Monday and our 'Cats

[Fred Garvin]

Who is getting together for the Rutgers game? I know some wil neg rep me. Good thing I won't see it thanks to Gary Griffin.

Nuts needs to represent. I'm sure Kahn's will be busy with some highfalutin LaborDay outing.

[Snipe]

Who is getting together for the Rutgers game? I know some wil neg rep me. Good thing I won't see it thanks to Gary Griffin.

Nuts needs to represent. I'm sure Kahn's will be busy with some highfalutin LaborDay outing.

As for Gary Griffin,

http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/picture.php?pictureid=292&albumid=43&dl=1251829850&thumb=1

[Fred Garvin]

I like how the Cats are the cream of the Big East crop. Remember at Tickets Sports Cafe when I taunted those Lousisville fans with the knowledge they'd be nothing after Petrino? Garvin knows all.

[GoMuskies]

Louisville will own UC again very soon.

[Fred Garvin]

Louisville will own UC again very soon.

GM, are you local? If so we should get together for the tilt that proves Lousiville Loves Yesteryear.

[GoMuskies]

Nope, I'm in Boston. And UC will likely pound UofL this year. I'll give you that.

[PM Thor]

You guys are fair weather fans. I don't remember seeing anyone harping UC football when they sucked.

Reprehensible.

At least root for a lesser rival like Miami. That's a football program I could get behind.

I mean seriously, you guys are rooting for UC. UC. It doesn't matter the sport. You are rooting for UC. I don't get it.

I HATE dayton.

[Fred Garvin]

I know for a fact that Snipe and I attended Cats games for years when they sucked. Thor, what sucks is that I can't put a moderator on my Ignore List. You were always a moron, but seemed to know your place. Then they made the mistake of giving you moderator status here.

I'd appreciate it if you could find some threads with fellow simpletons.

[PM Thor]

Coming from a UC fan, I am not surprised by your comments.

Hey, can you name the starting offensive line for UC? I bet you can.

Come on. Do it.

UC fan.

I might be a simpleton, but I won't ever root for my schools biggest rival in any sport. Hey, do you follow UC swim team too? Just wondering. Here is the bandwagon. I guess you get to drive it.

Just to nail it down. You root for Xavier basketball, but also root for UC football. And I'm the moron. Whatever.

I HATE dayton.

[Fred Garvin]

No, i didn't follow UC swimming. Just football. And, yes, there were all those times my dad took me to the Coliseum to see Terry Cummings, Jelly Jones and even Junior Johnson.

And what was your point? That I should have known then that I'd be and X bball fan? That I should have known the school I'd attend-of which i had no way of knowing- didn't have their own football team to rival state school?

I'm forty. It's a good thing with Thor's brand of Mcarthyism that it doesn't matter much that we also attended the circus, the Stingers, and, god forbid, Shep Messing and the Cincinnati Kids.

[PM Thor]

What happened to the name calling Fred? You sure are defensive about being a UC fan. You should embrace it, own it.

I care less about what you did as a kid, because I too went to a UC football game. Family attended UC. I learned better. You obviously did not. Have fun rooting for UC. UC fan. Like I said, I don't get it. I'm sure that you are all offended and think I'm a tool. Well guess what, I don't respect your opinion at all. So have your fun. UC fan

I HATE dayton.

[Jumpy]

This thread is gross.

Garvin, know your audience. Go to the UC Rivals' board with this crap. "our 'Cats"? They're nobody's but your own.

[STL_XUfan]

I'm forty.


Picking on a kid who does everything right! Pick on Fred, he is a man, he is 40!

http://img.youtube.com/vi/aoMmbUmKN0E/0.jpg


Sorry couldn't resist, you two can now continue your argument.

[danaandvictory]

I'm just enjoying the knowledge that Fred Garvin lives and dies with the coaching decisions of a former Gary Hart aide and longtime Democratic activist.

[Fireball]

I'm with Thor. I root for UC to lose every game in every sport.

If their women's golf team gets blasted, I'm probably having a pretty good day.

[DART87]

This board should impose a "Don't ask, don't tell" policy for 'members' who are UC football fans. They have every right to root for any team they want...just don't bring it to the XU basketball board.

[drudy23]

This is grounds for XavierHoops dismissal.

[DC Muskie]

They ain't my cats that for sure.

Have fun this season signing the UC fight song!

[kyxu]

Seriously? Disgusting.

[waggy]

Garvin also owns a fern.

[XU05and07]

Do you 2 need to be separated? This is supposed to be a year of sportsmanship, like this..

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/09/04/boise.oregon/blount-punch-p1.jpg

[XUglow]

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/09/04/boise.oregon/blount-punch-p1.jpg

Post-Game Suggestion: When trash-talking, leave the helmet on.

[Masterofreality]

You guys are fair weather fans. I don't remember seeing anyone harping UC football when they sucked.

Reprehensible.

At least root for a lesser rival like Miami. That's a football program I could get behind.

I mean seriously, you guys are rooting for UC. UC. It doesn't matter the sport. You are rooting for UC. I don't get it.

I HATE dayton.

What the Firefighter said................Word.

[DoubleD86]

Post-Game Suggestion: When trash-talking, leave the helmet on.

Amen, not that I am ok with what Blount did, because I don't care what he said you don't hit him. But seriously, if you are gonna talk trash to one of the most volatile guys on the other team (and go out of your way to get in his face and strike his pads) keep your helmet on dude.

[XURunner85]

I HATE UC!!!!!! ALWAYS WILL IN ANY SPORT!!!! Fred we have met and I think you are a good guy but yes I am going to neg rep you. Have I mentioned that I HATE UC!!!

[BandAid]

Can we change the title of this thread from "our Cats" to "Fred's Cats" please? It kinda makes me throw up a little in my mouth everytime I look at it.

I prefer not to read anything that says "Our (insert rival here)" on a Xavier message board, even if it's a sport we don't provide at Xavier. Feel free to cheer for St. Joe's lacrosse team or Dayton's backgammon squad, but spare us from the lovefest.

The only "Our (insert rival)" I would ever want to see at XH would be: "Our Doormat," or "Our Little Brother." Please.

[GuyFawkes38]

Can we change the title of this thread from "our Cats" to "Fred's Cats" please? It kinda makes me throw up a little in my mouth everytime I look at it.

I prefer not to read anything that says "Our (insert rival here)" on a Xavier message board, even if it's a sport we don't provide at Xavier. Feel free to cheer for St. Joe's lacrosse team or Dayton's backgammon squad, but spare us from the lovefest.

The only "Our (insert rival)" I would ever want to see at XH would be: "Our Doormat," or "Our Little Brother." Please.

But the cats are a big deal in the college football world, damn it. They really are. Why doesn't anyone believe that. Last year was a magical year and we beat such powerhouses as Syracuse, S. Florida, and Rutgers. We are now a powerhouse, damn it.

[AdamtheFlyer]

Your Bearcats are laying the wood to New Jersey State. 31-7 with a minute to go in the first half. They look very strong, or Rutgers looks very awful. Or both.

[X-band '01]

Rutgers finished last year fairly strong; I certainly wasn't expecting UC to blow these guys out at this point. It's looking more and more like it will come down to either UC, Pitt, or WV getting the Big East's BCS bid (sorry, UofL, you've taken a step back the last few seasons).

[Pablo's Brother]

Indifferent to college football. However, I already detest the "bandwagon" fans who will come out in droves to support "our cats" now they are respectable. I bet Lance is wetting his pants in anticipation of Tuesday's non stop coverage of UC's future bowl prospects. Kelly seems like the real deal and will be in South Bend soon if Charlie pukes (again).

[Fred Garvin]

I've got some Cattiude! Of course it could just be a hedge against what I fear will happen in Columbus Saturday.

What about that O line? Those holes were ridiculous.

Those of you frothing with feline hatred should know I just purchased the UC flex pack.
You get three for $120(have to choose between Louisville and WVA).

I think i might scalp for the day after Thanksgiving tilt with Illinois. I gotta think there will be some student tickets available to see Juice Williams and co.

Runner, feel free to neg rep me. Neg reps mean zilch thanks to Griffin.

[Cheesehead]

UC football... Catch the Fever!!!

Kelly will gone in a year and UC football will reurn to it's rightful place...a meaningless program w/ a half empty 33,000 stadium.

Can't wait for basketball season.

[nuts4xu]

Nice win for the Cats yesterday, great way to open the season. Not only did they get a win, but a win in the Big East over one of the challengers for the title.

I will be at the Nip this weekend for the home opener. Should be a fine evening in the Queen City for a division 1 college football game. I am looking forward to the smell of popcorn an autumn air, the sound of leaves crunching underfoot, and the taste of a combination of draft beer, second hand smoke, and VICTORY!!!

[Kahns Krazy]

With the lines for the bathroom at Nippert, I suggest :
and the taste of a combination of flask liquor, second hand smoke, and VICTORY!!!

[_LH]

For those that wish for the BE to break apart and therefore allow XU to join a better conference, you should be rooting against all BE football programs, including UC.

[Fred Garvin]

For those that wish for the BE to break apart and therefore allow XU to join a better conference, you should be rooting against all BE football programs, including UC.

Cincy needs a winner. So I'll take a UC national championship coupled with Xavier's continued dominance of the A-10. UC's #23 in AP Poll. Woo hoo! Brian Kelly will lead us to victory!

[X-band '01]

For those that wish for the BE to break apart and therefore allow XU to join a better conference, you should be rooting against all BE football programs, including UC.

Oh yeah, look at what the Orange Bowl did for UC's basketball program this year.

And it's not like Louisville, Pitt and West Virginia's basketball programs are getting better and better because of each team's football prowess.

[Jumpy]

Cincy needs a winner. So I'll take a UC national championship coupled with Xavier's continued dominance of the A-10. UC's #23 in AP Poll. Woo hoo! Brian Kelly will lead us to victory!

So, you are rooting for a UC Nat.'l Championship over one for X?

[Snipe]

I am begining to think that Fred Garvin is an agent provocateur.

[chico]

For those that wish for the BE to break apart and therefore allow XU to join a better conference, you should be rooting against all BE football programs, including UC.

Actually, I would think the opposite would be true - root for BE football so they get so good and bring in so much money from the bowls that they don't want the basketball-only schools around.

[bearcat65]

UC football... Catch the Fever!!!

Kelly will gone in a year and UC football will reurn to it's rightful place...a meaningless program w/ a half empty 33,000 stadium.

Can't wait for basketball season.

If Notre Dame has another dismal season or if Michigan doesn't improve that may happen but until one of those two jobs open up I don't think Kelly goes anywhere. Even if he does leave he has made UC a more attractive job than when he arrived which would make it easier for a successor to continue.

[_LH]

Oh yeah, look at what the Orange Bowl did for UC's basketball program this year.

And it's not like Louisville, Pitt and West Virginia's basketball programs are getting better and better because of each team's football prowess.

My post went over your head I see.

If people want XU to join the BBall only BE schools in a new league, XU fans should be rooting against everything BE football related. If the BCS takes away the BE's status or if the BE thinks they might take it away to give it to the WAC, a shake-up is more likely as the BE will look to strengthen football by adding or shedding football teams.

[bearcat65]

My post went over your head I see.

If people want XU to join the BBall only BE schools in a new league, XU fans should be rooting against everything BE football related. If the BCS takes away the BE's status or if the BE thinks they might take it away to give it to the WAC, a shake-up is more likely as the BE will look to strengthen football by adding or shedding football teams.

Chances are slim that the Big East loses it's BCS status but let's say that they did. Who would they add or shed that would get it back? The only high profile team out there not currently in a conference is Notre Dame and that isn't going to happen. If the Big East lost the BCS they would be even more dependant on the basketball side to make up for lost revenue which would reduce the chances of a split IMO.

[vee4xu]

When is UC going to play the XU club team?

[XUglow]

Chances are slim that the Big East loses it's BCS status but let's say that they did. Who would they add or shed that would get it back? The only high profile team out there not currently in a conference is Notre Dame and that isn't going to happen. If the Big East lost the BCS they would be even more dependant on the basketball side to make up for lost revenue which would reduce the chances of a split IMO.

I would form a football only conference with the top Big East and top MWC teams forming the east and west divisions of said conference. No one could say that the winner of the conference championship game would not be worthy of a slot in the BCS playoff picture. The inter-divisional games would certainly be worth watching.

The Big East and the MWC both have some real pretenders in the football ranks, but if you take the top 6 schools from each side, you would have a pretty good 12 team conference.

[Cheesehead]

Why is a Bearcat fan on an XU basketball board talking about UC football?

Like I said, I can't wait for basketball season.

[Fred Garvin]

Why is a Bearcat fan on an XU basketball board talking about UC football?

Like I said, I can't wait for basketball season.

Ah, because it is football season. And that means all Cincy residents are Bearcats.

[Cheesehead]

Ah, because it is football season. And that means all Cincy residents are Bearcats.

Not me, I'm a Muskie! But feel free to treat me to some beers and a game at Nippert. I love high school football.

[Jumpy]

I would form a football only conference with the top Big East and top MWC teams forming the east and west divisions of said conference. No one could say that the winner of the conference championship game would not be worthy of a slot in the BCS playoff picture. The inter-divisional games would certainly be worth watching.

The Big East and the MWC both have some real pretenders in the football ranks, but if you take the top 6 schools from each side, you would have a pretty good 12 team conference.

But a murderous travel schedule.

[X-band '01]

My post went over your head I see.

If people want XU to join the BBall only BE schools in a new league, XU fans should be rooting against everything BE football related. If the BCS takes away the BE's status or if the BE thinks they might take it away to give it to the WAC, a shake-up is more likely as the BE will look to strengthen football by adding or shedding football teams.

Then you also have to cheer against teams like Utah and Boise State (and maybe BYU this year) who are also generating BCS Bowl revenue for themselves and their conferences. It is, as an esteemed poster once said, a zero-sum game; one conference's BCS loss is another's BCS gain.

Besides, when did I miss the snippet of news that Georgetown, Villanova, Seton Hall, St. John's, et al. get to share in BCS bowl revenues?

#3, given, the current Big East TV contract and NCAA Tournament credits generated by the Big East, they'll make it work for 16 teams. They're not splitting anytime soon.

[_LH]

Actually anyone wanting the BE to lose their BCS bid would root for Utah, Boise St., etc. And where did anyone say anything about revenue sharing?

[_LH]

Chances are slim that the Big East loses it's BCS status but let's say that they did. Who would they add or shed that would get it back? The only high profile team out there not currently in a conference is Notre Dame and that isn't going to happen. If the Big East lost the BCS they would be even more dependant on the basketball side to make up for lost revenue which would reduce the chances of a split IMO.

It is not as slim as you would like it to be. Teams like Syracuse, WVU and Rutgers would already like to join different leagues if possible so if the BE were to lose BCS status, what actions do you think those three would take?

[XUglow]

But a murderous travel schedule.

Not as bad as you would think. If they did like the other 12-team leagues, they would have 5 divisional games and 3 league games from the other division. Of those 3 games, depending upon the year, you would have either 1 or 2 travel dates to the other section of the country. That's it, and it wouldn't be any worse that Washington and Washington State being in the same conference with UA, ASU, UCLA, and USC. You just go sideways instead of up and down.

[Fred Garvin]

Free Brian Kelly bobblehead to the first 5,000 at Saturday's game. Now if I could just get a Mike Nelson bobblehead...

[Kahns Krazy]

That was a serious ass whoopin. I have never been at a game at any level that was 49-3 at half.

Also, the Macover at Mac's Pizza Pub is one of the greatest foods on the planet.

[xeus]

That was a serious ass whoopin. I have never been at a game at any level that was 49-3 at half.



That's actually pretty close to the halftime score from the XU-UVA game a couple years ago.

[Snipe]

Also, the Macover at Mac's Pizza Pub is one of the greatest foods on the planet.

I have to agree on the Macover. Nothing says lovin like a deep fried Calzone.

It is not just good, but good for you.

[xeus]

I have to agree on the Macover. Nothing says lovin like a deep fried Calzone.

It is not just good, but good for you.

Is it as delicious as the Zino's Zinover was?

[Fred Garvin]

Is it as delicious as the Zino's Zinover was?

Zino's was no Cassano's. I enjoyed hitting Cassano's after we'd destroy Madeira in hoops over at Sellman. That was the days of the old Kenwood Plaza. I'd often see Snipe coming out of Potter's, sucking his thumb and holding a balloon.

Kahn's hung out over at the mall. He'd shoplift at Spencer's and head to Prime and Wine with the rest of the highfalutins.

[Kahns Krazy]

Is it as delicious as the Zino's Zinover was?

Rumor has it that Mac is a former Zino's employee. It's pretty damn good.

[XURunner85]

Hey Fred why don't you just join the bearkitten websites and leave this crap out of the Xavier pages....Have I ever mentioned that I HATE UC!!!!!!!!! There is no room for this shit here....if I was a moderator I would put you on a ban until college football was over....

[Fred Garvin]

Hey Fred why don't you just join the bearkitten websites and leave this crap out of the Xavier pages....Have I ever mentioned that I HATE UC!!!!!!!!! There is no room for this shit here....if I was a moderator I would put you on a ban until college football was over....

When I see you on the bus trip I'll present you with an UC national championship tee shirt.

[PM Thor]

Ah, because it is football season. And that means all Cincy residents are Bearcats.

Ok, I said my peace before, and left it at that.

But this statement needs to be addressed. I wonder what Fred would do if Xavier was playing Duke on the same night that UC football was in a BCS bowl game?

Actually, I know.

And for the record Fred, don't try to speak for the entire city of Cincinnati. When you do, you sound idiotic, quite bipolar, and skitzophrenic, which in all honesty is a good representation. Nevermind.

I HATE dayton.

[XURunner85]

Not from Cincinnati, so even though I have stayed Cincinnati since graduating X does not mean I will ever like UC for anything, so there will be no way in HELL that I would ever be on the bus for UC football.....never.....I hate UC

[GuyFawkes38]

Not from Cincinnati, so even though I have stayed Cincinnati since graduating X does not mean I will ever like UC for anything, so there will be no way in HELL that I would ever be on the bus for UC football.....never.....I hate UC

I'm in complete agreement. It seems like there's a big divide between those who have spent their youth growing up in Cincy and everyone else (including X grads like myself who have stayed in Cincy).

I will never like the Bearcats or the Bengals. Perhaps the fact that both teams will suck in the long run contributes to that. That's just the way it is.

[Kahns Krazy]

Ok, I said my peace before, and left it at that.

.

Thor, you have never "Left it at that" in your life.

I have to say, it cracks me up when Fred so blatently pushes some buttons, and Thor, Runner and Fawkes trip over themselves to respond. That's probably exactly the response Fred was looking for, and you mopes spoon feed it to him.


Not every XU basketball fan is anti - UC football. There is no requirement to do so in order to be a fan of Xavier basketball. It's swell that you all hate all things UC. It's not swell that you take personal shots at a fellow Muskie fan. Especially when you're a moderator.

[DC Muskie]

Hey any updates on Todd Pike? I heard he broke his leg!

I need my UC football update fellow Xavier fans, who are not anti-UC Football fans.

Seriosuly what's the scoop? Is he going to play this Thursday at Rutgers? Huge game, our Bearcats are like 19th in the country!

But we need Terry Updike to be okay. I want see some good news associated with the word "Cincinnati!"

[xeus]

Not every XU basketball fan is anti - UC football. There is no requirement to do so in order to be a fan of Xavier basketball. It's swell that you all hate all things UC. It's not swell that you take personal shots at a fellow Muskie fan. Especially when you're a moderator.

I agree with all of that except the "especially when you're a moderator" stuff.

[Fred Garvin]

Ok, I said my peace before, and left it at that.

But this statement needs to be addressed. I wonder what Fred would do if Xavier was playing Duke on the same night that UC football was in a BCS bowl game?

Actually, I know.

And for the record Fred, don't try to speak for the entire city of Cincinnati. When you do, you sound idiotic, quite bipolar, and skitzophrenic, which in all honesty is a good representation. Nevermind.

I HATE dayton.

Thoron, an idiot is someone who can't spell schizophrenic.

[Kahns Krazy]

I agree with all of that except the "especially when you're a moderator" stuff.

I hold moderators to a higher standard, as I did when I was one. When you have the ability to delete a guy's post that doesn't have the same ability in return, I think it makes it shittier to call him " idiotic, quite bipolar, and skitzophrenic "

[Kahns Krazy]

Hey any updates on Todd Pike? I heard he broke his leg!

I need my UC football update fellow Xavier fans, who are not anti-UC Football fans.

Seriosuly what's the scoop? Is he going to play this Thursday at Rutgers? Huge game, our Bearcats are like 19th in the country!

But we need Terry Updike to be okay. I want see some good news associated with the word "Cincinnati!"

See, this makes me laugh. You can take jabs at the UC fans without needing to make it personal or angry or violent.

[PM Thor]

I hold moderators to a higher standard, as I did when I was one. When you have the ability to delete a guy's post that doesn't have the same ability in return, I think it makes it shittier to call him " idiotic, quite bipolar, and skitzophrenic "

Actually Kahns, I don't have the ability to delete posts in this forum. I only have it on a select few forums on the board.

Also, why should moderators be held to a higher standard? Can't we have opinions too? And for the record, I didn't call Fred an idiot, skitzophrenic (I'm sticking to that spelling just because) or bipolar. I said that he sounded that way, jokingly. In fact, it's a compliment to say that someone sounds idiotic, because it means that they don't sound that way all the time. Otherwise you just expect idiocy to roll out of their mouths constantly. I was slamming on Cincy as a whole by making that comment, not Fred, honestly.

As for Fred being a UC fan, so be it. I expect it actually. What bothers me, and admittedly Fred did push a button quite obviously, is that statement he made about all Cincinnatians being Bearcats during college football season. I let him get to me, I'm an open book. Ok, maybe a pamphlet, but a damn good pamphlet.

I HATE dayton.

[Kahns Krazy]

Really Thor? You're going with that explanation? It's a compliment to say someone sound like an idiot? How about when you follow it with "which in all honesty is a good representation. Nevermind".

You going to try to spin that into a compliment? What's next? Are you going to claim someone broke into your office and posted under your screenname?

Fred got you all riled up, and your best response was to take a cheap shot at him personally, and you're too big of a pussy to admit it. I don't mean that as a compliment.

As for why moderators should be held to a higher standard when it comes to making personal attacks against other posters... well, if you don't see why that's an issue, I'm not going to bother debating it with you.

[DC Muskie]

See, this makes me laugh. You can take jabs at the UC fans without needing to make it personal or angry or violent.

How was my post personal, or angry or violent?

I really want to know if Terry Dike is okay and if he will play this weekend against West Virginia.

When it's not Xavier basketball season, hell even WHEN it's Xavier basketball season, I can't get enough UC football talk. I can't. I'm proud of UC football.

So while you are luaghing, for whatever reason, can't you just provide me some information on how we will defend the long passing of UConn tomorrow?

[Kahns Krazy]

It wasn't personal, angry, or violent, DC. That's why I thought it was funny.

[DC Muskie]

It wasn't personal, angry, or violent, DC. That's why I thought it was funny.

My bad, I read it wrong. I'm hoping to get my customized UC national championship t shirt from Fred. And have him autograpg it for Thor.

[PM Thor]

Really Thor? You're going with that explanation? It's a compliment to say someone sound like an idiot? How about when you follow it with "which in all honesty is a good representation. Nevermind".

You going to try to spin that into a compliment? What's next? Are you going to claim someone broke into your office and posted under your screenname?

Fred got you all riled up, and your best response was to take a cheap shot at him personally, and you're too big of a pussy to admit it. I don't mean that as a compliment.

As for why moderators should be held to a higher standard when it comes to making personal attacks against other posters... well, if you don't see why that's an issue, I'm not going to bother debating it with you.

Kahns, of course it was total and utter spin. I'm surprised that you couldn't see it that way. In fact, the fact that you couldn't is pretty funny. Also, look at the forum that this is in. There is your answer to your worries about mods attacking other posters. Also, your attack on me wouldn't fly in any other forum either, but this forum was made for it. As for this...

"and you're too big of a pussy to admit it"
Well, as the saying goes, you are what you eat.

But really, I did admit that he got under my skin. Read again. Really, though, why do you care anyway?

I HATE dayton.

[Michigan Muskie]

Zino's was no Cassano's. I enjoyed hitting Cassano's after we'd destroy Madeira in hoops over at Sellman. That was the days of the old Kenwood Plaza. I'd often see Snipe coming out of Potter's, sucking his thumb and holding a balloon.

Kahn's hung out over at the mall. He'd shoplift at Spencer's and head to Prime and Wine with the rest of the highfalutins.

The most important thing to argue here is NO ONE comes into our house and pushes us around. Lay off my Mustangs.