slu72 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 In the last few days some more have arisen: > Fr. Biondi > Cell phones > Loss of private jet > Lousy facilities > Academic standards > No PE or Basket weaving majors > No TV contract > No Football team > Lousy conference > NEW! ANTHONY BEANE *Have no clue as to why, unless he's out there bad mouthing UB. > NEW! THE BOARD'S NEGATIVE ATTITUDE * See note 1.) below. > NEW! NO WINNING TRADITION *See note 2 below 1.) I was checking out the SLU board on St.Louis Today. The anti Brad comments far outnumbered the pro Brad posts. Actually, there was only one UB defender. I'll give you two guesses who. 2.) 2007 NCAA and NIT invitees with no significant hoops tradition: Tx A&M, Tx Tech, W. Va., New Mexico State, Nevada, VCU, Geo Mason, Winthrop (was an all girls school until 1979), Vanderbilt, Clemson, Tennessee, Washington State, Pitt(up until the new arena and Howland arrived about 5 years ago), Southern Cal, GW. Just to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 slu72 check your pm's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleBilliken Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Thanks, 72 that is a fantastic piece of work. I don't know what we'd do without this. Glad to see you've picked up where Hardball left off. Isn't about time for you to make your 10th post about how you aren't going to talk about this stuff until after the signing period? LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Of Brad convincing OJ Mayo of switching to SLU, than 72 stoping this. He lives for this #####. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 Hey, I thought a nice summary of all the reasons we don't have decent recruits would be helpful. Other than listing them, I meant no disrespect to our vaunted head coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Maybe just maybe, '72 will have a good day and post a happy thought...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Significant is obviously a pretty broad word in your list of schools without "significant tradition" I doubt though tradition really comes into play much unless we are recruiting against UNC, Duke, KS, etc ... unless it is a local guy or a kid with a tie to SLU ... recruiting those kids is pretty silly. Official Billikens.com sponsor of H Waldman Official Sponser of the Stemmler and Ahearn could and would have helped club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 These aren't my excuses....they all have been cited by the UB backers...I was going to add your comment about the loss of Peterson being the fault of TL, KL, and DP, but that would be over the top. I know my whining and negativity is getting old, Brich, but, alas, so am I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 72 is senile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 Senile? That means....ooops I forgot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Not senility at all. We are dealing with the crankiness preceeding it though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Hot flashes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Not quite yet. My lovely wife is 1cm dialated though, so we're on track for another Billiken fan by the end of the month.... Come to think of it, it is a bit warm in here today..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Congrats Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Thanks. I need to get him a little Mitchell jersey (that being his projected first name.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Congrats Rich! My wife and I are having our first in August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUDrew Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Congrats Rich. My wife and I just had our first in December. I am 6'4 and my wife is 6'0 and right now my son's height and weight are off the charts so we might have a power forward on our hands. Then again he could grow-up and play the cello in the philharmonic and that would be fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Brad better offer your son now! Congrats Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Little Drews and little Moys running the streets. Congrats to both of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Outstanding! DO NOT DO WHAT I DID IN THE DELIVERY ROOM! My wife's OB wasn't available. The jackass on call was a bit too cavalier for my lovely wife and I. He cracked wise one time too often and I (accidentally I assure you) lowered the rhetorical boom on him. He rather ungently shoved his hand into a spot deserving rather more respect and said "hey, I'll do one last check for rings, coins, lost equipment and whatnot." I, holding my new born son and not thinking of the consequences said, "Hey this kid's only got one ear!" A doctor, and like four nurses turned around ashen faced and panicky looking. The doc was a putz but I felt for him at that moment........ The funny thing was, my wife got the joke....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 Congrats to all the new fathers....a wonderful experience. Drew, will you invite me the day Sodie shows up for his in home visit. That's something I'd like to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Thanks Brian, Rich and '72. Drew, will you invite me the day '72 observes Sodie, that's something i'd like to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I'm 6'4" and my wife is 5'2" although the rest of her family is pretty tall. My current son is a forward on his Y-league team. Hopefully Mitchell will be won the tall side of things too. Although as you say I'd "settle" for him being the next great American novelist...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I'd like to see that smarta** festival as well...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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