brianstl

I agree. I think Biondi is truly going to do what it takes this time, even if he doesn't get RM. I hope I am not setting myself up for a let down.

I think a lot of it comes from Franks time working down at UK. Him and Pitino were pretty good buddies.

The board is pretty optimistic so far.

I will remember that from here on out. Great nickname.

Still won't get an NCAA invite or an Oscar nomination.

They don't have enough people to keep track of every job Majerus flirts with.

lmao

I saw that on here yesterday.

I have heard that RM has him already lined up for one of the asst. spots. He is one crazy dude.

Spotted in the White Castle drive-thru on Vandeventer last night. He was on a recruiting visit.

Maybe they will have him take the virtual tour of the Fetz.

Make the call.

Milhaven would probably know if he is in town. I wonder if Frank talked to RM at one of RM's favorite restaraunts last night, Kemoll's.

Looking into buying an NBA team.

I do not want to get my hopes up to high and be let down. This will take two very big things that have not happened in the past. A TRUE commitment from SLU to the overall basketball budget and a TRUE commitment from RM to return to coaching. But I will raise my chances to 50/50 now.

The asst. coach money has been the big thing when it comes to this job for multiple canidates in the past.

The problem.

Every coach reviews tape of the a team he is considering taking over. They want to know what they are walking into talent wise. His health is the best it has been in years. But, you are right, his mother health is not. It would not be SLU ponying up the money. It would be a booster/boosters.

On the face of it is. Dig lower it is not. If they are going to start budgeting overall like a top 50 program and expand the athletic department then it is. I was told yesterday to throw out the budget number on mid-majority.com it is not truly accurate. In that number SLU includes the money value of the full ride scholarship and it also includes the rent paid to Scott. Many schools don't include the scholarships as part of the budget. The Bills number is inflated higher than any state school that does include it because of the huge difference in tuition. The Bills budget is also inflated because of the rent paid to Scott and those expenses are not present at schools that have on campus venues or don't play at venues as nice as Scott. This makes the actual dollar amount to run the basketball program much smaller. Smaller than any other school that SLU is trying to compete with. The money SIU, MSU, St Joe, Dayton, XU, Creighton, Charlotte, and other similar programs spend to run their basketball programs are in fact much higher than the amount SLU spends.

The job as it stands now is not very attractive. If the job was all that attractive Spoon would not have quit. The job can be very attractive if Biondi commits to bringing everything to the table needed to deliver on his long promise of a top 50 program.

http://indiana.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp...=2&pr_key=53222 http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=437&p=8&c=1&nid=2167722

Marcus Relphorde

As i posted earlier, I think what you are seeing from SLU now is a tampering down of the expectations and them protecting the program's biggest donor. They do not want to put Chaifetz in a bad light. If everything doesn't work out they don't want a disappointed fan base and don't want that fan base pissed at the program's biggest donor.

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