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  1. 2 minutes ago, SLU_Lax said:

    I really do think the school handled  this deftly, but VERY unfairly.  They get to keep all the benefits of having Goodwin (despite dragging him through the mud).  They get to show how strongly they protect women and Kratky and Weathers get to keep their "Gold Standard" process.  Meanwhile, it will not be long before the apologist come here and talk about how capable and strong school leadership was to navigate this situation.  It will be ignored that they absolutely railed at least 2 of the 3 that will not be returning.  It will also be glossed over that Goodwin is still paying an unfairly harsh punishment (for probably the same violations the girls had too).

    Do not forget this is a tryst that was arranged by the women and the women appear to have filed a false police report.  It is amazing the school found "no sexual assault" when you consider how low the burden of proof is in the school setting.

    Either way, all 4 were punished severely.  As best I know, only one was deserving of a severe punishment.  I guess the message is that black men should not be sleeping with white women.  I am happy for the team that Goodwin will return and that the incoming recruiting class will most likely stay intact.  I am equally ashamed of SLU's treatment of this situation.

    See I think SLU may have ended up with the worst of both sides of this story. Given we don't really know who did what that night, they deemed 3 of 4 students' actions worthy of effective expulsion, yet somehow let them roam about the campus and go about their business while twiddling their thumbs and missing every deadline outlined in their own policies. Then you have Goodwin's apparent drastic reduction in punishment which conveniently salvages the program. Lots of people think the players were punished too harshly and treated unfairly to make a point, then SLU goes and negates that point by reducing Goodwin's punishment significantly. They drag 3 guys through the mud, then end up looking like they're defending their superstar in the end anyway. I really hope the right thing was done and I'm somehow missing details, but man that math is hard to fathom. 

  2. 15 minutes ago, CBFan said:

    Go to the A10 network look for the stream and you will find it and choose play and won't be asked to register.

    The video is ahead of Bob and Earl tonight.

    Thanks, I was inadvertently trying to pull up the mobile-friendly version which requires a login. I also could not pull it up on iPad.

  3. On 8/5/2017 at 4:06 PM, 615Billiken said:

    So excited for this season.

    Im sad, however, because I just got some pre-beginning of the year info from SLU in the mail and grad students are not included in the free tickets for students deal. Bummer.

     

    Thinking about getting the $99 season tickets though. Are they worth it? Are there any benefits that's come included other than admission (maybe playing a few minutes during blowout games)? I tried to do my research online but couldn't find anything so I wanted to hear from some people with season ticket experience.

    The method of entry for students (flashing student ID) makes this nearly impossible to enforce if it is true. I am a current med student who attended numerous games for "free" ($50K) last year. I would imagine it wouldn't be an issue until they are as popular as they were a few years ago when you needed to pick up a printed ticket in addition to flashing your ID. For now, I think they are happy to have students of any sort fill that section. 

  4. 54 minutes ago, Old guy said:

    If they can settle for $60 M they should use this sum to repay the debt still owed on the dome  (City, counties, and State) or at least diminish it. Diminish the size and cost of the already existing white elephant instead of building another one. This is particularly true after the MLS statement that we had lost our "bright" opportunity to land a franchise. Who is going to play in the new stadium? 

    You're totally right, and I hope they do get enough to cover some of the debt. I think even $60M is wishful thinking though. I'm also in the camp that totally understands resistance to the new soccer stadium, although I did personally support it. My comment was due in large part to the frustration that without Kroenke and Rams shafting the city of St. Louis, the soccer deal likely would have went through. My reasoning (admittedly problematic logistically) was that if part of Kroenke's sins were atoned for, it would be cool to see the MLS project he indirectly killed get a second chance. 

    With regards to the MLS statement and for that matter the statements of the ownership group about "having no plan B", these are things they have to say to maintain the system of public funding for these kind of projects. Both groups have a vested interest in the public thinking that the only way to get a franchise is to involve (their) government money. The MLS2STL group would have to be fools (I do not think they are fools) to have not considered the likelihood of a no vote. Any hint of a backup plan would have completely sunk Prop 2 from the start though. If that group really thinks an MLS franchise in St. Louis is a fantastic now or never investment, they will find a way to build a stadium, and if a fully funded stadium plan appears St. Louis will immediately be back near the top of the list for an MLS expansion team. 

  5. This may be expanding this discussion too far, but do our lackluster facilities hurt us when it comes to AAC or other conference invitations? Chaifetz can compete with anything as far as I'm concerned, but conferences have to be somewhat interested in the holistic athletic environment. 

  6. 3 hours ago, Tilkowsky said:

    SLU just can't afford a Grizzlies/Rascsls type stadium. Even if they had that I doubt more people would come.

    Very true, I was referring to the idea and the feel more so than seat numbers or dollars and cents. Those are games that people go to because there is an element of a fan experience outside of what the players are literally doing. Watching SLU baseball on a field such as ours is more like high school where it's fun as long as your kid is on the team. 

  7. 6 minutes ago, Tilkowsky said:

    I actually don't think the stadiums are that bad.

    Given the lack of attendance for soccer and baseball I am not sure what you expect.

    Kind of a chicken or the egg question. (If you build it they will come?) The baseball team has actually been pretty good, as billikenfan05 said there just isn't anything at all going on for fans. On the field product doesn't make up for the fact that it might as well be SLUH to the untrained eye. As much as the "St. Louis is a soccer city" tagline is thrown around, I think its hard to argue against St. Louis being first and foremost a baseball town. If SLU baseball felt/looked a little more like the Frontier league (Rascals/Grizzlies) and the team was halfway decent I think more people would attend. 

  8. 2 minutes ago, bonwich said:

    OK, I'll stop being coy, inasmuch as I can. I've talked directly to one of the companies that are in negotiations with the Armory project. I also know for a fact that this company has collaborated with another of the three companies, so I take them at their word about the identity of the second company in negotiations. I know that they're friends with the third company, so I also take them at their word about the identity of the third company.

    None of the microbrewers mentioned so far are on the list that I saw. And there may be another food/drink business added. 

    Clearly, that's pretty much all I can say, because I've probably narrowed the list of potential craft brewers too much already. :)

     

    That was a kind elaboration, thanks. Googling microbrewery chocolatier collaborations in St. Louis returns more results than one would think...

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