Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images You could be forgiven for having trouble caring about this game. After a 6-0 start in which Xavier increasingly appeared to be finding a stride, the Muskies were brought back down to earth in a 78-53 loss to Michigan that would have been more merciful had it been a literal instead of of figurative decimation. Xavier now sits at 57th in … [Read more...] about Xavier v. South Carolina State: preview, matchups, keys to the game
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Xavier gets humiliated by Michigan in Ft. Myers
Ryan Conwell, probably about turn it over. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Last week we pointed to this game as one where we could effectively determine how good Xavier actually is. Based on this evidence the answer is: not very. The Musketeers came out and actually played with one of the better teams in the Big Ten for about the first ten minutes of this game. Then, … [Read more...] about Xavier gets humiliated by Michigan in Ft. Myers
Be Thankful
Jonah Hinebaugh/The News-Press/USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Xavier has given fans reasons to be thankful, it just takes a moment to remember them. Happy Thanksgiving to all! We all, hopefully, have things to be thankful for that we should remember this time of year. My mom always drove this point home by having us write down what we … [Read more...] about Be Thankful
Xavier v. Michigan: preview, matchups, keys to the game
If you don’t get a Rainy April, you’re liable to be in for a... | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images After battling through a grueling war of attrition to win their side of the bracket, the X Men have earned their right to fight for the title. Dusty May parlayed his success at Florida Atlantic into a big payday at Michigan, stepping up a level or two in competition in so … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Michigan: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Xavier 75-66 South Carolina: The refs can’t quite keep the Musketeers down.
Dailyn Swain viciously fouling a Gamecock | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Xavier advances to a chance to get a Q1 win with a great second half against South Carolina Holy Lord, those refs were bad. Just absolutely awful. They weren’t just bad, they were egregiously, obviously, made even Donny Marshall notice, bad. At one point Marshall speculated that they were simply … [Read more...] about Xavier 75-66 South Carolina: The refs can’t quite keep the Musketeers down.