Purdue Coach and Vandy Newspaper were critical of XU players?

[TheLivingLegend]

I have always respected a guy talking trash all game long... then coming to shake your hand after words and talk about the game.

 

[bearcat jeff]

I honestly think it is a Chris Mack issue. XU won't just change the way they play because Halloway, Freese and Lyons leave.

I think this dates back to Sean Miller. Did you see his remarks following the brawl?

 

[TheLongHaul]

I have always respected a guy talking trash all game long... then coming to shake your hand after words and talk about the game.

Why? Let your play do the talking. There is way too much trash talking and taunting in collegiate and professional sports.

 

[david aka the TYZ]

I think if you saw another team get in a fight- you would hear from former teams how they talked trash and stuff like that. If this fight never happened you wouldn't hear anything about how much Xavier talks. After the fight occurred- you have reporters going to coaches of teams X has played and ask about Xaviers talking. Did you have a big issue with it until the last 20 seconds of the game?

Haven't heard any disparaging words towards UC from other opponents, and aren't we the bad guys in this?

 

[bearcat18]

I mean. Its player trash talking- ask any losing team and the won't like it. (I am not talking about last 15 seconds of UC/X). Some players feed off of trash talk, they like it and it helps them get going. Ask Reggie Miller, he said as much in his 30 for 30 "Winning Time". I don't think X is the only team that talks trash in the country and I don't think its a big deal. If thats what the players need to give themselves an edge then use it.

I don't like how you keep comparing trash talk in the NBA to college. You (or the other Xavier guy) bring up Reggie Miller, Kobe/Pierce, etc, but this is not the NBA. NBA is for entertainment. If you watched the UC game tonight, (not sure you did because you're an XU fan) several times Mark Adams (the commentator) brought up sportsmanship - it's on the front page of the rule book - I'd say it's pretty important. And from watching XU over the years, your sportmanship keeps going down, down, down.

Like others said, I don't care either way if you don't care about it. But just don't deny you guys aren't the good ole Catholic boys you once were.

 

[bearcat jeff]

I don't like how you keep comparing trash talk in the NBA to college. You (or the other Xavier guy) bring up Reggie Miller, Kobe/Pierce, etc, but this is not the NBA. NBA is for entertainment. If you watched the UC game tonight, (not sure you did because you're an XU fan) several times Mark Adams (the commentator) brought up sportsmanship - it's on the front page of the rule book - I'd say it's pretty important. And from watching XU over the years, your sportmanship keeps going down, down, down.

Like others said, I don't care either way if you don't care about it. But just don't deny you guys aren't the good ole Catholic boys you once were.

They have to justify what this is. When multiple schools talk about your on court behavior it's a pattern.

 

[BearcatAlum1]

A day after XU played Vandy their beat writers were tweeting that some inside Vandy were considering not playing Xavier again. I didnt think much of this and still dont.

Now that Purdue's coach has been very critical of Xavier and UC has had issues I think we might be seeing a trend.

Butler has had some issues with Xavier recently too.

I do not think it is a Xavier issue, I think it is a Lyons and Holloway issue honestly.

Thoughts?

Chris Mack issue bro. Step ya game up, "Gangsta."

 

[ucdave]

I think this dates back to Sean Miller. Did you see his remarks following the brawl?

I think you are right, but Chris Mack elevated it to a new level. Not gonna stop 'till Mack is gone.

 

[Not Guilty]

GreatOne, any findings from the Vandy writers?

 

[Not Guilty]

Haven't heard any disparaging words towards UC from other opponents, and aren't we the bad guys in this?

Exactly. His defense would be more valid if teams UC played have been critical of UC, this year or in the past.

UC has had no incidents with other teams. They also haven't instigated anything with X.

X had an incident with Butler, had Matt Painter speak out against them (not just for talking either, a lot of contact was being made during timeouts, which coincidentally started a skirmish at the Cintas Center 2 years ago with UC) and now maybe Vandy has as well (still to be determined). They have also had a player head butt one of ours without retaliation and had another that threw a cheap elbow way after the whistle had been blown last year without retaliated.

There is no debate who has a worse track record. Unfortunately we retaliated this year and now we look really bad.