MICK CRONIN gets out of town

[Bmuskie]

Brannen already throwing shade calling UC "Cincinnati's basketball team". I dont think it will take us too long not to like him. Maybe not to the level of Mick, but all it takes is a slight or two in a Crosstown shootout press conference, or in you introductory press conference and the hate is on!

I heard that too but I would have to say in response that the Musketeers are "Xavier University's Basketball Team". That is so much bigger than just a city. That means that they represent not just a city in the midwest but an entire culture and family of Xavier University Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff and their family that extend not just throughout Cincinnati or Ohio but around the world. the Musketeers are so much bigger and embody something so much bigger than just Cincinnati's team..they are Xavier University's team.

[sirthought]

I heard that too but I would have to say in response that the Musketeers are "Xavier University's Basketball Team". That is so much bigger than just a city. That means that they represent not just a city in the midwest but an entire culture and family of Xavier University Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff and their family that extend not just throughout Cincinnati or Ohio but around the world. the Musketeers are so much bigger and embody something so much bigger than just Cincinnati's team..they are Xavier University's team.

I wouldn't disagree with you. But I think Brannen is right. UC is Cincinnati's team. Bigger school. Lots of history. And just the fact of the name. Can't get around it. No sense in being upset about it. Doesn't really mean much.

[scoscox]

means nothing if we keep beating them. cronin said that all the time too and they had that stupid "we wear cincinnati" campaign as if that means anything. them having to declare this just tells me that they're insecure about it

[Juice]

means nothing if we keep beating them. cronin said that all the time too and they had that stupid "we wear cincinnati" campaign as if that means anything. them having to declare this just tells me that they're insecure about it

Their dumb shit fans have done it a lot recently too around the Shootout. Not to mention the "hottest college in America" slogan made up by Santa Claus Ono who was so impressed by UC that he fled for Canada or something.

[D-West & PO-Z]

I wouldn't disagree with you. But I think Brannen is right. UC is Cincinnati's team. Bigger school. Lots of history. And just the fact of the name. Can't get around it. No sense in being upset about it. Doesn't really mean much.

Right or wrong it was clearly a dig at Xavier. Which was probably smart on his part, definitely playing to his base.

It means a lot as we are trying to find reasons to dislike the new UC coach! Not liking their coach is a huge part of the rivalry imo.

[XUGRAD80]

Right or wrong it was clearly a dig at Xavier. Which was probably smart on his part, definitely playing to his base.

It means a lot as we are trying to find reasons to dislike the new UC coach! Not liking their coach is a huge part of the rivalry imo.

I didn’t hear it as a dig at Xavier at all. I only heard it as sucking up to his base and the media. What would people expect him to say different? A coach is going to have to say a lot more and do a lot more than that, in order to get me to start disliking him. Disliking the opposing coach, players, or fans is not needed in order for there to be a rivalry. I didn’t particularly like the comment, but in reality it’s true and I didn’t take it as a negative against X or any other university in the area.

Remember...”#1 in the country, #2 in the City”!

That’s all that matters.

[xubrew]

I wouldn't disagree with you. But I think Brannen is right. UC is Cincinnati's team. Bigger school. Lots of history. And just the fact of the name. Can't get around it. No sense in being upset about it. Doesn't really mean much.

I pretty much agree. Xavier fans and alumni root for Xavier, and the vast majority of those people aren't from Cincinnati and don't live in Cincinnati. There is certainly a presence in Cincinnati, but I wouldn't call us the city's team. Not only am I okay with that. I kind of like it that way. I kinda like beating Cincinnati's teams! I like beating Cleveland's teams too, and pretty much all of Ohio's teams with Ohio State being at the top of the list.

UC is Cincinnati's team. People who live in the city root for them even if they never had anything to do with the school as a student, employee, or whatever. And, to repeat myself, I'm fine with that. If anything it makes Xavier feel like it's a little more our own.

[paulxu]

With all those people who live in Cincinnati, went to UC, and root for the team, how is it that their average attendance is about 8,000....and little old Xavier, with most of its alumni out of town...averages 10,000+?

[scoscox]

With all those people who live in Cincinnati, went to UC, and root for the team, how is it that their average attendance is about 8,000....and little old Xavier, with most of its alumni out of town...averages 10,000+?

the fact that we've been outselling them for like 20 years straight is kinda crazy. we have great support, but uc only managing to get 8000 a night some years with a perennial tournament team is pathetic

[bjf123]

I think there are still a lot of UC fans who haven’t gotten over Huggs being let go.


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