kshoe Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 18 hours ago, TheChosenOne said: Read Lindy's preview! All Billiken fans should get a copy and some might need a cigarette after reading. Summary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 2 hours ago, kshoe said: Summary? Sorry for the tease, I will give a full summary once I get home. From what I remember they had Goodwin and French as the top two freshmen in the conference and picked SLU to finish 3rd. The really exciting stuff dealt with their evaluations of Goodwin and French, but I don't want to misrepresent their praise of those two (something like French leading the conference in rebounding possibly as soon as his sophomore year and had Goodwin as the top NBA prospect of the incoming freshmen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 45 minutes ago, TheChosenOne said: Sorry for the tease, I will give a full summary once I get home. From what I remember they had Goodwin and French as the top to freshmen in the conference and picked SLU to finish 3rd. The really exciting stuff dealt with their evaluations of Goodwin and French, but I don't want to misrepresent their praise of those two (something like French leading the conference in rebounding possibly as soon as his sophomore year and had Goodwin as the top NBA prospect of the incoming freshmen). Awesome. It's a good day to be a Billiken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 So, we haven't made the list yet? Ok, I'll check back later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slubillikens43 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 So we're 58... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon-Balls Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/15105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Ill take it. Puts us right in the 9-11 seed or high nit seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 22 hours ago, bauman said: Auburn, today at #59. If we get announced tomorrow at #58, your June prediction, I will never doubt anything you write on this message board. ahem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmith19 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Interesting that he projects Johnson in the lineup and Henriquez off the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Surprised .. pleasantly. So what's your secret, Mr. Bill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Hats off to Bill. Are you using a pen name and writing these reports? As Bills' fans we have to be excited to get some recognition after our three years of living hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFord and TRavs Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 All those mbm who thought we weren't going to be in the top 144.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 i find it hard to believe that henriquez wont start and play likely the most minutes. really the only thing in the write up i disagree with. surprisingly well done and i am surprised we got the recognition. hopefully prophetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 41 minutes ago, NextYearBill said: ahem... You are the god of this Board, replacing the Wiz! What is your season record prediction and what post-season tournament will we be in? Seriously, how did you ever make that prediction in June??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, TFord and TRavs said: All those mbm who thought we weren't going to be in the College Sports Madness top 144 list.... [raises hand] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 On 9/5/2017 at 11:22 AM, hsmith19 said: I expect national writers to look at things beyond just high school recruiting numbers, and the list to this point suggests as much. You can't expect somebody with no connection to SLU to ignore last year's results or pretend like returning starters don't matter. H, we have pretty much had a running (but good natured) battle about which team will be left out of the Top 144, Richmond or SLU. Did I win a beer from you at a Billiken game? Now I am finding it hard to believe that Dayton will be predicted to finish above us in the conference. They don't have much going for them except their reputation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 We are now at the point in the Top 144 rankings that either Dayton or Richmond will be left off the list, predicted as no better than #145 in the country and 10th in the conference. As I have been writing for months, I can easily see us ranked higher than both of them (certainly higher than Richmond), but I can't understand how one of them could be rated as no better than #145. Look at the teams ranked from #100-144. Surely both the Flyers and the Spiders are better than many of those teams. Also, I think both Richmond and Dayton will finish higher that GM and Lasalle in the conference. Roy, I agree with your point about AD starting. It depends on how TF want to play, but I see AD as starting ahead of one of the three projected starters not named Foreman or Goodwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 26 minutes ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: [raises hand] Come on SLU 72 and hsmith19. Raise your hands. Not going back to check , but it seems like B Roy might also need to raise his hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, bauman said: Come on SLU 72 and hsmith19. Raise your hands. Not going back to check , but it seems like B Roy might also need to raise his hand. definitely. i think i said above i was surprised we got the recognition. that doesnt count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 [raises hand; holds thicks hand in show of unity and harmony]. I also said I was surprised ... pleasantly. I'd rather discuss this and the Lindy's preview (to old guy's dismay) then speculating over he-said, she-said on a verbal commitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 9 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: definitely. i think i said above i was surprised we got the recognition. that doesnt count? That is like Old Guy taking both sides of every discussion. i know you think the Bills are going to be very good this year and are on the bandwagon with me and a few others, you just didn't think that the Top 144 writers knew as much as we know-i think both SLU 72 and hsmith fall into the same category of thinking we will be better than the Top 144 website thought. So no harm, no foul! Now we just need to live up to our expectations. I see a few bumps in the road early on but with a really strong finish to the season. This team has no relationship to last years' team other than the name on the uniform, and that's why I dispute the Wiz's ceiling on our improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, Taj79 said: [raises hand; holds thicks hand in show of unity and harmony]. I also said I was surprised ... pleasantly. I'd rather discuss this and the Lindy's preview (to old guy's dismay) then speculating over he-said, she-said on a verbal commitment. No dismay involved, it is a nice piece that makes us look good and that is nice. Now we need to win enough games during the season to have the ranking these people are estimating. 16 minutes ago, bauman said: That is like Old Guy taking both sides of every discussion. This is the Socratic method Bauman, and I do think the Bills will be very good this year. Now all we have to do is to see them in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I am surprised. It doesn't mean anything, but hey. Any publicity is good publicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 For the record CollegeSportsMadness.com has traffic that suggests it is barely more popular than Billikens.com (it gets more traffic but for shorter visits and less clicks--less engaged readers than here). Ken Pomeroy's website gets way more viewers (and probably a more engaged/informed viewer). Athlon Sports website (let alone it is rooted in its dead tree division) is 100's of times more popular than CSM. For a commercial venture CSM is abysmal (but I don't think Joel's getting paid more than a case of Soylent each month). I think Joel Welser did an OK job writing up the Billikens and the ranking is fair (all the other general problems of ranking other teams still stands). The notion that CSM is "national media" or meaningful publicity is not accurate (but an obsession has taken hold so keep doing what you need to do to justify it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 27 minutes ago, Old guy said: No dismay involved, it is a nice piece that makes us look good and that is nice. Now we need to win enough games during the season to have the ranking these people are estimating. This is the Socratic method Bauman, and I do think the Bills will be very good this year. Now all we have to do is to see them in action. I jest because I love you, Old Guy! JMM, raise your hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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