brianstl

I think there are multiple issues involved. Not winning enough and not traveling well are most definitely the reasons why we don't get constant top tier events like Dayton and VCU have been getting. The reason we don't get to top events as often as some of our more similar A 10 peers on those two fronts is harder to nail down. It is kind of hard to blame the coaching staff when it has been an issue over decades now. It is, also, kind of hard to put the blame all on the current AD for the same reasons. Some blame probably lies with the current and multiple former athletic directors, but if it is a real meaningful amount is hard to say. I think it has probably been a university culture issue where these events weren't viewed as carrying much importance. That kind of culture leads to a lack of time and resources being put into building the relationships with the people that put together the MTE's. The further you fall behind over the years as a university in building those relationships, the harder it becomes to catch up with out winning big consistently or always showing up in big numbers as a fan base at these things.

I’m not against it or okay with it currently. We don’t have enough information one way or the other right now. I think we will all probably be satisfied with how this shakes out, but that isn’t based on anything firm.

I understand VCU and Dayton consistently getting better MTE appearances than SLU. I don't understand how programs like St. Joe's, Davidson, UMass and even Fordham have managed to do it. St Joe's managed to pull the Legend's Classic and the Players Era back to back. So this can be done by programs like SLU even right now. It is just not happening here.

We don't even know officially if we are in on of the tournaments they have or if we are getting a single game at this point.

Transfers sign a financial aid agreement.

This is the same event the women's team played USC in this past season. They had 3 diiferent men's and 1 women's tournament last season and the one off SLU-USC game. So it could be tournament or just a one off neutral site game like the women had.

Swope isn’t a 30+ mpg guy on this projected roster. I love Swope and want him back, but he isn’t the best option at point (or even second best option) and it is crowed with good options at the wing position. 27-30 mpg? Yeah, I probably could buy that.

Ginger werewolves receive the worst kind of hate from the mainstream werewolf community. They are outcasts among the outcasts with their bright red coats attracting every hunter with a silver bullet. Hanging with one is a quick way to die.

I don’t remember, but give me a little bit and I will find it. He had a couple of seasons that looked liked medical redshirts.

If everyone stays healthy, I’m good with our big situation. Now that is a big if.

If all of the schools started demanding them, all of a sudden you would end up with collusion cases and even more antitrust cases.

There is at least one guy currently in the transfer portal that graduated high school in 2017.

Teams have tried that and including buyouts. To this point the agents have been pretty successful in keeping stuff like that out. It will be interesting to see how the Nico thing plays out from here. He ditched a lucrative multi year NIL agreement.

I’m thinking Sharma can fill that Julian Larry role in Schertz’s offense that the team was missing last season.

I’m just probably way more excited about landing Brady than I should be. Just think this is a perfect fit for him in multiple ways.

Nice

You can’t work a CBA without employees and a recognized bargaining unit. Neither exists right now in the college landscape.

Ishan Sharma

Flemming has already gone pro. The days of D1 college basketball being amateur have been a thing of the past for a few years now. It is minor league ball now, but us fans just haven’t adjusted to that fact yet.

Give me Dylan Darling or give me death.

https://x.com/theportalreport/status/1909381348785082615?s=46&t=6urbQRIhStGl70a4QUhnHA

Like I said a long time ago I don't think the athletes and the schools have really game planned all of the unintended consequences of these court cases. Grant House's legal action has eliminated a massive of amount of scholarship opportunities for athletes in his very sport. Of course he is unwilling to bear any of the blame.

He has indeed.

It was actually that enforcing the limit amounts to an illegal cartel agreements. https://x.com/therealshenger/status/1907091925116801287?s=46&t=6urbQRIhStGl70a4QUhnHA

Professional leagues have collective bargaining agreements with actual employees.