“Hey Brian... You suck!” | Jim O’Connor-Imagn Images Oversight is not a thing, because, again, no one cares What do you do for work? Think about it for a second. Put yourself in your place of work, mentally, of course, unless you’re reading this while you’re there. You probably have a boss, you probably have co-workers, you probably have a system in place to assure that … [Read more...] about Officiating is getting worse because no one cares
Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Xavier already has one huge Q1 road win in the last week. Can they add another? Last time these two teams met, Xavier was in a spiral. They hadn’t won a game of consequence since before Thanksgiving, they had lost 5 KenPom A games by a total of 17 points at the end of regulation, and they were coming in having lost 4 of 5. The story of … [Read more...] about Xavier v. St. John’s: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Xavier 71-79 SJU: A collapse, a refshow, a disaster, a missed opportunity
This is what happens when the refs aggressively suck | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images When the margin for the season is razor thin, you can’t do stuff like this. I really try not to swear. I don’t begrudge those of you who do, some of you are quite proficient. I just try not to do it. This basketball game strained every bit of that personal ethos. I returned from coaching a … [Read more...] about Xavier 71-79 SJU: A collapse, a refshow, a disaster, a missed opportunity
The case for the defense
Menace | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Xavier has changed over the last two weeks. Things have changed for Xavier over the last two weeks. Most obviously, they started winning games. A season that could have only been revived by doctors on some television show that makes no sense suddenly had some movement on the EKG. Back from the dead is probably too strong, but Xavier … [Read more...] about The case for the defense
Kicking things around on Monday morning
Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Xavier finally got their big win on Saturday night. And what a way to do it. We know everyone is thinking football now, but we’re still hung up on that big win on Saturday. We spent Sunday discussing just how that happened. Brad: Skin of your teeth? By a fingernail? For dear life? How do you guys like your “hangs on”? Joel: Never in doubt? … [Read more...] about Kicking things around on Monday morning