2024-2025 Season

[shempie]

SIAP but saw that Blue Ribbon has the Bills at #25 nationally. I am old school and ordered the printed version which hasn't arrived yet, but they will do a multi page write up and break down on each team in their top 40. I personally think they are the most legit of the previews while fully acknowledging they make mistakes every year.

[willie]

46 minutes ago, shempie said:

SIAP but saw that Blue Ribbon has the Bills at #25 nationally. I am old school and ordered the printed version which hasn't arrived yet, but they will do a multi page write up and break down on each team in their top 40. I personally think they are the most legit of the previews while fully acknowledging they make mistakes every year.

I can remember the day when Blue Ribbon arrived felt like Christmas. 

[CenHudDude]

2 hours ago, shempie said:

SIAP but saw that Blue Ribbon has the Bills at #25 nationally. I am old school and ordered the printed version which hasn't arrived yet, but they will do a multi page write up and break down on each team in their top 40. I personally think they are the most legit of the previews while fully acknowledging they make mistakes every year.

I didn’t realize that PBR does CBB previews.  Do you have to pop open a can of PBR while reading them?

[slubillikens43]

Didn't Blue Ribbon have us like 8th or 9th in one of their preseason rankings during the Majerus/Crews years?

[NextYearBill]

1 hour ago, slubillikens43 said:

Didn't Blue Ribbon have us like 8th or 9th in one of their preseason rankings during the Majerus/Crews years?

[ACE]

23 minutes ago, NextYearBill said:

Not too far off - SLU finished the season 13 in the AP poll

[HoosierPal]

Here is an article on Atlantic 10 schedules put together by Rocco Miller.  https://bracketeer.org/nonconference/atlantic-10

The second half of this article is of interest.  It lists each A10 school's OOC.  Every A10 school has one Non-D1 game, with two exceptions.  St. Joseph's has none and SLU has 2.  Also, each A10 school has one or more P5 teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, SEC and BE) on their schedule, with two exceptions.  Loyola would have to have their tourney games fall in a way where they would play Nebraska.  The other exception is SLU, which has no P5 teams on the menu.

Is SLU's OOC schedule the easiest in the A10?  Without a deep dive it is hard to make that conclusion, but it likely will be among the easiest.

[Taj79]

Wowo!  Bils host.ying Wofford on December 18th AND playing at Grand Canyon same day.

[billikenfan05]

[White Pelican]

32 minutes ago, Taj79 said:

Wowo!  Bils host.ying Wofford on December 18th AND playing at Grand Canyon same day.

Team's so deep it's a split squad situation like MLB does in spring training. We're just not used to having this much talent on the team. I see two wins that day. What's not to like?

[papal]

when is the A-10 schedule going to finally come out?  I try to base winter travel around Billiken schedule.

[MusicCityBilliken]

9 minutes ago, papal said:

when is the A-10 schedule going to finally come out?  I try to base winter travel around Billiken schedule.

Funny, this morning I was looking at Vandy's schedule (live in Nashville) to see if they would have any good SEC games to go to. Conference and non-conference game schedule is out, just no times yet.  A10, as I recall, does not usually show up till early October.

[MusicCityBilliken]

Just saw this:

Hopefully some the Home games listed not to be televised will be on whatever replaces Bally's.

[billikenfan05]

5 minutes ago, MusicCityBilliken said:

Just saw this:

Hopefully some the Home games listed not to be televised will be on whatever replaces Bally's.

That's the 23/24 schedule. 

[Lord Elrond]

FYI, other conferences have started dropping their schedules for conference games. Lindenwood just posted theirs, so the OVC has its act together. 

[VeniceMenace]

13 minutes ago, Lord Elrond said:

FYI, other conferences have started dropping their schedules for conference games. Lindenwood just posted theirs, so the OVC has its act together. 

Looks like they just posted the final roster finally--heights, weights and Men's Wearhouse look...

https://slubillikens.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

[MusicCityBilliken]

32 minutes ago, VeniceMenace said:

Looks like they just posted the final roster finally--heights, weights and Men's Wearhouse look...

https://slubillikens.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Well they are being payed now LOL. They need to look professional.

[brianstl]

2 hours ago, VeniceMenace said:

Looks like they just posted the final roster finally--heights, weights and Men's Wearhouse look...

https://slubillikens.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

I think it is actually the Mister Guy look.

[VeniceMenace]

On 9/13/2024 at 12:15 PM, shempie said:

SIAP but saw that Blue Ribbon has the Bills at #25 nationally. I am old school and ordered the printed version which hasn't arrived yet, but they will do a multi page write up and break down on each team in their top 40. I personally think they are the most legit of the previews while fully acknowledging they make mistakes every year.

They picked SLU to win the A10, VCU 2nd, Dayton 3rd.

[TheA_Bomb]

Final 4 or Bust

My NCAA Final 4 Lottery entry was selected. Just to enter, I had to pay $600 in advance.  But I have 2 tickets to all sessions in San Antonio.  That was the cheapest option.

Now I just need SLU to make a run. 

Pre party in Austin, BBQ at my house.

[willie]

2 minutes ago, TheA_Bomb said:

Final 4 or Bust

My NCAA Final 4 Lottery entry was selected. Just to enter, I had to pay $600 in advance.  But I have 2 tickets to all sessions in San Antonio.  That was the cheapest option.

Now I just need SLU to make a run. 

Pre party in Austin, BBQ at my house.

Hope you have a telescope. I was 100 miles away on our last finals at the dome. 

[laker119]

Didn’t want to start a new thread for this, but Dre’Co looks like he isn’t going to be able to do the in game entertainment at Chaifetz this year/anymore.  He’s on to Enterprise and the Blues.  I wonder if he’s gonna be replaced…I just hope it isn’t only Guy Phillips on the mic every game https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/meet-new-blues-in-game-hosts-reagan-and-dre-co?

[SLU_Lax]

A loss for us for sure, but I am incredibly happy for him.  Well deserved!

[cgeldmacher]

I actually think it does deserve its own thread.  I could not be happier for Dre.  We're going to miss him, if it truly means he isn't doing Billiken games anymore, but what an opportunity for him.

Zac and Pete, if you haven't interviewed him for the podcast already, or even if you have, this might be a great time to have him on.

[Pistol]

18 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said:

I actually think it does deserve its own thread.  I could not be happier for Dre.  We're going to miss him, if it truly means he isn't doing Billiken games anymore, but what an opportunity for him.

Zac and Pete, if you haven't interviewed him for the podcast already, or even if you have, this might be a great time to have him on.

Might not be a bad idea, @Midtown Madness