British monarch has opened up.

Guaranteed NIT bids obviously wasn’t the way to make the big conference teams happy. Time to go to 96 teams in the Big Dance

It has to a suck. Double dagger.

Crews has won three times as many NCAA tournament games as Ford.

It makes it easier to come to terms with ISU that would allow you to do something official with Schertz while they are still playing.

I like Blake, but Blake has one zero quad 1 games ever. He is just too risky of a hire at this time. Last spring was his time if it was going to happen. It didn’t. Move on.

NIT 4 A10 teams in. Indiana St a number one seed and will never have to leave the state of Indiana for a game no matter how for they advance. St. John’s turns down bid.