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Sorry you feel that way. I won't be posting then, I guess.

Correct, I am not Nate. I am a contributor to BillikenReport.com

I wasn't suggesting that SLU's coaching staff was inaccurate with their read on Manning's talent, I was simply putting forth an opinion from a Baltimore-based recruiting analyst, who has seen him pretty extensively because his AAU squad, Team Takeover, plays in the area often.

I was just putting it out there as a discussion point because I know I've seen some posts on here suggesting that JM has a chance to get significant playing time when he comes in next year.

Ha! I mentioned something about the lack of talent inside and he said it didn't seem to matter. Apparently he's just not that good.

He scored just eight points in Chantilly's last game and is only averaging 10.7 ppg this season. A recruiting analyst who has seen him a lot lately told me this: "Wait to see how long it takes him to transfer to a low-major school. He won't last at SLU." Kind of interesting to hear from such a highly-praised player. Especially since Paul Biancardi (former SLU asst coach and current ESPN National Recruiter) thinks a lot of the kid.

Cassity WILL be playing. I've confirmed this earlier this morning. But you may be right, he's not going to be at 100%, obviously.

He promised us that he would sign up for Twitter before the first game, and although that wasn't the case, he finally got around to becoming a member of the Twitterverse tonight. Feel free to give him a follow: @tomtimm.

No, no. Sorry to make it seem that way. I didn't mean you implied that at all.

The original argument that she "owned" anything to Shimmy seems ludicrous, IMO. College coaches jump ship all the time to do what's in their own self-interest, and Theresa was simply doing the same. I see nothing wrong with that.

It was deeper than that though. She and Shimmy didn't see eye-to-eye. At all.

Spot on RE: Willie's dad burning bridges. It would be awfully hard for Willie to come back following his father's actions.

As much as it would be in almost unanimous interest to have Willie back as a part of the team, I think the likelihood of him actually coming back is nothing short of 0%. He has already been released from his scholarship and things most certainly ended on a sour note between the Athletic Dept and his family.

Interesting. As long as I was there, there was no sort of physical contact. I can't report stuff I don't see. I'm sure you understand that. I'll see you tonight, sir.

Like I said, I left early, but he did not touch the fan while I was there. Not sure where you got that from. Maybe it happened after I left.