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Posted on: September 7, 2017 at 15:10:34 CT
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Why would a mediocre "Power 5" team want to play a road game at an elite team's place? Wouldn't it be better to play a road game against a school it has a chance to beat?

I think the subconscious or suppressed fear is that one would have to admit that the alleged mediocre team isn't as mediocre as you would like them to be.

Road wins, wherever they occur, add to the RPI. It isn't just the elite teams.

When SLU was near its pinnacle (so far) in 2013-14 and Wichita State won at Chaifetz, you think the NCAA Committee gave that no credence? As I recall, SLU got a #5 that year after getting a #4 the year before (not to mention that SLU could've and probably should've won that game and probably would've if someone other than Jim Crews were the coach, but that's another discussion). Mizzou folks weren't chattering then about how SLU is "mediocre."

You just don't want to wake up and discover that SLU is an equal or could actually get to a Final Four before Mizzou. That — in my opinion — is why Mizzou fans keep talking down SLU's program, bad-mouthing Travis Ford and accusing him of paying players, and pining away for SLU's best recruits and hanging out the notion that Martin can flip him — with his pinky! — if he wants him.
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Another good one from those st billiken posters - Ozark Apple MU - 9/7 13:40:00
     The guy is clearly bu++ hurt. - GeorgiaTiger76 MU - 9/8 09:48:04
          Agreed, wholeheartedly - thicks - 9/8 10:31:08
     LOL their head coach once reneged on his commitment to MU - 615Tiger STL - 9/7 21:18:42
          In what way did he renege? - thicks - 9/8 00:35:25
          ^^^*** WINNER ***^^^(nm) - MNTIGER MU - 9/7 21:50:38
     RE: Another good one from those st billiken posters - Uncle John MU - 9/7 15:26:29
          Great Song (nm) - jumbo73 MU - 9/7 20:44:23
     lol - catbirdseat MU - 9/7 15:04:32
     RE: Mizzou vs the Billikens competing for the same recruits - missinglink MU - 9/7 14:54:17
     SLU is small potatoes. Irrelevant. If CM wants Gordon - Cole Thornton MU - 9/7 14:31:50
     These guys are out there..wow....nm - tigertix MU - 9/7 14:08:55
          And Mizzou fans are completely sane? (nm) - thicks - 9/7 14:21:35
               You're actually replying to one that isn't(nm) - Gaseous Clay MU - 9/7 14:45:41
               Yeah, let's not judge SLU fans by one or two posters. - Downstate UI - 9/7 14:41:36
                    Evidently you haven't visited their board.....(nm) - tigersfan MU - 9/7 15:02:34
                         No, I have not, LOL... NM - Downstate UI - 9/7 16:15:01
     I wish we played them every year. MSU too. - bornoncampus MU - 9/7 14:07:30
          MU basketball is not Obamacare - Cole Thornton MU - 9/7 14:33:54
          in Columbia, absolutely - MizzouAstro MU - 9/7 14:21:14
               canary in a coal mine. - bornoncampus MU - 9/7 15:39:08
               RE: in Columbia, absolutely - thicks - 9/7 14:25:35
                    MU should not play road games in the state of Missouri - FIJItiger MU - 9/7 16:32:48
                         So you want Mizzou to be the only D1 school in the state? (nm) - thicks - 9/7 17:06:49
                              No. I don't want MU playing road games in Missouri - FIJItiger MU - 9/7 17:16:47
                                   Why? - thicks - 9/7 17:30:55
                                        i advocate never playing road games with any school whose - ferret mcmarmot MU - 9/7 21:29:58
                                             Silly. (nm) - thicks - 9/7 21:39:23
                                        It's simple. Play no road games in state to opponents - Lateshift32 MU - 9/7 21:08:46
                                             Chicken rationale. (nm) - thicks - 9/7 21:38:30
                                                  Stop being stupid (nm) - Cosmo MU - 9/8 10:19:59
                                                       I'd have to start first; not gonna happen. (nm) - thicks - 9/8 10:26:45
                                                            Goddamn, you're like a SLU version of zounami (nm) - Cosmo MU - 9/8 10:46:40
                                                                 Ouch. There may not be a worse indictment than that. - Gary P. MU - 9/8 12:27:50
                                                                      I don't feel hurt or unfortunate, at all - thicks - 9/8 15:09:40
                                                                      The more I read, the more it seems to be true (nm) - Cosmo MU - 9/8 12:47:25
                                                                 Well, stop talking about SLU so I can stick to Mizzou. (nm) - thicks - 9/8 10:56:37
                                                                      lol ok guy (nm) - Cosmo MU - 9/8 11:13:55
                                                  Quit begging & relying on Mizzou to help make you relevant. - Gary P. MU - 9/8 08:33:13
                                                       You're off base - thicks - 9/8 08:59:18
                                                            You're way too easy to read. It's not hard: Mizzou has - Gary P. MU - 9/8 09:29:22
                                                                 Then what's with the continual attention to SLU? - thicks - 9/8 10:13:52
                                                                      "Circle the wagons?" LOL. A guy posted another delusional - Gary P. MU - 9/8 10:55:12
                                                                           Yes, the FACT he posted it here demonstrates - thicks - 9/8 11:04:14
                                                                                It's not "just as chicken" (more name-calling & - Gary P. MU - 9/8 12:36:17
                                                                                     You've become tiresome as well - thicks - 9/8 15:08:42
                    Which program would get more benefit out of a series? - bolivartiger MU - 9/7 14:39:47
                         How good SLU and MSU become has nothing to do with MU - bornoncampus MU - 9/7 15:33:42
                         Some SLU fans feel it's the other way around - thicks - 9/7 15:21:27
                              What would SLU have to lose? - bolivartiger MU - 9/7 15:25:21
                                   RE: What would SLU have to lose? - thicks - 9/7 15:30:55
                    oooooooohhhh chicken! - Cosmo MU - 9/7 14:31:56
                         That all you got? - thicks - 9/7 15:12:26
                              I'll roar if you do whatever the f*ck a Billiken does - Cosmo MU - 9/7 15:22:00
                                   This is not your shining moment - thicks - 9/7 15:25:33
                              PAF alert(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 9/7 15:14:14
                                   He is clearly a SLU fan. (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 9/7 15:19:30
                                        What in the world does that set of initials mean? - thicks - 9/7 15:54:59
                                             What in tarnation?(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 9/7 16:17:40
                                                  Exactly. What do you mean by that set of initials? (nm) - thicks - 9/7 16:23:14
                                   It's kinda sad - Cosmo MU - 9/7 15:15:16
                                        Yeah, he's no buck turds but what can you do(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 9/7 15:16:38
                                             Neither of you is as smart as you think, - thicks - 9/7 21:36:57
                    why - o'lineydisciple MU - 9/7 14:29:51
                         Your bias is showing - thicks - 9/7 15:10:34
          ^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^ thank you...nm - tigertix MU - 9/7 14:09:29
     This tells me both fan bases are rather insecure - thicks - 9/7 14:03:45
     Haha. Who do you think is viewed as less slimy nationally? - TheWildcat STL - 9/7 13:56:49
          Nationally? Probably neither is viewed as slimy - thicks - 9/7 14:20:32
               I believe Ford is seen nationally as a bit of a slime (nm) - TheWildcat STL - 9/7 14:22:08
                    Link, please! (nm) - thicks - 9/7 14:26:14
                         Oh, and I don't mean Gary. (nm) - thicks - 9/7 14:28:59
     You don't even know if whoever is posting that is a SLU fan - MakeShift MU - 9/7 13:44:32
          Oh, he's definitely a SLU fan - thicks - 9/7 14:16:40
               They are not- they are ku fans on here - MakeShift MU - 9/7 14:39:13
                    So, are the ONLY "arrogant" and "delusional" fans - thicks - 9/7 14:56:13
                         No I'm not and I don't read every post you make but I - MakeShift MU - 9/7 15:16:17
                              I respect that, MakeShift - thicks - 9/7 15:50:55
     So nice to be operating like a D1 program again - FIJItiger MU - 9/7 13:44:13
          Oh, come on, Fiji! Kim Anderson said similar stuff! (nm) - thicks - 9/7 14:06:46
               Right, but Cuonzo is a D1 coach and competent (nm) - FIJItiger MU - 9/7 16:47:25
                    I'm not arguing that at all - thicks - 9/7 17:05:10
                         Independent points. The picture was to address the - FIJItiger MU - 9/7 17:18:28
                              I see. So it was a non sequitur, basically? - thicks - 9/7 17:41:35
               Yeah but he said it in a muppet voice - Babble-o MU - 9/7 14:11:52
     I read a little more from that thread last night - Cosmo MU - 9/7 13:42:38
          That Sue guy is an idiot! They're all like him!(nm) - MidMoBaller4Life MU - 9/7 14:10:13
          They are probably big Kim Anderson fans too(nm) - NWMizzouFan MU - 9/7 14:00:19
     Are they aware that - Babble-o MU - 9/7 13:41:04




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