davidnark Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm trying to get there, but this just reeks of 8th choice. And then I wonder how the process got so incredibly screwed up that the best choice was Travis Ford. Im having trouble seeing how this winds up with anything but another search in 4-5 years. I suspect this was the second choice. Many of the other names being bantered about on this board were merely Internet speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I suspect this was the second choice. Many of the other names being bantered about on this board were merely Internet speculation.You're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Definitely not a "let's go buy season tickets" hire but it could be worse. Like you, I'm not sold.... Buy the time the season rolls around, I expect in my heart I will be drinking the kool aid. I expect there will be at least a couple of pretty good commitments by then. It will take more to convince my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I suspect this was the second choice. Many of the other names being bantered about on this board were merely Internet speculation. If that's true, it's even more disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 At the end of the day, it is an incredibly relieving feeling to be moving on to a new era. Ford is 46 and could stay at SLU for a while. He has won 334 D1 games and is still probably growing as a coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billfan78 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 For all the crap he took for not being plugged in, Stu actually got the scoop. Tip of the hat to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Im drinking the kool aid now....... lets goooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 For all the crap he took for not being plugged in, Stu actually got the scoop. Tip of the hat to him. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Welcome Coach Ford, we really need you here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne's_World Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 At the end of the day, it is an incredibly relieving feeling to be moving on to a new era. Ford is 46 and could stay at SLU for a while. He has won 334 D1 games and is still probably growing as a coach. This is what I am hoping for most. Always room for growth at that age, and he might recognize certain things he needs to improve on in terms of X's and O's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouthBilliken Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Mr. Ford. Please make SLU basketball EXCITING AGAIN. How I've prayed for the day that a Billiken throws down an alley oop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 If that's true, it's even more disappointing. I think you'll come around Moy. We need you. We need you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I think you'll come around Moy. We need you. We need you. Not sure anyone needs me, but I'll have my same season tix in 110 for next year and the years to follow. I don't like the hire, but it's done. Hoping for the best and would love to eat my words, but not expecting much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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billikenfan05 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Not sure anyone needs me, but I'll have my same season tix in 110 for next year and the years to follow. I don't like the hire, but it's done. Hoping for the best and would love to eat my words, but not expecting much.Who else will do debaucherous at SLU road games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Hiring a former Mizzou Tiger is definitely the way to go Or at least someone who could recognize when he made a mistake and smart enough to get the f.ck out. You call him a former Mizzou Tiger but the reality is he realized the place sucked and he split. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Majerus Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Reports have him reviewing tape of our past season and predicting that all the ingredients for success are already here with the addition of a few more recruits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBilliken Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Reports have him reviewing tape of our past season and predicting that all the ingredients for success are already here with the addition of a few more recruits... Whats he going to say day 1 of the job? "OH no no no, this sucks. WTF were you people doing here the last two years? GTFO. Every player needs to go. We are so next year" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Congrats Coach Ford and best of luck to you as HC of our Bills. We all look forward to you coaching our team and getting us back to playing good entertaining winning basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu314 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I am just hoping the delay in the official signing/anouncement was so he could contact current recruits without legal worries. The big man was released from his LOI today if I am not mistaken. Maybe an official announcement would have added SLU to his excluded list of schools to transfer. I somewhat hoped the delay was longer. Then again with Jolly gettinf older we probably don't need a 4 star big man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 The numbers point to good times again Go Bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 The numbers point to good times again Go Bills Looks like an A- hire to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billboy1 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Still want to know how much input Dr. C had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm trying to get there, but this just reeks of 8th choice. And then I wonder how the process got so incredibly screwed up that the best choice was Travis Ford. Im having trouble seeing how this winds up with anything but another search in 4-5 years. JMM if I may ask what makes you think you can achieve perfection (a perfect world, a perfect choice, a perfect wife, etc...) with any single choice you make in life? The same applies to schools and corporations. Perfection is not a choice, it takes work. So, OK let's say we made a couple of offers to potential head coaches that were rejected. Fine, if they do not want to come here or we cannot pay enough to them, or we are not attractive enough to them for whatever reason, they may as well continue with their lives and we will look elsewhere. Why is it that if it is not the first choice you made it has to be bad? So, you preferred to have a different head coach, tough cookies to you, live with it, this is what you got. Once upon a time I wanted my first choice for a wife, and I got it, and Lord was it ever a terrible choice... I paid for my first choice in more ways I could have imagined... So, we go for another search in 4-5 years, fine if that is what we have to do. Ever heard the story about making lemonade out of lemons, it happens to be true. Ford may not be perfect but it has a lot of good to offer the program. We will see what happens next won't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Please tell us more about your first wife and how she validates ford thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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