Who Will Win?

[Muskie]

Xavier or Portland State?

[Stonebreaker]

X will only lose if the govt becomes involved.

[kyxu]

I don't think the result of this poll will be that difficult to predict.

[UnCaged]

Shocking that there are so many homers on this board. Of course I voted XU, but that's just bc I have a diploma from a great private school in Cincinnati, nothing else involved in my decision.

Go X, let's shut down the PSU "machine"

[XUfaninJAX]

This is like asking Megan Fox or Rosie O'Donnell

[GuyFawkes38]

I didn't know there was a college basketball perspective. I stumbled on their site. They predict an upset (http://basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=608):


Portland State: Maybe the shortest contributing player in the tournament, 5'6" point guard Jeremiah Dominguez shoots, distributes and stays out of foul trouble. The Vikings also have a dangerous scorer in junior Dominic Waters. The Vikings made headlines by winning at Gonzaga earlier this season, and getting Xavier at Boise is going to be a much friendlier environment against a slightly less-difficult foe. The Vikings are the first team on this list likely to pull an upset.

I like what they say about Dayton:


Dayton : The more I look into Dayton's performance, the more I wonder if their status as "safely in" was warranted. They crash the boards and they defend reasonably well, but they're a lousy-shooting team that turns the ball over on one in five trips. They are, in fact, their best player personified. Chris Wright is a poor shooter for his size, and probably doesn't warrant the amount of possessions he takes for the flyers. Dayton is almost certainly going to be hammered by the underseeded Mountaineers.

[gladdenguy]

I don't see how their fan support will make a difference besides the average fan rooting for the underdawg. They averaged less than 2,000 people at home games.

[kyxu]

I don't see how their fan support will make a difference besides the average fan rooting for the underdawg. They averaged less than 2,000 people at home games.

I agree. It's actually closer to 1,000.

Crowd support, I'm not worried about. Which Xavier team shows up, I am.

[drudy23]

Highly scientific poll we got going here.

[drudy23]

I don't see how their fan support will make a difference besides the average fan rooting for the underdawg. They averaged less than 2,000 people at home games.

Likely because their gym only holds 2150.

[Xman95]

Do we all still think XU is going to beat Portland? I still like our chances!

[Muskie]

ME too...