Bills71 Posted Friday at 02:24 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:24 AM Coach Ford, take a look? drkelsey55, SLUMedBilliken15 and BuiltFordBills like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted Friday at 02:47 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:47 AM If nothing else he would be a hell of a practice body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted Friday at 03:20 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:20 AM 33 minutes ago, dlarry said: If nothing else he would be a hell of a practice body! I thought about this as well ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuiltFordBills Posted Friday at 04:00 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:00 AM Would love it so much, every summer would be a conklin summer rgbilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills By 40 Posted Friday at 04:02 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:02 AM Having him and Roby would be awesome, get Kwamain back here too while we're at it. Him joining the staff right now might also help in recruiting some frontcourt depth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted Friday at 04:22 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:22 AM If Conklin wants to coach D-1 SLU has to hire him. We have to make this happen. BuiltFordBills, rgbilliken, NextYearBill and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted Friday at 04:53 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:53 AM With Wilson moving on, we have an opening. SLUMedBilliken15 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted Friday at 11:41 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:41 AM It would be great to see him crying with every graduating class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizziken Posted Friday at 12:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:40 PM How to set a pick 101 with coach Brian Conklin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted Friday at 02:36 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:36 PM 2 hours ago, AnkielBreakers said: It would be great to see him crying with every graduating class. ITS CUZZADAGUYSATTHATOP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliKat Posted Saturday at 08:40 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:40 PM Oh man! Can we please TFord? This makes me so excited. Every time I watch that video just makes me so happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSLU68 Posted Saturday at 08:47 PM Share Posted Saturday at 08:47 PM I would like to see Conklin join our coaches and recruit for us Bills71 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenHudDude Posted Saturday at 09:08 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:08 PM 20 minutes ago, GOSLU68 said: I would like to see Conklin join our coaches and recruit for us I wonder if he could recruit Australia? Bills71 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted Sunday at 12:05 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:05 AM 2 hours ago, CenHudDude said: I wonder if he could recruit Australia? I would think Cody Ellis would be in a better position to help us recruit Down Under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted Sunday at 01:58 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:58 AM On 5/13/2022 at 7:40 AM, Bizziken said: How to set a pick 101 with coach Brian Conklin. That is an all time St. Louis sports moment for me. The play, the call, the crowd it all came together perfectly to make a perfect sports moment. Ozzie’s “go crazy” home run! Pat Maroon “Just put the city on his shoulders” OT winner! The Ricky Proehl NFC title game catch! And Brian Conklin leveling Wilcox are all videos I can watch to improve my mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted Sunday at 08:12 AM Share Posted Sunday at 08:12 AM I didn't know we have an opening for assistant coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Taj79 Posted Sunday at 01:45 PM Share Posted Sunday at 01:45 PM Conklin would at least put someone on the staff who has played the low blocks and has experience. Otherwsie, we have all guards. I thought I heard Roby was on the way out at SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted Sunday at 02:17 PM Share Posted Sunday at 02:17 PM 26 minutes ago, Taj79 said: I thought I heard Roby was on the way out at SLU. This makes it sound like Roby is getting fired or something. Important to note that Roby is/was a graduate assistant. This GA positions turn over quite regularly presumably because once the guy gets his grad degree your options are to hire him for a different position or he moves on. A GA position is the most natural spot for Conklin to start given he has no experience on a D1 coaching staff. I love Conklin as much as everyone else, but if he doesn’t wants to get into coaching he needs to start at the bottom & work his way up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted Sunday at 03:50 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:50 PM 1 hour ago, RUBillsFan said: This makes it sound like Roby is getting fired or something. Important to note that Roby is/was a graduate assistant. This GA positions turn over quite regularly presumably because once the guy gets his grad degree your options are to hire him for a different position or he moves on. A GA position is the most natural spot for Conklin to start given he has no experience on a D1 coaching staff. I love Conklin as much as everyone else, but if he doesn’t wants to get into coaching he needs to start at the bottom & work his way up. Yes there are limitations on how long one can be a Graduate Assistant. They have to be enrolled in a graduate program and have to be making progress towards their masters degree. Typically it is a two year max term, but under some situations it can extend to three. I'm not sure if their is much compensation directly from the basketball program as a salary except for the grad school tuition and fees. GA's can make money elsewhere, or likely in camps. Roby is listed as an enrolled Student in People Finder. There is also a seven year window of time when a student with a bachelor's degree can serve as a GA. I'm not sure, but i don't think Conklin fits into that window. RUBillsFan and MusicCityBilliken like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted Sunday at 04:06 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:06 PM 1 hour ago, RUBillsFan said: This makes it sound like Roby is getting fired or something. Important to note that Roby is/was a graduate assistant. This GA positions turn over quite regularly presumably because once the guy gets his grad degree your options are to hire him for a different position or he moves on. A GA position is the most natural spot for Conklin to start given he has no experience on a D1 coaching staff. I love Conklin as much as everyone else, but if he doesn’t wants to get into coaching he needs to start at the bottom & work his way up. I believe Conklin already has a MBA and has about decade of playing in the pros overseas. A GA is like a internship. He probably wants some sort of position he gets paid similar to Jensen. He does now have a family to support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted Sunday at 04:28 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:28 PM 8 hours ago, billiken_roy said: I didn't know we have an opening for assistant coach. Did we replace Michael Wilson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted Sunday at 05:02 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:02 PM I just looked and about half of Ford's GA's were on board for two seasons and the rest only one season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted Sunday at 07:32 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:32 PM As far as I know, Roby and Wilson do not/did not have jobs that would allow recruiting. I guess it could be a foot in the door for Conklin though. Betting someone could get him a recruiting asst coach job though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkielBreakers Posted Sunday at 07:41 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:41 PM Conklin would definitely be a good teacher for Okoro, Thatch, Hargrove, and the unnamed big we will bring in. It is arguable that no Billiken player has done more with less (athleticism). [Not that he was a bad athlete.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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