SLUDrew Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Another recruit we were after just went off the board this morning. Again, this is a CRITICAL time to have a head coach in place. It might not have mattered but it certainly isnt helping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Another recruit we were after just went off the board this morning. Again, this is a CRITICAL time to have a head coach in place. It might not have mattered but it certainly isnt helping Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 The fact that we did no recruiting during the season has more to do with losing out on these recruits than the delay process of officially hiring Crews. Theses other schools have had long relationships with these kids and we are entering in late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 The fact that we did no recruiting during the season has more to do with losing out on these recruits than the delay process of officially hiring Crews. Theses other schools have had long relationships with these kids and we are entering in late. Ugh, where did you see that we did "no" recruiting this season? Hmm? Every 'insider' on this board has said Crews and company have been hitting recruiting hard all year. You also seem to forget we signed Crawford in the middle of the season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Ugh, where did you see that we did "no" recruiting this season? Hmm? Every 'insider' on this board has said Crews and company have been hitting recruiting hard all year. You also seem to forget we signed Crawford in the middle of the season... Crews said it himself. He said he wanted to focus on the team this season and that meant not doing much recruiting. He wanted to be there for the players not out recruiting. I get his point but you have to go recruit. Yes, we have been hitting the recruiting trail hard but its late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 whats the word on J.P. Macura, I know we were a top 2 or 3 pick for him, but I dont know about singing another 6'4 shooting guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUDrew Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Crews said it himself. He said he wanted to focus on the team this season and that meant not doing much recruiting. He wanted to be there for the players not out recruiting. I get his point but you have to go recruit. Yes, we have been hitting the recruiting trail hard but its late.I can't believe this is the case and if it is he should be let go immediately. Life must go on for all of us after we lose someone. You cannot just let everything around you fall apart. Taking a year off from recruiting is absolutely inexcusable when you are the head coach of a division 1 basketball team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikan Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 The fact that we did no recruiting during the season has more to do with losing out on these recruits than the delay process of officially hiring Crews. Theses other schools have had long relationships with these kids and we are entering in late. I just can't help myself--but this is a perfect example of what I was saying yesterday. Here is a post that is an absolute lie--false in every respect but this idiot poster offers it as proven fact. The truth is that this staff has been recruiting hard for many months and Jim Crews was in more gyms this year than RM was in his entire time at SLU. We are talking to many recruits and the fact that some made other choices is never a surprise for any school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Not sure why you are angry with me, Jim Crews is the one who said it to Frank Cusamano on Channel 5 a few days after the season. You should be mad at him not me. He said he did not recruit during the season to dedicate his attention to the team. He could of been lying but that's what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Not sure why you are angry with me, Jim Crews is the one who said it to Frank Cusamano on Channel 5 a few days after the season. You should be mad at him not me. He said he did not recruit during the season to dedicate his attention to the team. He could of been lying but that's what he said I also heard Crews say it, but I took it to mean that there was a period following RM's death, that he didn't do any recruiting, because he wanted to focus all of his attention on the team and their well-being. I don't think he shut down recruiting all together. I think it was that same interview where I heard him say that there would be an announcement one way or the other about his status by the end of last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Not sure why you are angry with me, Jim Crews is the one who said it to Frank Cusamano on Channel 5 a few days after the season. You should be mad at him not me. He said he did not recruit during the season to dedicate his attention to the team. He could of been lying but that's what he said I'm sorry Westy but if you're going to correct Billikan you must be both correct AND use proper English. It should read "He could've been lying." Sorry to have to call you out...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I just can't help myself--but this is a perfect example of what I was saying yesterday. Here is a post that is an absolute lie--false in every respect but this idiot poster offers it as proven fact. The truth is that this staff has been recruiting hard for many months and Jim Crews was in more gyms this year than RM was in his entire time at SLU. We are talking to many recruits and the fact that some made other choices is never a surprise for any school. -I am glad you are back!! -site is like crack, isn't it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy03 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I also heard Crews say it, but I took it to mean that there was a period following RM's death, that he didn't do any recruiting, because he wanted to focus all of his attention on the team and their well-being. I don't think he shut down recruiting all together. I think it was that same interview where I heard him say that there would be an announcement one way or the other about his status by the end of last week. Thanks for the clarification, Ace. I knew I wasn't going crazy about what he said. Oh well, lets get this damn contract done and get some recruits committed. Lets go Jimmy Crews. Billikan, im extremely confident that Jim Crews will bring in some talented players and im also very optimistic about the program going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thanks for the clarification, Ace. I knew I wasn't going crazy about what he said. Oh well, lets get this damn contract done and get some recruits committed. Lets go Jimmy Crews. Billikan, im extremely confident that Jim Crews will bring in some talented players and im also very optimistic about the program going forward. I just can't help myself--but this is a perfect example of what I was saying yesterday. Here is a post that is an absolute lie--false in every respect but this idiot poster offers it as proven fact. The truth is that this staff has been recruiting hard for many months and Jim Crews was in more gyms this year than RM was in his entire time at SLU. We are talking to many recruits and the fact that some made other choices is never a surprise for any school. Billikan or anybody, can you fill me in on why Soderberg was fired on April 17 and not right after the season? How did that all go down? Clearly there was a period following the 2007 season where they thought Soderberg was coming back. Why the indecision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbizzle09 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Billikan or anybody, can you fill me in on why Soderberg was fired on April 17 and not right after the season? How did that all go down? Clearly there was a period following the 2007 season where they thought Soderberg was coming back. Why the indecision? What point are you trying to make here, ACE? Seems like you are just flogging a dead horse just to try to get under somebody's skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRN Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I also heard Crews say it, but I took it to mean that there was a period following RM's death, that he didn't do any recruiting, because he wanted to focus all of his attention on the team and their well-being. I don't think he shut down recruiting all together. I think it was that same interview where I heard him say that there would be an announcement one way or the other about his status by the end of last week. That is exactly what I recall from the interview, including finalizing things by the end of last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 What point are you trying to make here, ACE? Seems like you are just flogging a dead horse just to try to get under somebody's skin. You would be wrong. I would like to know from an insider what the deal was? It is highly unusual to make a coaching coach that late, correct? That was an instance where it looked like the powers that be were bumbling around with the process, even though they ultimately got it right. The timing could have been better. If somebody can shed light on what went do, I'm just curious. As it relates to now, from the outside it again appears like the timing of this decision is being fumbled. It appears like there is a lot of indecision. Again, if somebody can shed light on the situation, I am open to hearing a plausible answer. If the answer is Biondi was out of town, that is a Sh!tty answer. "Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 There still hasn't been a good answer for why this decision is taking so long. Unless you know May, Biondi, or JC very personally or are a big enough booster that you are in the coaching conversation, I expect the big boosters out there will be told 'everything is peachy and on track' for obvious reasons... Just saying... if everything was peachy and Biondi has been in town for the past 1-2 weeks, then this would be a done deal last week. Something is up, IMO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Billikan or anybody, can you fill me in on why Soderberg was fired on April 17 and not right after the season? How did that all go down? Clearly there was a period following the 2007 season where they thought Soderberg was coming back. Why the indecision? Billikan freaked out worse than Roy when Sodie got the ax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Anyone know who is Jim Crew's agent? Sometimes (a lot) those guys are really hard to deal with. Maybe he got the inside scoop that Crews is the COY and he wants to hold out thinking that drives up his value. I don't see Crews being that way but it's not a bad way to play it to get paid. I'd get paid and head straight over to Sauget. You know how far $1.5mil goes at one of those places on a Wednesday at lunch time? Really how far does it go? I got a scratch off I'm feeling pretty good about and it's either pay the deductible on my roof for hail damage or hit Sauget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk18 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Does anyone know when Biondi gets back from Asia? We all know he can't use skype nor the internet over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Does anyone know when Biondi gets back from Asia? We all know he can't use skype nor the internet over there. According to some, he has been back for the past week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 i hesitate to post this as the kanman will go nuts, and i am admitting it is 3rd hand so more than likely some bending of the facts might be involved (not from me, but from the pipeline to me), but ace i had heard that soderberg had already been given the vote of confidence from levick and was even on a recruiting trip to fianalize the verbal for eberhardt when big shot boosters (how many involved i dont know) twisted biondi's arm to overrule levick and ax soderberg when it became apparent that levick was not going to fire him. thus the late date. if true, the kanman probably was at that $25k and above luncheon when the bigtime billiken backers who are the real fans decided it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 i hesitate to post this as the kanman will go nuts, and i am admitting it is 3rd hand so more than likely some bending of the facts might be involved (not from me, but from the pipeline to me), but ace i had heard that soderberg had already been given the vote of confidence from levick and was even on a recruiting trip to fianalize the verbal for eberhardt when big shot boosters (how many involved i dont know) twisted biondi's arm to overrule levick and ax soderberg when it became apparent that levick was not going to fire him. thus the late date. if true, the kanman probably was at that $25k and above luncheon when the bigtime billiken backers who are the real fans decided it. I believe Soderberg was on a recruiting trip in Kentucky recruiting a kid who wound up choosing Western Kentucky. The kid's name escapes me, but he was a real nice player. Like an undersized inside player, a bit like Dwight Evans. His name escaped me, but I watched him play a few times. I think he helped WKU beat Illinois in the Big Dance. Anyway, it seemed like right after we didn't land that kid, Sodie was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I believe Soderberg was on a recruiting trip in Kentucky recruiting a kid who wound up choosing Western Kentucky. The kid's name escapes me, but he was a real nice player. Like an undersized inside player, a bit like Dwight Evans. His name escaped me, but I watched him play a few times. I think he helped WKU beat Illinois in the Big Dance. Anyway, it seemed like right after we didn't land that kid, Sodie was gone. Pettigrew? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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