Podcast Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Men's basketball assistant coach Phil Forte joins the show to talk about the loss of his good friend Ford Stuen, his decision to return to Saint Louis, Recruiting, NIL and what to expect from the Billikens when the season starts in November. View the full article Pistol, billikenfan05, thetorch and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I'll take all the credit when Coach Ford comes on the show. BilliesBy40, MattyMo213, SLUMedBilliken15 and 6 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Good job on the podcast. Thanks for doing it. Pistol likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Thanks for the support and kind words, everybody. We're always a work in progress, still a little raw, and trying to improve every show. But we hope the enthusiasm and love for SLU comes across every time you hear from us. Zac does a tremendous job in putting these out and tracking down leads for interviews. I just show up and talk and ask questions. I'm streaky with my availability lately (quarantine with a COVID-positive kid, plus another kid and a full-time job, etc.) but always trying to keep the Recruiting Lists thread updated here and putting out as much info as possible on the Midtown Madness Twitter feed. We're not just a podcast - the Twitter feed is ongoing and active and a great way to engage with us. It's also a lot more detailed in terms of recruiting and other topics. Both formats serve their own purpose. And we appreciate engagement of all kinds - comments, questions, criticisms, etc. The goal is to serve SLU fans. More exciting things are in the works. Kevin Lisch part II is in the can and coming soon. RUBillsFan, MusicCityBilliken, Dr. Holly Hills and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Excellent interview. Nice that Forte already has a feel for the kind of player that Coach Ford is looking for and that Coach trusts Forte's judgement. Our best chance of pulling a good player out of Texas is finding the right fit. We're competing against the TCUs and SMUs, IMO. We need to show on the court why we're the better option. slufanskip and BilliesBy40 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I can't believe neither @billikenfan05 or @Pistol made any comment when Forte said he was born in Salina, KS. You guys really let the board down by not asking to see his PAYSTUBS. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midtown Madness Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: I can't believe neither @billikenfan05 or @Pistol made any comment when Forte said he was born in Salina, KS. You guys really let the board down by not asking to see his PAYSTUBS. Go look at my face and I think less conspicuously Peter's face on the Youtube version when he said Salina. Pistol likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, Midtown Madness said: Go look at my face and I think less conspicuously Peter's face on the Youtube version when he said Salina. Haha. Thanks. I miss those subtleties when listening in the car or while mowing the lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 If we made reference to message board lore, we'd have lost him. "...I was actually born in Salina, Kansas-" "PAYSTUBS!" [Confused silence, followed by awkward explanation, followed by more awkwardness.] RUBillsFan and 3star_recruit like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 got allllll caught up.... 12 hour solo road trip.... thanks for all you do guys! Pistol likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Forte will be the HC when the Billikens win the national title. PAYSTUBS! BilliesBy40, brianstl and Pistol like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Pistol said: If we made reference to message board lore, we'd have lost him. "...I was actually born in Salina, Kansas-" "PAYSTUBS!" [Confused silence, followed by awkward explanation, followed by more awkwardness.] I mean you're totally right. It was so early on in the interview and it would have set a totally awkward vibe for the rest of it, but man it just seems like it was meant to be. I think you could've gotten away with something like "Hey, Salina, KS! That city is sort an inside joke on the Billikens.com message board involving paystubs. The backstory on it is pretty convoluted as weird inside jokes on the internet tend to be. In any event, you being born in Salina will resonate with some of our listeners more than you'd expect." Alternatively you could have followed up later with a sort of inside jokey question with a wink toward the board that would have just gone over his head. Something like "As the young guy on the coaching staff who relates to the players, would you say that you're the one who is helping settle disputes? Like if a couple of guys on the team are trying to outdo each other to show who has the bigger PAYSTUBS and get into it a little bit, are you going to handle that?." I do understand that the Podcast transcends this message board and needs to cater accordingly. Regardless, I feel like both of your reactions / lack thereof on YouTube video were appropriate / in character. I humbly submit that Forte's nickname on the board should be "Coach PAYSTUBS" from now on though. thetorch, BilliesBy40 and billiken_roy like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 The REAL reason for the reactions and the omission of an allusion to "PAYSTUBS" is that, in that instant, the hosts realized that Coach Forte IS "Basketball Country," but now that he's part of #TeamBlue, all is forgiven in billikens.com-land. Henceforth, Coach Forte will be "Coach PAYSTUBS, supreme ruler of Basketball Country." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I approve of both the decision to ignore the reference during the interview and the nickname Coach Paystubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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