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I need a commit this week for my sanity!

I get what you’re saying and agree with a ton of it. Luckily for us, we appear to be on the cutting edge of NIL/portal landscape with Schertz. At least much more closer to it than we were under Ford

Swope just have a single year of eligibility?

I was skeptical because of the size, and still am, but showed real D1 playmaking ability. Would’ve been interesting to see in new system Oh well

Don’t understand the Medley downgrade whatsoever

Very important point here. Larry and Kent appear to be unrated coming out of HS. Unrated as in no stars. Not on anyone’s radar. Both cashing out at Texas. Avila was a 2 star center with minimal regional interest. Now he’s a 4 star transfer and one of the best bigs in the country. Conwell was a 3 star coming out - highest regarded of the bunch. Even if we miss out on this cycle. There will be plenty, plenty more.

Swope, Avila, Conwell all on campus this week yes?

100%. Sounds like he displayed relationship building attributes as it pertains to CJS. Both acknowledged many conversations, dinners, etc. Hard not to be impressed with him at the moment

Couldn’t be more different haha

NCAA? Hang the Final 4 one

Twitter is a beautiful place

Loved Gibby was there. I really hope he’s stays. Deep down I think he will. Cement the SLU legacy as an all time great and win some games in the new system on the way out

"There's really good players who aren't good winners. There's also really good winners who aren't good players. The great ones are both" This guy just has it

Created #TeamBlue

It doesn’t matter who was right and who was wrong 8 years ago. More so an observation that, at least from the surface, we had a much more successful outcome on this coaching vacancy than the previous one. Attributed to what?

I do remember a good portion of the board pretty excited about TF, but maybe more because Crews was leaving rather than TF coming.

He cites STL being a great sports town, great facilities/resources for sustained championships as deciding factors as well. Salary is not end all be all, especially considering what this dude will make in coaching. Perhaps more impressive was beating out FAU. Alma mater and recent Final Four worked in their favor.

Question. When we hired Ford, where was he on our list for the job? Presumably not 1st, probably not 2nd/3rd?

Via A10 talk article in other thread. Not the only report I’ve seen either:

Mostly Twitter. Read he was Louisvilles #1 and talks fell through. Agree it is not Gospel

It’s pretty cool we beat out Louisville

Yes. Last season was the lowest in my fandom. We are exciting again!

This confirmed?