AnkielBreakers Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 10 hours ago, billikenblue said: I was at the dome when Trent Green went down and the groan from the crowd was obvious thinking the season was over..then came Kurt Warner. Hang in there Billiken fans …there is a long season ahead and who knows what can happen. I was there too. I remember leaving and talking about how the backup went like 11/11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 44 minutes ago, AnkielBreakers said: I was there too. I remember leaving and talking about how the backup went like 11/11. Jordan Nesbitt will be Kurt Warner with the Billiken’s with some help with Hargrove, Jimerson, Thatch, Williams, and Strickland with some good defense. Warner had some newcomers like Hakim, Fletcher, Horn and his great kickoff returns, Faulk, and Holt etc… I am still excited and cannot wait for the games to count. JP will be like Trent Green and cheer our team to an A10 championship. billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 8 minutes ago, CBFan said: Jordan Nesbitt will be Kurt Warner with the Billiken’s with some help with Hargrove, Jimerson, Thatch, Williams, and Strickland with some good defense. Warner had some newcomers like Hakim, Fletcher, Horn and his great kickoff returns, Faulk, and Holt etc… I am still excited and cannot wait for the games to count. JP will be like Trent Green and cheer our team to an A10 championship. Future NBA color commentator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 For those that think that Coach Ford and the staff can only recruit, and cannot coach, I throw the gauntlet down. This team has now lost its top 3 players from last season. Let's break that down. We lost our top 3 rebounders (Perkins was 3rd). We lost our top two shot blockers (Perkins was tied for 2nd). We lost our top three minutes guys. We lost our top 3 point shooter (Perkins with 38 made). Goodwin, French, and Perkins scored 838 of our 1507 points last season (56%). If Ford gets this team to 20 wins, no one should ever complain about his coaching again. I don't care how much hope we have and potential the players have, the above numbers don't lie. Go prove the naysayers wrong, Coach Ford. SLURadioBoy, majerus mojo, A10Ref and 5 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 A core group that got major minutes last year: Yurimania, Linssen, TJ, Fred, Jimerson. Plus two starters from D1 programs who both averaged double figures and a 4 star big from a P5 top program. And a top 50 FR. I’d say there’s enough material to put together a solid season. Not going to discount the loss of Perk, it’s gonna hurt, but as the season progresses my guess is this group will excel. Adman likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crymdg2 Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, cgeldmacher said: For those that think that Coach Ford and the staff can only recruit, and cannot coach, I throw the gauntlet down. This team has now lost its top 3 players from last season. Let's break that down. We lost our top 3 rebounders (Perkins was 3rd). We lost our top two shot blockers (Perkins was tied for 2nd). We lost our top three minutes guys. We lost our top 3 point shooter (Perkins with 38 made). Goodwin, French, and Perkins scored 838 of our 1507 points last season (56%). If Ford gets this team to 20 wins, no one should ever complain about his coaching again. I don't care how much hope we have and potential the players have, the above numbers don't lie. Go prove the naysayers wrong, Coach Ford. majerus mojo and Littlebill like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 1 hour ago, cgeldmacher said: For those that think that Coach Ford and the staff can only recruit, and cannot coach, I throw the gauntlet down. This team has now lost its top 3 players from last season. Let's break that down. We lost our top 3 rebounders (Perkins was 3rd). We lost our top two shot blockers (Perkins was tied for 2nd). We lost our top three minutes guys. We lost our top 3 point shooter (Perkins with 38 made). Goodwin, French, and Perkins scored 838 of our 1507 points last season (56%). If Ford gets this team to 20 wins, no one should ever complain about his coaching again. I don't care how much hope we have and potential the players have, the above numbers don't lie. Go prove the naysayers wrong, Coach Ford. almost every team loses their 2 or 3 best players every year. those that have a good recruiter just reload, those that dont have to rebuild and coach up what they got. i dont think your above proves anything about the current state of the billikens other than their best players were seniors. slufan13, dennis_w and Billiken Rich like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nimble Posted October 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2021 Just secured my first year of season tickets for the billikens. While it sucks that Javonte lost this year to injury, I was a billikens fan before, and will be a billikens fan after. THIS WILL BE A GREAT YEAR FOR BILLIKEN BASKETBALL! Bills By 40, RUBillsFan, CBFan and 13 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 This could be considered OT, but it related to the Billikens 2021-22 season and I didn't want to start a separate topic. Great article in The Athletic on the Bonnies and their Coach, team, fans and home court. Tons of comments and they do love their Coach. Good to see an A-10 team getting some pub. I really thought we had a shot at beating them for the A 10 title this year but now see it as a big time long shot without our best player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Perkins going down hurts I feel terrible for him and his teammates. That said I think it helps that this happened now as opposed to game 10. It gives them more practice time without their all conference stud. A loss of Perkins caliber in the middle of the season can completely derail a team. Happening in preseason game 1 gives them plenty of time to regroup and have a NCAA tourney season. Bills By 40, Billiken Rich, brianstl and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Good luck this season. Hope all you Billiken fans stay healthy. And if you can please make the road trip to Olean this year. It really is a GREAT little community. They even built a new Hotel here this year! CBFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, brownindians said: Good luck this season. Hope all you Billiken fans stay healthy. And if you can please make the road trip to Olean this year. It really is a GREAT little community. They even built a new Hotel here this year! Should we fly to Buffalo and take the bus from there? We’re a little leery of your bus drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownwolves Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 This just in, go to the link and scroll down to the article posted, https://bonabandwagon.proboards.com/thread/17675/feature-article-athletic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I just want to point out that the last GDT teased at Richmond, who lost one of its best players before last season. These GDT’s are dangerous. In summary, you have to make fun of the team we are playing! blue font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I was thinking of something like "Mutilate the Mufasas" and pointing out that Lindenwood started out as the "Lindenwood School for Girls" but honestly what's the point of putting tendons and ligaments and bones at risk for a game day thread with no audio or video and relying on posts just from those there at the game. Discretion being the better part of valor I decided against it...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Billiken Rich said: I was thinking of something like "Mutilate the Mufasas" and pointing out that Lindenwood started out as the "Lindenwood School for Girls" but honestly what's the point of putting tendons and ligaments and bones at risk for a game day thread with no audio or video and relying on posts just from those there at the game. Discretion being the better part of valor I decided against it...... How about GDT 2nd exhibition game let’s not have another season ending injury Bills By 40 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 22 minutes ago, almaman said: How about GDT 2nd exhibition game let’s not have another season ending injury I will not be the one to start it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 It needs to be automated from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 No GDT for exhibitions. No TV no thread. That said I penciled in my starters: YURMANIA NESBITT JIMERSON TJ LINSSEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Why Nesbitt, Ford’s been talking about him a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 If I were Ford I would use Nesbit as my six man. Start Fred. Bring Nesbit in at the first timeout for either Fred TJ or Jimmer depending on what I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I don’t care who starts. I’m more interested in how Coach handles the rotations, particularly in the first half. There is a lot of work to do today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 What's the general consensus on Yuri's ceiling this season? Maybe I'm drinking the kool aid but I'll be damned if there isn't an argument that YC is a top 10 point guard in the country. After what I saw from him offensively yesterday I'm all-in on the hot take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bills By 40 said: What's the general consensus on Yuri's ceiling this season? Maybe I'm drinking the kool aid but I'll be damned if there isn't an argument that YC is a top 10 point guard in the country. After what I saw from him offensively yesterday I'm all-in on the hot take. Are you related to SLU72 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 BB40, I hope you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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