SLIAC

[Coach Will]

FCNEWS, it will not do me any good to go postal on here as that's what people expect. As for the conference favorite, it will not be Blackburn unless we commit to 3 things:

1. Rebounding
2. Playing hard the whole game
3. Offensive execution

Fontbonne beat us twice last year and Coach Quigley is a great coach, so I would say that they are the team to beat. webster and Wesmin both have top players returning, and we all know that Coach Molholland at Greenville is a coaching guru.
Prin, Eureka and Mac will not be easy visits for anyone, and lets not forget that Spaulding is joinng the conference, and they arenot coming to lose.

[fcnews]

Also, I know what you mean about lighting alittle extra fire. There was a (then) MU poster on the mens room that suggested Coach McKinney should listen to his peers and retire. Good thing his wife didn't tell him the whole quote. He'd of missed "3" straight trips to the NCAA Tournament.

[theoneandonly]

, and many backing out at the last minute because they are told bogus information.

Wow. Wow. I sure hope I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say. If you are implying he is lying to recruits you are treading on thin ice. A coach's whole rep depends on his word. And, unless you have documentation or a very creditable witness that will come on here and use their name to testify to this statement, I would deleted it as soon as possible. Please tell me I read that wrong.

BC should be in a really good position considering the type of school they are. In this state of the economy, it is a very attractive oppurtunity. I know College of the Ozarks (similar type school) is expecting an increase in applications. I see know reason why he can't get the numbers. His contacts in Chicago, put him in the position to recruit the type of students that need this kind of financial advantage.

NO not coach dubb telling bogus information, the school in general. This whole convo has gone haywire! i was just saying good luck on getting enough girls for a jv team. THAT IS ALL. no harm was intended at all! Coach dubb if you look at my last posts, IVE SUPPORTED YOU ALL SEASON. so you got defensive fast! I wasnt saying that you were lying to recruits and if thats how it was interpreted I appologize for that. But if you look back at my posts from BBALL season i praised you every time you guys won and was on your side in most scuffles on here and looked for strong points when you were unfortunate and lost. All i was merely trying to state was that it might be hard for blackburn to get that many girls to commit to play. NOT drag your name through the mud. I think you're a great coach and love watching your girls play and you coach. So i appologize if you took my post the wrong way. Once again were at the hands of the net, and people can misinterpret everything and anything.. and this seems to be one of those cases. Sorry for the mix up, but no need to think im trying to call you out or drag you down!

[Coach Will]

Thanks one and only,

we all did think that you were saying that I was lying to recruits, so I am so GLAD that you cleared that up. You have been very supportive, and I hope that you continue to be, especially since I know who you are..LOL! I do feel much better now, as us Cubs guys must stick together.

As for the school losing ppl, I do not see that happening. I already have 13 room deposits paid, and I have another 9 players that will commit to Blackburn as well. There has only been a few players that have quit or been kicked off that have bothered me, and one is really close to your heart. The rest of them......you fill in the blank!

So there are no hard feelings, and we have a couple of transfers that will shock a lot of people. So stay tuned.

[theoneandonly]

Thanks one and only,

we all did think that you were saying that I was lying to recruits, so I am so GLAD that you cleared that up. You have been very supportive, and I hope that you continue to be, especially since I know who you are..LOL! I do feel much better now, as us Cubs guys must stick together.

As for the school losing ppl, I do not see that happening. I already have 13 room deposits paid, and I have another 9 players that will commit to Blackburn as well. There has only been a few players that have quit or been kicked off that have bothered me, and one is really close to your heart. The rest of them......you fill in the blank!

So there are no hard feelings, and we have a couple of transfers that will shock a lot of people. So stay tuned.

Coach Dubb,
Perhaps you dont know who I am... because, I, Theoneandonly, am not a cubs fan!  GO INDIANS! and THANK FOR KERRY WOOD!

AND, transfers are always fun, instant talent some may say.

[Coach Will]

Thanks one and only,

we all did think that you were saying that I was lying to recruits, so I am so GLAD that you cleared that up. You have been very supportive, and I hope that you continue to be, especially since I know who you are..LOL! I do feel much better now, as us Cubs guys must stick together.

As for the school losing ppl, I do not see that happening. I already have 13 room deposits paid, and I have another 9 players that will commit to Blackburn as well. There has only been a few players that have quit or been kicked off that have bothered me, and one is really close to your heart. The rest of them......you fill in the blank!

So there are no hard feelings, and we have a couple of transfers that will shock a lot of people. So stay tuned.

Coach Dubb,
Perhaps you dont know who I am... because, I, Theoneandonly, am not a cubs fan!  GO INDIANS! and THANK FOR KERRY WOOD!

AND, transfers are always fun, instant talent some may say.

Theoneand only,

That cubs line was a joke, but I dont know who you are...trust me. You have two daughters, just like me!!!!

Who cares about the indians....didn't you see the movie Major Leagues....lol
You can have Wood, he will drive you crazy.
See you around all summer, and I am sure that Jasmine is happy to have a job.

[hopefan]

Anybody else notice that newcomer Spaulding had a pretty nice team last season - they finished 20-6, and won the USCAA national championship - granted, the USCAA is not much more than a conglomeration of small schools and regional campuses - but a national championship none the less -  they have most of their players back -  5 of their 6 losses were to NCAA D3 schools  -  they beat Westminster by 2.  I would think they should be very competitive in what should be a wide open race for the SLIAC Women's crown

[y_jack_lok]

Very interesting hopefan. Spalding lost their first game of the season to Transylvania by one point in OT. Transy made the NCAA tounament and won its first round game right here in St. Louis against 2008 national champs Howard Payne. Transy then lost to Wash U.

Spalding had 2 wins against Franklin, a team that beat Blackburn last season.

Spalding loses 3 seniors, but 6 of the ten returning players were freshmen last season.

[llcfan]

  Coach Dubb I've got a tip for you,

  I can share this now that my our dughter Lindsey Crum won't be playing for Eureka college anymore ( despite 2 years of elegibility remaining ).

  Lindsey was recruited our of Washington IL H.S. by Blackburn by a female coach whose name I don't remember.

  During that process we met the head of the art department. I just checked your website and I think it was Bob Huber but I'm ot 100% sure. I remember that he really seemed to know his stuff. If you ever have a recruit who is interested in any form of art have them & the parents talk to him. Blackburn does not offer graphic art which Lindsey wanted. Bob explained how a good foundatation of art basics could still go a long way toward that. More importantly he gave insight that job opportunities do exist for art.

  Even though Lindsey chose not to attend Blackburn, as a parent that guy impressed me. He didn't try to selll Blackburn as he didn't need to. His experience, demeanor and confidence sold Blackburn.

   Good luck you seem like a class guy and I hope this helps.

Sincerly,

Matt Crum
Washington IL

[y_jack_lok]

llcfan, can you tell us if Lindsey is transferring from Eureka, and if so where? Or is she staying at Eureka and electing not to play basketball anymore? If she is transferring, will she be playing at her new school?

[Coach Will]

Mr. Crum,

Thanks so much for the message, and yes, the guy at blackburn's name is Mr. Huber. I wish your daughter much luck, and I hope that she is back on the court soon.

Coach Dub

[llcfan]

llcfan, can you tell us if Lindsey is transferring from Eureka, and if so where? Or is she staying at Eureka and electing not to play basketball anymore? If she is transferring, will she be playing at her new school?

Y_jack

  Lindsey is not playing as she will be graduating in December. Apparently she cannot do a full season w/o paying for another semester as she will be a 4.5 yr student vs a 4yr. She would have to pay 4-5-$7,000 ? to effectively play basketball for the second semester. She could play till the end of the semester but she'd have to quit midway through the year. She doesn't feel right about doing that.

  Re eligibility I belive my information is correct. She played 1yr at ICC for which she was a small piece of the puzzle that earned her a Juco National championship ring. She decided to just focus on studying the second year and didn't play. After the 2 years at ICC she went to ISU as a student only.

  Lindsey didn't like the "you're student #1234" approach @ ISU.
  She ended up @ Eureka with no intention of playing sports and was kind of talked into it by a friend as well as plenty of pursuit from the coach as a result of a pickup game during summer gym. Lindsey turned it down twice but the spark of competition finaly changed her mind.
She didn't seem to do too bad for someone that hadn't picked up a basketball for 2 years! As a family we had a lot of fun watching her again. She is a pretty decent overall athlete as well as a pretty good kid in general.
  Lindsey found out just how much she did miss basketball as she said she had a lof of fun despite playing for a team that didn't win alot of games.

  Clear as mud I know but it's the best I've got.

Thanks,
Lindsey's dad
Matt Crum

[llcfan]

Mr. Crum,

Thanks so much for the message, and yes, the guy at blackburn's name is Mr. Huber. I wish your daughter much luck, and I hope that she is back on the court soon.

Coach Dub

  Coach thanks for the kind words. My wife and I ( and probably Lindsey )will probably still go to a few Eureka games. if I can swing the home game vs Blackburn I'll try to stop and say hello. I'll give you an advance heads up if we are going to make it.

  On a side note just some food for thought
( not just for coach but for everyone ).
  You mentioned players not being the right fit and leaving etc.
  One of the reasons Lindsey didn't originally play was she needed to work to attend college. She also hadn't planned on playing so she had purchased a low priced plane ticket to go to New York at New Years eve. She told the coach no based on not being able to commit to a full slate of practices. She didn't feel it was right to be different than the other players.
      The coach said she was willing to be flexible thus Lindsey played. I would imagine being very low on numbers was also a factor.
    I only bring this up as an example of the unique challenges that a coach faces at this level of competition.

  If I were the coach I'm not sure how I would hadle this one and I'm her father! lol
  I didn't bring this up for any particular reason just as a discussion point for the board.

Thanks again

Mr Crum
 
 

[y_jack_lok]

Mr Crum, thanks for filling in those details. Congrats to Lindsey on her forthcoming December graduation. It's a tough time to be getting out of college. My son graduated in May (went to Fordham in NYC) and is fighting the good fight to find meaningful work.

For those who don't read the men's SLIAC board, you might want to know that one of the regular contributors to both the men's and women's SLIAC boards, eureka_sid, is no longer at Eureka College. Details are on the SLIAC men's board. You will have to backtrack to page 460.

[llcfan]

Man that is too bad about Eureka Sid he was a classy post and had great input.
Eureka will miss him