So, everyone on the X / twitter is melting down that Sean’s on the way out. Lots of panicked pushes to donate to X’s NIL fund.
Is there legit chatter he’s on his way out? Or is this more internet nonsense?
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So, everyone on the X / twitter is melting down that Sean’s on the way out. Lots of panicked pushes to donate to X’s NIL fund.
Is there legit chatter he’s on his way out? Or is this more internet nonsense?
I haven’t heard a peep or read anything. But I’m not looking for it either.
Best move right now for Miller would be to make a statement and flushes this issue quickly. Saw what happened when Mack had UofL courting him mid season. This team can still get right and make the tourney.
The team looked distracted last game for sure
Great, These rumors should really help recruiting.
Yeah, and if we don’t make the tourney, we can start working the portal before most of everyone elseQuote:
Originally Posted by XUBison
I think what you will see is Christopher get fired. If Miller does leave that would put him as the biggest Dbag over Beak nose. That’s not easy to do either. Beak nose is about to F Butler again for OSU. There is absolutely no way in hell Miller leaves X. Changes will be made and that’s why you haven’t heard a peep from Miller. He will use this to his advantage but he isn’t going anywhere so calm down .
I know Christopher supposedly has done some good things with the other sports that don’t matter financially, but he should be fired for hiring Steele and what he has done to the women’s program. I thought his hire was low hanging fruit to begin with and never understood it. Not like he had some amazing reputation.Quote:
Originally Posted by OTRMUSKIE
The part that gets overlooked is Greg was able to move himself to second in command at the university. His role goes beyond AD. It will be tough to move him. As for the recruiting part- it’s as little an issue as ever in todays world. We will probably be averaging more transfers than freshman from here on out.
But Sean isn’t leaving. Sheesh
Maybe he shouldn't get fired, but that situation with Christopher's responsibilities extending beyond athletics has always been weird. Perhaps Xavier should, you know, hire a full time athletics director. Given that we allegedly take athletics seriously.
Matta isn't going anywhere. Butler will be his last stop. I have a strong suspicion Christopher is the problem. And I'm fine with him being jettisoned. He effed up hiring Steele, and assumed he saved his ass by hiring Miller. Now apparently he's being petty with Miller. Whoever is AD at X needs to know job # 1 is to keep the basketball program humming, keep the staff happy and spend whatever it takes to achieve those goals.As for what he did for non revenue sports, in the grand scheme of Xavier sports , any sports other than Men's basketball is only slightly more important than the type of soda sold in Cintas.Quote:
Originally Posted by OTRMUSKIE
Wait, tension between Sean and Christopher… is that a thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by JTG
I don't expect or want Miller to say anything. He's still the coach and the season is ongoing. He's getting his boys ready for a streak for the ages. He's got no time or interest in that carnival. Those kinds of announcements are hollow anyway and often just adds more blood to the waters.
Does anyone know what the hell is going on? I'm only seeing cryptic comments about something happened?
The Southern Muskie ⚔��
@SouthernMuskie
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7h
Where my mind is at regarding the rumors that broke last night: Open
I'm not ready to take a side or point fingers just yet (because nothing has officially happened).
I expect both Miller and the university to be both adults and professionals and figure this out.
Fake Blue Blob
@FakeBlueBlob
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18h
Cintas may not be its usual rockin’ self on Wednesday and that bums me out man
kaitlin
@KuciaKatie1
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4h
I still don’t think Sean is leaving but I am not feeling great about anything that’s going on within the program after yesterday. That’s my two cents.
kaitlin
@KuciaKatie1
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19h
Lol don’t be mad at Sean. Be mad at admin.
Josh Kummerer
@Always_Joshin
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3h
At this point I don’t feel great about the university as a whole.
Nothing. It’s crazy how many people are spiraling. Mostly stemming from an ambiguous post on 247 that said absolutely nothing.
Can we get the gist of it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Xavier
To put it plainly, Rick is a pos for this. Major clickbait nonsense to get the Xavier faithful all in a tizzy on a non game weekend. F him
You’re among friends, please feel free to tell us what you really think! ��Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
A handful of things contradicting each other so he plays both sides. “I’ve heard from some inside the athletic department that think he will move on in spring. I’ve heard from some people in the know that don’t see it happening” “some have said he doesn’t think the university wants to commit to what it takes to get to the F4/ *he was disappointed with NCAA inconsistency at the chalk talk”Quote:
Originally Posted by XU_Lou
The chalk talk comment leads to everyone thinking he was really mad that the administration wouldn’t go to bat for him like UC did for Wes. A complete misrepresentation of what he actually said, but Rick put it in a vague way to get people to make crazy conclusions.
That’s the main thing, he had “sources” from both ends of the spectrum saying opposite things. Everyone lost their mind and still is. The Twitter stuff comes from people on the board. It’s all vague because it was presented that way, no one really has any idea
I actually think he brought good info for the Steele to miller situation, and the transfer portal. It’s a good Xavier bball fix. I just think what he did here was total bs. It’s the sort of thing that actually does cause issues.
Can you provide some context around the term “chalk talk” in this usage? No clue what that means.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xavier
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It’s a dick move by a non Xavier fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by xu82
Perhaps this is a naive question but what actions, not yet taken, could Xavier's admin. take to demonstrate commitment toward getting to the FF?
This! He knew damn well what he was doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
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Originally Posted by Xavier
Willie - do you subscribe to Rick's site? Just curious if that is your take after reading whatever he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by xuwillie
Just to play devils advocate, why would he throw a grenade into the XU faithful if he knew it was all BS - with the consequence of destroying his reputation, and thus losing business?
To support what you guys are saying, I did see this on MM (can anybody confirm any of this?):
Re: Miller
Postby olsingledigit » Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:59 am
Our NIL money is fine. I hear Miller is building a new house in the Cincy area. He just signed an extension. FWIW
100 percent, the dude can be a douche, his whole “realist negative, attitude gets old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
I am. I like the recruiting aspect of the site during offseason but that’s about it. He’s a big NKU guy, could give two shits about X. I think he’s regretting writing that articleQuote:
Originally Posted by XU_Lou
Sean will be mentioned for openings at a lot of schools. How many was Steele? So, good and bad news.
Sounds like this Rick dude has good connections inside the program and heard he has credentials with some of the pressers. If his access gets somewhat limited and Sean stays, we’ll know the answer.
Did I miss the announcement about him signing an extension?Quote:
Originally Posted by XU_Lou
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At the end of last year or beginning of this year he did. But let’s be honest, that means extremely little anyways unless it came with a huge buyout which it didn’tQuote:
Originally Posted by bjf123
Sean isn't going anywhere. This whole thing is ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
https://theathletic.com/5276013/2024...shared_article
Here’s another take on the OSU thing from The Athletic. One very interesting and somewhat surprising take from the article concerns XU v OSU spending on Men’s BB. Probably will surprise most other people too.
Paywall. Would you mind a quick summary?Quote:
Originally Posted by XUGRAD80
Summery…..Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
1) OSU should throw buckets of money at McDermott or May and hope that they accept……as soon as possible.
2) Xavier outspends OSU on its basketball program by a substantial amount, like by a few million per year.
3) questioned which was the better job…X or OSU
4] listed several other candidates besides Miller, McDermott, or May
5) said the NIL for X was in good shape compared to many others
6) said that KY spent $10 Million more per year than OSU does on their BB program
7) pointed out that OSU has had 9 out of the last 10 years with double digit loses, and the other year they had 9
8) question it posed…..would Miller leave X for the relatively stable environment of the Big 10? Even if it wasn’t a better path to the F4?
I do recommend spending a few bucks and getting a subscription to The Athletic. They have some great writers and articles. Not just X BB, but they cover lots of college and pro sports. About $5 a month and you can often get a subscription on sale. Well worth it IMO.
Thank you for the share, I appreciate it. I have been thinking about joining the athletic, probably will pull the trigger.Quote:
Originally Posted by XUGRAD80
The summary reflects what I have heard about that job and why I don’t think there is a chance in h of miller wanting it.
It bears repeating that Rick is a hack and what he wrote is clickbait baloney.
Serious question, are you a member of the 247 board? Have you actually read anything he's reported about what's going on? There is plenty of context on what he's been saying that is getting lost in the shuffle from fan conjecture. None of what he is saying is clickbait and is actually sourced from people in both the Athletic Department and the basketball team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
What has been sourced from what he wrote regarding miller? It’s one source this, one source that from anonymous. You have an affinity for broering, good for you. However he’s completely off base here and anyone with a brain knows what he was doing with the bs of his two “articles.” He’s a non-Xavier fan trying to drum up business. I get it, but let’s call it what it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by 94GRAD
Again have you read what he is reporting? He is spot on that there is a slight rift between the basketball program and Greg Christopher. You choose not to believe it, I don't know what else to tell you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xville
I choose not to believe rumor and innuendo. As for Christopher, he should have been gone a long time ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by 94GRAD
X president likely will not let Miller leave.
I can tell you because of text and phone calls I've had with people inside the the program, there is a rift. Nothing that Rick is reporting is innuendo or conjecture. Just like you like to tell Strange and Lou, you are wrong. You are free to continue to be wrong.
I really hope so!Quote:
Originally Posted by xukeith