slufan13 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Heard a little bit about this after the Richmond game but here's the detailed story. http://hankssportsblog.com/life-beyond-basketball/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Great story. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbizzle09 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Really touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Damnit, Jim, you're doing a helluva job winning me over. Awesome stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Seems RM and JC share similar qualities that go beyond just the x's and o's. Touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Metzinger Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Glad to have the Black Knights on our side!!! Go Army! Beat Navy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Great stuff. Regardless of where this leads, I get the feeling that Crews is really enjoying this experience. Neat to see the Army guys following the Billikens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Matt Norlander giving this story some love on his CBS sports blog: http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/21698393/wakeup-call-what-are-kentuckys-new-odds-to-win-it-all "And yet another good story on Saint Louis basketball. The program is the feel-good team of the year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 My beloved NY Giants have similar stories in their SB year of 2012, ie speeches from an injured Army Cap't and Coughlin's friend Gen Onofrio (sp?). Also, a young man who was suffering from the big C and his fantasy wish was a day w/ the Giants. Inspiring stuff. GO BILLS! Where are we all meeting in Atlanta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Bobby Metzinger" data-cid="342645" data-time="1360852711"><p> Glad to have the Black Knights on our side!!!<br /> <br /> Go Army! Beat Navy!</p></blockquote> We have a child battling cancer, the US army, and a dead coach pulling for us. Add it all together and this team is unstoppable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Bobby Metzinger" data-cid="342645" data-time="1360852711"><p>Glad to have the Black Knights on our side!!!<br /> <br /> Go Army! Beat Navy!</p></blockquote> We have a child battling cancer, the US army, and a dead coach pulling for us. Add it all together and this team is unstoppable. Don't forget the cheerleader who is in remission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 And @chrisharriman24 Special thanks SLU Billiken family for the incredibly thoughtful gift u gave Avery today! We love u and appreciate your support!#TeamAvery This program is really special. It's nice to see a team actually put the more important things before basketball and not just talk about it. And the team is winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 The feel-good team of the year. I think Coach Majerus was as proud of his young men as he was of their basketball ability. Great publicity for being great people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basketbill Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 What is the Harriman tweet About? Does he have a child with an illness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Heard a little bit about this after the Richmond game but here's the detailed story. http://hankssportsblog.com/life-beyond-basketball/ Okay, after reading that great feature, I now want to be counted in the camp of people who want Crews to be SLU's head coach. I just hope that the entire program figures out how to recruit well enough to keep the program at a very high level. Sometimes nice guys don't sell well enough for the "cold-blooded" athletic studs needed for championship-caliber hoops. (Like Brad Soderberg.) I do think that the program (i.e., Biondi, May, and high-end boosters) needs to make Crews freshen up (and probably "diversify") the coaching staff for it to work. Nothing against Platt or Whitesell, but I just don't think it will work well with them, and I also think there are some Billiken sons who need to get in the program to help sustain and elevate the success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 What is the Harriman tweet About? Does he have a child with an illness? Now, root even harder for another good health report, this time for Avery Harriman, son of Husker assistant Chris Harriman and his wife, Cheryl. Avery, 5, is in his second tussle in 3½ years with leukemia. He underwent radiation treatments Thursday, Miles said, in preparation for a bone-marrow procedure sometime this weekend. http://www.omaha.com/article/20130214/HUSKERS/702149836/1001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleBilliken Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Okay, after reading that great feature, I now want to be counted in the camp of people who want Crews to be SLU's head coach. I just hope that the entire program figures out how to recruit well enough to keep the program at a very high level. Sometimes nice guys don't sell well enough for the "cold-blooded" athletic studs needed for championship-caliber hoops. (Like Brad Soderberg.)I do think that the program (i.e., Biondi, May, and high-end boosters) needs to make Crews freshen up (and probably "diversify") the coaching staff for it to work. Nothing against Platt or Whitesell, but I just don't think it will work well with them, and I also think there are some Billiken sons who need to get in the program to help sustain and elevate the success. One billiken is on staff, Danny Brown, as a graduate assistant. Hopefully he will become an assistant coach soon. Also, I think Femi John should become the next graduate assistant, he is still an important part of this team. We have a young core with Tanner Bronson as an assistant coach, Mike Lepore as the DBO, but there is still a long way to go. Crews, hopefully works with them and those four could become his core staff in a year or two. We will need a recruiting assistant coach, but Crews will probably look for one over the summer, if he is retained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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