wgstl Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 11 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: I'll be fine with 9th if it means we can turn the page on one, if not multiple, highly paid athletics employees. If you catch my drift. NCAA Tournament or New Direction. No in between, please. And by fine I truly mean this as in pre season rankings - not where we actually finish. That is never fine, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 37 minutes ago, wgstl said: And by fine I truly mean this as in pre season rankings - not where we actually finish. That is never fine, ever. There isn’t really a regular season finish this year that gives me faith the direction is correct, but you’re right that being picked 9th is fair. If the team finishes 9th, there better be changes at the top of the program in the spring. Schasz likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, johnbj14 said: There isn’t really a regular season finish this year that gives me faith the direction is correct, but you’re right that being picked 9th is fair. If the team finishes 9th, there better be changes at the top of the program in the spring. Obviously we're not finishing T4, cause - we cant even do that with good teams... That said 5th-6th finish where the main contributors are LHJ, Cian, or Parker AND any of the bigs - then I can be right back on board for the following year. But if we're talking like 6th place because Gibby and MM did everything than ya, Its over. This whole thing if over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 We'll all be following the Chris Mack sweepstakes by the time conference season starts. GoSluBills likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowry Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 6 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said: We'll all be following the Chris Mack sweepstakes by the time conference season starts. Give me a coach that make 1plus million a year and 1.4 million a year in NIL money. Problem solved. 2010andBeyond likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compton Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 8 hours ago, wgstl said: Obviously we're not finishing T4, cause - we cant even do that with good teams... We finished in the top 4 in 2020, 2021, and 2023. Billiken Rich likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Compton said: We finished in the top 4 in 2020, 2021, and 2023. Thanks for the correction. Mixed up the running joke of always finishing 4th with just outside T4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compton Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 19 minutes ago, wgstl said: Thanks for the correction. Mixed up the running joke of always finishing 4th with just outside T4. No problem. Defaulting to bashing the Billikens without really thinking about it is a common occurrence around here. RiseOfTheBillikens, slufanskip, Billiken Rich and 1 other like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyRican Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 22 hours ago, joe_davola said: I meant more along the lines of fans spending money on sporting events and taking their kids to those events. City SC tickets are not cheap and there are only so many casual sports fans in the area. Many families will be recovering financially after the soccer season as it relates to money spent on sports. City ticket renewals for next year are happening now, same time as the Bills. I debated for a bit but decided to keep my tickets for the time being. I know some others that are not renewing. joe_davola likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, DirtyRican said: City ticket renewals for next year are happening now, same time as the Bills. I debated for a bit but decided to keep my tickets for the time being. I know some others that are not renewing. The only saving grace for Bills renewals is that CITY can't add season ticket holders. So if you were thinking about switching to CITY tickets this time around, that's not really an option. DirtyRican likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowry Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I renewed my tickets only because I don’t want to loose them for the future. I didn’t renew my 4 $99 seats uptop though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUDrew Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Still haven't renewed my group of 12. Don't feel any sense of urgency to do so though I am sure I will at some point. I would set the over/under at games I attend at 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 31 minutes ago, SLUDrew said: Still haven't renewed my group of 12. Don't feel any sense of urgency to do so though I am sure I will at some point. I would set the over/under at games I attend at 6 First half is spot on how I feel. I will probably make every game but like the non-D1 schools will be a coin flip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, billikenfan05 said: The only saving grace for Bills renewals is that CITY can't add season ticket holders. So if you were thinking about switching to CITY tickets this time around, that's not really an option. I really don't think Billiken basketball season tickets compete with any of the major 3 pro teams in town outside of maybe some corporate business and to some degree the Blues mini ticket packages. There is zero crossover with the Cardinals regular season schedule and only like 1 week with City, but crossover on the scheduling isn't the big reason. The big reason is cost. The Billiken season ticket price point is in a completely different much lower tier than the Blues, City and the Cardinals. The only thing SLU might lose some season ticket holders to on the pro sports side is to Blues mini packages. Honestly at the price point SLU is selling tickets their main competition for family and individual spending are things like movies, museums, people going to catch weekend college games at Mizzou/The Illini/etc and high school sports. Those are the things in the same general entertainment price point category people are comparing SLU with when it comes to spending their money. HoosierPal and cgeldmacher like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 They will probably make more money off of me this year because Im betting I will be drinking more beers during the games. Young Charles, brianstl, BrettJollyComedyHour and 5 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, dlarry said: They will probably make more money off of me this year because Im betting I will be drinking more beers during the games. Yep. Im thinking my normal 2 beers a game easily stretches to 3, maybe 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 How tall is Abou Magassa? The SLU roster lists him at 6'6". When his signing was announced, he was 6'9". [For those who were around, that is Donnie Dobb's level shrinkage.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, HoosierPal said: How tall is Abou Magassa? The SLU roster lists him at 6'6". When his signing was announced, he was 6'9". [For those who were around, that is Donnie Dobb's level shrinkage.] Few people on this board have mentioned they've found articles listing him between 6'6 and 6'9. No one really knows. HoosierPal likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Terrence Hargrove was listed at 6’6 in high school and 6’4 in college, which seems more accurate. Height and weight are typically overstated in the recruiting process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 There was a photo of him standing next to Zhang. I’d say 6’9”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 2 hours ago, Scoop said: There was a photo of him standing next to Zhang. I’d say 6’9”. Or maybe Zhang is only 6'10" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, The Wiz said: Or maybe Zhang is only 6'10" Everything I’ve heard is that Zhang is legit 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 26 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Everything I’ve heard is that Zhang is legit 7. small difference but hoping its every bit of 7'1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowry Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 4 hours ago, HoosierPal said: How tall is Abou Magassa? The SLU roster lists him at 6'6". When his signing was announced, he was 6'9". [For those who were around, that is Donnie Dobb's level shrinkage.] I’d take a Donnie Dobbs . Even more so if he came with a high school teammate like Dobbs had in Jimmy Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 You can always look at the official roster. Magassa is listed at 6-6, 215. That seems small based on photos. Zhang is listed at 7-0, 265. These are all definitely without shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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