Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The Musketeers have some very heavy lifting to do I am not, by nature, a negative person. Sure, that’s the role I play on the podcast and how the rest of the staff here sees me, but I always think the best will eventually happen. No point in getting too down when the next dawn is just around the corner. I went to an NIT game once and … [Read more...] about How realistic are Xavier’s at large chances?
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Xavier v. Providence: preview, matchups, keys to the game
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Not a lot of gloss on this one; Xavier has to win. It has been a week. Last time out, Xavier needed to win at Seton Hall to keep the season rolling; instead, they failed to show up and got obliterated before it was clear they were even present. Now they’re staring down the barrel of a basically impossible stretch of games, a need to go 5-1 … [Read more...] about Xavier v. Providence: preview, matchups, keys to the game
We’re never going to survive unless we get a little crazy
Is playing Kachi crazy? | Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports With apologies to Seal, miracles will only happen for Xavier if things get a little nuts. We’re past the point where the normal things changing are going to work. This season and this team are largely what they are at this point. They could go 5-1 down the stretch, they could go 2-4. They could go anything in … [Read more...] about We’re never going to survive unless we get a little crazy
The end is nigh
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s basically a series of at-large elimination games from here on out. That was it. Xavier got destroyed last night in a game they needed to have against Seton Hall. When was the last time the Musketeers so thoroughly crapped themselves in such a big game? Butler in the first round of the BET in 2022? At least the Musketeers … [Read more...] about The end is nigh
Not good enough at basketball
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports In a game they needed to win, Xavier didn’t even show up. Would you back this team to finish 5-1 or take the auto bid? Those don’t seem like probable outcomes. It’s not often you can say a game was over before the second media timeout, but today’s was. In the first 8 minutes of the game, Xavier shot 1-8/0-3/0-0 and compounded those … [Read more...] about Not good enough at basketball