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    Billiken Roar

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    How does the WR board look? I can imagine he could look pretty tough! Kinda has a KG (Keving Garnett) look to him anyway.

    I am surprised I haven't seen any KM, has anyone? He was pretty prevelant in the P-D ads earlier and one would assume he would be a centerpiece to any campaigns.

    Hopefully they get some fans roaring! That could be cool, although they might need to wait to get some live shots for that.

    Billiken Roar

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    Have you guys seen the new campaign?

    I have seen stuff with Femi and Paul. Not much else, but there is a billboard of Femi on 55 North just south of the Brewery. It is very sharp looking!

    I also like the splash page image with Eckerle on slubillikens.com.

    Kevin gets 3rd Team All American

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    How do they choose who gets 1st, 2nd, and 3rd team? Is it based on GPA, performance on the floor, or some matrix of both? Because as much as I like to be a glass half-full kind of guy, he's a 4.0 student who will have graduated with his MBA in 4 years. He's first team when it comes to just the academic side; I'd be interested to see what the guys on the first two teams can claim that makes them more qualified.

    Complete list below...I agree Kevin did well, but you can't really argue with the folks above him. Congrats to both Lisch kids!

    FIRST TEAM

    Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major

    Jason Holsinger Evansville V Sr. Lapel, Ind. 3.89/ Economics

    Aaron Linn Gardner-Webb III Sr. Lenexa, Kan. 4.00/ Finance

    Bryan Mullins (2) Southern Illinois V Sr. Downers Grove, Ill. 4.00/ Finance

    Alex Ruoff (3) West Virginia II Sr. Spring Hill, Fla. 3.79/ History

    Brett Winkelman (1) $ North Dakota State VII Sr. Morris, Minn. 3.88/ Ind. Engineering & Mgmnt

    SECOND TEAM

    Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major

    Jimmy Baron Rhode Island I Sr. E. Greenwich, R.I. 3.42/ Communications

    Matt Howard Butler V So. Connersville, Ind. 3.72/ Finance

    Yves Mekongo Mbala La Salle II Jr. Elizabeth, N.J. 3.82/ Int. Science, Business & Tech.

    Mike Schachtner (2) # Wisconsin Green Bay V Sr. Somerset, Wis. 3.81/ Psychology

    Ryan Schneider Marist I Sr. Yorktown Hts., N.Y. 3.72/ Communications/Sports Comm.

    THIRD TEAM

    Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major

    Patrick Foley Columbia I Jr. Blue Point, N.Y. 3.81/ Political Science

    David Kool Western Michigan IV Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 3.38/ Physical Education

    Kevin Lisch Saint Louis VII Gr. Belleville, Ill. 3.48/ Business Admin. (MBA)

    Greg Paulus Duke III Sr. Syracuse, N.Y. 3.35/ Political Science

    Andy Wicke Belmont IV Sr. Hendersonville, Tenn. 3.74/ Environmental Studies

    How are we counting attendance this year?

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    I would assume they count paid attendance. Which would make sense, since the majority of the missing seats were in the expensive season ticket holder section. All those folks probably just went to bed at their winter homes in Naples. I just wish if they weren't using their tickets they would give them away or let the U re-sell them. Frustrating when I am up high and empty seats are down low.

    Women's And Men's Games

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    I would hate to see Shimmy go. I think she has done a lot for SLU - both the program and the department.

    However, why do her kids keep transferring? There have been quite a few over the past 4 years that have left.

    My thought is that she actually pushes kids and has high expectations! I see nothing wrong with that - but maybe she should recruit tougher girls.

    I just wonder how good the team this year could have been with Maggie H. She was fun to watch, but I think in her absence Amanda K. has become a big time player.

    Also, I have heard some rumors that Theresa might not come back next season (she is graduating this year - and is engaged to Illinois' graduating senior Trent Meacham). That would be a shame. She is so fun to watch. Tough as nails too! The team will take giant steps backwards without her next year IMO.

    Obstructed View??!!

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    I know there are some rows toward the bottom of the upper bowl close to the aisles where the handrails obstruct the view a bit.

    I think that is it, plus I think the cameras (especially for tv games) can obstruct. Do you really think they are sold out? I was going to try to get tickets after I get early, surely they have a few left.

    How Do You Solve The Problem

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    And SLU didn't play in the Final Four the past few years. Really? Comparing SLU to Illinois?

    I remember not all that long ago when the students at Illinois were mostly the only ones wearing the Orange in their building. How soon you forget the recent past.

    Indiana? Really? Would SLU have over 17,000 fans for a 6-17 team that had exactly one conference win? SLU isn't Indiana.

    SLU has to sell casual observers to attend their games. You can either put your nose in the air and say "Screw em all." Or, you could actually solve the problem by identifying it and addressing it. SLU is addressing some of its past challenges. They have a ways to go on some marketing things.

    People at Billikens.com do not need a free tee to attend games. There aren't 10,000 people here.

    SLU is still in a position where they are selling the program. They do not have recent success to sell, nor a lot of past success to sell casual observers.

    This isn't an exclusive club, it is an inclusive club,....Billiken Fandom. Too many times I see people here that would rather be exclusive than inclusive, and SLU isn't in any position to be that way right now or moving forward.

    All I was doing was comparing how SLU has gone out of there way to give what they can on a much presumably (sp?) smaller budget than schools like Illinois and Indiana.

    I agree with the Orange Krush comment with only the students wearing orange...but as a former Illinois season ticket holder, the "Paint the Hall Orange" campaign started when Illinois wasn't good at all in the Big Ten and were hosting a very strong Michigan State team with the likes of Mo Pete, Mateen Cleaves, etc that went on to the Final Four and might have won it all that year. That was the Illini team that consisted of Cory Bradford, Brian Johnson and Sergio McClain - not exactly a Big Ten powerhouse. I think ever since then, the Orange has caught on - even for a football team that has been dreadful most of the past decade.

    I understand what you were saying and by no means am I trying to question your "fanhood" (ridiculous ESPN comment of the day) but I like what SLU is trying to do. Call me geeky or cheesy, but for not growing up a Bills fan and being a recent transplant who only sees one or two games a year...I like the idea of wearing WHITE or BLUE to make a fun environment.

    Side note - I missed the PinkZone game...how'd it look? I know they gave out t's...did it look good?

    How Do You Solve The Problem

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    Generally speaking, one of the things you do not want to do on giveaway days, is to give the item or items out on the way in the door, if it is a t-shirt for example.

    Put the t-shirts on the backs of every seat in the Arena, which decreases problems with running out, or people taking 15 at a time, etc..

    I do believe that if you are going to advertise a blizzard game, etc...you need to be willing to provide people with a free SLU basketball t-shirt at that game. It's rather silly to say wear white or insert color here. You want people to wear Billiken stuff, not just white tees.

    University of Illinois for years has promoted "Wear Orange" for every home game, they never had to giveaway free shirts. True fans should want to create and exciting environment, that is what athletics seems to be trying to accomplish. I don't think SLU needs to give away anything...people should just heed their advice and wear white or blue when they suggest it. God forbid SLU would try something like Indiana did last weekend with alternating white and red sections. They told fans to wear the color that coordinated with their seat sections. Surely we would complain that we weren't getting free t-shirts on that day too.

    Mardi Gras and the Dayton game

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    The Athletics dept. is giving away t-shirts again this year...you want students to come, give away more free stuff. Plenty of kids - hopefully drunk - will be in attendance! PS - Mardi Gras in st. louis sucks unless you have a place to go in Soulard. cell phones don't work, white trash all over the place, and no place to piss. Other than that it's awesome. rather be at the Billikens game!

    MLS Soccer Draft

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    I'm surprised Calum hasn't been picked. Dado surprises me, but the others not being selected yet doesn't.

    The MLS has a rule where only certain number of international roster spots are available (not sure exactly how many) and without the flexibility that Reserve squads from years past offer clubs, it would be tough to draft an international player (non-US citizen) unless you know he will contribute immediately.

    It is unfortunate as I believe that Calum and Kyle are very capable of playing in the MLS. At this point they are almost better off not being drafted so they can shop their services to every team as a free agent and potential injury replacement - as opposed to being one of the final players cut from a spring roster.

    Good luck to all the guys. I am extremely happy for Dado! He had tough breaks this year with injuries and hopefully he shines in the league.

    OCC Done

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    Any thoughts you might have on whether or not Coach Majerus tried to recruit Anthony Campbell? He is a long, athletic, local kid (Edwardsville) who can play the wing and shoot lights out.

    Was it more that Cassity was a better fit than Campbell? Just curious, as he seems to be having success as a freshman for Austin Peay (scored 14 at Louisville). His line is below:

    CAMPBELL, Anthony

    14 G, 0 GS, 18.1 MIN, .486 FG%, .487 3pt%, 3.1 Reb, 0.9 Asst, 7.6 Ppg.

    He just seems like a Majerus guy...

    tickets

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    here is why SLU won't get support from the public unless they turn amazing. I have tickets for tonights game. I was going to bring a few buddies and called the ticket office (really ticket master). Tickets start at 28 dollars. No one wants to pay 28 dollars to see Kent State and most other teams in the A10. They need to make them cheaper and then raise the prices when SLU becomes competitive against better teams.

    In SLU's defense, I am sure they are trying to offset costs of a brand new building. We all wanted a new building, but they don't come around for free. And for the record, when I buy tickets for SLU events (mostly soccer) they use Metrotix. I cannot imagine they use TicketMaster for MBB and Metrotix for everything else.

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