AJCSaluki
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RE: New Building Proposed at SIU

April, May and autumn always were my favorite times on campus with the change of seasons. Didn't have a car when I was a student, but I never minded w...

11 months ago
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RE: 2024 Transfer Portal

I half expect my wife to tell me she's entering the transfer portal one of these days!

11 months ago
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RE: Coaching Search

Like Nagy, McCollum has a lot of work to do in assembling next season's roster. There's a 2-year-old interview online in which he seems a bit disdainf...

11 months ago
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RE: What concerts did you see at the Arena???

Doobie Brothers, Heart, Styx, Elton John. Wanted badly to see Springsteen, but couldn't get the night off.

11 months ago
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RE: SIU hires Scott Nagy

If I'd been in his shoes (or bare feet) at Wright State, I would have been very wary about the AD situation and certainly would have been considering ...

11 months ago
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RE: Coaching Search

I'm on record as saying Nagy was a pretty good hire -- probably would give it a solid 7 out of 10, with the caveats being the portal and his final two...

11 months ago
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RE: Nostalgia Thread

SalukiBob still lives in my hometown, as he has done all of his life except for the years he attended SIU. I go all the way back to the 1960s with him...

11 months ago
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RE: SIU hires Scott Nagy

He mentions the AD's retirement as a reason for his decision, although it seemed like more of a fear of the unknown than anything. It's kind of funny ...

11 months ago
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RE: Coaching Search

The process was kind of like making sausage -- probably best that we didn't know everything that went into it, but the outcome was more than palatable...

11 months ago
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RE: Coaching Search

Read a good column today by a columnist for one of the Utah papers about how Utah State has become a pit stop for coaches who take the job, win big an...

11 months ago
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RE: Coaching Search

A couple of points about these discussions: 1. More than a few people who cover college basketball for a living have called Nagy an excellent hire. ...

11 months ago
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RE: SIU hires Scott Nagy

Yes, very classy comments from Nagy. Impressive that he is not tone-deaf about the fan base's emotional state.

11 months ago
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RE: SIU hires Scott Nagy

Still to be determined how he fares in putting together a staff and recruiting high-character players who fit in on and off the court, but I did get t...

11 months ago
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RE: Coaching Search

Among other participants in the Saluki coaching search sweepstakes, I have seen Jerrod Calhoun linked to Utah State. But it looks like Tod Kowalczyk o...

11 months ago
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RE: SIU hires Scott Nagy

Same questions I'd ask. Recommend emailing them to the reporters from the Southern Illinoisan and DE, although I don't know if that will help.

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