Enquirer - Doc "Has XU Outgrown A-10"

Muskie91 · 01-21-2009, 03:18 PM

If 3-5 teams between DAY, TEM, STL, UMASS, URI, CHA and GW could get more consistent, I'd say no. In it's current 3 year state, it's an absolute yes.

Has XU outgrown the A-10?

dc_x · 01-21-2009, 03:47 PM

Kind of stupid article. He closes with this question:

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But when conference game after conference game is like the Little Big Horn, when do the Indians on (Easy) Victory Parkway start considering an upgrade in enemies?

Which he answered in the previous paragraph:

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It’s all hypothetical, because right now the Musketeers have nowhere to go. The ACC isn’t taking applications. The last time the Big East re-shuffled, Xavier was not considered seriously because the rest of its sports weren’t in the same class as its men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Cincy Muskie · 01-21-2009, 04:49 PM

I think the Enquirer has outgrown Paul Daugherty. Reality is when something better comes along it will be considered. You know the A10 used to bother me but then I thought about Gonzaga and Memphis. The NCAA's and a packed house to see your team play is all that really matters. Grow where your planted.

bleedXblue · 01-21-2009, 04:49 PM

ahhhh, kind of vindication for me and few others who were asking the same question just a few days ago ?

**GuyFawkes38** · 01-21-2009, 05:13 PM

all I have to say is knobber (sorry, inside joke).

I do envy one thing about the Gonzaga program: they can't obsess about conference affiliation. And that's a healthy thing!!! There are other things we should be concerned about (like facilities, out of conference schedule, recruiting, etc..) Conferences in College Basketball are growing less and less relevant. They are no longer the magic bullet that they used to be to raise a program to the next level.

**kyxu** · 01-21-2009, 05:30 PM

It's not XU outgrowing the A-10 so much as the A-10 simply underachieving. Sure, we've been the class of the conference recently, but we're not exactly killing it. It's not like Xavier isn't being challenged.

Around the time we joined the A-10 and a couple of years after, there were some pretty solid teams like Temple, UMass and Rhode Island...hell, even St. Bonaventure was up there. Now, we've hit a solid dry spell where it appears some of these programs aren't even trying.

But this article is just meant to set X up. Now we're going to go lose at St. Bonaventure and Doc is going to get a ton of hits to his article.

**golfitup** · 01-21-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bleedXblue

ahhhh, kind of vindication for me and few others who were asking the same question just a few days ago ?

um, hardly.....

**Snipe** · 01-21-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cincy Muskie

I think the Enquirer has outgrown Paul Daugherty. Reality is when something better comes along it will be considered. You know the A10 used to bother me but then I thought about Gonzaga and Memphis. The NCAA's and a packed house to see your team play is all that really matters. Grow where your planted.

I agree. I don't think Memphis has outgrown CUSA. They were in the title game last year. They are fine and Coach Cal is happy to be where he is. We can make the Final Four from the Atlantic 10 Conference. We are fine.

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Originally Posted by kyxu

It's not XU outgrowing the A-10 so much as the A-10 simply underachieving. Sure, we've been the class of the conference recently, but we're not exactly killing it. It's not like Xavier isn't being challenged.

Around the time we joined the A-10 and a couple of years after, there were some pretty solid teams like Temple, UMass and Rhode Island...hell, even St. Bonaventure was up there. Now, we've hit a solid dry spell where it appears some of these programs aren't even trying.

But this article is just meant to set X up. Now we're going to go lose at St. Bonaventure and Doc is going to get a ton of hits to his article.

The A-10 in general is in a down cycle and it hasn't hurt us at all. This league will turn around at least a bit in the coming years. That shouldn't hurt us either.

**Snipe** · 01-21-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bleedXblue

ahhhh, kind of vindication for me and few others who were asking the same question just a few days ago ?

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Originally Posted by golfitup

um, hardly.....

I guess is Doc is your vindication. Personally I always thought the man was a Hugg sucking ass.

Ledgewood · 01-21-2009, 05:54 PM

holy sweet jesus jewish christ am i sick of this topic.

in no way have we outgrown this conference.

01-21-2009, 03:18 PM	#1
Muskie91 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Liberty Twp Posts: 178	Enquirer - Doc "Has XU Outgrown A-10" If 3-5 teams between DAY, TEM, STL, UMASS, URI, CHA and GW could get more consistent, I'd say no. In it's current 3 year state, it's an absolute yes. Has XU outgrown the A-10? Last edited by American X; 01-21-2009 at 03:22 PM.. Reason: Fixed Link

01-21-2009, 05:13 PM	#5
GuyFawkes38 Supporting Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,598	all I have to say is knobber (sorry, inside joke). I do envy one thing about the Gonzaga program: they can't obsess about conference affiliation. And that's a healthy thing!!! There are other things we should be concerned about (like facilities, out of conference schedule, recruiting, etc..) Conferences in College Basketball are growing less and less relevant. They are no longer the magic bullet that they used to be to raise a program to the next level. Last edited by GuyFawkes38; 01-21-2009 at 05:15 PM..

01-21-2009, 05:30 PM	#6
kyxu Writer/Hamburglar Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,796	It's not XU outgrowing the A-10 so much as the A-10 simply underachieving. Sure, we've been the class of the conference recently, but we're not exactly killing it. It's not like Xavier isn't being challenged. Around the time we joined the A-10 and a couple of years after, there were some pretty solid teams like Temple, UMass and Rhode Island...hell, even St. Bonaventure was up there. Now, we've hit a solid dry spell where it appears some of these programs aren't even trying. But this article is just meant to set X up. Now we're going to go lose at St. Bonaventure and Doc is going to get a ton of hits to his article. __________________ "That left-handed crossover's wicked, so watch out for that." -Mark Lyons

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Ledgewood Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: up in duh beeyatch Posts: 260	holy sweet jesus jewish christ am i sick of this topic. in no way have we outgrown this conference. __________________ http://musketeerblogosphere.com

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01-21-2009, 04:49 PM	#3
Cincy Muskie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 420	I think the Enquirer has outgrown Paul Daugherty. Reality is when something better comes along it will be considered. You know the A10 used to bother me but then I thought about Gonzaga and Memphis. The NCAA's and a packed house to see your team play is all that really matters. Grow where your planted.

01-21-2009, 04:49 PM	#4
bleedXblue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 247	ahhhh, kind of vindication for me and few others who were asking the same question just a few days ago ?