prebilliken Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, MattyMo213 said: Link? LET THE HYPE FLOW THROUGH YOUR VEINS MattyMo213 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) 27 minutes ago, wgstl said: I swear, im growing more confident by the week that the season opener will have 7,700+ I really HOPE you are right, but with the poor media coverage we receive, I think the kool-aid is being consumed ONLY by Billiken.com Board members. The only way I think we hit 7700+ for our home opener is if all Board members bring 50 friends. I do think the Columbia P-D will have no choice but to increase its coverage of the Bills as the season progresses-same with the radio and tv outlets. At this point even Rammer fails to talk much about Billiken MBB and our tv coverage is limited to FC (Ch 5) and MK (Ch 2) I am sick of listening to 101 ESPN, (the station that broadcasts our games) especially K Wheeler, cover college BB like there is only one team in town and they are 120 miles west. I do think we will average 8000+ for all home games. Edited July 16, 2018 by bauman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, bauman said: I really HOPE you are right, but with the poor media coverage we receive, I think the kool-aid is being consumed ONLY by Billiken.com Board members. The only way I think we hit 7700+ for our home opener is if all Board members bring 50 friends. I do think the Columbia P-D will have no choice but to increase its coverage of the Bills as the season progresses-same with the radio and tv outlets. At this point even Rammer fails to talk much about Billiken MBB and our tv coverage is limited to FC (Ch 5) and MK (Ch 2) I am sick of listening to 101 ESPN, (the station that broadcasts our games) especially K Wheeler, cover college BB like there is only one team in town and they are 120 miles west. I do think we will average 8000+ for all home games. I certainly don't track local media as closely as some on this board, but I have seen a decent number of stories/reports on Billiken basketball considering it is the middle of the summer. It seems like the local media is taking notice and is well aware of what Ford is building at SLU. Honest question, what college basketball programs are receiving considerable media attention this time of year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, bauman said: I really HOPE you are right, but with the poor media coverage we receive, I think the kool-aid is being consumed ONLY by Billiken.com Board members. The only way I think we hit 7700+ for our home opener is if all Board members bring 50 friends. I do think the Columbia P-D will have no choice but to increase its coverage of the Bills as the season progresses-same with the radio and tv outlets. At this point even Rammer fails to talk much about Billiken MBB and our tv coverage is limited to FC (Ch 5) and MK (Ch 2) I am sick of listening to 101 ESPN, (the station that broadcasts our games) especially K Wheeler, cover college BB like there is only one team in town and they are 120 miles west. I do think we will average 8000+ for all home games. a few of my mizzou friends who dont follow a lick of SLU basketball know SLU is going to be really special this year. I'd like to think theres a few more like them. Cards being awful should help. I wish theres was a way to follow season ticket numbers. like to see what the change has been good or bad(s2). Blues should be pretty good, only problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravilst Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Jon Rothstein podcast on SLU with Travis Ford. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/160-College-Hoops-Today-27377750/ TheChosenOne likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 50 minutes ago, wgstl said: I wish theres was a way to follow season ticket numbers. like to see what the change has been good or bad(s2). Anyone know whether that is something that the athletic department typically releases (obviously now would not be the time to release that data, but asking in general)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 The AD selling the program to local media and community groups is a must. No Rams, Blues and Cards down, no great buzz about Mizzery FB time is ripe fo SLU hoops to be the hot ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 No clue where to post this but love seeing Roby tweeting at mike Lewis to transfer to slu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, wgstl said: No clue where to post this but love seeing Roby tweeting at mike Lewis to transfer to slu. Don't think it worked. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 He'd have hard time finding minutes here imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 14 hours ago, TheChosenOne said: Anyone know whether that is something that the athletic department typically releases (obviously now would not be the time to release that data, but asking in general)? You could probably just call up the ticket office. I’m sure an intern would just tell you how many are sold. I just called yesterday and upgraded my tickets. They offered me a 30 dollar add on for two tickets to the WBB game against UCONN TheChosenOne likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 28 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: You could probably just call up the ticket office. I’m sure an intern would just tell you how many are sold. I just called yesterday and upgraded my tickets. They offered me a 30 dollar add on for two tickets to the WBB game against UCONN hmmmmm i bet you could make some $$$ off those UCONN tix..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: You could probably just call up the ticket office. I’m sure an intern would just tell you how many are sold. I just called yesterday and upgraded my tickets. They offered me a 30 dollar add on for the WBB game against UCONN I would think that the interns would be instructed to not release info like that. It is too early to know much of anything regarding number of season tickets sold. Only indication at this point would be additional season tickets sold to existing season ticket holders. The true test of "new" interest will be once season tickets are opened up to new subscribers. Finally, a good indication of interest will be how well the blue seats are utilized. With some time on my hands the last month or so, I watched a few games from last year that I had recorded. It struck me how poorly those expensive seats were utilized and frankly, on tv it is a sign of poor fan support. If you can't get people to come to games that they (or their company) have already paid for then you have work to do. I know there are some tough hurdles to get over in making sure those seats are filled but somehow the Ath Dept needs to come up with a solution. I know I would be willing to pay extra for a few games to sit in one of those seats which would generate additional AD revenue while solving the appearance of vacant premium seats on tv or when recruits are in the building. Even all the award shows (Oscars, Emmys, Tonys) know the importance of never having an open premium seat, using fill ins to sit in the seats temporarily vacated by performing stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Sh!t I should have bought 4 21 minutes ago, NextYearBill said: hmmmmm i bet you could make some $$$ off those UCONN tix..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills_06 Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, bauman said: I would think that the interns would be instructed to not release info like that. I would think that they wouldn't tweet out a pic of the suspended players with the team for the first time all year right before kicking them out of school. I would think that they wouldn't tweet out a video of Goodwin when he moved back in only to delete it shortly after when a bunch of people quoted and retweeted it. I have a lot more examples of people at SLU not thinking but don't want to get too far into reliving Situation 2. That isn't a shot at Bauman because I agree with what you said, it would make sense for them to be instructed not to do it but if there is one thing I feel confident in, there aren't many people that think in charge at SLU right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Sh!t I should have bought 4 calling today to renew.... ima buy 4.... i like that game for a sellout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Bills_06 said: I would think that they wouldn't tweet out a pic of the suspended players with the team for the first time all year right before kicking them out of school. I would think that they wouldn't tweet out a video of Goodwin when he moved back in only to delete it shortly after when a bunch of people quoted and retweeted it. I have a lot more examples of people at SLU not thinking but don't want to get too far into reliving Situation 2. That isn't a shot at Bauman because I agree with what you said, it would make sense for them to be instructed not to do it but if there is one thing I feel confident in, there aren't many people that think in charge at SLU right now. But they do read this Board!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 11 hours ago, RiseAndGrind said: Don't think it worked. LOL. doesnt appear mike is excelling in writing and english classes at duquesne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I think this is probably right: willie, TheDude, AGB91 and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryB Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 23 minutes ago, Pistol said: I think this is probably right: What excites me most is the depth behind that group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, HenryB said: What excites me most is the depth behind that group. Wow, what a starting 5 and I agree with you about the depth. I believe the 7 remaining scholarship players (DW, FT, DJ, IG, KH, LS and DJF-again I don't think EW will play much, if at all) could have started, and in some cases been a star, for the last couple of Crews teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 37 minutes ago, Pistol said: I think this is probably right: omg towel me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShoe Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 29 minutes ago, Pistol said: I think this is probably right: The only possible change I see is Gordon coming off the bench and either Santos or Foreman getting the nod. Otherwise, right on the money and scary good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, bauman said: Wow, what a starting 5 and I agree with you about the depth. I believe the 7 remaining scholarship players (DW, FT, DJ, IG, KH, LS and DJF-again I don't think EW will play much, if at all) could have started, and in some cases been a star, for the last couple of Crews teams. Whoever spends the most time on the bench this season would have been the star on those teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, SShoe said: The only possible change I see is Gordon coming off the bench and either Santos or Foreman getting the nod. Otherwise, right on the money and scary good. CAG didnt come to SLU to ride pine. Starts from day one JohnnyJumpUp likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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