2017 General Recruiting

[#BearcatNation]

I want to be middle of the pack. 11 of the Top 25 teams are in the middle third. So I really don't care about your top half, bottom half. That's you misrepresenting my side of this. Show me where I ever said I want to be in the Top 100 range in pace. Hint: I never have. So you pulling the numbers for those teams is a complete waste of your time and proves nothing.

Oh forget it. My whole point is that picking up the pace solves nothing. Go at whatever speed works best for your set of players, which for most teams, tends to be at a relatively slow pace. I never thought you wanted to go lightning-fast. Even going just a little faster to the medium-range, like you're stating you want, would (in my opinion) have zero factor on recruiting. But we clearly disagree on this, so I'm moving on.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Oh forget it. My whole point is that picking up the pace solves nothing. Go at whatever speed works best for your set of players, which for most teams, tends to be at a relatively slow pace. I never thought you wanted to go lightning-fast. Even going just a little faster to the medium-range, like you're stating you want, would (in my opinion) have zero factor on recruiting. But we clearly disagree on this, so I'm moving on.

Fair enough.

 

[Bearcat2000]

Look's like eggxavier got commitment from Paul Scruggs today

 

[CHEER CINCY]

Look's like eggxavier got commitment from Paul Scruggs today

Let this one soak in. Since 2010 Mick Cronin has 3 Top 100 recruits. Mack has 3 since July. Kids are clamoring to go ball in the City of Norwood. And yet, we continue to sit here and praise the damn high heavens for our top 200, 3-star recruits. Misery in the Crosstown Shootout for years....prepare yourself!

 

[Bearcat2000]

Let this one soak in. Since 2010 Mick Cronin has 3 Top 100 recruits. Mack has 3 since July. Kids are clamoring to go ball in the City of Norwood. And yet, we continue to sit here and praise the damn high heavens for our top 200, 3-star recruits. Misery in the Crosstown Shootout for years....prepare yourself!

it's not just 3 top 100 kids, two of top 40 in scouts top 100 and # 4 recruiting class. Wow, can't move to big12 fast enough

 

[JackBauer151]

Highest ranked player to ever choose Xavier since the ESPN rankings database started in 07. Mack has it rolling in Norwood.

 

[TrillCosby]

He's play aggressive like how I want Evans to play. It's a good get for X, but we just landed Cumberland last year who was a top 40 player so it what it is.

 

[UCalum08]

He's play aggressive like how I want Evans to play. It's a good get for X, but we just landed Cumberland last year who was a top 40 player so it what it is.

Good post. Hopefully it helps people simma down.

Initially I get really jealous/envious/angry when X gets good recruits. But, besides getting easy paths in the tourney they haven't done too much. Obviously they have beaten us more lately but besides that, whens the last time they won a conference title or conference tourney? They can always get a big suck it from me til they do more. (But with classes like 2017, they easily could)

Mack is a scum, his players are involved with trouble more frequently in the past few years. They can....suck it

 

[2bearcatdad]

Good post. Hopefully it helps people simma down.

Initially I get really jealous/envious/angry when X gets good recruits. But, besides getting easy paths in the tourney they haven't done too much. Obviously they have beaten us more lately but besides that, whens the last time they won a conference title or conference tourney? They can always get a big suck it from me til they do more. (But with classes like 2017, they easily could)

Mack is a scum, his players are involved with trouble more frequently in the past few years. They can....suck it

I couldn't care less what happens at X. Good, bad or other - doesn't matter to me. Other than one night a year - they are dead to me.

Go Cats!

 

[HoosierCat]

I couldn't care less what happens at X. Good, bad or other - doesn't matter to me. Other than one night a year - they are dead to me.

Go Cats!

My thoughts exactly. No reason to get caught up in what X is doing. They haven't won anything

 

[L-T]

My thoughts exactly. No reason to get caught up in what X is doing. They haven't won anything

In the last 13 years, X has two elite 8s and 4 sweet 16s. That's at least a sweet 16 about 50% of the time. We have one sweet 16 in 10 years and a lot of first round losses. Their record against us is 9-4 with two 3-game win streaks. We haven't won 2 in a row against them a single time. They go to the Big East and turn into a juggernaut. We played in the Big East and did very little in it. They sell every game out. We've increased attendance 584 fans since Cronin's first year and still average almost 3,700 below capacity. They're blowing us away in recruiting. Their coach makes one-half of what our coach makes in salary.

Cincinnati fans should demand as much, or more, out of its coach as Xavier gets out of theirs. They've taken over the city under this coach and its time for us to take it back. No more excuses.

 

[UCalum08]

In the last 13 years, X has two elite 8s and 4 sweet 16s. That's at least a sweet 16 about 50% of the time. We have one sweet 16 in 10 years and a lot of first round losses. Their record against us is 9-4 with two 3-game win streaks. We haven't won 2 in a row against them a single time. They go to the Big East and turn into a juggernaut. We played in the Big East and did very little in it. They sell every game out. We've increased attendance 584 fans since Cronin's first year and still average almost 3,700 below capacity. They're blowing us away in recruiting. Their coach makes one-half of what our coach makes in salary.

Cincinnati fans should demand as much, or more, out of its coach as Xavier gets out of theirs. They've taken over the city under this coach and its time for us to take it back. No more excuses.

Go be a X fan since you're clearly a fan boy.

 

[BearcatSpaniard513]

Go be a X fan since you're clearly a fan boy.

 

[HoosierCat]

In the last 13 years, X has two elite 8s and 4 sweet 16s. That's at least a sweet 16 about 50% of the time. We have one sweet 16 in 10 years and a lot of first round losses. Their record against us is 9-4 with two 3-game win streaks. We haven't won 2 in a row against them a single time. They go to the Big East and turn into a juggernaut. We played in the Big East and did very little in it. They sell every game out. We've increased attendance 584 fans since Cronin's first year and still average almost 3,700 below capacity. They're blowing us away in recruiting. Their coach makes one-half of what our coach makes in salary.

Cincinnati fans should demand as much, or more, out of its coach as Xavier gets out of theirs. They've taken over the city under this coach and its time for us to take it back. No more excuses.

I couldn't tell you what they've done, because I don't care.

 

[WAITE HOYT 2]

I couldn't tell you what they've done, because I don't care.

Look I am very big on cheering for my team and not against the opposition. I think what people are missing is the point L-T is making is we used to this cities program. All UC fans took pride in being no.1 in the city. Now that we are not we are trying to rationalize that it doesn't matter anymore. I think it does and while I think Mick has done a very good job, reclaiming city dominance is something he must do. I hope it starts this year.

 

[AZ BEARCAT]

We need to start with back to back sweet 16 runs. That is not asking much ! it is ONLY two wins !!!

 

[GarradJ21]

Who cares about X you all sound like a bunch of females. Screw it, the day I'm scared of that high school is the day I'll stop watching college basketball. We got some really good things going, I hope Carr had a good time. Let's go baby one month away!!

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Who cares about X you all sound like a bunch of females. Screw it, the day I'm scared of that high school is the day I'll stop watching college basketball. We got some really good things going, I hope Carr had a good time. Let's go baby one month away!!

Getting Carr would be great. I'd be satisfied with the recruiting class.

 

[jacobkdoyle]

Waite, here is some info for you about Alabama:

-Arena built in 1968, renovated in 2005. Construction cost under $30M on 2016 dollars.
-3 coaches since 2009
-No conference championships since 2002
-No conference tournament championships since 1991
-1 NCAA Tournament bid since 2006
-0 Final Fours
-1 Sweet 16 since 1991
-In a conference that had 2 teams in the field of 64 last year (Vanderbilt lost a play-in game)
-Probably the #1 example in all of College sports when it comes to being a football school first and foremost. That impacts money spent on the program and fan support.
-And I believe JaMychal Green is their only current NBA player

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But you're trying to tell us that NONE of this matters and we should expect to be ourecruited by them every single year bc of "landscape"? Give me a break!!!!!!!!

 

[#BearcatNation]

Waite, here is some info for you about Alabama:

-Arena built in 1968, renovated in 2005. Construction cost under $30M on 2016 dollars.
-3 coaches since 2009
-No conference championships since 2002
-No conference tournament championships since 1991
-1 NCAA Tournament bid since 2006
-0 Final Fours
-1 Sweet 16 since 1991
-In a conference that had 2 teams in the field of 64 last year (Vanderbilt lost a play-in game)
-Probably the #1 example in all of College sports when it comes to being a football school first and foremost. That impacts money spent on the program and fan support.
-And I believe JaMychal Green is their only current NBA player

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But you're trying to tell us that NONE of this matters and we should expect to be ourecruited by them every single year bc of "landscape"? Give me a break!!!!!!!!

This seems like a whole lot of research for nothing. Kids go to schools for many reasons. Cumberland picked us over Kansas. I wonder if their forum has a huge post going over our history and arena compared to theirs.