UC/Depaul

[THill42]

Is this game really not on TV? I have seen no mention of it on enquirer.com or on my tv guide.

[coasterville95]

I think I saw that the Big East website will be offering a free webcast of the 1st round tournament games.

Line for that game is UC -8. It tips at noon if you are interested.

[X-band '01]

Not even ESPN360 or ChannelSurfing is carrying the game?

[gladdenguy]

Depaul 18
UC 16

7:21 left in the first half

[Tardy Turtle]

If there's anything in Chucky Machock's head besides a pile of poop I'll be shocked.

[coasterville95]

Your halftime score from the Garden party:

Depaul - 25
UC - 27

[gladdenguy]

UC 31
Dep 27

18:21 left in game

[bobbyboucher]

Thanks for the post on the video link Coasterville. I didnt need to do anymore work today or the week as it is

[GoMuskies]

This would be a pretty bad way to end a season for UC.

[bobbyboucher]

DePaul just went on a nice run 51-43 6:41 to go

[THill42]

Agreed. Not looking good down 51-43 with 7 minutes to go. Would be Depaul's first Big East win of the season.

[rjdog04]

Ok maybe not shocking the world, but they are up 8 against UC with a little over 6 minutes to go. I have to say I take great joy in this, not only because they are a rival, but because that stupid midget coach of theirs said that the 8th best team in the Big East would win the A-10.

[Frank D.]

Anybody find it ironic (and by ironic, I mean hilarious) that as soon as Cronin started running his mouth, UC started tanking?

[drudy23]

Yawn........

[XU 87]

Regardless if UC wins, it sure looks like this team has simply quit. I think the same thing happended last year when they got beat by UConn by about 50 at the end of the year.

One of my UC buddies opines that teams match the personality of their coach. And he thinks UC has a whiney coach who doesn't take any responsibility.

I didn't think it was possible about two weeks ago, but If UC loses, they are now an NIT bubble team, although I still think they'll get in.

[GoMuskies]

Listen, everyone knows DePaul would win the Atlantic 10 hands down.

[rjdog04]

Yawn........

Sorry that my post wasn't exciting enough for you....and that it was so disturbing that you took the time to post your sentiments on the thread itself.

[THill42]

If UC does happen to lose, could this be Mick Cronins last season as coach? The departure of Zimpher will certainly not help his job security.

[XU 87]

Drudy does stuff like that all the time. It's nothing personal- he treats everyone the same.

[pimpinthebox]

Thanks for the post on the video link Coasterville. I didnt need to do anymore work today or the week as it is

What link?

[Tardy Turtle]

Perhaps you should post this in the established thread for this game and not clutter up the board by creating new threads in the wrong forum.

UC/DePaul (http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9161)

(Mods, please delete or merge. Deletion preferred.)

[XU 87]

My guess is that he gets at least one more year. Based on his wins each season, you can't deny that his teams are improving. And he inherited a complete mess of a program. But these late season meltdowns certainly don't help.

The other thing is that he fell in disfavor with the basketball gods after he whined about tough his league is and how bad the A-10 is. Maybe next time he'll learn to keep his mouth shut, particularly since he got his ass kicked by our Muskies on his floor.

[xavierj]

If UC takes a loss to Depaul they deserve to sit at home. I am sure that there are many more teams that are more deserving of an NIT invite then UC. I mean just because they beat 3 very medicore teams (UNLV, G-Town & ND) they should not get an automatic invite to the NIT. UC belongs in the CBI.

[rjdog04]

Perhaps you should post this in the established thread for this game and not clutter up the board by creating new threads in the wrong forum.

UC/DePaul (http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9161)

(Mods, please delete or merge. Deletion preferred.)

cluttering up the board? Seriously? Sorry I didn't know there was a separate forum for this particular game...that's all you had to say.

[coasterville95]

DePaul - 59
sUCks - 50
2:10 2nd

DePaul fans must be esctatic, they are a mere 130 seconds away from a Big East WIN, something they haven't tasted in a futle 0-18 season. I wonder if they didn't bother to bring a change of clothes to the Garden Party? (See Xavier Tales for the reference)

What could this do to sUCks post season? Will they be lucky to get an invite from one of those no-name wannabe tournaments, or will this merely move them to a crappy seed and having to play their NIT games on the road?

[bobbyboucher]

What link?

It was not a direct link but rather the information that video would be on the Big East web site

http://bigeast.org

[danaandvictory]

This is funny, and by that I mean ha-ha funny.

[Mrs. Garrett]

DePaul - 59
sUCks - 50
2:10 2nd

DePaul fans must be esctatic, they are a mere 130 seconds away from a Big East WIN, something they haven't tasted in a futle 0-18 season. I wonder if they didn't bother to bring a change of clothes to the Garden Party? (See Xavier Tales for the reference)

What could this do to sUCks post season? Will they be lucky to get an invite from one of those no-name wannabe tournaments, or will this merely move them to a crappy seed and having to play their NIT games on the road?


People here in Chicago want a DePaul loss so the Jerry Wainwright firing can begin. I'll take a DePaul win if it means total embarrassment for the UC program.

[XU05and07]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...Mick is going to have a lot of questions to answer...his team quit on him

[coasterville95]

Mick Cronin and his Bearcats make an early exit from the Garden Party:

DePaul 67
UC - 57
FINAL

Perhaps Mick Cronin should force the team to watch the rest of the tournament games so they can see what a NCAA Division I college basketball team looks like.

Although - I didn't consider the angle that the DePaul fans may have wanted their coach to crash and burn spectacularly so that they can get a new coach. But as you said - if the price to pay is total embarassment for the Bearcats, so be it!

[Tardy Turtle]

cluttering up the board? Seriously? Sorry I didn't know there was a separate forum for this particular game...that's all you had to say. Do you take pride in being a complete ass?

I take pride in knowing how to read.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6804/ucnotuc.jpg

[WiLdTuRkEyXU]

UC ends DePaul's 18 game losing streak HILARIOUS!!!

[MADXSTER]

Tardy, stop being an

http://clarksvillewebs.com/sandbox/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/ass-hole-get-it.jpg

You clutterererer

[Juice]

Sports talk radio is going to be hilarious tomorrow.

Also, UC could be screwed with Davidson and Creighton not getting an automatic bid because they now will take spots in the NIT. If Cleveland St. somehow beats Butler then UC should really start to worry about an NIT bid.

[xavierj]

[QUOTE=XU 87;103631]My guess is that he gets at least one more year. Based on his wins each season, you can't deny that his teams are improving. And he inherited a complete mess of a program. But these late season meltdowns certainly don't help.

You can't be serious. I think UC's teams from last season and the season before were arguably better then this crap version. Just because UC has a couple of more wins this year does not mean they have improved. Look at who they beat. Look at UC's wins last year and the year before and you will see what I mean. Heck 2 years ago UC beat Xavier by 10 and this year Xavier toyed with them and still had a walk in the park for the most part. I hope Mick stays forever because the guy is in over his head. As long as he and Brian Gregory stay in place Xavier will continue to close the gap on the all-time series between the schools.

[jdm2000]

Brutal way to end the year.

[XU 87]

Absolutely incredible. UC just quit at the end of the season. Let the "Fire Mick Cronin" arguments begin (although I doubt that will happen).

But as noted above, Mick needs to keep his mouth shut until he wins a few games.

[DC Muskie]

You know, doing budget projections is all the better when UC loses by ten to a team that on March 10th come one win short of ten.

Ten is a great album by Pearl Jam by the way.

Ten.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

[MADXSTER]

But UC would dominate the A10, right???

[XU05and07]

UC would be smart in turning down a bid to the CBI

1. You have to pay to play
2. The players quit on Mick...it's only adding to the embarassment

Anyone notice that the downturn of the program came right around the time that Nancy said she was leaving?

[Juice]

Depaul had not won since December 28th against Alcorn St.

[DC Muskie]

Hey, ya'll remember when UC lost to DePaul in the BE tournament when DePaul hadn't win a single conference game?

That was awesome.

[rjdog04]

I take pride in knowing how to read.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6804/ucnotuc.jpg



I take pride in knowing that i don't have my panties in a bunch over something so trivial. Is your life really that awful?

[Masterofreality]

Sports talk radio is going to be hilarious tomorrow.

How about this afternoon on Lance?

What a superb Great Midwest Tournament game this afternoon. Wasn't this game played in St. Louis? Rumor has it that it was in New York. Not really, was it?

Ha, HA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! This really is hilarious now. The Borecats go down to teams that couldn't finish in the top half of the MAAC. Forget the NIT, hello CBI with a game in Tulsa. Gawd I'm glad Yancey Gates went across town, the lazy sleepwalking charlatan. He can have a good time watching real teams play after March 15.

Eastside Jack-Ass has sure been quiet this year. Cashmere Wright really would have made a difference, huh?

Ha, HA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[XU 87]

Originally posted by Xavierj:

You can't be serious. I think UC's teams from last season and the season before were arguably better then this crap version. Just because UC has a couple of more wins this year does not mean they have improved. Look at who they beat. Look at UC's wins last year and the year before and you will see what I mean. Heck 2 years ago UC beat Xavier by 10 and this year Xavier toyed with them and still had a walk in the park for the most part. I hope Mick stays forever because the guy is in over his head. As long as he and Brian Gregory stay in place Xavier will continue to close the gap on the all-time series between the schools.[/QUOTE]

2007 11-19 2-14 in the Big East
2008 13-19 8-10 in the Big East
2009 17-14 8-10 in the Big East

I would say that the objective evidence indicates they have improved each year.

[Mrs. Garrett]

Mick Cronin and his Bearcats make an early exit from the Garden Party:

DePaul 67
UC - 57
FINAL

Perhaps Mick Cronin should force the team to watch the rest of the tournament games so they can see what a NCAA Division I college basketball team looks like.

Although - I didn't consider the angle that the DePaul fans may have wanted their coach to crash and burn spectacularly so that they can get a new coach. But as you said - if the price to pay is total embarassment for the Bearcats, so be it!

I think it would be hilarious if DePaul won the whole thing. Which I know is next to impossible, to win 5 games in 5 days when you are as bad as DePaul is.

The best part of UC losing to DePaul, is that UC lost to a team that for the most part wasn't even in any of their Big East games this year. Most of DePaul's games were considered a moral victory if they kept it under 20.

DePaul's been out-coached in the second half of every game this year. I mean Cronin couldn't out coach Jerry Wainwrong. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[XU 87]

Eastside Jack-Ass has sure been quiet this year.


What a coward. He ran away and hid after the XU/UC game.

But I've heard he's been busy putting together his second "Fire Nancy Zimpher" campaign up in New York.

[Mrs. Garrett]

I take pride in knowing that i don't have my panties in a bunch over something so trivial. Is your life really that awful?

Tardy/rj,

Come on guys, let's remember the real point of this thread. We all fucking hate UC and they just lost to the 0-18 DePaul Blue Demons.

Life is good. Don't kill my buzz.

[Tardy Turtle]

Sorry guys, I can't help but feed (and pwn) the troll(s) every so often. I'll stop clutterererering. Carry on.

This result hurts Providence. Another top-100 win wouldn't have hurt their cause.

[Xpectations]

Originally posted by Xavierj:

You can't be serious. I think UC's teams from last season and the season before were arguably better then this crap version. Just because UC has a couple of more wins this year does not mean they have improved. Look at who they beat. Look at UC's wins last year and the year before and you will see what I mean. Heck 2 years ago UC beat Xavier by 10 and this year Xavier toyed with them and still had a walk in the park for the most part. I hope Mick stays forever because the guy is in over his head. As long as he and Brian Gregory stay in place Xavier will continue to close the gap on the all-time series between the schools.

2007 11-19 2-14 in the Big East
2008 13-19 8-10 in the Big East
2009 17-14 8-10 in the Big East

I would say that the objective evidence indicates they have improved each year.[/QUOTE]

I think they're about even with last season. Their record is inflated this year by playing more OOC creampuffs.

Their Pomeroy Rating this year was #82 going into today's game. It will undoubtedly drop a decent amount after today's effort. It was #98 last season. My guess is that they'll be close to that area again.

To put their additional wins this season into further perspective, the average Pomeroy Rating of the teams they beat this season is 160. The average Pomeroy Rating of the teams they beat last season was 125.

I don't think they're necessarily worse this season, but I don't think it's a slam dunk to say that they've improved.

[Snipe]

A whole UC class now graduates without making the big dance? Has it really been that long?

I laughed out loud when I heard they lost to DePaul.

We own this town.

[rjdog04]

Sorry guys, I can't help but feed (and pwn) the troll(s) every so often. I'll stop clutterererering. Carry on.

This result hurts Providence. Another top-100 win wouldn't have hurt their cause.

So now I am a troll because I posted on the wrong forum about UC losing to Depaul? Seriously what is wrong with you?

[Pete Delkus]

How about this afternoon on Lance?

What a superb Great Midwest Tournament game this afternoon. Wasn't this game played in St. Louis? Rumor has it that it was in New York. Not really, was it?

Ha, HA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! This really is hilarious now. The Borecats go down to teams that couldn't finish in the top half of the MAAC. Forget the NIT, hello CBI with a game in Tulsa. Gawd I'm glad Yancey Gates went across town, the lazy sleepwalking charlatan. He can have a good time watching real teams play after March 15.

Eastside Jack-Ass has sure been quiet this year. Cashmere Wright really would have made a difference, huh?

Ha, HA, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!



Lance:


I didn't think I'd ever say this........I now wonder if Mick is the right guy for this program.
They can't shoot.....they can't pass. I've never seen a team so challenged in making entry passes and one that simply doesn't understand angles.
The were lazy in transition defense all year long.
What is really sad is looking at this roster and realizing the number of guys you would trade for the free scholarship to use.

[X-band '01]

In 3 seasons in the Big East Tournament, UC is now 0-3 with losses to Syracuse (buzzer in 2006), a DNQ in 2007, a loss to Pitt last year, and now an 0-18 DePaul team? I was not in favor of seeing all 16 teams included in the Big East tournament, but it takes a big man to admit it when he's wrong.

I was wrong and seeing this embarrassment for UC is just utterly priceless.

[Billy]

I just saw the score. What a pity!

[nuts4xu]

Mick Cronin sucks ass. The 4 straight losses to teams like USF, Seton Hall at home, and Depaul is proof that no one on that team gives a gawd damn what Cronin has to say. Either that, or whatever he says is utter bullshit.

Either way you have to pin this implosion down the stretch on the head coach. This team might not be an NCAA quality team before this run of losses. But you just can't lose to the bottom of the league with what they had at stake.

F him. Really.....F him!!

[suspectx]

I think this just proves how mighty and powerful the Big East is. I am hoping the committee recognizes this and puts all 16 teams in the NCAA.

I am still wondering why Mick Cronin, who has accomplished absolutely nothing, feels he can talk about the quality of teams in the A-10 and SEC this year.

I wonder if Mick is going to blame this on youth again.

[xuwin]

Did the DePaul fan storm the floor after the game? :rolleyes:

[TheDanimal]

I don't know why everyone is so down on UC for this loss. DePaul is a really good team. Their record looks bad on paper, but it is just a testament to how incredible the Big East is this year. DePaul would probably win the Missouri Valley Conference, C-USA, or the A-10 easily, and cruise into the post season with a high seed. They just get no respect because they are trapped in a power conference, and it is a crime they will not make the tourney.

[xuflash]

Did the DePaul fan storm the floor after the game? :rolleyes:
I heard the Bearkitten fans thought they won and stormed the floor only to be told that their team had actually lost the game.

[GoMuskies]

I heard the Bearkitten fans thought they won and stormed the floor only to be told that their team had actually lost the game.

I've seen Kentucky fans do that in football.

[Stonebreaker]

Not a good way to end a season. I can't imagine the NIT wanting them at this point.

[xubball93]

I listened to the last 10 minutes at work while slugging through the flu. By game's end, I felt much better!
If Mick has any stones left, he'll decline to play in any post-season tourney, be it the NIT (I don't believe they'll get an invite), the CBI or the other lame-ass tourney (sorry, forget what's it called).

[BBC 08]

I've seen Kentucky fans do that in football.

+1 for this. Stupid Kentucky fans.

[pineapplexpress]

UC Football owns this town not X basketball Snipe. Yes, UC fan here and I will admit that the program sucks right now and it will be a few years before we are back. The thing I cannot stand is that my team does not play hard. I will give X credit because they always play hard and they give a great effort.

[Kahns Krazy]

I take pride in knowing how to read.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6804/ucnotuc.jpg

I personally find this picture hilarious. Reps if I can.

[pimpinthebox]

UC Football owns this town not X basketball Snipe. Yes, UC fan here and I will admit that the program sucks right now and it will be a few years before we are back. The thing I cannot stand is that my team does not play hard. I will give X credit because they always play hard and they give a great effort.

Pineapple,

I agree with everything you say here (that UC's basketball program "sucks right now", that it will be a few years before they are back -define a few for me-, that they don't play hard, that X does) except for this. "UC football owns this town"???

Are you kidding me? Really? UC football OWNS this town? Say it five times and tell me how ridiculous that sounds.


I hope Mick stays forever because the guy is in over his head. As long as he and Brian Gregory stay in place Xavier will continue to close the gap on the all-time series between the schools.

Hey XavierJ, now let's not bring height into this.

One more note about UC. Lance pointed out that, under Mick's leadership, UC has not won a game in March. Eeek.

[wkrq59]

The late Paul Eugene Brown had a saying: "When you lose, say little; when you win say even less."
Mick Cronin should have those words tatooed on his forehead for everyone to see for what he said about the A10 and Xavier either before of after the West Virginia game.
Not only might his words come back to haunt him, he might lose his job over that loss. And AD Mike Thomas isn't exactly on safe ground after the Huggins Love In.
This should also be a lesson to some of us on both boards to use some restraint. Not a whole lot, but some, regarding expectations and predictions.:D

[pimpinthebox]

I personally find this picture hilarious. Reps if I can.

I enjoyed it myself, KK and repped the Turtle accordingly. Good solid stuff.

[X-band '01]

I personally find this picture hilarious. Reps if I can.

I already did. We should have shown this to Theo when he was on here - that is an excellent quality photoshop.

[Juice]

Pineapple,

I agree with everything you say here (that UC's basketball program "sucks right now", that it will be a few years before they are back -define a few for me-, that they don't play hard, that X does) except for this. "UC football owns this town"???

Are you kidding me? Really? UC football OWNS this town? Say it five times and tell me how ridiculous that sounds.



Hey XavierJ, now let's not bring height into this.

One more note about UC. Lance pointed out that, under Mick's leadership, UC has not won a game in March. Eeek.

Bengals football owns this town which completely confuses the hell out of me, and I hate Cincinnati for it.

[GoMuskies]

You know what's really sad? Before today, DePaul was 0-18 against the Big East. And 1-0 against the A-14. Thank God they beat UC to make that ugly stat go away.

[Masterofreality]

You know what's really sad? Before today, DePaul was 0-18 against the Big East. And 1-0 against the A-14. Thank God they beat UC to make that ugly stat go away.


Yeah. Thanks to Ricky Rotund for the effort.