Jerome looks as downcast as most of us feel | Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images Xavier’s season is in the balance, and no one is happy about it. It’s fair to say that Xavier Nation is in an emotionally agitated state right now. The suggestion that it’s auto bid or bust didn’t go over well, neither did the idea that Coach Sean Miller shouldn’t be painted as the bad guy quite … [Read more...] about Who should take the blame?
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Musings about this team
Either a really good coach, or a really bad one. Ymmv | Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images The more things have changed, the more they’ve stayed the same. There are many takes flying around on where Xavier’s season stands right now. The team was on the cusp of wins at TCU, at UC, at UConn, home against Marquette, and, most recently, at Georgetown. That leaves the team at 0-6 … [Read more...] about Musings about this team
Xavier v. Georgetown: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Good coach? Science lacks the tools to say for certain. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images Win this and I'll start to believe in spite of myself. So. Beating Seton Hall was like stealing candy from a baby, both in that it was easy to the point of being apparently slightly mean-spirited and that it didn't really do anything that will impress the selection committee. That win in … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Georgetown: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Is it really auto bid or bust?
Maddox feels like a dude who could score 40 in a second round game. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images My tweet started all this, so I guess I better explain it. Yesterday I remembered that Xavier had a game (what a weird time for one) and offered to do the live tweeting for the guys. Hey, it’s a 2pm game against a Q4 opponent on a … [Read more...] about Is it really auto bid or bust?
Xavier v. Seton Hall: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Yeah, I get it. | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images It's a long road from here to anywhere respectable for Xavier, and it has to start with a win in this game. You're either going to get tired of reading this or wish for the days when you were seeing it in most previews, but this is a game Xavier can ill afford to lose. The Muskies probably need 13 conference wins to even be in … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Seton Hall: preview, matchups, keys to the game