mrjoelabs Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Players if you are reading this, thanks for the guts. It was a ride this year and you all dealt with a lot. To pull an NCAA upset everything has to go right. I mean Liberty had a guy go for 31 who averages 13, and a back up center who barely plays go for 13. The first half was brutal, but the comeback attempt was valiant. Those of you coming back, next year we should be a lot stronger. Thanks to the seniors. And to coach Ford, thanks for all your work. VATECH honestly didn't look that impressive in the second half. First half we just go blitzed. But coach, thanks for keeping the group together, and making this team what looked to be a real family. Go Bills. Joey (Former Troll) PS Coach Ford PLEASE try to make adjustments before halftime next year...we can't always dig out of a hole! But great job. Zink and rgbilliken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechee89 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Well said, Mr Bojangles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseOfTheBillikens Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Good fight boys. Team blue never quits. Sometimes they just don't fall for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 SLU will be back. I trust Travis to take our program to places it has never been before. The Billikens are just getting started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Thank you for all the effort and work that resulted in winning the A10 championship and going to the NCAA tournament this year. You guys are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock_Tower Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Rough ending to a roller coaster ride this year. But I, for one, did enjoy the ride. How far we come these past three (3) years!! Last night is the reason you play D1 college basketball. Yes, we lost. Yes, our turnovers and poor shooting raised its head again. But the atmosphere and notoriety of being in the NCAA Tourney -- no replacement. I am thankful that Bess, Foreman, Isabel and Wiley each got this opportunity. Same with Welmer to experience but more in a non-playing role. Also, am thankful that Goodwin, French and Thatch (same with Hankton who got a few real minutes and Jacobs who did not) got a taste of the NCAA Tournament to help them each have Conklin Summers to lead our newbies next year. By comparison, Vandy and Pitt also changed coaches 3 years ago. The fans at Pitt are now on their second head coach since we landed Coach Ford and they got the chance to celebrate only 3 conference wins this year. Then, again, Vandy has had their worst 2 years of college basketball and won no conference regular or tourney games going 0-19. Kevin Stallings and Bryce Drew. What does Garth Brooks say, thank you for unanswered prayers? Thank you again. Congratulation and looking forward to next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkelsey55 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Clock_Tower said: Rough ending to a roller coaster ride this year. But I, for one, did enjoy the ride. How far we come these past three (3) years!! Last night is the reason you play D1 college basketball. Yes, we lost. Yes, our turnovers and poor shooting raised its head again. But the atmosphere and notoriety of being in the NCAA Tourney -- no replacement. I am thankful that Bess, Foreman, Isabel and Wiley each got this opportunity. Same with Welmer to experience but more in a non-playing role. Also, am thankful that Goodwin, French and Thatch (same with Hankton who got a few real minutes and Jacobs who did not) got a taste of the NCAA Tournament to help them each have Conklin Summers to lead our newbies next year. By comparison, Vandy and Pitt also changed coaches 3 years ago. The fans at Pitt are now on their second head coach since we landed Coach Ford and they got the chance to celebrate only 3 conference wins this year. Then, again, Vandy has had their worst 2 years of college basketball and won no conference regular or tourney games going 0-19. Kevin Stallings and Bryce Drew. What does Garth Brooks say, thank you for unanswered prayers? Thank you again. Congratulation and looking forward to next year! Accually he did get in the game when Forman fouled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 This is one for the archives. GoBills73, Bay Area Billiken, rgbilliken and 6 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 While i admit i have issues with coach Ford's on court methods, there is no denying his ability to get players and there is no doubt of his motivational abilities. At this point in time Team Blue / Travis Ford IS Saint Louis Basketball. moytoy12 and Adman like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 36 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: This is one for the archives. Neighbor Dave, majerus mojo and RiseOfTheBillikens like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Team Blue took one step in the right direction...Now let's take the next step! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Saying coach could of done things different in the games doesn't mean results would be any different. Easy to say when we lose things could of been done differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechee89 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 53 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: This is one for the archives. Definitely a post of the year candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseOfTheBillikens Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, HoosierPal said: This is one for the archives. Not going to lie my eyes watered up a little. Great memories this year. So proud of all of them. When everyone, including many on this board, doubted these guys they never quit and never stopped fighting. I'll always be proud to represent team blue even down 20 in the NCAA tournament. I'm going to miss these seniors. Now let's work on getting back. Bay Area Billiken, Billnation08 and Old guy like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 5 hours ago, RiseOfTheBillikens said: Not going to lie my eyes watered up a little. Great memories this year. So proud of all of them. When everyone, including many on this board, doubted these guys they never quit and never stopped fighting. I'll always be proud to represent team blue even down 20 in the NCAA tournament. I'm going to miss these seniors. Now let's work on getting back. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 The program looked like it was dead as a doornail at this time last year. Thank you Coach Ford and the coaching staff for never giving up on it and the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Brighton said: The program looked like it was dead as a doornail at this time last year. Thank you Coach Ford and the coaching staff for never giving up on it and the kids. Hey now we had high hopes this time last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Even Wally supports Uncle BAB’s SLU Billikens, 2019 A10 Champs, #TeamBlue. We are proud of our team and our school. The program is trending upward, in the right direction. brianstl likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brighton Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Brighton said: The program looked like it was dead as a doornail at this time last year. Thank you Coach Ford and the coaching staff for never giving up on it and the kids. 8 hours ago, almaman said: Hey now we had high hopes this time last year. Many thought the Title IX debacle was a self imposed death penalty to the program. So yes, it was dire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Bay Area Billiken said: Even Wally supports Uncle BAB’s SLU Billikens, 2019 A10 Champs, #TeamBlue. We are proud of our team and our school. The program is trending upward, in the right direction. Where did he get that good looking scarf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I noticed several people in the crowd at Friday's game wearing scarves. Is that our new thing? BAB, that's a quality patio setup you have there. And quality doggo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Box and Won said: I noticed several people in the crowd at Friday's game wearing scarves. Is that our new thing? BAB, that's a quality patio setup you have there. And quality doggo. They had a bunch of them at one of the pre-parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 56 minutes ago, willie said: Where did he get that good looking scarf? The scarf was provided by SLU at The Brit in Downtown San Jose at the Thursday night Pep Rally and then transported to Wally's World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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