Amy Kontras-USA TODAY Sports The Longhorns aren’t Big 12 champs for no reason, but Xavier comes into the game with some strengths they can leverage to their advantage. We’ve already previewed the Xavier v. Texas game, but - with a week to look at the program’s most important matchup in 5 years - there’s a lot of digging we can still do. It doesn’t take John Wooden to … [Read more...] about Three worries for the Texas game (and how Xavier can counter)
The tournament is not a referendum
Not actually one of the 16 best teams in the nation | Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Far too many people draw conclusions from a series of one off games We’ve all seen them because they are prolific. Every year in March come the pronouncements about conference X being better than conference Y because they have more teams in the Sweet 16 or because more teams won their … [Read more...] about The tournament is not a referendum
Xavier v. Texas: NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 preview
Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Xavier is back to the Sweet 16 behind Sean Miller. They’ve got their work cut out for them if they want to make the Elite 8. If you need to be told what’s at stake in this game, you’ve probably clicked this link on accident. No shame in that; just click back out and move on with your day. For Xavier fans, presence in the second weekend … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Texas: NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 preview
The wild first weekend delivers again
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images March Madness is the best event in American sports, and the first four days just reminded us all again. The first weekend of the NCAA tournament is the best four days in sports. You can usually open a window as spring starts, there’s games for over 13 hours, and you are essentially guaranteed something that lends credence to the name … [Read more...] about The wild first weekend delivers again
Xavier rolls Pitt to move on to the Sweet 16
This dude couldn’t miss (in the first half). | Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK A composed performance from the Muskies brushes aside the Pitt Panthers to put X back into the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017. The first three possessions were a harbinger for the entire first half. After Jack Nunge (18/3/3) won the tap, Xavier immediately went to … [Read more...] about Xavier rolls Pitt to move on to the Sweet 16