Big East OOC thread '25/'26

[HooperScooper]

By the way. What’s Kobe up to. Busy taking his foot out of his mouth?

No, it's permanently attached to his mouth. Lol

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Xavier is 11-2 against Cincinnati since Xavier joined the Big East.

To think, there was a time that bothered me.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

Maybe Xavier isn't too bad? I know there was some angst over their season opening loss but Santa Clara isn't a bum team, they actually spend decently for a midmajor and they've had some talent roll through there the past few years

Cincinnati is also awful this year. Disgusting offense

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Maybe Xavier isn't too bad? I know there was some angst over their season opening loss but Santa Clara isn't a bum team, they actually spend decently for a midmajor and they've had some talent roll through there the past few years

I have watched parts of 5 Xavier games, and my take is that this is a really unlikable team. They are selfish offensively, especially Carroll, and don’t always play hard. Carroll is really good, but gives off the vibe that he cares more about his stats than winning.

This team can shoot. The numbers don’t tell the whole story because they take some bad shots, but there are 4 guys that you do not want to leave open.

They should have killed Cincinnati last night, but when they pulled up 13 points, they could have put the Bearcats away, but instead they played several minutes of hero ball, letting Cincinnati back in the game, and then the team basically stopped sharing the ball for the rest of the game.

 

[MJKI]

I’m assuming it’s just early season anomalies but is Cinci so bad that Xavier really DROPPED 2 spots in the NET after beating them?

 

[JwittersPAC]

Cincinnati is also awful this year. Disgusting offense

Yes Cincinnati is even worse than Xavier. From bad to worse.

 

[HitDog]

I think I found Kobe on twitter.

 

[REB1094]

I think I found Kobe on twitter.

It should be Cincinnati's Super Bowl. They've had nothing to play for since Cronin left. At least this would give them something to celebrate

 

[KingAG]

I think I found Kobe on twitter.

Championships?

 

[caw]

Championships?

Sure, they just have along range lense.

 

[JwittersPAC]

Championships?

Maybe the poster thinks Ohio State is the same university as Cincinnati. I mean come on they are in the same state.

 

[HitDog]

Maybe the poster thinks Ohio State is the same university as Cincinnati. I mean come on they are in the same state.

No he's talking Cincinnati and their back to back championships.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I think I found Kobe on twitter.

It sounds mire like Cincinnati's version of Rutgers Al.

Kobe's premise is that it is better to be in a P4 conference than it is to have a successful athletic program.

 

[RuffRuff]

It sounds mire like Cincinnati's version of Rutgers Al.

Kobe's premise is that it is better to be in a P4 conference than it is to have a successful athletic program.

What is Cinci anyway - a city school? The only thing that kept them moderately interesting was geographical alignment and some moderate history, the Kelce's. They're not going to win anything of significance at any point again.

 

[shizzle787]

5-2 today. Ultimately held serve.

Winners: Providence, Villanova, St. John's, DePaul, Seton Hall

Losers: Butler and Marquette

71-28 (16-22)

 

[RuffRuff]

5-2 today. Ultimately held serve.

Winners: Providence, Villanova, St. John's, DePaul, Seton Hall

Losers: Butler and Marquette

71-28 (16-22)

Hall with a really nice win. Good for Shaheen.

 

[Trudy Gay]

Arizona pummeling and doesn’t even look like they’re trying

 

[AllHusky]

By the way. What’s Kobe up to. Busy taking his foot out of his mouth?

Nah, he suffers from cranial rectal inversion syndrome!

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Example #313,283 why I love Shaheen Holloway:

 

[NJHoops]

Example #313,283 why I love Shaheen Holloway:

You can see why he and Danny are friends (but my god, can you imagine the discourse we’d be exposed to if the mic caught Hurley saying that). So happy for the Hall’s success this season. Shah and his guys could complain about their lack of resources and make it an excuse, but instead, they’re out here overachieving and killing it.

 

[shizzle787]

WAB (Wins Above Bubble):

UConn: +2.2
Seton Hall: +1.0
Villanova: +0.4
Butler: +0.2
St. John's: +0.1
Georgetown: -0.2
Xavier: -0.2
Creighton: -0.3
Providence: -1.1
DePaul: -1.7
Marquette: -2.5

 

[shizzle787]

NET Update:

UConn (7)
St. John's (21)
Villanova (31)
Seton Hall (38)
Butler (44)
Providence (84)
Creighton (98)
Xavier (107)
Georgetown (115)
Marquette (167)
DePaul (197)

We need Providence and Creighton to get into the top-75 and Xavier and Georgetown to get into the top-100.

 

[mauconnfan]

I have watched parts of 5 Xavier games, and my take is that this is a really unlikable team. They are selfish offensively, especially Carroll, and don’t always play hard. Carroll is really good, but gives off the vibe that he cares more about his stats than winning.

This team can shoot. The numbers don’t tell the whole story because they take some bad shots, but there are 4 guys that you do not want to leave open.

They should have killed Cincinnati last night, but when they pulled up 13 points, they could have put the Bearcats away, but instead they played several minutes of hero ball, letting Cincinnati back in the game, and then the team basically stopped sharing the ball for the rest of the game.

Carroll was really good yesterday. Then he acted like a total idiot after the game pounding his chest, pulling his shirt pointing at Xavier, talking crap for about 10 minutes not just a few. Don’t like him!

 

[RuffRuff]

Depaul pulling out a nailbiter against 1-9 Arkansas Pine Bluff at home is really something. You'd think the new coach would actually be helping them get better.

Shaka has his rock bottom. It's one thing to have a "rebuilding" year, it's another not to be an NIT team.

 

[superjohn]

Depaul pulling out a nailbiter against 1-9 Arkansas Pine Bluff at home is really something. You'd think the new coach would actually be helping them get better.

Shaka has his rock bottom. It's one thing to have a "rebuilding" year, it's another not to be an NIT team.

Holtmann has made them better. DePaul was 3-29 when he took over, his first season he was 14-20 and they're 6-3 so far this season with a 14 point win over Georgia Tech and a 2 point loss to Northwestern. They're still obviously a bad team but they're way better than they were when he took over.