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Agree. Just need the Bills to make teams pay dearly for it.

You know the book is out when Has only attempted a grand total of 3 shots in 35 minutes yesterday vs Fordham.

Of all the missed calls last night, the almost carte blanche the officials gave Toppin all night on moving screens was disgusting. He looked like an offensive tackle clearing out the key. Only one whistle. Could have been called a couple dozen times.

I know you’re talking about this Friday’s home game vs SVU, but your post reminded me about the tickets and pre-game fans party for the SVU game at Dayton. $40 package includes ticket and party, or $15 for party only if you already have game ticket. Meant to post this a few weeks ago when I saw it. https://alumni.slu.edu/s/1264/17/interior.aspx?sid=1264&gid=1&pgid=6685&cid=10619&ecid=10619&crid=0&calpgid=413&calcid=8723

Here's the story link at KSDK.com: https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/college/slu/slu-basketball/mysterious-condition-keeps-slus-fred-thatch-sidelined/63-5e7fdf06-6dba-4464-8c0e-1eaaa22e14d0

Probably right. 25 wins is the number. And a 26th victory in conference tourney would certainly seal it. But winning all remaining games except Dayton and VCU is a long shot. Needing OT to beat 6-7 (now 6-8) UMass in our own building exposed the additional work - and maturity - the Bills need to make this happen. 23 TOs?

Pistol, thanks for doing this. I can only imagine the time it takes...

Not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but good story from Stu and Post-Dispatch on SLU and NET rankings. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/ncaa-s-net-rankings-could-be-a-boon-for-slu/article_65858f32-3032-58be-b66e-15a9e975806c.html

Hah, right you are!

really agree with last sentence... and the same ole same ole comment. solving for that is crucial. we must truly be Top 50 year after year. a contender. not the Cincinnati reds (apologies to cincy fans.) sorta agree otherwise. no doubt, it does get somewhat harder to grab dollars (tickets $ and sponsorship $) when there are more teams and/or they're having big success. but fans find the dough when the product is really compelling. and slu tickets are cheap. we just haven't been consistently compelling. one step forward, one back. the total pro sports dollar isn't fixed. demand drives it. cards fans dig deep for exorbitantly priced playoff tickets during playoff seasons. blues fans, ditto. if the product's great, it'll come out of other entertainment/leisure budgets... movies, concerts, travel and more. or they'll save less. or they'll ring up credit card debt. or all of the above.

agree, roy. for the moment, A10 is best. public school league puts us in trouble vs non-rev, overall funding, and isn't home to cities of great importance in student recruiting. the best is big east. as equal partner. that only happens when we make strong case our basketball product is worthy of it, year after consistent year. historically, our brand hasn't been there.

Correct, correct. I'd also add no more S1, S2, etc. At risk of sounding like a broken record from similar things I've posted on attendance over the years, don't forget SLU was one of the top teams in average attendance in the entire NCAA in the mid/late '90s. Three times Top 10, six times Top 20. 1995 17,714 #7 1996 16,986 #7 1997 13,732 #18 1998 17,708 #6 1999 15,142 #12 2000 13,631 #20 The market is there folks. A popular coach, excellent product, excellent marketing, couple local stars in the mix -- and consistent winning. Some have said some of this success was due to no NFL team. I disagree; the NFL fan is different from college basketball fan, particularly of private school SLU. If the product is right, fans will come. Regardless, there's no NFL team at the moment. And remember, this was achieved before the Top 50 program commitment plans were realized: pre-Majerus, pre-Chaifetz, pre-increased bball funding, etc. It's wide open if we do what CBFan says.

Agree. While Yuri is currently struggling, he had a good history in high school at St. Mary's. Averaged over all four years, he shot 68%. By his senior year it was 79% on 153-194 shooting. He'll be fine.

Very happy for him. Has handled himself well in retirement... year after year he didn't mouth off about not getting voted in, has been a good Cardinals ambassador, gave a very nice speech when the Cardinals inducted him in the their own Hall not long ago. Classy guy. A great Cardinal.

Agree with all of this. I think the NFL is more worried about: undermining their anti-trust protection. Opening that can of worms - particularly if congress begins poking around again - would do tremendous harm. I'd be surprised if the plaintiffs aren't already having discussions with Senators Blunt and Hawley, and representatives. Maybe those discussions began before the lawsuit was filed. guilty verdict, and particularly punitive damages in plaintiff-friendly STL City. Would not be surprising if the punitive exceeds the actual damage award. Certainly could be appealed, but still a huge risk.

The money (or other settlement) will be divided amongst four groups: STL City, STL County, the Dome Authority and the lawyers who are working on 100% contingency. Not sure of how it will be divided.

And if I haven’t worn everyone out... For other lawsuit junkies who’d like weekend reading, here is a very good overview and analysis of the suit, particularly the anti-trust component. It was written about 18 months ago and thus doesn’t include the latest rulings at MO Supreme Court and SCOTUS, potential settlements, etc. But otherwise excellent. And unlike some of my posts, not too wordy! http://mbelr.org/illegal-motion-the-breach-of-contract-lawsuit-over-the-relocation-of-the-los-angeles-rams/

A couple corrections to my earlier post: - There is a 5th count – Tortious Interference With Business Expectancy (Against all Defendants, except the Rams) This applies to Jerry Jones’ actions to influence the vote, the owners’ vote to relocate the team and actions of the NFL. - the Fraudulent Misrepresentation count against the other 31 owners that I mentioned in earlier post was later dismissed by the judge who stated that he could find no stated misrepresentation by them in the lawsuit. That sounds right. Kroenke, the Rams and the NFL are defendants in Fraudulent Misrepresentation. The other owners and their teams, the Rams, Kroenke, and the NFL are still defendants in the Breach of Contract and Unjust Enrichment counts. And as just mentioned, the other 31 owners, their teams, and the NFL are also defendants in the Tortious Interference count. Hope this isn’t too confusing.

Correct. The two you mention are two of the lawsuit’s four counts: Breach of Contract and Fraudulent Misrepresentation. They are leveled against all defendants: NFL, all teams, and team owners. The other two counts are Unjust Enrichment (against all defendants,) and Fraudulent Misrepresentation against he Rams and Kroenke specifically. All four are well explained in the lawsuit which I think you’ll find a fascinating read: https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/18/b18dd730-f51b-5870-9bb4-09b80c74862c/58ee5c62254f1.pdf.pdf

Breaking news. The fun is just starting... https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missouri-s-high-court-says-nfl-owners-phone-records-are/article_91c84c63-6aca-5fe6-897e-fb16549590ac.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

Congrats! How long have you been a sea season ticket holder?

Agree with your comment on Yuri dishing to Hargrove on the breakaway. Of all 11 of his assists - some dazzling - this one was my favorite. It was an easy two for Yuri. But he put himself aside to lift up a teammate who needed it. That’s a real teammate.

Thanks for your excellent input. One correction. There are two other pleadings (beyond binding arbitration) that have been settled. The defendants initially plead to have the suit thrown out for lack of merit (or similar.) Judge rejected this. Then defendants plead for a change in venue from STL City. Again, judge rejected. I believe one or both of these pleadings were appealed to State of Missouri and rejected. There may have been a third pleading (memory escapes me) with mixed decision from judge. Bottom line: the defendants have lost time and time again, including recent SCOTUS rejection of the stay. It’s time for this to get interesting.

Duffman, sorry meant to also address your last phrase. Whether plaintiffs would want money for new stadium is a good question. If their true objective is a team vs cash, then yes they would use money for stadium and likely negotiate more cash for other purposes. Trying to learn the plaintiffs’ true objectives is my #1 question.

Agree this will be settled. No way it ends up in court. The number should be large. As to money for new stadium, disagree. The NFL already has an ongoing $250M fund for new stadium construction. Kroenke has plenty to cover the balance. When compared to the possible cost of jury award — particularly with 10-figure punitive award tacked on — they’ll find the dough.