2015-16 Xavier Basketball Intro Video [Archive]

XUMIOH12

12-09-2015, 07:30 AM

IMO not my favorite by a stretch. I prefer ones that shows season highlights and has some music to get the student section fired up. Hopefully they have a new one for Saturday

They arent going to have a new one just for one game

XUMIOH12

12-09-2015, 07:32 AM

I like the video. Not my favorite one ever, but i think its good.

xufan2434

12-09-2015, 08:52 AM

IMO not my favorite by a stretch. I prefer ones that shows season highlights and has some music to get the student section fired up. Hopefully they have a new one for Saturday

Agreed.. I like the ones in the past more that have shown awesome X highlights from years past, especially ones from March. Anything Jordan Crawford esq, BJ's 3, Lionels shot against UC, etc... Those are what get me most hyped at least

CSS85

12-09-2015, 10:18 AM

I like the ones that focus on the current team, so this one is up there. However I do like having music or at least "beats" that helps get the crowd up, so this one doesn't quite check that box.

TUclutch

12-09-2015, 10:26 AM

IMO not my favorite by a stretch. I prefer ones that shows season highlights and has some music to get the student section fired up. Hopefully they have a new one for Saturday

I've been near the student section every game, and they get fired up every time this video comes on so Im not sure what student section you're referring to if you don't think theyre pumped.

I like this video a lot. The first 15 seconds is supposed to be like the calm before the storm with the "soft" music and shots of cintas, D'art, etc. Then the more extreme bass hits with the team appearing. I think it's really good, but then again, I like all the intro videos recently. Each is different with a new feel and each year is a new team. I think my favorite is last years with them running through the city. If they could mix last years and this years, it would be my favorite by far.

MuskieCinci

12-09-2015, 11:45 AM

I like the videos that include older big highlights, then highlights of the current team, with more familiar high energy music throughout. I don't mind this one, but I can't say it does anything to get me excited about tip off. The litmus test for me in one of these videos is whether or not it would give me goosebumps right before a big game. This one does not.

nuts4xu

12-09-2015, 11:53 AM

I wouldn't be shocked to see the intros on Saturday include past Shootout moments.

XUFan09

12-09-2015, 12:20 PM

I actually really like this one and think it's well-done. I get it that some people want to see old highlights mixed throughout, though.

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American X

12-09-2015, 01:58 PM

It's okay, but the action should be game footage. Dunking in an empty gym just reminds me of one Dayton did several years ago. I am sure X-Band has it in his files.

X-band '01

12-09-2015, 03:16 PM

Not sure why I would ever have a video of Dayton players dunking.

MauriceX

12-09-2015, 05:55 PM

bleedXblue

12-09-2015, 06:01 PM

I wouldn't be shocked to see the intros on Saturday include past Shootout moments.

I think it would be great as well, but I'm sure the administration is likely trying to do all they can to treat this just like any other game.

You think there will be X folks monitoring the student section? You think the students have been talked to? I bet they have and stern warnings and consequences have been delivered.

It sucks, but its necessary.

D-West & PO-Z

12-09-2015, 06:48 PM

Not sure if everyone has seen this yet. Pretty good. Where does it rank in X intro videos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAgI3yVdZOA

Not a fan.

I cant think of one we've had that I like less actually. Maybe it is better in the arena with the lights off but on here it stinks.

muskiefan82

12-09-2015, 07:07 PM

I think X needs a "this is OUR city" video for after the game

Caveat

12-09-2015, 07:15 PM

Not a fan.

I cant think of one we've had that I like less actually. Maybe it is better in the arena with the lights off but on here it stinks.

Not a fan either. Especially when you compare it to last year's video, which was hype:
http://youtu.be/dLbF3OyLFEY

MauriceX

12-09-2015, 09:15 PM

Not a fan either. Especially when you compare it to last year's video, which was hype:
http://youtu.be/dLbF3OyLFEY

I didn't like last year's video at all. The first half looked like it was pulled from the most boring part of a Jason Bourne movie with the camera shaking all over the place but nothing actually happening. The second half, I liked that they projected stuff on Cincinatti buildings, but the clips they showed were fairly dull.

TUclutch

12-09-2015, 09:18 PM

I get why people like seeing old highlights - there have been some awesome moments. Everytime I hear "Crawford... gotta hurry... (weird high pitched gus johnson scream)" I get chills.

That said, I think this is a good intro video. It feels... modern. Like TuClutch said, the students love it, and I'm sure the players love it too. It's, as the young kids would say, "on fleek."

The players love it and they had fun making it according to my friends who know them. Thats what matters. When theres any question about something or its in the middle of a couple options, the deciding factor will and should be what the players like best

xu82

12-09-2015, 09:23 PM

Sorry, this is waaaay off topic, but anyone know how many seats per row in the lower bowl? I'm shoppoing for tix for Auburn game and have a bit of an issue being too far away from an aisle. Also, if anyone is looking to sell some lower bowl tix (I'm not going that far to sit up top, though I'm sure they're fine), let me know.

D-West & PO-Z

12-09-2015, 09:33 PM

D-West & PO-Z

12-09-2015, 09:45 PM

Wow justfound this gem which I had never seen set to "One Shining Moment":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7u4j3r5nMA

Musketeer15

12-09-2015, 10:05 PM

. I get it that some people want to see old highlights mixed throughout, though.

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I don't necessarily want to see old highlights, I just want to actually SEE highlights, preferably of the players on the current team. There are a few in that video, but it is very hard to tell what the highlights actually are as they are in the background.

IM4X

12-09-2015, 11:24 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Y4c7ISV40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z617h0GYnPY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVa6Rn3Li0w

All of those intros are way better than this year or last.

And I'm not sure if this one was in addition to an intro (it says hype video) but it is by far the best one ever made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZkjne1Zrs4

This video may indeed be the best X video made thus far. The "One shining moment" march madness video you posted after has its moments, but this one is better from start to finish. This one is the one which all future X videos should be compared.

Goodness I still can't stop myself from thinking about what could have been- had D. Brown stayed for his senior year. He would have owned the league. What a spectacular athlete.

D-West & PO-Z

12-09-2015, 11:28 PM

This video may indeed be the best X video made thus far. The "One shining moment" march madness video you posted after has its moments, but this one is better from start to finish. This one is the one which all future X videos should be compared.

Goodness I still can't stop myself from thinking about what could have been- had D. Brown stayed for his senior year. He would have owned the league. What a spectacular athlete.

Who is dunking (basically over that other player) at 37 secs in that one? Pretty sick.

IM4X

12-10-2015, 01:14 AM

Who is dunking (basically over that other player) at 37 secs in that one? Pretty sick.

I believe it was Tyrice Walker (if I am not mistaken). It looks like they are playing Evansville and I believe he had a dunk like that against them.

GoMuskies

12-10-2015, 01:53 AM

I just watched that Posey dunk against GW at LEAST a dozen times. Amazing!

scoscox

12-10-2015, 02:31 AM

That 2012 one was the best. I love how it shows the tradition Xavier has and is basically full of great dunks and blocks which is really what everyone's trying to see. Xavier has had a lot of bad men come through the program (Tyrice, Derek Strong, Tyrone Hill, Brian Grant, David West) in its time as power forward u and it's nice to see. Would be a little better without Chris Mack and including Aaron Williams' baseline swinging dunk against Indiana and D Brown against George Washington just to think of a few off the top. Could've done without Redford's pump fake and three as well. Definitely my favorite Xavier has had in a long time though and it's not even close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeSCI4Xrb8Y

scoscox

12-10-2015, 02:38 AM

And any self respecting modern vid would hopefully just be all Crawford, Holloway, Lyons, Wells, and D Brown. Also, Lionel Chalmers. People forget how much of a monster he was during that post season run. And the dude was jacked.

mid major

12-10-2015, 06:40 AM

I believe it was Tyrice Walker (if I am not mistaken). It looks like they are playing Evansville and I believe he had a dunk like that against them.

I believe you are correct and #24, on the receiving end, is Parrish Casebier. Still don't know what he was thinking off when he left the Purple Aces and declared for the draft after his junior year. He went undrafted.

XUMIOH12

12-10-2015, 07:43 AM

I think it would be great as well, but I'm sure the administration is likely trying to do all they can to treat this just like any other game.

You think there will be X folks monitoring the student section? You think the students have been talked to? I bet they have and stern warnings and consequences have been delivered.

It sucks, but its necessary.

Why would the students have been talked to and given warnings with consequences? That would be completely unnecessary.

gladdenguy

12-10-2015, 08:57 AM

Not a fan either. Especially when you compare it to last year's video, which was hype:
http://youtu.be/dLbF3OyLFEY

Watching all these videos has me jacked up this morning. Thanks Xavierhoops!!!

TUclutch

12-10-2015, 09:29 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Y4c7ISV40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z617h0GYnPY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVa6Rn3Li0w

All of those intros are way better than this year or last.

And I'm not sure if this one was in addition to an intro (it says hype video) but it is by far the best one ever made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZkjne1Zrs4

Disagree about this completely. Last years was better than this year, but both last year and this year are better than that hype video and 2 of the 3 others you linked to. The only one I would personally say is better is the 12/13 with them in the weight room. Different opinions though

X-man

12-10-2015, 09:37 AM

This video may indeed be the best X video made thus far. The "One shining moment" march madness video you posted after has its moments, but this one is better from start to finish. This one is the one which all future X videos should be compared.

Goodness I still can't stop myself from thinking about what could have been- had D. Brown stayed for his senior year. He would have owned the league. What a spectacular athlete.
I love that video. I suggest that they "update" it and bring in clips of more recent players. Showing Skip, Pete, Sean, and even Matta would be a fabulous way of saying we have a legacy of greatness, one we continue to build with this year's team.

D-West & PO-Z

12-10-2015, 10:34 AM

Disagree about this completely. Last years was better than this year, but both last year and this year are better than that hype video and 2 of the 3 others you linked to. The only one I would personally say is better is the 12/13 with them in the weight room. Different opinions though

Yeah for some reason just seeing the guys in an empty gym or running around in cincy doesnt do much for me. I would much prefer highlights of actual games with good music. The best are highlights of former and current players thrown in.

xufan2434

12-10-2015, 11:38 AM

Yeah for some reason just seeing the guys in an empty gym or running around in cincy doesnt do much for me. I would much prefer highlights of actual games with good music. The best are highlights of former and current players thrown in.

Agreed.. The 12-13 hype video used to be played right before the 2nd half (don't know if it still does) but that was my favorite.

08-09 intro I liked the best of all those by far. A lot of March highlights in there that give chills. Music is also #1 priority

Xville

12-10-2015, 12:09 PM

What I wish they would do for these is not only include some old and new highlights but also incorporate the radio and/or tv calls to go along with those highlights just as one shining moment does....like the "do it Bj, do it" etc etc. Instead they have an extremely lame song (in my opinion) like the 12-13 video which gets no one hyped up.

Not that anyone is asking me but for the video i'd start with some old highlights...move more to the current team as it goes along...with radio/tv calls...then the last ten or fifteen seconds, have a song that actually gets fans fired up along with current team highlights. I know Enter Sandman is extremely overused so not that song, but something like it would be awesome.

Musketeer15

12-10-2015, 12:34 PM

There was an intro video the senior year of Holloway that was synced up with an Eminem song. I think it was "Not Afriad". That was my favorite

BMoreX

12-10-2015, 12:40 PM

Just throw in a Crawfords gotta hurry and it's automatically a great video.

TUclutch

12-10-2015, 12:55 PM

Yeah for some reason just seeing the guys in an empty gym or running around in cincy doesnt do much for me. I would much prefer highlights of actual games with good music. The best are highlights of former and current players thrown in.

Don';t get me wrong, I like highlight videos and like watching them from the past. But for games I don't wanna see past players highlights. If there are gonna be highlights involved, it should be strictly the players currently on the team imo

D-West & PO-Z

12-10-2015, 02:11 PM

Don';t get me wrong, I like highlight videos and like watching them from the past. But for games I don't wanna see past players highlights. If there are gonna be highlights involved, it should be strictly the players currently on the team imo

Yeah I mean whatever highlights you want. Anthing but just players running downtown or dunking in a foggy empty gym.

scoscox

12-10-2015, 04:37 PM

I agree. I like that they play both videos. Still, some years when the best clips that we have are kenny frease barely dunking, I don't see any problem with throwing in some old highlights of jamel mclean or somebody like that. Some years are just pretty weak.

muskiekt

12-10-2015, 05:56 PM

Agreed.. The 12-13 hype video used to be played right before the 2nd half (don't know if it still does) but that was my favorite.

08-09 intro I liked the best of all those by far. A lot of March highlights in there that give chills. Music is also #1 priority

They play the hype video before every game while the teams are finishing w-ups prior to the national anthem

IM4X

12-10-2015, 10:02 PM

I love that video. I suggest that they "update" it and bring in clips of more recent players. Showing Skip, Pete, Sean, and even Matta would be a fabulous way of saying we have a legacy of greatness, one we continue to build with this year's team.

Yes... I agree.

drudy23

12-10-2015, 10:17 PM

Don';t get me wrong, I like highlight videos and like watching them from the past. But for games I don't wanna see past players highlights. If there are gonna be highlights involved, it should be strictly the players currently on the team imo

Dislike.

And another thing...we never play Lenny Brown's shot before the UC game. Why not? Their are plenty of great shots against UC (Lenny, Lionel, charging the floor at the Gardens after beating #1, Jamal Walker, etc, etc)....PLAY THEM AS PART OF THE UC INTRO!!!

D-West & PO-Z

12-10-2015, 10:19 PM

Dislike.

And another thing...we never play Lenny Brown's shot before the UC game. Why not? Their are plenty of great shots against UC (Lenny, Lionel, charging the floor at the Gardens after beating #1, Jamal Walker, etc, etc)....PLAY THEM AS PART OF THE UC INTRO!!!

That would be nice. A little Kevin Frey running down the court arms flailing.

D-West & PO-Z

12-10-2015, 10:23 PM

That would be nice. A little Kevin Frey running down the court arms flailing.

Speaking of Frey:

http://www.freybasketball.com/home.html

xufan2020

12-10-2015, 10:37 PM

Don't tell me people have forgotten about THE intro.. The one that sent chills up your spine and made your balls tingle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef2PJBG82RQ

D-West & PO-Z

12-10-2015, 10:52 PM

Don't tell me people have forgotten about THE intro.. The one that sent chills up your spine and made your balls tingle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef2PJBG82RQ

Highlights are great, music seems kind of pirate-ish to me for some reason.

xufan2020

12-10-2015, 11:06 PM

Highlights are great, music seems kind of pirate-ish to me for some reason.
Pirate-ish/Musketeer-ish.. Same thing right?
Btw has anyone told you that you have the best signature on this forum?

D-West & PO-Z

12-10-2015, 11:22 PM

Pirate-ish/Musketeer-ish.. Same thing right?
Btw has anyone told you that you have the best signature on this forum?

Ha, no they havent, all the credit goes to Jason Love!

scoscox

12-10-2015, 11:42 PM

Don't tell me people have forgotten about THE intro.. The one that sent chills up your spine and made your balls tingle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef2PJBG82RQ

Yea this one was definitely the best. SOunds piratey because it's the theme from pirates of the caribbean

D-West & PO-Z

12-10-2015, 11:51 PM

Yea this one was definitely the best. SOunds piratey because it's the theme from pirates of the caribbean

Ha, I havent seen those movies but I thought it would be perfect for them, almost mentioned the movie.

usfldan

12-11-2015, 01:02 AM

One thing I do like about this year's is that it reminds me of the team intro videos CBS plays at the Final Four (we almost made this one: https://vimeo.com/39705859). But even those have game highlights in them.

TUclutch

12-11-2015, 11:43 PM

Don't tell me people have forgotten about THE intro.. The one that sent chills up your spine and made your balls tingle.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef2PJBG82RQ

There was nothing about that video that would pump me up pre-game

kmcrawfo

12-11-2015, 11:53 PM

I am not sure everyone realizes it, but the videographer/person who designs and makes these intro and promo videos is a regular reader/visitor on this board.

He is an outstanding guy, great person, and I believe he does a wonderful job putting these videos and other media together. Constructive feedback may actually have an impact if he comes across this thread as he takes pride in his work and does care what fellow X-fans think. My kids love hanging out with him during the games and I think he is fantastic as well.

Let's hope he gets some great material from the game tomorrow after a butt-kicking of our cross-town rivals.

blueblood

12-12-2015, 08:03 AM

Constructive feedback may actually have an impact if he comes across this thread as he takes pride in his work and does care what fellow X-fans think.

If he does, I really like the ones with player highlights. Along those lines, I think a great way to mix them would be to do something like this: mix footage of Hill pulling down a rebound and starting to make an outlet pass . . . then that pass goes to Grant making a couple dribbles and he passes down the court . . . to West who fires a pass inside . . . to Jalen who finishes with a monster dunk. Or maybe on a "shorter" scale by using a half-second of each of those guys as they progress on their way up for a dunk from a similar angle?

It would probably be a lot of work getting it right, but that would be a cool way (IMHO) to do current highlights mixed with legacy of XU basketball. And something that hasn't been done/used in these videos yet.

The last couple "team in a gym" and "team in the weight room" videos aren't my cup of tea. They are well made, but the highlights videos are much more exciting and interesting IMHO.

kmcrawfo

12-12-2015, 08:39 PM

Looks like you did change it. Combination of last years and this years with some place in between.

Caveat

12-12-2015, 08:41 PM

I saw the video.

I got hyped.

Mission accomplished.

Great work. Xavier.

Jesuit4Life

12-12-2015, 09:08 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOoD5ido2is

nuts4xu

12-12-2015, 09:16 PM

The clip with Huggins and Gillen not shaking hands was priceless tonight. Great work KMCRAWFO's friend!

D-West & PO-Z

12-12-2015, 10:59 PM

The clip with Huggins and Gillen not shaking hands was priceless tonight. Great work KMCRAWFO's friend!

Yes, it was.

XUFan09

12-12-2015, 11:20 PM

The clip with Huggins and Gillen not shaking hands was priceless tonight. Great work KMCRAWFO's friend!
Why exactly did he not shake hands? Besides being an asshole, of course. But presumably he shook hands after every other game, so something made that one different.

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D-West & PO-Z

12-12-2015, 11:42 PM

Why exactly did he not shake hands? Besides being an asshole, of course. But presumably he shook hands after every other game, so something made that one different.

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There was some yelling bench to bench during the game and some words exchanged at halftime, and Huggins claimed after the game that the Xavier bench was yelling things at him and he was upset about it. Basically he was a big fat crybaby.

It is my understanding Gillen and him never got along but that Skip and Huggins never had any issues really.

nuts4xu

12-12-2015, 11:52 PM

Why exactly did he not shake hands? Besides being an asshole, of course. But presumably he shook hands after every other game, so something made that one different.

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I was on the bench for that game, coach Gillen was not completely innocent. If we are assigning blame for the event, I would drop 85% (or more) in Gillen's lap for the entire incident.