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I understand you need 16 sports but they don’t care or support 16 in any shape or form. The more college sports are becoming like pro sports, changing literally on a daily basis, nothing is sacred. My whole point is if you are paying players and giving coaches millions yearly, how does a place like SLU sustain it? Especially given how financially challenged it is. All those other sports, and wbb literally burn millions a year, terrible business model and outdated. Education aspect went out window when NIL and transfer portal showed up. IF your departments strategy is hoping your mbb team is hot one week in March each year…that’s concerning. It’s just not a sustainable model not just for SLU but another 80% or so schools as well. Just asking if that would be a wise strategy in the future if it was allowed to happen, everyone acts like NCAA rules are set in stone, P4 doesn’t seem to think so. All I’m saying. Same people saying I’m a troll probably said at one time no way players will get paid, things change guys and reality doesn’t care about SLU bubble some of us live in.

I’ve banged drum for baseball and softball facilities for a while, IF slu could actually do them right and top notch, those would give department 2 spring sports, ticket them and actually promote. I’d say keep them, especially in St. Louis of all places. Baseball is a no brainer. If both programs were actually funded and treated professionally they might thrive. What do swimming, track, cross country, volleyball, field hockey, tennis, etc bring to the table financially? And before someone says it’s about education….not anymore with NIL. Expectations are to win. Athletes are employees. AD’s should be held accountable like in real world. Produce or get fired. Maybe one day thaw sports could come back, after 4/6 started producing and actually put slu on the map nationally as far as athletics. On top of all of this, I’m confident Chris May couldn’t run a local little league, so the less to manage, mess up, the better. Department morale is at an all time low right now and people have had enough. Before one of Chris May’s fan club members jump on me, yes I 1000% think the guy hides more than he shows, regardless this is all coming from people within the department. So take that as you’d like.

I have a question….hear university is having some big financial struggles currently and athletic department is really having major financial issues, a lot of it compounding from the Travis Ford contract, mbb over spending last few years and no NCAA appearances. Why doesn’t slu just drop everything but mbb, wbb, men’s soccer and women’s soccer programs? Let those teams have CC since they pretty much do anyway. Department is throwing everything they can and “hoping” mbb wins, wbb is such a huge financial drain on department it’s not even funny. Both soccer programs would thrive. Department has abandoned other programs, minus the absolute basics needed, again the bad TF contract put a huge hole in finances, long and short term, and being in A10 with all the travel makes no sense, just more throwing good money away. Gotta think with NIL now, people are going to expect more winning, streamlining operations might make more sense, less staff, less everything overall. AD has not proven he can build anything without Chaifetz and Kavanaugh….which are one in same as basketball and soccer programs. Less to mess up day to day. Put everything in those 4 and actually try and win longterm and big every year. Baseball and softball field would be premium parking for both sports as well. Just a thought.

Lowest budget local D3 is now better than SLU. Embarrassing.

SLU indoor doesn’t have AC or heat or running water. However we do have a lot of empty promises. #1 in college athletics baseball.

Nonstop examples of schools with programs not at the caliber of SLU’s winning in facilities. How many more examples are needed for AD to at least acknowledge reality is perception and this is hurting baseball program? I’m sure AD thinks it’s good enough and program is winning without a first class set up, that’s even more alarming. So, all that talk about competition should have an asterisk next to it, competition means winning A10 and then getting blasted in sectionals. Everyone is happy, right? In of all places St. Louis. AD is taking too many notes and tips from Mozeliek and DeWitts.

Mizzou fired him. That’s real story. And lady he replaced got a new job at Minnesota.

That’s the $64k question isn’t it? Why do so many former staff and coaches tell similar stories, all say nobody believes them because it’s so outrageous. Apparently SLU leadership either doesn’t care or is that dumb. I just need to come to grips with the program is what it is and what it could be is just fantasyland. Enjoy good years when they come along and spend time on other stuff when they are bad. AD position is a managerial role at SLU.

For the record, met Coach Schertz over the summer….incredible, incredible, incredible person, love what he’s doing and am so excited regardless of how dumb/bad AD is. Thank you Dr. Chaifetz! However, I feel for rest of dept and primarily the student athletes if half this crap is indeed true. That’s not right or fair.

Best description is May tries to run place like WWT and has Harris Stowe budget and zero original ideas in his brain. He thinks he’s a big time CEO and can’t get a job anywhere else. Thank god for Chaifetz and Kavanaugh.

This is how SLU should be striving to model their athletics department……takes vision and able leadership, which they currently do not have in place. It’s a shame. https://www.papercitymag.com/culture/renu-khator-sees-eddie-nunez-new-houston-athletic-director-doubling-budget-tilman-fertitta/

This info is coming from some former employees and very high profile former employees about how AD and his “assistant” run department behind closed doors day to day. It sounds pretty bad. AD just held his annual staff day of gratitude event apparently. It’s all for show to fool higher ups and majority of staff and coaches are about fed up with the act. The term “gratitude trap” was used to explain how AD manipulates the staff on day to day basis. Question is this….how can all these former employees be out to get this guy and his “assistant” and why are all them saying pretty much the exact same things? Why doesn’t Pestello survey employees or do exit interviews? If somebody has to force others to be grateful that’s a huge red flag. Beating a dead horse about AD, but wondering if anyone else has heard anything similar?

Is John Mozeliak consulting SLU baseball these days? Lol

Has anyone heard any updates on this new facility? You’d think with how facility upgrades are so celebrated in college athletics and help with recruiting you’d hear more about this project. Very weird.