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cgeldmacher

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  1. Watching that video caused a couple thoughts to pop into my head: 1. Clearly that was T. Boone money buying that situation. That was much nicer than most pro teams. 2. We would have to give the team Lorenzini's to have enough room to replicate that situation. 3. I hope the 4 star players that Ford was getting to come there were coming due to his outstanding recruiting skills and not simply because they saw that locker room and said "I'm home!"
  2. The Hines scholly needs to remain in play. If Ford can find three quality guys willing to come here, he needs to use it to bring all three in. If he can only get two or one, then give it back to Hines.
  3. I agree, but I believe he was commenting on the few that thought we were going to get Drew or Stallings or that we should go after Jacobsen. His assessment that we had unrealistic expectations was not accurate in that it did not reflect what many on the board were feeling. I only agreed with him with respect to those that thought we should get one of those guys.
  4. Also interesting that Dayton has a greater value to it than Xavier.
  5. Interesting that Mizzou is valued higher than Florida.
  6. He was right. Those that thought we were getting Drew or Stallings or Jacobsen weren't being realistic. That being said, Bernie needs to stop reading message boards, or at the very least realize that message board represent only a small portion of a fan base. I like listening to Bernie, but he needs to stop using the "my opinions vs. the message boards opinions" crutch to drum up controversy for his opinions and his show. He's entertaining to listen to without that. I always thought of him as the anti sports shock jock type.
  7. I was a big Miles supporter at the beginning, and I see each transfer as a missed opportunity for these kids to show what they can do under a coach that is not Jim Crews. However, with that being said, Coach Ford's special talent is supposed to be recruiting. So, each opening is a new opportunity for him to do what he does best.
  8. One interview by Crews where he says "no, I wanted to coach that team next year and into the future, but they didn't give me the chance," and any PR you did is worthless. Then the new coach would have been measured by the success Crews had in that first year. Comparing the new coach to that year would have already, by now, resulted in the new coach being fired.
  9. Coach Ford went to the Final Four to assemble a staff. Why have we not heard anything yet about any hires? Is it possible they decided to wait until after the championship game to make announcements, and we'll hear something today?
  10. Also, this is another indication that Drew never intended to come to SLU. He has a choice between two decent positions. One an ACC school and the other an SEC school. We were never in the mix. I think we were waiting to hear an official "No" from him while the NIT was going on. His people probably dragged it out to keep his name swirling in the media around openings so that they could chum the water for the job he wanted to take (a BCS school job). His people knew something would open up and it did. He probably could have been in the mix for Pitt as well.
  11. ACC vs. SEC. I can see a coach saying that the ACC is the league to be in. Kids obviously want to play in the ACC. Seven ACC teams made the Sweet 16 this year. Only one SEC team made it. I wouldn't say that Vanderbilt is the obvious choice.
  12. I would like to see what Jolly can do in a different system with a new coach. I think he's not as bad as his whipping boy image on this board.
  13. https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/165844?colleges=show#college_choices This kid is an undecided 3 star that had an offer from Oklahoma State. 6'8" power forward.
  14. So, who's out there to fill MY's spot? I assume Ford will want to fill it to balance out the recruiting classes a little better.
  15. Even Coach Crews beat GW this year. I'm considering it a good thing we didn't get Drew.
  16. Any chance we could poach Jamal Walker from the Illini staff?
  17. https://www.facebook.com/cowboybasketball/videos/889069864508807/ Hopefully, this link works. This is a must watch. Someone going to the press conference needs to ask Coach Ford if he's going to recreate any music videos with our team.
  18. Coach Ford, welcome to SLU. Now please help quiet your doubters and deliver us that 4 star recruit that decomitted from Oklahoma State when you were fired.
  19. I have been a season ticket holder for several years. I can't tell you what to do with your money. You are absolutely correct that choosing to invest in tickets is a personal choice and you have the right to make yours. Having said that, I could have dropped my tickets after Spoonhauer left, or when they hired Romar (I wasn't totally on board, but thought I would wait and see), or when they hired Sodeberg. I could have done that, but I am not a fan of any particular coach until he gives me reason to be. I'm a fan of the Billikens. The bad days we suffered through after Spoonhauer, and they weren't all bad, made the three tournaments in a row with Majerus's kids all the more sweeter. If I canceled my tickets every time things didn't go exactly as I wanted and then renewed again once the team was having success, I would be the worst example of a fair weather fan. Like I said, no one can spend your money but you. However, I would invite you to keep your season tickets and see what happens. It's always a bumpy ride, but I, personally, don't want to miss any of it.
  20. So, if Drew told SLU that he didn't want the job, then SLU had no real chance to have you as a season ticket holder next year, correct?
  21. Exactly what I was worried was going to happen happened. Several guys on this board got overly excited about a guy who was likely never coming here. Then when we get a decent coach who might do well at SLU, and everyone is disappointed, because it's not the pie in the sky guy that the board had built up as the only coach who could possibly be successful here. Drew was never coming here. He has allegedly turned down better jobs. When he does make the move from his alma mater, it will be to a BCS program. Taking the SLU job the year after Majerus died may have made sense. Taking our dumpster fire now when he's probably got an tournament team at Valpo next year would be dumb. If he doesn't take the Pitt or Vandy jobs this year, he can take Valpo to the tournament next year, and maybe he ends up coaching Indiana or Michigan or Louisville the following year. When the speculation about him coming, mostly self created on this board, was at a frenzy, I admit I allowed myself to get excited about the idea. Now I feel stupid for getting caught up in it. Let's get behind the new coach and help make his era a success. If anything else, it seems he can recruit. So, I'm excited about being able to follow the recruiting threads agains and get fired up about who we might get to turn this thing around.
  22. Here is Ford's resume at OK St.: - They miss the NCAA tournament three years straight before he gets there - He immediately takes them to two straight NCAA tournaments in his 1st two years as their head coach - They miss the tournament the next two years - Then he takes them to three consecutive tournaments - They have a bad year last year and they fire him His record in the NCAA tournament is not good, but he has shown he can get there out of a very tough conference. This hire is not as bad as many of you are making it. Give the guy a chance. Give him support. Let's see what happens.
  23. I don't really care what May said in different articles about what he wanted. Way too much is being made of that. Just get us the best coach. My list: 1. Drew 2. Stallings 3. Stansbury 4. Inglesby Beyond that I don't have a real preference. As I've said, I'm not as down on Ford as some others, but him vs. guys l like Rice, Terry, Grant, etc. all seem about the same to me.
  24. When you're an also ran in the Big 12 or SEC, it doesn't matter what resources you have, you will always suffer from not being Kansas or not being Kentucky. How many coaches graduated from success at a mid major only to not be able to get teams like Texas Tech or Auburn over the hump. Does it make them bad coaches? Was their success at the smaller school just an accident? If Drew, Stallings and Stansbury are off the table, I would be fine with Ford, and I truly believe he could be successful here.
  25. I'm not as down on Ford as everyone else. I think he's the kind of guy that will do better in the A-10 than at a BCS school. Some BCS jobs just have a ceiling (Vanderbilt, Oklahoma St., Mississippi St). That's why I would have taken or would take Stallings, Stansbury, or Ford. I agree that Drew is the first choice, but if we're not his choice, I'd be happy with Ford.
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