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I’m a big fan of marketing. But it starts with product. We don’t have that. The reason Spoonball worked - and we averaged 16,000 butts in seats - was that we had an underlying product. If we have a winning and exciting product, Robbie can be a star. Just win.

SLU's alumni team is throwing a pre-game party. $30 admission. This was really good last year. Same location. On campus, it overlooks Lake Michigan. Very short walk to the game. I'll be there. https://alumni.slu.edu/s/1264/17/interior.aspx?sid=1264&gid=1&pgid=8724&cid=13962&ecid=13962&crid=0&calpgid=413&calcid=8723

McCottry is gonna lose this game for us if Schertz doesn’t sit him down.

biggest and best student section i've seen in many years. a 6th man.

Hey, another good piece of SLU content from Ben Hochman of the P-D yesterday. I must have missed it. Maybe Stu Durando's "Stu on SLU" substack is pushing the P-D to creating more content. Either way, good on the P-D. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/column/benjamin-hochman/hochman-what-me-worry-slu-hoops-now-seems-tough-with-a-healthy-robbie-avila/article_a7009068-c972-11ef-990d-4b4da4a0dd9f.html Now let's win Wednesday and create some real excitement.

Nice new video from the Post-Dispatch sports editor: https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/ten-hochman-like-cardinals-slu-basketball-rocks-the-lou-uniforms-looks-good-in-big-win/video_c5c238b5-260c-5299-9c7c-e31d1e3a57db.html?utm_source=stltoday.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Flocal%2Fbenjamin-hochman&utm_medium=cio&lctg=fef30700a3ba01a4ba01&tn_email_eh1=76c7e0078b09f27515e5ae3d638417f90863c2c2b511ca00cdfa45b152e03ff4

Roy, I don’t have the quote handy. But Schertz was very clear in the post-game interview that while he wasn’t happy with his play in those last 9 seconds (and immediately talked to him about it at the end of the half,) that WASN’T the reason he didn’t play in the second half. Schertz said he didn’t play in the second half because he needed a better defensive player to counter UMass-Lowell’s crazy-good shooting.

Spoke to LH Sr at the USF game Thursday. He sort-of pooh-poohed LH Jr’s injury. Said he fell on his tailbone in practice the day before and would be fine soon. I can’t imagine him playing vs Chicago State, but should be back after.

See you there!

I have 2 tickets for tonight’s game. Section 104 near center court. Let me know.

Excellent!

Agree and disagree. Yes in post-season success/NCAA units. But in terms of basketball budgets and now in NIL budgets, they’re right in the middle - not the bottom. They just need to win.

Hah! Sedona!

I'll be there... after a quick trip to Sonoma.

Steve, it looks like the “view counter” may not be working on threads. On the Day in the Life of Kellen Thames thread, it shows 0 views. I’ve viewed that thread 3 times myself. I’m viewing it on mobile.