TheA_Bomb Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 NCAA making the changes that matter. "NCAA: Ok guys what’s wrong with recruiting?You there in the back NO ONE: Ummm what are we going to do about these cookie cakes…. NCAA: Hmmm go on." -credit Androidtx on horns247 for the above billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrettJollyComedyHour Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 20 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said: NCAA making the changes that matter. "NCAA: Ok guys what’s wrong with recruiting?You there in the back NO ONE: Ummm what are we going to do about these cookie cakes…. NCAA: Hmmm go on." -credit Androidtx on horns247 for the above Lol Cookie Cakes will surely solve everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 -at least they deal with the important issues of the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettFlight5 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Don’t these donkey holes have better things to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 So we draw the line on rice crispy treats on the bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieBilliken Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 It was my understanding that there would be punch and pie….thats it I’m leaving… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Elrond Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Once again, the NCAA on top of the issues facing college athletics…… Sheesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 hard to believe considering all that is going on to cheapen college sports and fall below the ethical line in the sand, they are concerned about snacks on a recruiting visit. college sports becomes more slimy every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 This is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 As someone who had to put cookie cakes in hotel rooms for four years, this is entertaining to me. SLU_Lax, TheA_Bomb and Box and Won like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 4 hours ago, OkieBilliken said: It was my understanding that there would be punch and pie….thats it I’m leaving… -Blame Canada? OkieBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Are escorts still okay? billiken_roy likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 40 minutes ago, Pistol said: As someone who had to put cookie cakes in hotel rooms for four years, this is entertaining to me. -serious questions, where would you get the cookie cakes? what else did SLU do with the rooms to try to impress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Cowboy II said: -serious questions, where would you get the cookie cakes? what else did SLU do with the rooms to try to impress? Great American Cookie in the Galleria. I just looked it up and it's still there in the same location. Amazing. We would also hang some SLU pennants and banners, stuff like that. Tom Frericks took it all after his visit. No other recruit ever took the merch, just the cookie cake (usually partially eaten and the remainder left). At least Frericks came to SLU. They stayed in the Sheraton (with the Richard Haas mural) across from what is now called Enterprise Center. We made sure they had rooms that faced the arena. Usually corner rooms. I guess that hotel is closed now (condos?) but the parking garage is still in use. MusicCityBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Pistol said: Great American Cookie in the Galleria. I just looked it up and it's still there in the same location. Amazing. We would also hang some SLU pennants and banners, stuff like that. Tom Frericks took it all after his visit. No other recruit ever took the merch, just the cookie cake (usually partially eaten and the remainder left). At least Frericks came to SLU. They stayed in the Sheraton (with the Richard Haas mural) across from what is now called Enterprise Center. We made sure they had rooms that faced the arena. Usually corner rooms. I guess that hotel is closed now (condos?) but the parking garage is still in use. Hahaha, good times. I think we then shifted to the hotel at Union Station if I remember correctly. I meant to look up what the former Sheraton is now. I parked there a few weeks ago for the Blues game and to get back to the parking garage we had to walk thru the lobby. It was hard to tell whether it was still a hotel as it was dimly lit and a bit creepy although that might have been due to the drunk Blues fans we were surrounded by. I basically lived in that hotel for 6 months, the memories! Pistol likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy II Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Pistol said: Great American Cookie in the Galleria. I just looked it up and it's still there in the same location. Amazing. We would also hang some SLU pennants and banners, stuff like that. Tom Frericks took it all after his visit. No other recruit ever took the merch, just the cookie cake (usually partially eaten and the remainder left). At least Frericks came to SLU. They stayed in the Sheraton (with the Richard Haas mural) across from what is now called Enterprise Center. We made sure they had rooms that faced the arena. Usually corner rooms. I guess that hotel is closed now (condos?) but the parking garage is still in use. 1 hour ago, TheChosenOne said: Hahaha, good times. I think we then shifted to the hotel at Union Station if I remember correctly. I meant to look up what the former Sheraton is now. I parked there a few weeks ago for the Blues game and to get back to the parking garage we had to walk thru the lobby. It was hard to tell whether it was still a hotel as it was dimly lit and a bit creepy although that might have been due to the drunk Blues fans we were surrounded by. I basically lived in that hotel for 6 months, the memories! -thanks -so were you two responsible for securing any entertainment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Who knows, maybe the idea is to have interactions with recruits be more transparent taking place in a more public place - out in the open like a hotel lobby, as opposed to behind closed doors in a hotel room. Sure the NCAA has plenty of silly rules and there are plenty of examples of their incompetence, but a weaker NCAA giving way to the current Wild West environment is much worse, IMO. willie likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, Cowboy II said: -thanks -so were you two responsible for securing any entertainment? Unfortunately not. We were always available for free entertainment in the form of drunken managers but we mostly entertained each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheA_Bomb Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Just now, Pistol said: Unfortunately not. We were always available for free entertainment in the form of drunken managers but we mostly entertained each other. Kinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just now, TheA_Bomb said: Kinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 22 hours ago, TheA_Bomb said: NCAA making the changes that matter. "NCAA: Ok guys what’s wrong with recruiting?You there in the back NO ONE: Ummm what are we going to do about these cookie cakes…. NCAA: Hmmm go on." -credit Androidtx on horns247 for the above This is literally the only thing the NCAA can regulate anymore. Still wondering why the NCAA still exists after even more of the latest court injunctions. NCAA does not run college sports, the court system does. Time for schools to abandon the "school" part and just make a professional league that can actually BE regulated like the NBA, NFL, UFL, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Nope, the school part will not be abandoned. There are too many schools that either do not have the money or the desire to go into the pay for play deal and house semi pro paid employees (not student any longer). I think the vast majority of schools will have traditional scholarship based programs. The players in the top end of the upper level of traditional scholarship school will play to try to qualify for the paying semi pro places. At least those that see basketball as their future will do so. Those who want to have a standard career in standard jobs may go for the academic degree without pay. There will always be special situations, like the Service Academies, that will not change their status in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Adding to my prior post there are 362 Division 1 Basketball programs, each of these have 13 students under scholarship. That means 1086 Division 1 kids under Basketball scholarships. There is not enough room in the professional basketball leagues for all of these kids to go into paid semiprofessional teams as students. Undoubtedly these semi professional leagues will be developed, but they will not take all the kids playing Division 1 college basketball at this time. Note that I do not include the students playing Division II or JUCO in this total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 6 hours ago, Old guy said: Adding to my prior post there are 362 Division 1 Basketball programs, each of these have 13 students under scholarship. That means 1086 Division 1 kids under Basketball scholarships. There is not enough room in the professional basketball leagues for all of these kids to go into paid semiprofessional teams as students. Undoubtedly these semi professional leagues will be developed, but they will not take all the kids playing Division 1 college basketball at this time. Note that I do not include the students playing Division II or JUCO in this total. that's not the college ranks problem. college athletics should be primarily for getting an education. if they dont want to go to school, they shouldnt be in college. no exceptions. this is the fix to what college athletics is evolving into. put 100% of the college policing into academics. if they focus on the student athletes legitimately getting into college, taking legit course work and above board graduating in 5 years or less, that successful student will possess the character needed to fix the problem. if the athlete is only there to play basketball and audition for the nba, they are a detriment to the real student athlete and their personal goals. i have no problem with great athletes going to college. but they need to do their job of being a real student first and foremost. TheA_Bomb and drkelsey55 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 3 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: that's not the college ranks problem. college athletics should be primarily for getting an education. if they dont want to go to school, they shouldnt be in college. no exceptions. this is the fix to what college athletics is evolving into. put 100% of the college policing into academics. if they focus on the student athletes legitimately getting into college, taking legit course work and above board graduating in 5 years or less, that successful student will possess the character needed to fix the problem. if the athlete is only there to play basketball and audition for the nba, they are a detriment to the real student athlete and their personal goals. i have no problem with great athletes going to college. but they need to do their job of being a real student first and foremost. Did you see what Soderball posted right before my two prior posts saying that the schools would have to abandon the "school " part? Like it or not, there has to be some kind of a mechanism to identify those kids that go into college level education with a firm desire to enter professional sports. College athletics paid by scholarships has provided this testing ground. The vast majority of kids playing college athletics, including those desiring to go professional or not, have no future in professional sports. To introduce salaries, unionization , and NILs into the process just makes it harder for those who have no future as sport professionals and will profit the most from the scholarships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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