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My name is Kyle Jobe. I live in Edwardsville, Illinois. 21 years old recent SLU grad. I'm not hiding behind anything. Moytoyisahugebitch.... i think that will be my next screen name. Go Rockies. Go RM.

Thanks for the spell check "f-a-g". If you knew as much about basketball as you do attacking knowledgeable posters you could work for ESPN or better yet the University News sports section. As for this referencing of other posters... I just joined this site, and your inside jokes mean nothing to me. Was moytoy the name you and Brad Soderberg called each other?

Get over it. Just because you enjoy the Cubs and losing doesn't mean we all do. I apologize for making valid points. Sorry if it offends you

Brad Soderberg would never land a high profile black recruit ever. Those are the players that bring talent to win championships. TL only because he lives 5 minutes away. Players now go with coaches that are able to relate to them. Look at Bob Huggins. Brad was some bum Christian idealist who sends photo shop edit afro pics of himself to get Scott Suggs, HOW DID WE NOT GET HIM after that? You have to be kidding me. Was he trying to make this program a joke. Small time people land small time players and run small time programs. We were, but no longer..... BECAUSE BRAD IS GONE~! "Losers whine about trying their best, winners go home and f the prom queen"

What is this good ole boy club of certain individuals kissing each others asses? BRAD SUCKED! Anyone who says otherwise is a joke like he is. Dont confuse my intentions... I want to win. Brad wanted to win 214 years from now.

Thank you for taking such a neutral and thoughtful stance on the issue. Brad sucked. We never did anything with him as the coach. His offense was boring. He is best suited to run a class 1A high school team, that is if Anthony Drejaj is his assistant. If you stick up for Brad Soderberg you must be a Cubs fan. I loved it when Tommie begged and pleaded for Brad to be retained as coach... oh wait. New era, let it go. Dude really sucked.

"Perhaps you did not see TL shoot the 3 his first year. Soderberg reworked TL shot and it worked!!" -Basketbill Wow, you are so right! Brad is an offensive genius for his work with TL on his 3 pointer. I bet Tommie would have never thought of that on his own. Improved shooting while he grows in his college career, its unheard of... Hopefully the San Antonio Spurs replace Rick Carlisle with Brad to help Tim Duncan on his outside game. Please do not undermine the integrity of our new program with anymore Brad Soderberg compliments. Thank you. Viva Biondi

It appears to me that we are setting up the program for consecutive tourny births in coming years. I think RM could squeeze us into the tournament in 2008 with the new talent and the senior backcourt. We could pull a Jameer Nelson - Delonte West run through the A-10 with strong senior guard play from KL and TL.

I sincerely doubt Kevin and Tommie are worried about any rebuilding conversation. Tommie probably has NBA aspirations so any attention brought to him or the program is good. I bet Tommie thinks his basketball future has dramatically changed as a result of RM being his new coach. Rebuilding or not, he will be a focal point of a team receiving national attention just for its personable coach. Also the instruction he will be getting is far and beyond anything Brad brought to the table. If SLU wins 2 games this year Kevin and Tommie are still better off. I might not have 4,000 posts but thats the bottom line.

My last post was made in an effort to deter further arguments about insignificant points. Arguing about practice slots makes us all look like dumb-asses.

You guys habitually miss the point. Thats why I registered to be on this site. The mens basketball team can do whatever they want. Argue about sign-ups all day and make no sense. I appreciate your exclusive insights. I'm pissed I pay for insider when you guys give up your info for free...

Hours before Rick Majerus' first official practice at Saint Louis, his assistants reminded him that he had signed up for three hours of gym time even though the Billikens only have eight healthy players. There are only eight on scholarship, two players are hurt and there is one walk-on overall on the roster. So, top assistants and former head coaches Porter Moser (Illinois State) and Paul Biancardi (Wright State) reminded Majerus that once the team divides into four stations, there will be no waiting in line for the drill. "So, they kept saying that I can't push them that way," Majerus said Friday afternoon as he prepared for his first practice since leaving Utah four years ago. During that time, Majerus spent time with ESPN as an analyst as well as a brief four-day spell as the USC head coach two years ago. Majerus plotted out Saturday's practice, too, and realized he better not go twice. That prompted his Utah former player, Alex Jensen, to tell him, "'You're going soft coach.' Well, I told Alex, 'You don't have to worry about me being soft,'" Majerus said. Even though practice hadn't started yet, healthy bodies are hard to find and expectations aren't too high, Majerus definitely seems to be in a good space (save a nasty bout of allergies he said he's fighting for the first time in his life). I've talked to Majerus countless times throughout the past 18 years since I used to cover the WAC in the early 1990s. And Majerus' self-imposed stress was always an issue. It might rear it's ugly head again, but so far, he seems to be much more at ease as he enters what is likely his last coaching job at the age of 59. He will still prepare as well, if not better, than any other coach in the country. His attention to detail will be precise. He will implore that this team adopt his desire to ensure the importance of defending, rebounding and then shot selection before finally defining everyone's role. But he might not be as hard on players. Majerus' frustrations are with the inability to land walk-ons so far (he said the tuition package in the $40,000 range makes it harder to find walk-ons as compared to state schools at Utah and Ball State). He has recruited well so far but isn't burning himself out. He has hired two former head coaches for his staff in Moser and Biancardi, whose NCAA show-cause penalty ended on Oct. 1 from his violations at Ohio State, have helped tremendously in locating talent. The schedule bugs him a bit, especially agreeing to play in a three-day tournament in Pittsburgh in November. Still, Majerus is committed to building a program, not just a team. He loves practice, always has and always will. That's why he couldn't wait for the start Friday night. But he also loves being a part of the process and a city, especially a pro town. He talks fondly of throwing out the first pitch at a Cardinals game and receiving a Stan Musial jersey from Musial himself. Saint Louis is expected to be an upper division A-10 team this season with guards Tommie Liddell and Kevin Lisch. But the squad is missing true bigs. And that's why expectations have to be tempered. Still, you can bet that Majerus will have this team well prepared.

Listed on insiders 10 games to watch... 8. Saint Louis at Saint Joe's, Feb. 28, ESPN/ESPN2 All eyes will be on the sidelines as two of the country's best bald coaches, Rick Majerus and Phil Martelli, square off. Seriously, both teams should be part of an Atlantic 10 resurgence this season and this game should have serious NCAA Tournament implications. Also one of the five upset watches... Watch for Baylor and St. Louis to notch early-season upsets Saint Louis over Southern Illinois, Dec. 15, ESPNU The Salukis never play well in St. Louis. They have won the Missouri Valley regular-season title five of the past six years but have won Arch Madness -- the conference tournament -- in the STL only once during those years. In addition, new St. Louis coach Rick Majerus will have a game plan that breaks down the immense pressure of SIU and expose their youth without Jamal Tatum. I can't wait!!!