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Whatever goes in the right direction this season is a positive step for the team regardless of whether or not the dreams and lofty goals of the fans are reached. We WILL be much better this year because we were so bad last year and because Schertz is a much better coach than Ford. The team will improve significantly this year compared to last year whether we make the Dance or not.

In my opinion we have a good chance to end the year ranked within the  top 50.

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9 hours ago, billiken_roy said:

Imo NiL and the whole paying the student athletes is the worst thing that has ever happened to college sports 

It's definitely the worst thing to happen to college fandom.  But hopefully there's a couple of tournament appearances left in the program before the football schools officially demote us to minor league status and send us grumpy old men into Billiken retirement.

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4 hours ago, 3star_recruit said:

It's definitely the worst thing to happen to college fandom.  But hopefully there's a couple of tournament appearances left in the program before the football schools officially demote us to minor league status and send us grumpy old men into Billiken retirement.

Who on this board has followed SLU basketball the longest? 

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38 minutes ago, VeniceMenace said:

Who on this board has followed SLU basketball the longest? 

Became a billiken diehard my first step on campus 1978.   Season tix since 1988.  

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15 hours ago, billiken_roy said:

Imo NiL and the whole paying the student athletes is the worst thing that has ever happened to college sports 

I will add that college football conference reshuffling is also one of the worst things to happen to hoops.

It has been moving this way for a few years, but I think it will really start to sink in when fans get treated to some of these ridiculous "conference" match-ups in bball

A small sample...

Cal v. SMU

Stanford v Pitt

Arizona State v. Central Florida

Arizona v. K-State

UCLA v. Rutgers

Washington v. Nebraska

Oregon v. Penn State

 

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2 hours ago, BrettJollyComedyHour said:

Good lord we've got some old folks on the board 🤣

Never felt so young.   My first game w/my dad:   Jan 18, 1986 heartbreaking loss to Byron Larkin and Xavier.    Hooked ever since.   I miss Kiel Auditorium and walking up 450 ramp levels to our season ticket spot in the balcony.   

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I loved the old Kiel and the stage and just all of it.  We were on the ground level opposite the stage.  I was born in 1980 and taken to games early on.  My first memory (I think) of a specific player is asking Roland Gray for his autograph his freshman year.  Roland seemed amused I kept calling him Mr. Gray.  Before that I just remember being at the games and liking the energy and being amused when my parents and their friends would yell at the officials.

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16 hours ago, TheChosenOne said:

Dang! I feel like we need to get you all Billiken blue blazers to honor your support as fans! Some OGs no doubt, impressive!

I actually really like this idea.  If you have had season tickets for more than 30 years, not counting student ticket years, then you should get a Billiken Blue jacket.  If you wear that jacket to the game, you should get access to Lorenzini's regardless of your season ticket level.  Also, once a year at half time, they bring out all of the Blue Jacket alumni at half time to honor them.  This should replace the autographed basketballs they give out at seemingly random times.

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