billikenfan05 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I think everyon in my section agrees that Andre Craig, former Billikens walkon and current EMCEE does a wonderful job on the mic getting the crowd involved. Best AD hire. Littlebill, Billfan7, SouthSide_Billiken and 5 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 He does a very good job. The biggest thing is he appears to enjoy it. Almost everyone else they have had do the job appeared they didn’t enjoy interacting with the fans. SLU_Lax and RiseAndGrind like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Yes, I agree he is enthusiastic and very visible in the screens during the game. His voice is clear and he is friendly and spontaneous when he talks. I like a lot the job he is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pakapablo Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 He does a good job. I wish he had a better quality PA system to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorbill76 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 He seems like he’s having fun. And no snark from him is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 11 hours ago, pakapablo said: He does a good job. I wish he had a better quality PA system to work with. Not sure if it is the PA system or not - he tends to speak to fast and then one word runs into the other. It is important for when you talk in a microphone in a big venue that you need to slow your rate of speech down so the words do not trip over each other. He does seem to like what he does and that is always half the battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmbilliken Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 When I saw the Topic I thought you were referring to Andre Craig that played for the Bills under Ron Ekker. I always remember he was a decent player on a bad team, but when he went head to head with Keith Lee, an All-American player of the year candidate for Memphis State, he would rise to the occasion and out play him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 3 hours ago, kmbilliken said: When I saw the Topic I thought you were referring to Andre Craig that played for the Bills under Ron Ekker. I always remember he was a decent player on a bad team, but when he went head to head with Keith Lee, an All-American player of the year candidate for Memphis State, he would rise to the occasion and out play him. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 36 minutes ago, willie said: Me too. Can he be promoted to PA announcer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Dude is doing a tremendous job. Thanks for calling attention to it, 05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Really handled that Wendy's promotion well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 On 2/10/2018 at 8:19 PM, SluSignGuy said: Really handled that Wendy's promotion well and the McDonalds debacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kenneth Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 6 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: and the McDonalds debacle. If that guy came with a girl, I guarantee she left with someone else Saturday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Just now, William Kenneth said: If that guy came with a girl, I guarantee she left with someone else Saturday night. I'm out of reactions, but well played sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 6 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: and the McDonalds debacle. fill us in.... deets please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, NextYearBill said: fill us in.... deets please This dude didn’t hit the free throw line with his half court shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kenneth Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 My buddy suggested that at some point, when it became glaringly obvious that he couldn't "throw" a basketball farther than 25 feet, that he would have had a better chance if he resorted to drop kicking it. Not sure where the "Billiken Basketball Promotion" suggestion box is, but I have one. Since SLU is so adept at creating surveys and questionnaires, they should make one that all potential contestants have to complete. And the first question needs to be...."Have you ever, like seriously, in your life, and we mean EVER, shot a basketball?" If the answer is no, then you are immediately disqualified from any promotion involving a basketball. Note to SLU: If you're going to have promotions that you want people to watch, please select contestants that actually have a chance to win. Maybe that's a bit discriminatory, but I want to see the people win...or at least put up a good effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Just now, William Kenneth said: My buddy suggested that at some point, when it became glaringly obvious that he couldn't "throw" a basketball farther than 25 feet, that he would have had a better chance if he resorted to drop kicking it. Not sure where the "Billiken Basketball Promotion" suggestion box is, but I have one. Since SLU is so adept at creating surveys and questionnaires, they should make one that all potential contestants have to complete. And the first questions needs to be...."Have you ever, like seriously, in your life, and we mean EVER, shot a basketball?" If the answer is no, then you are immediately disqualified. Note to SLU: If you're going to have promotions that you want people to watch, please select contestants that actually have a chance to win. Maybe that's a bit discriminatory, but I want to see the people win...or at least put up a good effort. In their defense, the dude came out looking like he could hit the rim. The strangest thing was that he had decent form if he was taking a mid range jumper but he didn't seem to understand the strength needed to get the ball to the rim.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: This dude didn’t hit the free throw line with his half court shots OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.... A common bet with my buddy is "will he hit rim yes/no" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kenneth Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: In their defense, the dude came out looking like he could hit the rim. The strangest thing was that he had decent form if he was taking a mid range jumper but he didn't seem to understand the strength needed to get the ball to the rim.. Fair enough. He was half a head taller than Andre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 11 minutes ago, William Kenneth said: My buddy suggested that at some point, when it became glaringly obvious that he couldn't "throw" a basketball farther than 25 feet, that he would have had a better chance if he resorted to drop kicking it. Not sure where the "Billiken Basketball Promotion" suggestion box is, but I have one. Since SLU is so adept at creating surveys and questionnaires, they should make one that all potential contestants have to complete. And the first question needs to be...."Have you ever, like seriously, in your life, and we mean EVER, shot a basketball?" If the answer is no, then you are immediately disqualified from any promotion involving a basketball. Note to SLU: If you're going to have promotions that you want people to watch, please select contestants that actually have a chance to win. Maybe that's a bit discriminatory, but I want to see the people win...or at least put up a good effort. My wife yelled, "Throw it like a baseball!" Then, perhaps after reevaluating his strength, yelled, "Just forget it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kenneth Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Box and Won said: My wife yelled, "Throw it like a baseball!" Then, perhaps after reevaluating his strength, yelled, "Just forget it!" Furthering on my earlier suggestion, they could have "tryouts" in the practice gym before/during the game to ensure that contestants are "qualified" and meet a promotion's requirements. That would eliminate contestants like we had last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, William Kenneth said: Furthering on my earlier suggestion, they could have "tryouts" in the practice gym before/during the game to ensure that contestants are "qualified" and meet a promotion's requirements. That would eliminate contestants like we had last weekend. They asked me to do the MacDizzles promo after opening tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 hours ago, NextYearBill said: OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.... A common bet with my buddy is "will he hit rim yes/no" Ours is Over/Under 0.5 makes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDG-Unit Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Andre is great, but the emcee back in 2009-2010 was also a thing. Back me up @Zink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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