TaLBErt
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The basketball team is important to the university. It’s the front porch of the school. Look what 1 win has done for Oakland.
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7 minutes ago, johnbj14 said:
Jerry Stackhouse also had a G-League title. Never danced at Vandy.
Oh , sho'nuff. That's a pretty good comp. The comp I had in my head was Eric Musselman, but he had a stop as a college assistant.
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22 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said:
And what has Blake Ahearn done to earn a HEAD COACHING position in College Basketball. Do you see a difference between Geno vouching for Tillett and those guys allegedly vouching for Ahearn?
I'm certainly not trying to defend Hooserpal, but it's the G-Leage championship for me. I don't think coaching the G-Leage is far off from coaching in college. Especially with the NIL changes in college basketball.
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12 minutes ago, slufan13 said:
The pope did it again!!!!
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2 minutes ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said:
Devries not calling a TO... Seen that before.
Gotta give you that one
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11 minutes ago, mechee89 said:
It won't be DeVries.
Probably not since he’s the better coach.
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13 minutes ago, The Valley Sucks said:
I spoke with an older donor tonight that said the announcement will come Sunday that ford is done. Tate will lead the boys in Brooklyn. He said May has Holtman lined up and ready to take the job. He was drinking so take it for what it is.
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I just watched the interview, and man, this guy is unlikeable!
It's so clear that this guy doesn't get it. He says he takes full responsibility but then rattles off all the ways this situation was out of his control. Throughout the whole interview, he tries to paint himself as a victim. The entire thing, from the BS excuses to the tears, was so gross.
Nobody wants to fire poor Travis solely based on this season's results. We want him gone because he has a proven track record of producing mediocre results. Twenty wins and not making the NCAA tournament is not a successful season. Neither is going on a miracle run in the A10 tournament and then getting bounced in the first round (if I remember correctly, the game wasn't even close). Those are stepping-stone seasons. It's been eight years, and we've never made the jump the way teams like Dayton or VCU have.
It's time to part ways.
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3 hours ago, slu92 said:
Figured this was as good of a spot to post. I have total confidence in this man. Just look at where we are literally right now today on game day vs LaSalle. He’s a game changer. A visionary. God help this program over the next couple of months.This is hilarious!
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Anyone have a way to watch the postgame presser?
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Here’s one. Alex Barlow. He’s drawing up plays to take down 14th ranked Creighton at home. Obviously, when the Butler job opens up he’d be gone but this is the type of coaching candidate I’d be looking for.
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4 minutes ago, slu92 said:
100% agree if you can get our Mark Few at SLU this makes sense. Not many guys go from high school coach to G League to NBA without being good at what they do. If guy wants to stay at slu long term and live here then that does make sense. However, I just don’t see it happening. NBA coaches are being paid small fortunes, no recruiting, no NIL, transfer portals to deal with. Again agree it would be a dream hire, on par with a Mack or Cronin but I don’t see it happening. Big East assistant or P5 assistant is more realistic, just be prepared for that guy to leave for a better opportunity one day. That or another retread like Travis, can see Chris May hiring Tubby Smith and thinking he just out smarted entire world. Scary but true. More realistic Ford is given a lifetime contract by Chris May and Fred.
Hey, I'm with you. It's tough being a Billiken fan and history would point to you being exactly right. However, I choose optimism on this snowy Sunday morning. I'm going to cling to that, at least for today.
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4 minutes ago, slu92 said:
Zero chance a young, up and coming coach in NBA would even consider the SLU job. It would be a huge boost for program, recruiting and NIL but I don’t see a guy like that going to SLU to work for Chris May. Cronin and Mack too. Ahearn is always being mentioned as one of the top under 40 up and coming future NBA coaches list. Also heard he turned down the Mo State job that went to Dana Ford and he played there too. Last year didn't even take interview with Wichita State to stay at Memphis. Again why SLU? lol
I'd argue that there is at least a slightly better than zero percent chance. In the video I posted, Ahearn mentions that any time you get the chance to be a head coach, you take it. He seems like a family man, and St. Louis is home. MO State is 3 hours away from STL.
Stranger things have happened. Personally, my hopes are up.
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45 minutes ago, Billikenfan said:
Ahearn would be a home run hire IMO… Relationships locally. Would do a great job recruiting our home base and beyond. Background is off the charts from playing and coaching. NBA relationships would help bring kids into the program. Won a G-League champ as a HC. If he wanted the position I would go “all in”. Could see him staying and building it for the long run
Agreed. I don't want a retread. I want someone with something to prove. That's the formula for success for programs like SLU. Who cares if they leave us for something bigger down the road? If that happens, the Billikens will have seen major success. However, in the case of Ahearn, St. Louis is home, and leaving might not be that appealing. I'd be willing to roll the dice for a chance at finding our Mark Few.
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Unpopular opinion: I like it. Like it or not, every one of these schools is at SLU's level and could have beaten us last year. This will be a fantastic barometer for next season.
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https://thespun.com/.amp/college-hoops/sports-world-wants-prominent-head-coach-fired-sunday
Dayton fans aren’t happy either. -
Regardless of what someone is posting on a message board, it is always messed up to tell someone to go kill themselves.
@SluSignGuy, it’s alarming that removing those posts wasn’t the first thing you did with this thread.
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Bryce Drew has made the NCAA 2 out of 3 years at Grand Canyon University.
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This Twitter thread perfectly articulates the state of this program. We suck! Not just the MBB team this year. It's the school as a whole. Every year we watch our US News ranking slip higher and higher, the school refuses to make a real connection with the alums, and the school leaders refuse to see, right or wrong, that athletic programs elevate the status of universities in this country.
Im beating a dead horse, but I don't care. I am so jealous of schools like Marquette, Dayton, Xavier, and Creighton, who have built programs that the alums can be proud of. Every home game for these schools is an exciting event that builds community and pride for the school. We don't have that. The difference between these schools and SLU is that they understand the importance of collegiate sports and have committed to building and maintaining their athletic programs.
Chris May has to go. In 15 years, what are his accomplishments? I get that he's raised money and built some stuff, but the state of our athletic programs has remained essentially unchanged. Saint Louis Univerity is being left behind in higher education, and a big part of that is our lack of excitement around our athletic programs.
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@Taj79, are you looking for tickets to all those games? I can’t wait to retire!
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I didn’t watch. What happened?
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Loyola has really cool unis.
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Let's grab Chris Beard while his value is low and go to the final four.
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