Marquette, Sun. Jan. 24, 3:45pm, 970AM-TV Delayed

[OLV72]

Give Lavin credit for taking the SJU administration out of the dark ages in hiring a head coach. Prior to Lavin SJU hired assistant coaches or mid major coaches. They felt with NYC as a recruiting base and MSG as home court it was unnecessary to pay big bucks for a coach.
This plan worked well for many years but with colleges building major arenas, more and more games being televised and other cities producing top recruits SJU slipped. With the collapse of the Big East it was looking possible that SJU was falling to mid major status. Because of this Lavin was able to secure a salary comparable to his position.
With this new president in control and the hiring of Mullin and his assistants it appears things have changed.

It's all Father Harringtons fault. The new president has been to more games than Mike Maher.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Give Lavin credit for taking the SJU administration out of the dark ages in hiring a head coach. Prior to Lavin SJU hired assistant coaches or mid major coaches. They felt with NYC as a recruiting base and MSG as home court it was unnecessary to pay big bucks for a coach.
This plan worked well for many years but with colleges building major arenas, more and more games being televised and other cities producing top recruits SJU slipped. With the collapse of the Big East it was looking possible that SJU was falling to mid major status. Because of this Lavin was able to secure a salary comparable to his position.
With this new president in control and the hiring of Mullin and his assistants it appears things have changed.

It's all Father Harringtons fault. The new president has been to more games than Mike Maher.

because he has a Mullin Man Crush and I don't

 

[OLV72]

Give Lavin credit for taking the SJU administration out of the dark ages in hiring a head coach. Prior to Lavin SJU hired assistant coaches or mid major coaches. They felt with NYC as a recruiting base and MSG as home court it was unnecessary to pay big bucks for a coach.
This plan worked well for many years but with colleges building major arenas, more and more games being televised and other cities producing top recruits SJU slipped. With the collapse of the Big East it was looking possible that SJU was falling to mid major status. Because of this Lavin was able to secure a salary comparable to his position.
With this new president in control and the hiring of Mullin and his assistants it appears things have changed.

It's all Father Harringtons fault. The new president has been to more games than Mike Maher.

because he has a Mullin Man Crush and I don't

I think the man just loves basketball. You and him will be hoisting a couple of those Bronx pale ale's in a couple or few years.

 

[mjmaherjr]

Give Lavin credit for taking the SJU administration out of the dark ages in hiring a head coach. Prior to Lavin SJU hired assistant coaches or mid major coaches. They felt with NYC as a recruiting base and MSG as home court it was unnecessary to pay big bucks for a coach.
This plan worked well for many years but with colleges building major arenas, more and more games being televised and other cities producing top recruits SJU slipped. With the collapse of the Big East it was looking possible that SJU was falling to mid major status. Because of this Lavin was able to secure a salary comparable to his position.
With this new president in control and the hiring of Mullin and his assistants it appears things have changed.

It's all Father Harringtons fault. The new president has been to more games than Mike Maher.

because he has a Mullin Man Crush and I don't

I think the man just loves basketball. You and him will be hoisting a couple of those Bronx pale ale's in a couple or few years.

let's hope it's in celebration and not drowning our sorrows

 

[Section3]

You

Needless to say, we have a lot of problems on the talent front, but Ellison is making things worse than they need to be. He has disrupted the chemistry of this team since his return from injury. He's too lazy, too selfish and not talented enough to be playing in the Big East.

He's a freshman, who would barley be logging any quality minutes on just about any past (and likely future) SJU team. He was an available recruit when we needed it, and he comes from an outstanding pedigree. Add Williams, Sima, and Lovett to this equation, and we might not see him more than 5 minutes per game, but right now we need him, and we need him to step up and hope that he's learning from his mistakes.

To me;
Keepers; Sima, Yakwe, Mussini & presumably LoVett, nice nucleus to build on.

Jury out on Williams & Ellison. Hopefully, freshman or not, Ellison will exhibit sufficient positives over remaining games to merit more optimism. In fairness to Williams, let's see how he comes back from injury next year. Must say in admittedly short sample, I was not impressed.

What's interesting about Ellison's recruitment is that it seemed to be a trade for Doughty (maybe not). As a result, I was expecting more. I recognize he is a freshmen and believe that only the top McD AA's are generally impactful, but he doesn't seem to have any athleticism for someone who is not a marksman.

That said, even Cheick Diallo is struggling and may get less time,

 

[Knight]

Problem with Ellison is that he has too high an opinion of his own skills. Immature freshman, but I think he can develop into a serviceable player by junior year. He's got a weird shot that needs work and can't dribble. Patience is a virtue, mine is taxed by Malik, Christian Jones and Balamou. Just my 2 cents.

 

[tom in salem]

http://www.redstormsports.com/collegesportslive/?media=519528

 

[STJ11Redmen]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

 

[fun]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

Trade them in and double date with Rabinowitz.

 

[monte]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

I have 2 season tix. So I can get 2 more tix to any remaining game? What number did you call? Thanks

 

[Andrew]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

I have 2 season tix. So I can get 2 more tix to any remaining game? What number did you call? Thanks

1-888-GO-STORM. They said they would have to call me back tomorrow,

 

[STJ11Redmen]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

I have 2 season tix. So I can get 2 more tix to any remaining game? What number did you call? Thanks

1-888-GO-STORM. They said they would have to call me back tomorrow,

Yeah just call that number they will ask for your exact seat location and the future game you want and they will call you back.

 

[monte]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

I have 2 season tix. So I can get 2 more tix to any remaining game? What number did you call? Thanks

1-888-GO-STORM. They said they would have to call me back tomorrow,

Yeah just call that number they will ask for your exact seat location and the future game you want and they will call you back.

FWIW I just called and asked about replacement tix and they offered me a refund. Said same as was said to you, that someone would get back to me in a few days.

 

[beast of the east]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

I have 2 season tix. So I can get 2 more tix to any remaining game? What number did you call? Thanks

1-888-GO-STORM. They said they would have to call me back tomorrow,

Yeah just call that number they will ask for your exact seat location and the future game you want and they will call you back.

FWIW I just called and asked about replacement tix and they offered me a refund. Said same as was said to you, that someone would get back to me in a few days.

For Villanova if your season tix are in the 100s, they do not have any tix in the 100s left, and will replace with 200 level. Did they know you are a season ticket holder, Monte?

 

[Redmen07]

I am in the background of the Mvouika shooting photo!

 

[monte]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

I have 2 season tix. So I can get 2 more tix to any remaining game? What number did you call? Thanks

1-888-GO-STORM. They said they would have to call me back tomorrow,

Yeah just call that number they will ask for your exact seat location and the future game you want and they will call you back.

FWIW I just called and asked about replacement tix and they offered me a refund. Said same as was said to you, that someone would get back to me in a few days.

For Villanova if your season tix are in the 100s, they do not have any tix in the 100s left, and will replace with 200 level. Did they know you are a season ticket holder, Monte?

They did know. When I gave them my name they pulled up my info. But interestingly enough, they asked me for my seat numbers. You would think they would have that. But then again, maybe not. At this point I'd rather take the refund then they replacement tix.

 

[paultzman]

Just called the ticket office. Like I suspected, season ticket holders are not eligible for a refund. What a joke. They said I can exchange my tickets for another game which does me a lot of good since I have tickets to every game already.

I have 2 season tix. So I can get 2 more tix to any remaining game? What number did you call? Thanks

1-888-GO-STORM. They said they would have to call me back tomorrow,

Yeah just call that number they will ask for your exact seat location and the future game you want and they will call you back.

FWIW I just called and asked about replacement tix and they offered me a refund. Said same as was said to you, that someone would get back to me in a few days.

For Villanova if your season tix are in the 100s, they do not have any tix in the 100s left, and will replace with 200 level. Did they know you are a season ticket holder, Monte?

They did know. When I gave them my name they pulled up my info. But interestingly enough, they asked me for my seat numbers. You would think they would have that. But then again, maybe not. At this point I'd rather take the refund then they replacement tix.

Smart man

 

[beast of the east]

Confirmed yesterday that the relatively late game cancellation was because MSG made the call and refused to cancel it until it became clear that the mayor and Governor was closing roads and public transportation. SJU was lobbying for earlier cancellation.

 

[STJ11Redmen]

Did anyone hear back from SJU yet regarding ticket exchanges?

 

[beast of the east]

Did anyone hear back from SJU yet regarding ticket exchanges?

I did. If you pick any game they will give you additional tickets if available.