Slu let the dogs out?

I was just kidding in my above post. Gordon is the best and will be the best. The best around....nothing's ever going to keep him down!

I wanna party with you!

Obviously I prefer Gordon to honor his commitment and sign with SLU. Having said that....I guess if we are going to lose a player, I'd rather it be one that continues to slip in the rankings rather than climb them. I also think French will end up being a better player than Gordon regardless of where Gordon plays because of the 'unteachables'. No, I didn't just smoke crack.

Help an hermano out...My "jezoid" search on Google came up empty. My guess is you are referring to the continuous shift to the right in Missouri state politics. If this is what you mean, I agree 100%.

California also has 32 public colleges and universities vs 13 in Missouri, 130+ private colleges and universities vs 27 in Missouri, and 40 million residents vs 6 million. I do agree with your premise that human capital is the driving force behind growth and innovation. We (St. Louis) can start by retaining the best and brightest graduating from SLU, WashU, UMSL, etc., which appears to be happening (https://www.stlmag.com/news/st-louis-millennials-brain-belt-study-pew-inhen/)

Wow, great news!

That's unfortunate. I assume Inhen is moving to another city? EDIT: Just read he's moving to WKRP in Cincinnati

My thoughts exactly. I apologize for asking this but can he play right away? EDIT: Just read he has to sit a year.

My apologies. Some of us have big boy jobs and don't have the time to monitor every message.

I found the most recent tweet on this guy's twitter page (or whatever the kids are calling it) to be quite interesting: https://twitter.com/curtisburton75?lang=en

I'm not Sshoe and I never said the Rams weren't last in attendance. As I said, there were several reasons why attendance at Rams games was low, however, location of the Dome was not one of them. By the way, you do know that the NFL measures "attendance" by tickets sold and not butts in the seats, right?

Okay. I don't get it...

Call me crazy but I think attendance issues may have had something to do with one or more of the following: 1. Zero winning seasons in over a decade, including the worst 5 year stretch in NFL history. You ready to have your mind blown? Since the Rams last made the playoffs, every single team in the NFC has made the playoffs TWICE. Yes....TWICE. Every single NFC team (I didn't believe it at first and looked it up - TRUE). 2. Not just losing but losing badly. Being outscored in 10 seasons by over 1,000 points! 3. An owner and front office that wanted nothing to do with the community. Zero outreach. 4. The last 3 years, the ongoing threat of the team picking up and leaving for LA. The Dome was the place to be from 99-04. Geography had very little to do with it.

If you haven't seen LCD live, DO IT

Which are still a couple of reasons more for ANYone to visit whatever dinky town you live in. Let's make a deal: I promise not to visit the Casey's General Store and Walmart in your municipality and you promise not to attend any Blues, Bills or Cardinals games, dine at any of the restaurants (75% of the best dining in the region), or visit any cultural institution (such as the zoo, science center, art museum, Powell Hall, Sheldon, history museum, etc.) within city proper. Deal?

Ha. Not a chance there is another vote on this. Especially one so soon. Unfortunately, the MLS ship has likely sailed. I was holding out hope that maybe the owners would just say "F IT" an fund the financing gap themselves. But after Garber and that other MLS execs' comments last night, I don't see how they can walk back from those. I hope I am wrong!

If you have spare time (which I suspect you do) add up the annual Metrolink ridership numbers & total number of people shot at a metrolink station or on the metrolink. You probably have a better chance of being struck by lightning than shot on the Metrolink. HINT: daily ridership on the Metrolink is around 50,000. If anything, this whole MLS fiasco highlights the fragmentation of the St. Louis region. You had voters representing 12% of the region voting on the fate of a team and stadium that would have been enjoyed by 85% of people form the county that had no vote. It's time St. Louis stops competing with itself and starts competing on a national/global scale. We are becoming Omaha.

TheChosenOne: I tried to quote you but have no idea how to do it so i just copied and pasted above. To answer the second part of your sentence, yes and no. Quality leadership (or lack thereof) in the city has certainly played a large role. I think another factor, however, has been policy at the regional level which can have a large impact on the city. One small example: county voters voting down a nominal tax increase for Metro services. County residents: "I don't care about public transportation. Why do I care if they are able to maintain their buses, I certainly don't take them!" Well, a lot of low-wage city residents DO take them and DO depend on them and a lot of them work at jobs in the county. Metro had to shut down services outside of 270 and county business owners were SHOCKED when their employees weren't showing up to work! My point being, the city needs to take responsibility and do whatever it can to improve. There is no denying that. But it would be in the best interest of the surrounding counties to extend a hand and help instead of constantly turning their backs. Again...a healthy and vibrant city is good for the entire region. There seems to be this self-fulfilling prophecy with many county residents: the city is horrible, crime-ridden and useless, therefore I won't vote for anything that could actually improve the city because what's the point? It's a "waste of money". Then more crime happens, more disinvestment, etc. Those people watching the news: "See!!! You see! Why would I want to help the city?" As an FYI, I live in the county.

Newsflash: you don't have to live 70 miles outside of the city for really good schools and low crime. In fact, take a look at this list of top public schools in Missouri. The top 10 are all in St. Louis county. https://www.niche.com/k12/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/missouri/ You can keep the tract housing, 15 minute drives just to get milk, and hour-long commutes to get anywhere meaningful. It always cracks me up when outer suburb/fringe metro STL residents think that they aren't impacted by the city of St. Louis. A stronger city center helps create a stronger STL metro. The lack of progressive thinking in this region has been killing us for years. People (that live 30 miles out) would rather complain about the city than do anything to help turn it around. After all, they don't think it affects them at all. This MLS deal is no different than if a major company approached city officials and negotiated a deal to move here. Public private partnerships have been a part of cities nation wide for decades. It's how you get things done. Don't like it, come up with something radically different.

There is absolutely no doubt that the MLS is trending up in all facets. 2016 team valuations are up 80% from 2013. That's crazy. This article is over a year old but does a good job explaining how the MLS is closing the gap on the "Big 4". Hopefully one day old guy comes to grips with the fact that the MLS is not going away any time soon. https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrenheitner/2015/12/22/how-major-league-soccer-is-closing-the-gap-with-the-big-four/#43a8390e6c20

Didn't want to start a new topic on this but Davidson up 14 on Mizzou at half.

Yeah, I think Xavier ended up pulling away at the end but I remember a lot of lead changes throughout the game.

I believe Mizzou played them close last year as well. We all know how that season turned out. Also, I think X was missing their best player today. I could be wrong though...

I take it the blue font represents sarcasm? Sorry, it's been a crazy day...

Is there anything out there about what Jeremiah Tilmon may do now that he isn't signing with Illinois?