Rick Majerus to St. Louis University
 

wow big Rick taking a step down, they must have either good porn or some nice hotels there.

It's the ribs.

I believe the ribs have a lot to do with it.

Watch for St. Louis to be a spoiler in a few upcoming tournaments.

This will be very interesting to see whether he can work the magic again. He is one hell of a basketball coach.

He won't have the success at ST. Louis that he had at Utah, simply because of the age factor (he's 59.) But I see no reason why he won't have St. Louis winning their conference championships and making a bit of noise in the post season. He did it at Ball State and at Utah. No reason to believe it will be different now.

The best part is that Majerus is once again under Gordon Monson's skin. Gordo isn't happy at all about this.

I think that Majerus took the job for a couple of reasons:

1. Location--close to his roots and closer to family.
2. Expectations--this is much lower profile than a position like Iowa or USC. He can become the big fish in the pond and do what he wants.

I think he will have some success. St. Louis has some basketball history. I see them getting to the NCAA tourney regularly and getting past the first round once in a while. He needs to take care of his health though or this could be a short coaching stint. Good luck to Coach.

Agree. St Louis is a pretty decent program and there is no reason he can't win there. I also agree it's a place where he can be the big fish in a small pond, which means they'll overlook the eccentric behavior.

Does St. Louis play in Conference USA?

The A-10. A good league, but not brutal. Majerus can coach up the talent that he gets so that they can be consistently at the top of the league.

It's all about the lodging
 

Having been to St. Louis, I can attest that the Chase Plaza Hotel is sure to accommodate their newest resident by providing a 24 hour kitchen stocked with ribs and pasta, and a plethora of desserts!

That being said, I think that Rick Majerus probably needed to get back into coaching - like a fish to water.... still, after the USC debacle, major programs probably didn't want to give him a chance to burn them. Still, gotta love that he knows how to win, and St. Louis got a great coach, even if he's only around for 3 or so years.