billikenfan05 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Glad I missed this one. The comments section might be a great place to voice displeasure about the last 25 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I heard some scattered boos at the game. The sad thing is the average fan at the game (ones that don’t post here) actually likes Gus and thinks that his antics are funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 About once a month I call his show, use a fake name ask to talk about some dumb topic and then get on the air and tell him he's the worst pa announcer ever. They usually cut me off. If he think he is witty that day he keeps me on the air and argues with me. I can never seem to get on when he has Tucci in studio with him though. NextYearBill, DeSmetBilliken, rgbilliken and 5 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, gobillsgo said: I heard some scattered boos at the game. The sad thing is the average fan at the game (ones that don’t post here) actually likes Gus and thinks that his antics are funny. That’s why this boards hate is ridiculous. Whether you like him or not he is a name. The non fan is probably impressed that he is our pa announcer. almaman, Ironbills and NextYearBill like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 23 minutes ago, willie said: That’s why this boards hate is ridiculous. Whether you like him or not he is a name. The non fan is probably impressed that he is our pa announcer. Still gotta disagree. Over the years he has consistently gotten the names of players wrong. He treats it like an open mic night for himself rather than a job. His ego is way too huge. NextYearBill, Billiken Rich, FromDaEastSide and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billboy1 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 8 hours ago, willie said: That’s why this boards hate is ridiculous. Whether you like him or not he is a name. The non fan is probably impressed that he is our pa announcer. hes horrible. because some once a year fan doesnt know our players names or really isnt watching the game is no reason to advocate for the worst PA announcer in the world. it is beyond amazing that this man still has this job. shows what kind of power tucci apparently wields.at slu Littlebill likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 25th anniversary marks the perfect time to give him a gold watch and wish him well in retirement. Much warmer down south this time of year, more time for golf... AGB91 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 12 hours ago, gobillsgo said: I heard some scattered boos at the game. The sad thing is the average fan at the game (ones that don’t post here) actually likes Gus and thinks that his antics are funny. I booed him. He may be a great guy but he's a horrible pa announcer. once in a blue moon he'll mention player changes and he also never mentions who the fouls are on. Isn't that why he's there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 18 minutes ago, Billiken Rich said: I booed him. He may be a great guy but he's a horrible pa announcer. once in a blue moon he'll mention player changes and he also never mentions who the fouls are on. Isn't that why he's there? half the time I don’t even notice him. My biggest issue with him is his introductions when his voice is one of the two focal points he just doesn’t seem excited or interested in putting forth any effort other than to blandly read his script. He doesn’t announce he just reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 When they honored him, I gave a few loud boos and my family is still laughing about it. They don't go to games very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 13 hours ago, gobillsgo said: I heard some scattered boos at the game. The sad thing is the average fan at the game (ones that don’t post here) actually likes Gus and thinks that his antics are funny. Nobody is coming to the game to hear Gus as the PA guy. I could imagine putting up with his mistakes if he was putting butts in the seats, but that isn't happening. His audience is a group of people among those least likely to be interested in buying Billiken tickets. Adman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 The guy in the white shirt between Gus’s head and the basketball looks like he wants to throw a rotten tomatoe at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Revisiting the Instagram post I want to believe that describing him as the “Public Announcer” not Public Address announcer is a meta joke about all of his corrections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Billiken Rich said: I booed him. He may be a great guy but he's a horrible pa announcer. once in a blue moon he'll mention player changes and he also never mentions who the fouls are on. Isn't that why he's there? 5 hours ago, Pistol said: When they honored him, I gave a few loud boos and my family is still laughing about it. They don't go to games very often. I wasn’t at the game but I might have booed too, or at least not applauded. I’ll acknowledge that he does some good things in the community, and should be recognized for that, but he’s a terrible PA announcer. A few years ago I got tired of him calling Dwayne Evans “Dwight”, so I sent him an email calling his attention to it. I thought I was courteous about it, but it really struck a nerve with him. He responded very defensively, essentially saying that anyone who claimed that he got the name wrong was making it up. While I’m far from a power player at SLU, I always thought it was really dumb of him to respond in the way we did, because he had no idea who I could have been. JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I made the "thumbs-down" gesture during the ceremony. My wife punched me on the shoulder. I have no regrets. AGB91, JMM28, DeSmetBilliken and 6 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Box and Won said: I made the "thumbs-down" gesture during the ceremony. My wife punched me on the shoulder. I have no regrets. I just wished they would have called him Greg Phelps CORRECTION Billikid likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, DeSmetBilliken said: I wasn’t at the game but I might have booed too, or at least not applauded. I’ll acknowledge that he does some good things in the community, and should be recognized for that, but he’s a terrible PA announcer. A few years ago I got tired of him calling Dwayne Evans “Dwight”, so I sent him an email calling his attention to it. I thought I was courteous about it, but it really struck a nerve with him. He responded very defensively, essentially saying that anyone who claimed that he got the name wrong was making it up. While I’m far from a power player at SLU, I always thought it was really dumb of him to respond in the way we did, because he had no idea who I could have been. Gus is a world class jerk off. The reason he never gets better is exactly your story - because he thinks he is perfect. If he took the time to learn players names/faces/numbers, he could be really good. Instead he breezes in, gives 0 effort in prep, and breezes back out. It really is strange that he cares so little about this when he is seemingly a fairly successful broadcaster. Usually folks like that take a much higher pride in their work. And if he feels it is beneath him, why does he even bother? SLU_Lax and DeSmetBilliken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, JMM28 said: Gus is a world class jerk off. The reason he never gets better is exactly your story - because he thinks he is perfect. If he took the time to learn players names/faces/numbers, he could be really good. Instead he breezes in, gives 0 effort in prep, and breezes back out. It really is strange that he cares so little about this when he is seemingly a fairly successful broadcaster. Usually folks like that take a much higher pride in their work. And if he feels it is beneath him, why does he even bother? probably because we overpay him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikid Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Whenever we had Star Wars night last year they had me write a Star Wars theme intro script. I was proud of my work, which included things like “Davell Roby Wan Kenobi.” It prolly got trashed before it got to him, but this seems like a good place to blame him for it. Box and Won, moytoy12, QUAILMAN and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtside Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 The problem or challenge is that this is about the job. The job is public address announcer for SLU. This isn’t about Gus. Many college students have done this job well at other schools. It wouldn’t be difficult to find a good replacement. It comes across as if he doesn’t care, doesn’t prepare. It comes across as if the job is not important enough to him to do it well, or even adequately. This also means that SLU’s Athletic Department, Administration, and boosters, don’t care enough either. There have been many years where perhaps this could have been addressed and improved upon. This will of course be an insult to many fans, and, justifiably so. Billiken Rich, brianstl, billiken_roy and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I'm not a fan of his, never was, but he's who they've employed. Okay, I'll live with it, flubs, mispronunciations etc. BUT, when a "bigger" Big Time gig comes along (I'm looking at YOU, Braggin' Rights Game) he drops us like a hot rock. THAT has always bugged me. billikenfan05 and FromDaEastSide like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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