Old guy

Yes, if Fox is not making their projected amount of revenue form Big East, it is not likely to renegotiate the TV contract with Big East at the same price level. If they have a better, higher revenue option, they are likely to reduce the standing of Big East and give the best coverage to the higher revenue option.

Let's be serious about this, we cannot go much lower this season, so we either stay at the same level or go up. Let's hope we go up.

OK, so that is Joe Edwards and he sounds like a VIP in his own right.

How about President Obama and the mayor of Chicago? Who is Joe Edwards?

cgeldmacher, Miles is a really nice kid, he has good grades, speaks well and gets along with others nicely. His father, judging by the people he takes pictures with, is a very important and well connected person. They do not need the NBA money or the IVY league degrees. Miles can choose where he wants to go to. I personally think he will grow into an important asset for the SLU team and I hope he stays playing with us until he graduates.

All I can say is that I am disappointed.

Well, what can I say, another disappointment. On to the next one, hoping for a win.

Taj, with all due respect to Doc B and GG, I have absolutely no doubt that GG would very much like to play a final year with us, and I have no doubt that there are some in the coaching staff that would be willing to give him the chance. What is not clear, and will not be clear until the time comes, is whether or not his shoulder will allow the kind of play that will be expected of him without further dislocations. This is a thorny issue. Many people screw up their rehab process by trying very hard, in effect speeding up the gradual rehab process, to do whatever it was they were doing before the surgery. I am sure we will see, in due time, whether or not GG managed a full gradual rehab during the time he has been off or not. I will say categorically that we do not want a player in the team that will play a couple of games and then go out again with a repeat shoulder dislocation.

White pelican, there is the not inconsiderable issue of money. When you go to the A10 post conference games you accumulate money credits that will be paid over a certain number of years. Dayton and SLU have significant money to be paid to them by A10 due to their appearance in post conference games. If they quit A10, they forfeit this money plus may be charged an exit fee as well. This may amount to a very significant amount of revenue lost by the school. I am not sure of the details (how much over what time and or what exit fee) but it is a considerable amount, in the millions.

Fully agree hsmith19. Someone once wrote a book called "The Varieties of Religious Experience", sorry I cannot remember the name of the author. The thought has crossed my mind often during my life that the same kind of analysis applies to the varieties of anything else, from liberalism, to conservatism, to racism, etc... Internal biases built around many issues can manifest themselves in subtle ways and can indeed be present even when a person believes he/she is very impartial or open minded. It is generally very difficult to maintain a middle of the road point of view and not being waylayed by these internal biases which we all have in some degree or the other.

Please guys, let's try to keep this discussion in a rational plane. If we keep the general rioting out of this discussion, and we keep Bob McCullough out of it as well, that is if we limit this discussion to the occupation of SLU as a civil rights protest and the actions taken by SLU, its president, faculty, and student body, we make this discussion a lot easier. Indeed, I believe that the actions of SLU as a University during this event were very much in line with the mission of the University and the Jesuit mission. The outcome of this event was peaceful, did not result in property damage or student injuries, and did not require the occupation of the campus by battalions of SWAT troopers or National Guard. I think we may all agree that this was a very satisfactory outcome to the occupation of SLU, an outcome we can all be proud of, and one that deserves to be kept in memory. Political and racial issues are thorny because the preconceptions held by lots and lots of people in both sides of the issue makes it difficult to deal rationally with the issues themselves. When an institution is faced with such a racial and politically charged situation, it needs to try to step away from these preconceptions, listen to the issues, and take action that is appropriate to the situation, follows its mission statement, and results in a positive outcome. I believe that is exactly what Dr. Pestello and SLU achieved. I also think this achievement deserves some physical manifestation in memory of the event.

Dikembe motombo caliber?

Thanks for the link Harry

Happy birthday to coach Crews

Thank you Roy, excellent HS player review.

Thank you Brianstl and almaman I aim to please. Small bow. The Villain of Ukrania rides again... Maybe we could franchise a small action figure of this guy and sell it to voodoo priests. Could be the biggest thing since Darth Vedar. I would not go for the werewolves, they are messy and bite.

Early in the game I was noticing the very pronounced supraorbital ridges (the shelf above the eye sockets) shown by Biruta. This is one of the cranial characteristics of Nehanderthals, I wonder if he has significant Nehanderthal genes. He certainly is an extremely strong player (Nehanderthals were also much stronger than Cro Magnons).

Talking about Enquirer level journalism, I would like to mention some of the Headlines I have seen in this kind of publication while waiting in line at the supermarket, I thought these were memorable: 1. Exorcist explodes! The power of Satan revealed! 2. Fat woman crushes lover to death.

With all due respect and not intending to dis anyone, including Kenpom or the Wiz, I do not see how "luck" can be measured in a standard reproducible fashion. I assume whatever ratings we get for "luck" are based upon speculation or personal bias. Can anyone describe how to measure luck in case I am wrong here?

BackHand and how do we know what was said in such a supposed conversation with Crews or even if the conversation did or did not happen as described? All we have is some kind of tract published and then retracted, most likely because it was very questionable. How do we know if there was nothing else involved like attitude or poor performance or family pressure to leave the team and improve grades? Why use this to heap yet more criticism on the coach? Why waste time on hear say, innuendo, and opinion? There are enough concerns about the team and the way things are going this year to add this one to the pile.

Agree fully with MB

Just read this, terrible thing. My prayers to him and his family.

When I go to the games at the Fetz I sit in the nosebleed level and cannot see them close enough or near the opposing players. I can do that much better looking at the TV. So your answer is that they probably look the same way as compared to the opposition whether you watch them on TV or you are close enough to see them in person at the Fetz, but close enough is definitely not the nosebleed section of the arena.

If we are going to discuss the issues of why we are not winning games, I think physical development is playing a significant part. Bartley, Gillmann, and Reynolds need to gain muscle mass and to gain physical endurance before next season. When you look at them on TV (away games) they look so very young and so skinny compared to the opposing players. They need to gain weight and endurance to be able to play better. So, I think we could analyze the situation this way: the Freshmen bigs need time to develop into their potential, two of our Freshmen guards need to bulk up (and so does Gillmann). Since Grandy is out due to injury, JM is marginal, and TL is on the bench almost full time, we wind up with 6 players with adequate physical development out of the 13 we started the season with. I am not counting Jolly among these 6 because as a big he needs extra time to develop his potential. Out of these 6 remaining players AM has been consistently blocked and largely neutralized by the opposition, and RA (which indeed is quite strong) apparently needs to refine his play in order to satisfy Crews and play longer. So that leaves us with 4 adequately physically developed and capable players in action. Is there any reason we should be winning lots of games given this state of affairs? The team needs time to bulk up and integrate together. We may need to consider replacing some of the non functional players.

Just an idle question but how can Kenpom or anyone else measure such a thing as luck?