eastsidejoe Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 When I am in St. Louis and talking to some of my brothers and nephews/nieces about SLU Basketball some of the younger guys think I'm talking about SLU High School. I'd bet if the University did a poll in the St. Louis Metro Area that most young people 18 and younger would identify SLUH before SLU. "Where did you go to HS?" Also, before this tournament run I bet many people didn't even know SLU was D1! Getting into the BE and moving forward turns us from a Mid to a Major program in D1. Father either has to be the main driver or get out of the way and give the AD the full power to run this program like a Xavier or Creighton. good luck with that, it will never happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Billy. Don't bet. You'd be wrong. As to Father, he HAS been the driver for 25 years -- that has been our problem!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Rightly or wrongly, Father Biondi's commitment to the basketball program is going to be judged by what conference SLU is in. His trip was ill-timed, but we've beaten that to death. What happened in Brooklyn and San Jose is far more important to the University than anything he could have possibly been doing in Asia. But he was in Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 When I am in St. Louis and talking to some of my brothers and nephews/nieces about SLU Basketball some of the younger guys think I'm talking about SLU High School. I'd bet if the University did a poll in the St. Louis Metro Area that most young people 18 and younger would identify SLUH before SLU. "Where did you go to HS?" Also, before this tournament run I bet many people didn't even know SLU was D1! Getting into the BE and moving forward turns us from a Mid to a Major program in D1. Father either has to be the main driver or get out of the way and give the AD the full power to run this program like a Xavier or Creighton. This is so incredilby wrong it seems like it was meant to be sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldie Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Rightly or wrongly, Father Biondi's commitment to the basketball program is going to be judged by what conference SLU is in. His trip was ill-timed, but we've beaten that to death. What happened in Brooklyn and San Jose is far more important to the University than anything he could have possibly been doing in Asia. But he was in Asia. It's all about the almighty dollar. Father Biondi's annual trip to Asia brings over $4,000,000 in revenue to the school's general fund. Annually, There are more than 100 students from Asia that pays full retail price for their education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I've always thought the university would have benefitted from naming itself after a person (a la Marquette, Xavier, Creighton) than our city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 It's all about the almighty dollar. Father Biondi's annual trip to Asia brings over $4,000,000 in revenue to the school's general fund. Annually, There are more than 1000 students from Asia that pays full retail price for their education. FIFY Also, it still doesn't justify scheduling the trip during March Madness. Spin it however you want. He could have easily appeased both his donors abroad and domestic by scheduling the trip at a different time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 It's all about the almighty dollar. Father Biondi's annual trip to Asia brings over $4,000,000 in revenue to the school's general fund. Annually, There are more than 100 students from Asia that pays full retail price for their education.Which one year of the Big East TV deal covers. I'm not sure why you keep defending that trip, but it was badly timed. There are more almighty dollars to be had from Fox TV than Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldie Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 FIFY Also, it still doesn't justify scheduling the trip during March Madness. Spin it however you want. He could have easily appeased both his donors abroad and domestic by scheduling the trip at a different time. Sorry. Meant to write 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 This is so incredilby wrong it seems like it was meant to be sarcasm +1 thought the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I've always thought the university would have benefitted from naming itself after a person (a la Marquette, Xavier, Creighton) than our city.before he retires Biondi will rename the school after himself. Then we can lay all this St. Louis vs. Saint Louis stuff to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Saint Louis was a person........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Ken Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 People that live in St. Louis area ask a kid 25 and under what they know about SLU and see if they mention SLUH first....I think you will be shocked they will think you are talking about the high school. Our basketball program is so under the radar, this year and last helped, it isn't even funny. For anyone to say any different is missing my point. This is a problem......only winning can change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 People that live in St. Louis area ask a kid 25 and under what they know about SLU and see if they mention SLUH first....I think you will be shocked they will think you are talking about the high school. Our basketball program is so under the radar, this year and last helped, it isn't even funny. For anyone to say any different is missing my point. This is a problem......only winning can change. Winning already is changing it. Clearly you don't live in town. This program got a ton of local coverage the last couple of years. Your small little group of people who don't know about SLU really says more about their ignorance than it does the program's perception throughout town. All they had to do was look at the Top 25 polls, turn on SportsCenter or the local news and buy a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 People that live in St. Louis area ask a kid 25 and under what they know about SLU and see if they mention SLUH first....I think you will be shocked they will think you are talking about the high school. Our basketball program is so under the radar, this year and last helped, it isn't even funny. For anyone to say any different is missing my point. This is a problem......only winning can change. This might be the case if you are living in a house with high school age or near high school age males. It is definitely not the case for almost every household. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 This might be the case if you are living in a house with high school age or near high school age males. It is definitely not the case for almost every household. Especially if they're Catholic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 People that live in St. Louis area ask a kid 25 and under what they know about SLU and see if they mention SLUH first....I think you will be shocked they will think you are talking about the high school. Our basketball program is so under the radar, this year and last helped, it isn't even funny. For anyone to say any different is missing my point. This is a problem......only winning can change. Really? I work at a place where young people come in all the time. Over the last 10 yrs, I've probably had hundreds of conversations about sports and basketball and since I'm a SLU fan the conversation goes to SLU. Never, ever, even once have I had someone mention SLUH. You are simply wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 People that live in St. Louis area ask a kid 25 and under what they know about SLU and see if they mention SLUH first....I think you will be shocked they will think you are talking about the high school. Our basketball program is so under the radar, this year and last helped, it isn't even funny. For anyone to say any different is missing my point. This is a problem......only winning can change.I think you underestimate both the 25 & under crowd and the university brand. While this may be true for anyone under 14, any potential college student knows SLU as SLU and SLUH as SLU-High. ESPECIALLY those who have graduated high school. Like I said, maybe a high school sophomore would recognize SLU as the high school, but it's a lot more rare than you're saying, especially from those who are Catholic. People under 25 usually call it SLU-High. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 People that live in St. Louis area ask a kid 14 and under what they know about SLU and see if they mention SLUH first....I think you will be shocked they will think you are talking about the high school. Our basketball program is so under the radar, this year and last helped, it isn't even funny. For anyone to say any different is missing my point. This is a problem......only winning can change. i fixed it. you need to get new friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 People that live in St. Louis area ask a kid 25 and under what they know about SLU and see if they mention SLUH first....I think you will be shocked they will think you are talking about the high school. Our basketball program is so under the radar, this year and last helped, it isn't even funny. For anyone to say any different is missing my point. This is a problem......only winning can change. Maybe 12-17 year old Catholic kids in St. Louis and their immediate families; definitely not true for the balance of the population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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