billikenblue Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Do we really need to see Joe Strauss and his ridiculous tweets on billikens.com--Pathetic A 10 and SLU Hater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billboy1 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Agree-he did a big article on MU basketball in the Sunday PD. Don't they already have a beat writer? Why is he writing on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Was thinking the same thing. He's a tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 When we had a good team Strauss wrote and talked about us in a positive way almost non stop. He has a history of actually talking up the A10. This is what happens when you suck. Mizzou actually gets it worse from Srauss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Agree-he did a big article on MU basketball in the Sunday PD. Don't they already have a beat writer? Why is he writing on them. Strauss hates SLU. He also went to VCU. He got all whiny after people jumped on him for not writing SLU columns during the beginning of the winning streak last year, so I guess he wants to get back at SLU fans now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 His tweets aren't that different from some of the stuff posted on here this year (and in previous years really) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Some people don't get Strauss at all. He's a troll but as long as you aren't super-sensitive there's a bit of truth in what he says. For example, his rankings of Missouri basketball teams this year has been very funny. As for him writing an article on Mizzou, he goes where he's sent by the Post. He's not anti-SLU (unless they are playing VCU) and he's definitely a supporter of the A-10. People should lighten up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Strauss hates SLU. He also went to VCU. He got all whiny after people jumped on him for not writing SLU columns during the beginning of the winning streak last year, so I guess he wants to get back at SLU fans now..... BS. Strauss said going into last season he couldn't understand why people had VCU rated higher than SLU. Said SLU should have been rated higher and the conference favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Some people don't get Strauss at all. He's a troll but as long as you aren't super-sensitive there's a bit of truth in what he says. For example, his rankings of Missouri basketball teams this year has been very funny. As for him writing an article on Mizzou, he goes where he's sent by the Post. He's not anti-SLU (unless they are playing VCU) and he's definitely a supporter of the A-10. People should lighten up. But what does he actually report that is of any value to SLU fans? I'm not saying he should be run out of St. Louis, but why are his tweets on the front page of Billikens.com ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 BS. Strauss said going into last season he couldn't understand why people had VCU rated higher than SLU. Said SLU should have been rated higher and the conference favorite. I distinctly remember Strauss getting all defensive last year when people started complaining about the lack of SLU columns. If he supported SLU so much, why didn't he write about the Bills before the top 25 ranking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I distinctly remember Strauss getting all defensive last year when people started complaining about the lack of SLU columns. If he supported SLU so much, why didn't he write about the Bills before the top 25 ranking? Because he writes about the assignments the Post gives him. If you think the Post is going to have him write about college basketball in November and December you are sadly overestimating the general public's interest in college basketball at that time of year. He and Burwell both talked positively about the Billikens constantly on their old radio show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 His tweets aren't that different from some of the stuff posted on here this year (and in previous years really) Some people don't get Strauss at all. He's a troll but as long as you aren't super-sensitive there's a bit of truth in what he says. For example, his rankings of Missouri basketball teams this year has been very funny. As for him writing an article on Mizzou, he goes where he's sent by the Post. He's not anti-SLU (unless they are playing VCU) and he's definitely a supporter of the A-10. People should lighten up. This is exactly the problem with Strauss. His opinions (peppered with heavy doses of blatant factual errors) resemble those of a semi-informed message board moron more than that of a professional journalist/analyst. The "Missourah college hoops rankings" tweets are a good example. That was funny the first time or two he posted it, but there are lots of people on here whose writing and insights are more illuminating than Strauss' (and funnier to boot). The best I could ever say about him is yeah, he did devote column space to SLU when they were doing really well. He ignored them a lot less than he could have. Pretty dim praise, in my view. Other than (maybe) getting some casual basketball fans/general sports fans in St. Louis to read his lip service, I don't think he's ever done much for the program. The other funny thing about Strauss is just how frequently he has been wrong over the years when he claims to have a big scoop that is about to break or otherwise engages in vague innuendo based on supposed inside info. This has become an accepted part of his persona, and meanwhile Bernie (re: the Mizzou/Haith hiring) is still getting crap about being wrong in one very specific instance several years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 It is amazing how many suckers on this board play right into Strauss's hand. His entire shtick is "trolling" targets. He is pro A-10 and had been good to SLU. Sure, he is mocking the program this year, but that is OK. It isn't because he has an anti-SLU agenda, it is because we are bad and an easy target to poke at this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindellWest Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 He is also the one who reported us as loosing to NC state last year. Busted out his soapbox a little early...."Shtick" or not... he is a tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Webster is in first place and undefeated in the SLIAC. I am more bothered by his disrespect for them in his trolling attempts than the digs at SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 He is also the one who reported us as loosing to NC state last year. Busted out his soapbox a little early.... "Shtick" or not... he is a tool. He wasn't exactly the only one. I'm sure a lot on here had the same feelings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindellWest Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 He wasn't exactly the only one. I'm sure a lot on here had the same feelings As Hsmith said, one should be able discern the difference between a fan and a "journalist". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_davola Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 People should lighten up. http://youtu.be/dEMHtoWGLW0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Dude is more of a columnist than anything else.... Paid for his opinions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindellWest Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Dude is more of a columnist than anything else.... Paid for his opinions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Is it though? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For-DaLove Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'll say what others have said: Why do his tweets need to be on the front page of this website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 He is also the one who reported us as loosing to NC state last year. Busted out his soapbox a little early.... "Shtick" or not... he is a tool. How does one "loose"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 How does one "loose"? See: "The Situation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindellWest Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 How does one "loose"? Haha, I have no idea. Mea culpa on the typo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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