New AD- Dr. Michael Cross

[Chico]

Maybe I read it wrong but was't chifan asking if Butler was back on BU's schedule?

You didn't read it wrong Big Mike, it's just that evidently no one has that answer yet.

[BradleyBrave]

I was under the impression Butler dropped us so they could play in the Jimmy V Classic, but that we were back in next year. I have never heard that confirmed though. If Butler is back in, we need to schedule home games and home games only. I already think we're lacking them this year, and it's been evident by our dreadful play at home this year.

[real fan]

Sounds like a good hire, he certainly has a very good sports background. Welcome to Peoria and Bradley basketball , hopefully he has a lot of contacts that can help him in scheduling.

[dogsrus]

Love it! Post of the decade! I love the pseudo intellectuals living behind there layers of stone and morter, insulated from reality.
I will take "street-smarts, like yours dog, anytime. And yes I have a degree, but I have found street smarts are far more useful..
Being from Buffalo is a good start. Plenty of street smarts to be acquired there.
Good luck Michael Cross.
Great satire, Dog!

Thanks Grassman....and just for the record I WASN'T making fun of anyones "Degree" or the posters involved in the discussion. But my head was spinning and I thougght I'd dumb it all down a bit.

[BradleyBrave]

As long as he demands excellence for the basketball program, meaning CONTENDING FOR MVC CROWNS AND NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS, then I will have no problem with him. If he cares more about graduation rate than success on the field, then we'll have a problem and those nice new facilities won't get paid for.

As a secondary note, I would also like to see a higher standard of success for our other sports as well. Facilities shouldn't be an excuse anymore as to why women's basketball (which appears to be coming around) and volleyball can't be competitive. Baseball should always be competitive, we'll see what Elvis can do with this recruiting class that's coming in.

[amckillip]

As long as he demands excellence for the basketball program, meaning CONTENDING FOR MVC CROWNS AND NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS, then I will have no problem with him. If he cares more about graduation rate than success on the field, then we'll have a problem and those nice new facilities won't get paid for.

One, the new facilities are pretty much paid for as-is. Two, I for one would not for a second sacrifice a lack of academic integrity for MVC crowns or NCAA berths. If someone ever allows a player to be recruited who does not meet BU's academic standards and is not concerned with helping them graduate they should be immediately let go.

As a secondary note, I would also like to see a higher standard of success for our other sports as well. Facilities shouldn't be an excuse anymore as to why women's basketball (which appears to be coming around) and volleyball can't be competitive. Baseball should always be competitive, we'll see what Elvis can do with this recruiting class that's coming in.

I agree completely here. I would really like to see BU's other sports be as competitive as Men's Soccer and BB, especially Baseball. That being said I do not have much hope for Elvis, he is a nice guy, but he did not have success at his previous position and was only hired due to his connection with JoJo (if he has good credentials, I like doing this, but I don't feel like he deserved the job, let alone warranted the $$$ BU gave him at all).

[Braves4Life]

I do not have much hope for Elvis, he is a nice guy, but he did not have success at his previous position and was only hired due to his connection with JoJo (if he has good credentials, I like doing this, but I don't feel like he deserved the job, let alone warranted the $$$ BU gave him at all).

Not so fast here amckillip. Elvis has brought in one of the best recruiting classes ever so I think it is fair to give him 5 years before deciding if he is a failure. Remember, some great coaches got their start elsewhere and never became successful until they found the right "home" (Coach K, Knight, Tubby, and others for example). Let's hope this happens here and Elvis puts BU back on the national radar.

[amckillip]

Not so fast here amckillip. Elvis has brought in one of the best recruiting classes ever so I think it is fair to give him 5 years before deciding if he is a failure. Remember, some great coaches got their start elsewhere and never became successful until they found the right "home" (Coach K, Knight, Tubby, and others for example). Let's hope this happens here and Elvis puts BU back on the national radar.

I agree with your point, just not on Elvis. I have friends who play(ed) for him and I stand by my statement. I hope he does put BU on the map, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Da Coach]

Mike Cross has posted a new entry on his blog regarding his move to Peoria-

http://www.ultimatesportsinsider.com/

[MacabreMob]

Interview on radio right now with Cross at 96.5 FM

[BuB]

Not so fast here amckillip. Elvis has brought in one of the best recruiting classes ever so I think it is fair to give him 5 years before deciding if he is a failure. Remember, some great coaches got their start elsewhere and never became successful until they found the right "home" (Coach K, Knight, Tubby, and others for example). Let's hope this happens here and Elvis puts BU back on the national radar.

Baseball recruiting classes are mainly based on questionaires filled out by coaches. It is not like basketball or football where services track where all the 5 star or blue chip recruits land. The majority of the Northern schools file the forms in the recycle bin and dont respond. Some coaches want the hype some dont but most dont care. It sounds like we turned in a glowing report. Schools from the PAC 10, SEC, and ACC will always dominate recruiting class rankings even if they don't do well during the regular season.

Many of those great coaches became successful at a new school because the new school gave them alot of benefits and resources the previous coach never had. Glasser, not KK, has brought her friend here and gave him resources that the old coach did not have. Sounds like Bradley is now even with the Valley average except for Wichita. Bradley was way behind before she got here so its about time. With the resources and benefits now available to the new coach we will see if he turns into a great coach. For every Coach K, Tubby, and Knight you have a Weis, Sampson, or Zook.