Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Saturday is must not lose, but that’s not the only thing to talk about this weekend “Must win” sounds like a big game against a serious opponent. Make no mistake, Xavier has to win on Saturday if they want to have any chance of going to the NCAA tournament, but “must win” sounds like a week 17 NFL showdown. This game is … [Read more...] about Friday thoughts as DePaul roulette spins
Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Sorry, Nemo. | Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports It's down to do-or-die time for the Muskies as the stretch that will define their season is directly in front of them. Xavier has been competitive in winning time in 7 of their 9 Big East games to this point. The second in which they weren't was just Sunday. They spotted UConn - for my money the best team in the nation right … [Read more...] about Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Xavier closes hard to get a big home win over St. John’s
Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports When the going got tough, the Muskies answered the bell. The first 36:09 of this game were insufficient to separate these two teams. Entering the final media timeout, the gap between them was no different than it was at the start of the game. The game that would define the rest of Xavier’s season would come down to the final four-minute … [Read more...] about Xavier closes hard to get a big home win over St. John’s
Where do we go from here?
David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports Things were going well. Now they aren’t. Remember all that discussion last year of “good losses” and playing the excellent teams tough? Whatever happened on Sunday was the opposite of that. While there are no good losses as such, there are definitely bad ones. Games in which you allow runs of 10-0, 28-4, 12-0, and 15-2 are definitely bad … [Read more...] about Where do we go from here?
Well… That happened
You and me both | David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports There aren't great words to describe what happened to Xavier today, but we took a shot anyway. Oh my gosh, that was brutal. I don't think anyone was optimistic going on the road to #1, but even the most pessimistic among us probably didn't forecast 43-point drubbing. There was no glimmer of hope, even early on. X … [Read more...] about Well… That happened