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The point was to draw attention to it. This board IS an echo chamber. That was the point of starting the thread... To invoke some change.

Yes! I absolutely believe he wanted that! Who says something like that in jest?! What a messed up thing to joke about!

Oh what is that proper board protocol? I think I've handled things pretty well. I don't believe Steve would have removed the post if I hadn't made this thread, and there's been some solid discussion. A line was clearly crossed and if you can't see that, that's on you, Skip.

I kind of love the new Oral Roberts logo.

Do you think that post wasn't disgusting?

Largely agree with you, but a line was crossed last night.

I've got another idea that will never happen. Poach Loyola from the MVC giving the A10 a presence in Chicago.

That's a fair point and one that I absolutely overlooked. Still, I think the MVC is a conference on the rise, and I still think if Dayton could be convinced to come with we might really have something.

There's no way to presume anything. What he wrote with is fingers and posted for the world to see was disgusting and inexcusable. Period. Full stop. It needs to be removed. In my eyes, if I saw that post, and I was in charge, that's got to come down pronto. Maybe you're right about everything else. Although, after I posed this, his post was flooded with "bad post" flags. I felt the situation needed some visibility.

Nah. That post is disgusting and it needs to be removed.

Last night while discussing conference realignment I was graphically told to kill myself by esteemed board member @Billiken Rich because I dared to offer a scenario where heading to the MVC might be ideal for SLU. The post was promptly liked by @AGB91. A personal attack of this magnitude is an unacceptable and disgusting way to express disagreement, and cannot go unchecked. @SluSignGuy I tagged you in a response and while I can understand you may have bigger fish to fry in life, this board is incredibly transparent and I can see you've already spent some time on here today. Allowing this post to stay on your site makes you just as culpable as the folks that posted and liked it. You have no idea in impact words like that can have on a person, and a mob of message board morons telling another poster to end their life is unacceptable content to be left up. What if that were the final straw that pushed someone to actually take their own life? I talk sports on a lot of different sites and nowhere else would allow garbage like this to stay viewable. You're an employee of the university. Get rid of it, Steve. If you REALLY want to do the right thing, @Billiken Rich should be put in the Metz Club. This is the exact type of behavior the the club's namesake would partake in. This message board is unwelcoming, hostile, and toxic. It's that way because you allow it to be, Steve. I'm not the first person to bring this up and I'll certainly not the be last. New posters that do not conform to the boards hive mind are regularly chased away by a select few and no one sticks up for new posters for fear of being chased away themselves. Think about all the good discussions that are being stifled because people are afraid of being attacked for their opinions. You've made a nice site, Steve, but it needs to be a community where people free to openly express their thoughts on Billiken basketball. Where being critical of your alma mater is not a crime. A place where telling someone to "Please make sure you get your entire head in front of the shot gun," is not tolerated.

Absolute heartbreaker for Michigan State.

Oh. Okay. People that think Saint Louis University's basketball program to too bigtime for the MVC crack me up. The MVC has the exact same number of teams in the tournament as the A10. Moving on.

@billiken_roy is spot on. At this time SLU needs to worry about winning basketball games in the conference it's in. SLU needs to build a program with a tradition of winning basketball with all the fixings, sweet 16s, a rabid fanbase, all the merch of the big boys, etc. Until we do that the Big East isn't going to come calling. It hurts me to type is as much as I'm sure it's going to anger everyone to read it. I desperately want to be in the Big East club with all the Marquette alum I work with. Sometimes the truth hurts. That said, if SLU REALLY wants to change conferences. The MVC is the most logical landing place. I get it, it feels like a step backwards. Maybe it is, but I see the MVC hot on the A10's heels. I would personally get more excited about playing teams like Loyola, Southern IL, Missouri St., and Valparaiso than all the east coast schools. How many of you know someone what went to a rival A10 school? I sure don't, but I know a bunch that went to schools in the MVC. AND try this one on for size, we convince Dayton to come with to the MVC with us and all of the sudden you're looking at a heck of a conference. A conference with natural geographical rivalries. A conference where the conference tournament is played in our backyard. A conference where we would be treated like we were wanted instead of the redheaded stepchild.

Lol, you have no respect for me? I'm allowed to be disappointed in the results today, and I'm allowed to make snarky comments about the school I attended. My guess is Joran regrets his decision to attend Saint Louis University just like I do.

Yes to all of this! VCU is always going to be the darling of the A10. We need to be in a conference were we're the premier team. That very well may be the MVC.

Wonder how Goodwin is feeling right now with Illinois getting a 1 seed while SLU is on the outside looking in.

Because SLU hasn't proved to be a big time program at a better conference would want. Freaking Loyola is passing us by.

I'll never forget sitting in traffic and getting a notification that Jordan Goodwin had committed to Saint Louis University. Dude made it cool to be a Billiken. I don't know if he's destined for the NBA, but if he makes it, I'll be at Fiserv Forum cheering him on when he comes to play my Milwaukee Bucks.

Move on from the politics you chuckleheads... Jiminy crickets!

Scheduling Kentucky early is a smart move. They're big and talented, but they're never a complete team early in the season. If you beat them, you'll have that feather in your cap for the rest of the season, if you lose, well, you lost to the 10th best team in the country.

I said it last year. He's the best player on the team. He's the only one with NBA potential. Has to learn to defend better though.

Everyone needs to relax. If he makes it big in the NBA, we'll still be able to invite him to shoot around in our gym wearing Billiken gear. I'm sure he still loves the hometown program. SLU can still get all the benefits of having an NBA player come out of the program without him actually coming out of the program.

Me too. The Heat are fun to watch. I'll be cheering for them against the Lakers. Pretty pumped for that series!

What a series! bummed it's over. I was hoping for a game 7. The good news is now Tatum can get back to St. Louis and help out the Saint Louis University basketball program.