It's Steele!

[Steve A]

https://twitter.com/CoachSteeleXU/status/980133151317032961

[Muskie]

Congratulations to Travis Steele!


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[BMoreX]

Let's go!

[GoMuskies]

Congrats to Coach Steele! Now get the hell to work!

[X-ceptional]

I feel really good about this.

[Jesuit4Life]

http://goxavier.com/news/2018/3/31/travis-steele-is-xaviers-new-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx

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[Jesuit4Life]

https://twitter.com/quentingoodin/status/980135133217947651

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[Caveat]

Thrilled with this, and even happier they moved quickly to get the program moving forward.

Congrats to Coach Steele!

[xudash]

As it should be.

Let's go X.

Go get 'em Coach Steele!

[dubbledxu]

Congrats to him, fwiw his bio says he’s 36 and not the 33 that’s been thrown around here and other places too.

[BMoreX]

https://i.imgur.com/bwO76TZ.png

[novachap]

Smart move and to do it so quickly..... great stuff! Congrats.

[dubbledxu]

I hope Travis has a couple cold ones and/or a nice bottle of red tonight. We gotta get back to work.

[xudash]

Smart move and to do it so quickly..... great stuff! Congrats.

Thanks chap.

Best of luck this weekend and MONDAY NIGHT!

[Muskie]

Best news since clinching of the Big East Title.


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[DexterBailey84]

congrats Coach Steele......now go zip em up!

[scoscox]

I heard there was a recruit waiting to commit on the condition we hired Steele. Was that true?

[letskeepitreal]

This is a great hire. Now to assemble his staff. I’d like to see Brian Thornton at least interviewed.

[gladdenguy]

Congratulations Coach!!!!
Glad to begin a new era. Very excited to make that ticket payment now.

Lets get some transfers!!!!!

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Good move with min. risk. Keep it in the family. Welcome Steele as the HC of the Xavier men’s B.B.

[OH.X.MI]

Congrats Coach Steele! Great hire, let's keep it rolling

[bjf123]

I heard there was a recruit waiting to commit on the condition we hired Steele. Was that true?

If true, we should know quickly!


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[Caf]

This is awesome. The tradition continues


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[BandAid]

And y’all were worried. Congrats to Coach Steele! Now, let’s go out and keep killing it

[XU22]

Great Hire. Great Offensive Mind. Fantastic Recruiter. Obvious Choice. Go X!!

[JTG]

Just a prediction, but I think Steele will find a star from what's left of the 2018 class. Now that the air is cleared, no one can negatively recruit against us.

[IM4X]

Congrats to coach Steele.

Just saw your old boss yapping on ESPN about how he can now win a championship at Louisville and how the kids he wanted to recruit are now at Louisville.

I know you love him, but it's time for you and the team to prove how wrong he really is about how far X can go. Mack was a good coach, but I know you are going to be an even better coach. Let's go get a great staff and some more great players and raise the bar at X. Let's go get a final four and a national championship.

[OTRMUSKIE]

Great hire and F Mack. Yes you can win a NC at Louisville but you won’t bc you’re not good enough to win one. I hope we meet you in the elite 8 and wax your ass. Can Travis keep Luke and Mario and Pegues?

[mid major]

Try to keep Jeremy Growe as well. I’m very excited. Let’s go X!!!

[IM4X]

If one of the two other assistants got offered enough $ by X and believe Steele has a bigger upside than Mack (and if that assistant believes they too could be the next head coach in 5-9 years), why not?

I know Mack talked about bringing along the other two with him, but it would be nice to see (at least) one of them pass on Louisville and stay at X.

[sirthought]

Interesting to read on the press release that Steele is the brother to John Groce. I did not know that. I always liked John when he was coach at Ohio University.

[SC in DC]

scoscox--you might be referring to a 'Cuse transfer who's mother said they would be very interested in X if Steele got the HC

[X-ceptional]

https://i.imgur.com/18r1uCh.jpg

[X-ceptional]

Also, this:

aly cohen @alyco32
2 hours ago (https://twitter.com/alyco32/status/980143015137370112)

After several former and current @XavierMBB players started showing their support for @CoachSteeleXU, I reached out to @3rsg5 to ask what he liked about Steele and what made him a good coach/recruiter. The time he took in this response is pretty telling. #Xavier

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZoq3rcUQAU1Rq9.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZoq3rcVoAArZt9.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZoq3qoUMAAlCsK.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZoq3rbU8AI1jO0.jpg

[Fsince87]

You are always taking a chance when you hire someone without experience, even if he's highly thought of (see Bruiser Flint). Steel was the best choice of those without any experience. Of the names i heard that expressed interest who are current head coaches , Kelsey seemed the only one worth considering. His HC resume showed nice improvement with 2 of his last 3 years being the best (14-20-19-23-26-19), but to risk losing several recruits and players for only two successful years at Winthrop seems like an even bigger gamble. If Kelsey had a longer track record of success, maybe it would be different.

[Steve A]

Christopher has said they had 12 candidates, and interviewed 7 potential head coaches. I would absolutely love to have that list of names.

[sirthought]

Well, that story from Gaston is encouraging. I'm sure it's somewhat tools-of-the-trade to be sure you're keeping up with the communication, but you can't fake sincerity when dealing with people that much. Either your heart is in it or it's not.

[scoscox]

Louisville’s ad calling us a mid major seems like he really knows college basketball

[OTRMUSKIE]

Pat Kelsey was 23-9, 26-7 and 19-12 last 3 years. He only had one losing season and
That was his first year. Yeah I don’t know how Steele is groce brother. Different dads?

[X-man]

Fantastic hire. Frankly I would have preferred Steele to Mack back when Mack was named. He's smart, outgoing (unlike Mack), and a players' coach. Add in the fact that he recruits well and we have a winner.

[XUGRAD80]

Congratulations to Coach Steele! Hope for nothing but great success in the future.

[X-ceptional]

Well Keonte Kennedy at least retweeted the Steele announcement, and Dontarius James gave an extra "Let's Go X" @ Steele. Didn't see anything really from Walter, but he had retweeted something about Team 97 after Mack left. I suppose that bodes well for keeping this class in tact.

As someone else mentioned, it was the Syracuse transfer Matthew Moyer who said previously that he would visit X if Steele were hired. Would sit a year, but would have 2 years eligibility left (petitioning for a third due to injury).

[xukeith]

This is a great hire. Now to assemble his staff. I’d like to see Brian Thornton at least interviewed.

I like Brian Thorton as a player but I don't know his coaching credentials. Is he an awesome coach?
Tell me more

[XUBison]

I hope Steele is great, but count me as disappointed. Hiring an assistant is a mid-major mentality, and i guess we haven’t outgrown that. I suppose we’re also destined for another generation of Prosseresque matador defense. Oh well, maybe Steele can bring in that benchwarmer transfer from Syracuse.

Wouldn’t Luke have to be nuts not to stay at X as Steele’s top assistant if offered? I mean, he might be able to leverage the Same role at UL into a head coaching job at somewhere like hoffstra or even East Carolina. If he is the top guy on Steele’s staff, he automatically gets to be the next head coach at X when Steele leaves in a few years. Seems like a no-brainer.

[KFX]

Louisville’s ad calling us a mid major seems like he really knows college basketball

Please refer me to that quote. Thanks.

[xukeith]

Naji Marshall liked this too.

[IM4X]

Mack on Louisville: 'I believe we can win a national championship there'

New Cardinals head coach Chris Mack explains his reasoning for moving on to Louisville.

Another X coach who had all the talent on the roster to get to a final four and beyond but couldn't get it done... makes an excuse. Ready for Steele to show those coaches it's not the school or the players holding X back... it was simply the man at the helm of those teams.

I'm "Steele" standing...

Can't wait for them to cue up this song with shots of Travis on the sideline when he leads his X team to its first Final Four.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7ifClpT4g

[sirthought]

I don't see it as a mid-major mentality. I see it as professional athletic directors knowing the personality and skill set of the people they work with.

Who's to say when and why anyone gets a job in coaching, as becoming an assistant or head coach wherever they land can be a lucky thing indeed.

But if a guy like Steele working for 10+ years in college coaching hasn't learned what to do in the lead role for the same school, something is wrong in the program development.

I worry about XU defense always. I hope he works to find an assistant who can focus on that aspect better. But you can't say their formula thus far hasn't won games. 300+ college programs and only so many get the respect of being in the top 25 and we're there or knocking on the door most recent seasons.

Steele will bring with him all the advantages of coaching at a top run program and non of the bagage of whatever program he's just left. It's not a homerun hire, but it's more than a safe one.

[scoscox]

Please refer me to that quote. Thanks.

Jason Riley a Louisville reporter quoted him in a tweet saying Mack had already won national recognition “and at a mid-major”.

[scoscox]

Mack on Louisville: 'I believe we can win a national championship there'

New Cardinals head coach Chris Mack explains his reasoning for moving on to Louisville.

Another X coach who had all the talent on the roster to get to a final four and beyond but couldn't get it done... makes an excuse. Ready for Steele to show those coaches it's not the school or the players holding X back... it was simply the man at the helm of those teams.

I'm "Steele" standing...

Can't wait for them to cue up this song with shots of Travis on the sideline when he leads his X team to its first Final Four.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7ifClpT4g

Yea, I guess I understand that, but it sounds a little ridiculous given that he’s coached a 2 seed and a 1 seed here in the last three years.

[OTRMUSKIE]

I hope Steele is great, but count me as disappointed. Hiring an assistant is a mid-major mentality, and i guess we haven’t outgrown that. I suppose we’re also destined for another generation of Prosseresque matador defense. Oh well, maybe Steele can bring in that benchwarmer transfer from Syracuse. .

This is a mid major question. Steele was a great hire. Who the hell do you think X should get? Greg Marshall? Shaka Smart, Porter, Pat Kelsey? This was the perfect hire. I rather have Steele then any coach that would have been interested. John Grove, Mark Schmight, Dino Gaudio, Thad Matta, the guy from Nevada or John Brennan. Nope I want Steele. X has been winning and
Getting better with every new coach. I think I am going to trust the system more then your mid major question.

[KFX]

Jason Riley a Louisville reporter quoted him in a tweet saying Mack had already won national recognition “and at a mid-major”.

Thanks. I wonder if Mack will say anything to his new boss. Doubt it. Congrats to Coach Steele. I will admit that I never fully trust these guys because they are pals with the guys who just burned us. I mean our previous in Miller and Mack.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

I concur, X grooms coaches to take over. The players knew it and Mack knew it, we will know he is a great hire when he continues success. Mid-majors lose coaches and hope to get another. We make them.


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[IM4X]

Dino Guadio? A good guy, but goodness... did you really just include him in a possible list of potential candidates? We should be grateful that he talks up X, but not that grateful.

[XUOFM]

I hope Steele is great, but count me as disappointed. Hiring an assistant is a mid-major mentality, and i guess we haven’t outgrown that. I suppose we’re also destined for another generation of Prosseresque matador defense. Oh well, maybe Steele can bring in that benchwarmer transfer from Syracuse.

Wouldn’t Luke have to be nuts not to stay at X as Steele’s top assistant if offered? I mean, he might be able to leverage the Same role at UL into a head coaching job at somewhere like hoffstra or even East Carolina. If he is the top guy on Steele’s staff, he automatically gets to be the next head coach at X when Steele leaves in a few years. Seems like a no-brainer.

I get what you are saying about it being a mid-major mentality, and that might be correct.

But I see it differently. I think it has more to do with keeping the Xavier culture. Am I allowed to say that, or does Butler have a copyright on it too?

I see this in a somewhat similar move to what older head coaches do when they know they are moving towards retirement. Bring in their heir apparent and have them keep the train moving forward. Obviously no coach has reached retirement with us, so we have flipped the model somewhat. I think this is what has allowed us to have decades of success so far, and will hopefully continue with Coach Steele.

[Muskie in dayton]

I hope Steele is great, but count me as disappointed. Hiring an assistant is a mid-major mentality, and i guess we haven’t outgrown that.

Who did you want to see hired?

[GIMMFD]

Very happy with this, should keep the roster in tact, and he's earned his stripes. Low risk, high reward situation. Hopefully Coach Steele can hit the ground running and pick up some good transfers, and get Team 97 running.

[IM4X]

Just a prediction, but I think Steele will find a star from what's left of the 2018 class. Now that the air is cleared, no one can negatively recruit against us.

I think so too... he has the opportunity to off a little of his recruiting ability now. If he can land one of the top uncommitted HS players or transfers (and hold onto the incoming class (aside from the the transfer) l, It would a great first step in keeping us winning at a high level.

[chico]

Congratulations to Coach Steele! I'm sure we had some very worthy candidates but glad Steele got the job. From all accounts he's highly thought of by players and coaches, and hopefully will pick up where our last coach left off and take to places our last coach couldn't.

[OTRMUSKIE]

Oh hell no on Dino. I was just joking and thinking about coaches that are available with X ties.

[XUBison]

This is a mid major question. Steele was a great hire. Who the hell do you think X should get? Greg Marshall? Shaka Smart, Porter, Pat Kelsey? This was the perfect hire. I rather have Steele then any coach that would have been interested. John Grove, Mark Schmight, Dino Gaudio, Thad Matta, the guy from Nevada or John Brennan. Nope I want Steele. X has been winning and
Getting better with every new coach. I think I am going to trust the system more then your mid major question.

I’m not sure what question you think you’re responding to, but whatever. Top 25 programs don’t hire assistants very often, and just because you express your own opinion of the names you listed with a tone of overt cynicism doesn’t mean there aren’t some damn good coaches that may have been available to us. I think at least some of the infatuation with Steele is that he’s a blank slate. His nonexistent Head coaching resume doesn’t have any warts on it yet, so he must therefore be better than all the other candidates that do. I don’t care about your opinion much, but I’m very willing to buy that GC simply believes Steele is an obvious can’t miss, Head and shoulders above the rest. He’s our guy now, and I’m on board. Hope he’s awesome.

[Porkopolis]

I'm a big fan of this choice. Can't see anything wrong with it and the upside is amazing.

[DexterBailey84]

I think so too... he has the opportunity to off a little of his recruiting ability now. If he can land one of the top uncommitted HS players or transfers (and hold onto the incoming class (aside from the the transfer) l, It would a great first step in keeping us winning at a high level.

who's left that they might zero in on?

Romeo Langford??

[Pete Delkus]

I’m not sure what question you think you’re responding to, but whatever. Top 25 programs don’t hire assistants very often, and just because you express your own opinion of the names you listed with a tone of overt cynicism doesn’t mean there aren’t some damn good coaches that may have been available to us. I think at least some of the infatuation with Steele is that he’s a blank slate. His nonexistent Head coaching resume doesn’t have any warts on it yet, so he must therefore be better than all the other candidates that do. I don’t care about your opinion much, but I’m very willing to buy that GC simply believes Steele is an obvious can’t miss, Head and shoulders above the rest. He’s our guy now, and I’m on board. Hope he’s awesome.

The opportunity cost, in my mind, is not giving Kelsey a chance.

He's an all-star, with an impeccable moral resume, married with a solid HEAD COACHING resume. What Xavier is now, added to Kelsey's philosophy, coaching & 'program & fan base rallying' would have been something to see.

I am behind Travis, and wish US luck. However, my questions with him, pertaining to x/o, readiness, the next man up strategy, to appease current & former players, are real.

[Snipe]

Congrats to Travis. The Steele Era has begun at Xavier University. It looks to be the best yet.

The House of Snipe Approves

[Steve A]

The opportunity cost, in my mind, is not giving Kelsey a chance.

He's an all-star, with an impeccable moral resume, married with a solid HEAD COACHING resume. What Xavier is now, added to Kelsey's philosophy, coaching & 'program & fan base rallying' would have been something to see.

I am behind Travis, and wish US luck. However, my questions with him, pertaining to x/o, readiness, the next man up strategy, to appease current & former players, are real.

I think UMass might disagree with the part about an “impeccable moral resume.”

Steele has turned down programs comparable to Winthrop. So yes, he lacks head coaching experience. Still, our last six coaches combined for 2 seasons worth and things worked out fine. Sometimes the obvious choice is the best choice and Steele was a slam dunk here.

[MADXSTER]

I hope Steele is great, but count me as disappointed. Hiring an assistant is a mid-major mentality, and i guess we haven’t outgrown that. I suppose we’re also destined for another generation of Prosseresque matador defense. Oh well, maybe Steele can bring in that benchwarmer transfer from Syracuse.

Wouldn’t Luke have to be nuts not to stay at X as Steele’s top assistant if offered? I mean, he might be able to leverage the Same role at UL into a head coaching job at somewhere like hoffstra or even East Carolina. If he is the top guy on Steele’s staff, he automatically gets to be the next head coach at X when Steele leaves in a few years. Seems like a no-brainer.

We will agree to disagree. If you are looking at a winning program and the program has no issues then it's not a mid major move to hire from within. If the program has been losing or has outside issues then it's best to hire a HC with a different philosophy IMO.

[bjf123]

The opportunity cost, in my mind, is not giving Kelsey a chance.

He's an all-star, with an impeccable moral resume, married with a solid HEAD COACHING resume. What Xavier is now, added to Kelsey's philosophy, coaching & 'program & fan base rallying' would have been something to see.

I am behind Travis, and wish US luck. However, my questions with him, pertaining to x/o, readiness, the next man up strategy, to appease current & former players, are real.

Agree completely. I hope Travis turns out to be the greatest coach in Xavier history. However, I think he was the safe, short term outlook hire. As I mentioned in another thread somewhere around here, we’ve been very lucky with the promote from within philosophy, but that worked in the MCC and A-10. The Big East is a different level. I just hope Steele is up to the challenge.

I know this is VERY early, but at this point, I’ll be happy if we keep the non losing conference streak alive next year.


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[SM#24]

I hope Steele is great, but count me as disappointed. Hiring an assistant is a mid-major mentality, and i guess we haven’t outgrown that.
This was asked by someone previously. When I see comments like this, I need to ask, who would you rather have had with HC experience that would have accepted the job ?

[XUBison]

Who did you want to see hired?

I suppose it’s not even worth getting into at this point. I just hope it’s not Steele because of shortsighted roster Concerns, which I believe were overstated. Or worse, because x preferred the financial discount. As i said in another post, I’ll buy that GC believes Steele is the obvious choice to build on X’s success, over all other candidates, and irrespective of financial considerations. No worries, I’m an easy sell on all things X, so he‘s now my favorite coach. In fact, I think he may already be the best in the game. He’s certainly an upgrade over that Mackitino guy down in Skanksville.

[XUBison]

I get what you are saying about it being a mid-major mentality, and that might be correct.

But I see it differently. I think it has more to do with keeping the Xavier culture. Am I allowed to say that, or does Butler have a copyright on it too?

I see this in a somewhat similar move to what older head coaches do when they know they are moving towards retirement. Bring in their heir apparent and have them keep the train moving forward. Obviously no coach has reached retirement with us, so we have flipped the model somewhat. I think this is what has allowed us to have decades of success so far, and will hopefully continue with Coach Steele.

This is an interesting point. I suppose I’d rather X have the nuts to hire an unproven assisttant if he’s the right guy, even if that flies in the face of how a top 25 program is supposed to behave.

[Xuperman]

Coach Steele has to make sure Samari Curtis from Xenia doesn't look to follow Mack to UofL.....Kid is going to be Ohio POY as a senior.

[Pete Delkus]

I think UMass might disagree with the part about an “impeccable moral resume.”

Steele has turned down programs comparable to Winthrop. So yes, he lacks head coaching experience. Still, our last six coaches combined for 2 seasons worth and things worked out fine. Sometimes the obvious choice is the best choice and Steele was a slam dunk here.

UMASS who? Fan base? Maybe.

AD & Administration? No. They know why Kelsey didn't take the job & it has to do entirely with ethics and adhering to NCAA guidlines. If you think, or heard, there was another reason why Kelsey turned down UMASS - then You are Wrong! Period.

The fact that Kelsey didn't take the UMASS job strengthens his "Impeccable moral Resume".

[Steve A]

UMASS who? Fan base? Maybe.

AD & Administration? No. They know why Kelsey didn't take the job & it has to do entirely with ethics and adhering to NCAA guidlines. If you think, or heard, there was another reason why Kelsey turned down UMASS - then You are Wrong! Period.

The fact that Kelsey didn't take the UMASS job strengthens his "Impeccable moral Resume".

Wow, that is a special level of delusion there. You don't accept a job and then bail 35 minutes before hand if you have integrity. I've heard plenty of other stories about Pat Kelsey that reinforce that Xavier made the right decision today.

[Pete Delkus]

Wow, that is a special level of delusion there. You don't accept a job and then bail 35 minutes before hand if you have integrity. I've heard plenty of other stories about Pat Kelsey that reinforce that Xavier made the right decision today.

Steve - you're over your skies here...you obviously don't have an understanding on what happened, and that's ok. We can all rally around Steele, and we can enjoy the success that awaits our Muskies, with Trav at the helm.

However, you should check yourself with any inside info you "think" you have, because you obviously don't have a complete understanding of the facts from this time last year in Amherst.

[Muskie]

UMASS who? Fan base? Maybe.

AD & Administration? No. They know why Kelsey didn't take the job & it has to do entirely with ethics and adhering to NCAA guidlines. If you think, or heard, there was another reason why Kelsey turned down UMASS - then You are Wrong! Period.

The fact that Kelsey didn't take the UMASS job strengthens his "Impeccable moral Resume".

That’s certainly the version PK wants believed. The truth lays somewhere in between.


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[LadyMuskie]

I have no idea what kind of coach Steele will be long term, but during the Big East Tournament, when the team started to slide against St. John's in the first half of the game, it was Steele who coached them out of it. Mack admitted as much after the game.

I don't think Mack was a superior in-game coach. I upset a lot of friends and family members over the years mentioning as much, but there it is. He had a hard time adjusting X's game if the other team did anything they were unprepared for at some point (see second half of the Providence game for a perfect example.) I'm not sure if Steele's in-game adjustment during the St. John's game was a fluke or not, and I'm not sure why Mack chose to listen to his coaching suggestions at that time. But, it worked out very well, and that gives me hope.

[Pete Delkus]

That’s certainly the version PK wants believed. The truth lays somewhere in between.


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- Louisiana kids in Amherst.
- Bamford tried to save face - backed off with legal action
- Dou transfers

What are you trying to insinuate, Muskie?

[Muskie]

- Louisiana kids in Amherst.
- Bamford tried to save face - backed off with legal action
- Dou transfers

What are you trying to insinuate, Muskie?

I’m saying that your post of what happened is the narrative that Pk has put out there. There’s entirely another side of this saga.


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[XUGRAD80]

Hey, I thought this was a thread about the new XAVIER head coach? Why spend time on someone that isn’t? :).

[xudash]

Yes, he has a plan...

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-daugherty/2018/03/31/paul-daugherty-xavier-good-hands-new-coach-travis-steele/476127002/

[mistabeecee41]

Who did you want to see hired?

The dude has been campaigning for one hit wonder Porter Moser in literally every thread all week.

[Masterofreality]

Fantastic hire. Frankly I would have preferred Steele to Mack back when Mack was named. He's smart, outgoing (unlike Mack), and a players' coach. Add in the fact that he recruits well and we have a winner.

C'mon man. Steele was here 1 year as a DOBO when CMack was named. You can't be serious.

[X-ceptional]

Yes, he has a plan...

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-daugherty/2018/03/31/paul-daugherty-xavier-good-hands-new-coach-travis-steele/476127002/

Love it... "that final 2%."

That's exactly it. Steele now stands on the shoulders of giants that brought us 98% of the way. I'm as hopeful as I've ever been that he's the one to lead us the rest of the way.

[sirthought]

One nice side aspect of the Steele hire is that no other program has lost their head coach. Keeps a bit more of the universe in balance, if only for a little while.

I'm really eager to hear who they recruit as assistants. They have some work to do this offseason!

[Masterofreality]

A nice bonus.

She will be sitting behind the bench at each home Xavier game.

2276

[DexterBailey84]

yeah that's not too shabby

[chico]

A nice bonus.

She will be sitting behind the bench at each home Xavier game.

2276

Buns of Steele.

[Masterofreality]

yeah that's not too shabby

If you didn't like the last one, there's this.

2277

[KabeX]

When Miller left and Mack got the job I was pretty happy. I remember posting something to the effect that Mr. Mack the floor is now yours. This time I feel a little different. This time I think Travis will be the man to knock down the door. I don't know him but he seems really smart and has the fight of a rabid bulldog. Couple that with recruiting acumen and I think we'll stay on that upward trajectory. Now all that said I have no idea how successful Travis will be but I'm old enough to know when to follow my gut and my gut says Trav not only gets it down but takes us to a place we've never been to before.

STEELE!

[Caveat]

One nice side aspect of the Steele hire is that no other program has lost their head coach. Keeps a bit more of the universe in balance, if only for a little while.

I'm really eager to hear who they recruit as assistants. They have some work to do this offseason!

I never thought about that.

But I love that fact.

We didn’t ruin some other fanbase’s weekend by taking their guy.

[GIMMFD]

If you didn't like the last one, there's this.

2277

Wow. Good for you Coach Steele. Sheesh.

[Jesuit4Life]

I never thought about that.

But I love that fact.

We didn’t ruin some other fanbase’s weekend by taking their guy.If you've been following it on Twitter the past few days, I'm pretty sure we ruined the weekend for some UCLA fans.

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[X-band '01]

A nice bonus.

She will be sitting behind the bench at each home Xavier game.

2276


If you didn't like the last one, there's this.

2277

At least give Blackburn Review credit for those shots.

[mid major]

Who did you want to see hired?

Count me in the curious department too. Who would appease you? An experienced coach with a national championship? Someone with NBA pedigree? Tubby Smith, Brian Gregory, Rick Barnes, Larry Eustacy, Billy Gillespie, Travis Ford, Jim Baron? Heck, bring back Jim Harrick or Wimp Sanderson. I never saw Xavier as bringing back a “proven” coach for shits and giggles. I’m happy with Steele and I fully support his hiring.

[OTRMUSKIE]

Really thats his wife and she likes Cincinnati? This will be a short marriage for us. I put my money on Steele to UCLA iN 3-5. Damn she is fine.

[X Factor]

Really thats his wife and she likes Cincinnati? This will be a short marriage for us. I put my money on Steele to UCLA iN 3-5. Damn she is fine.

Her family is from Cincinnati.

[GIMMFD]

Her family is from Cincinnati.

Weren't they X supporters even before they got married?? May actually not be as bad as everyone thinks about Steele's longevity.

[X Factor]

So who's gonna create a Wikipedia page for Coach Steele?

[kellernr]

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[Muskie in dayton]

I suppose it’s not even worth getting into at this point. I just hope it’s not Steele because of shortsighted roster Concerns, which I believe were overstated. Or worse, because x preferred the financial discount. As i said in another post, I’ll buy that GC believes Steele is the obvious choice to build on X’s success, over all other candidates, and irrespective of financial considerations. No worries, I’m an easy sell on all things X, so he‘s now my favorite coach. In fact, I think he may already be the best in the game. He’s certainly an upgrade over that Mackitino guy down in Skanksville.

It’s not like we’re dealing with the Bengals organization here. The XU Program has ALWAYS gotten it right in the past. Why not give the benefit of the doubt and move forward with optimism?

[bobbiemcgee]

If you didn't like the last one, there's this.

2277

Hope the team plays as well as she looks.

[Xville]

A nice bonus.

She will be sitting behind the bench at each home Xavier game.

2276

Yowza...x definitely upgraded in the head coach's wife department

[Masterofreality]

At least give Blackburn Review credit for those shots.

You just did Band, but I don't think Tom Blackburn reads this website! :laugh:

[Olsingledigit]

Yowza...x definitely upgraded in the head coach's wife department

That comment will not endear you to Mack!

[IM4X]

Yowza...x definitely upgraded in the head coach's department

Fixed it for you. I figured you were probabably talking about the ceiling of the two coaches

For record... I find both wives rather easy on the eyes.

[Caveat]

Her family is from Cincinnati.

Which brought to mind this question at Easter this weekend:

In terms of "he'll never move from here," what's more important: a coach coaching in his hometown, or a coach coaching in his wife's hometown.

[GIMMFD]

Which brought to mind this question at Easter this weekend:

In terms of "he'll never move from here," what's more important: a coach coaching in his hometown, or a coach coaching in his wife's hometown.

Depends who wears the pants in the relationship.

[DexterBailey84]

Depends who wears the pants in the relationship.

she would never wear pants if it was my relationship.....just sayin

[BandAid]

she would never wear pants if it was my relationship.....just sayin

She’s never be wearing anything if it was my relationship....



Who are we talking about?

[xu82]

She’s never be wearing anything if it was my relationship....



Who are we talking about?

Rosie O’Donnell. Change your mind?

[GIMMFD]

She’s never be wearing anything if it was my relationship....



Who are we talking about?

In hindsight, I should have seen these comments coming a mile away.

[BandAid]

Rosie O’Donnell. Change your mind?

Am I a lesbian? Of course I changed my mind.

[BandAid]

Am I a lesbian? Of course I changed my mind.

I'm sorry. This joke is way over the line. Even Lesbians don't find Rosie O'Donnell attractive.

[xu82]

I'm sorry. This joke is way over the line. Even Lesbians don't find Rosie O'Donnell attractive.

But if Helen Keller had been a lesbian.....maybe.

[94GRAD]

Am I a lesbian? Of course I changed my mind.

I am a Proud Lesbian!!! I love women.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Wow. Good for you Coach Steele. Sheesh.

Honest question...you conceive a son with her and name him Winston...Winston Steele. At what age is is it appropriate to go ahead and get that kid a wallet that says Bad Motherfucker on it?