Win The Big East On Sunday

[Snipe]

We still have games to drop, and we will drop them I would imagine.

I think our two toughest games left will be on the road against the blue jays and nova at nova.

I think the statistics say we will be a loser in those games.

But if we win on Sunday, I would prognosticate that we are the odds on favorite to win the Big East.

I don't see Nova coming out of there with a win. Nova is a pretender anyway.

We win on Sunday, and you have a new favorite to win this conference.

We are playing a ranked Crayton team on their home court. If we can win there, we can run the table.

My goal is to run roughshod through this pisshole league.

SMELL THE GLOVE!

[NY44]

You see Nova coming out of MSG with a loss to St. Johns? I really gotta disagree there, you're counting on 2 upsets.

[UCGRAD4X]

This game will give us the best sense so far of who we are or can be in this league. We went through the early bumps, have started to gel and players are starting to see where they fit in as individuals and as part of a team. A road win against a quality team is the puzzle piece that puts it all in focus.

That being said, a 'close loss' is not a huge setback. A disappointment, but not a setback. With the confidence and 'inner swagger' (I qualify that for obvious reasons) this team is building, I don't count a big win out at all.

I can already hear the chatter when X dominates the league: "If X can come in and take this league, the Big East must truly be a second rate league now!"

F**k 'em!

HOW DOES THAT GLOVE SMELL NOW?

[Masterofreality]

You see Nova coming out of MSG with a loss to St. Johns? I really gotta disagree there, you're counting on 2 upsets.

I think that Snipe meant that Villanova would not win in Omaha.

[vee4xu]

My recollection is the X was picked 7th in preseason Big East rankings? Either way, they were definitely in the bottom half. Three wins to start is great, great stuff. But, all three wins were at home and X's only true road win is Alabama. At this point, I think whether X wins or loses a close game this Sunday it means the same thing: X is an upper half Big East team, but certainly not an odds on favorite to win the conference. Some can make that leap, but I cannot based on three home conference wins and one good showing on the road. After X has played half a season, then I think ranking a specific pecking order makes more sense. Until then, isn't really just emotion that gets one to feel like a team ranked 7th in preseason is an odds-on favorite to win the title in a new conference based on four games, three of which were at home?

[bleedXblue]

Just win and let everything else falls into place. Its no coincidence that the newcomers were given little props. This has been an east coast league for years. Don't expect the new guys to get much love for many years to come.

[danaandvictory]

X has to play every team in this league on their home floor over the next seven weeks. Any talk of "winning" anything in January is insane.

[Masterofreality]

Just win and let everything else falls into place. Its no coincidence that the newcomers were given little props. This has been an east coast league for years. Don't expect the new guys to get much love for many years to come.

Except that Marquette and Creighton were picked at the pre-season top of the league. Last time I checked there wasn't an ocean in sight...except for the "Michigan Ocean".

[XUOHTX]

I like your thinking Snipe, but I also think you're insane. Let's win about 10 more games and then I'm with you.

[Emp]

Hubris or rum, this is an insane thread topic. Visitors are snickering. "Bloviating" is the term that comes to mind.

I love this team, but we've won three home games against three teams with a total of 1 league win between them. FS1 has provided insight into many teams I have not followed previously. We're good enough to play with anyone I've seen so far, but the opposition is more than capable of winning their home games with us. One game , one possession at a time.

[Xtemporaneous]

I saw Nova in the B4A and they are for real. It will be a close game vs. Creighton and could swing either way. They're 3 and 4 will match up nicely with DMD. As for they're big I think he's their biggest liability.

[paulxu]

. Any talk of "winning" anything in January is insane.

That's the absolute beauty of it! Plus, it respects the streak.

[XUFan09]

My recollection is the X was picked 7th in preseason Big East rankings? Either way, they were definitely in the bottom half. Three wins to start is great, great stuff. But, all three wins were at home and X's only true road win is Alabama. At this point, I think whether X wins or loses a close game this Sunday it means the same thing: X is an upper half Big East team, but certainly not an odds on favorite to win the conference. Some can make that leap, but I cannot based on three home conference wins and one good showing on the road. After X has played half a season, then I think ranking a specific pecking order makes more sense. Until then, isn't really just emotion that gets one to feel like a team ranked 7th in preseason is an odds-on favorite to win the title in a new conference based on four games, three of which were at home?

A close win at Creighton cannot be understated. No one is expected to win there, not even Villanova, so turning an expected loss into a win, even early in the season, significantly increases Xavier's chances of winning the league. It by no means cements it, but if we're projected 11-7 and we turn that into a 12-6 projection, that's huge. Here are the Bluejays' Kenpom winning probabilities for home games: 81%, 91%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 65%, 95%, and 90%. Obviously, Xavier has to do more than get this win, but it would be a highly advantageous start.