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Apologies if this has already been posted on here, but I didn't see anything. Anyway, if you haven't heard or seen, Travis Steele bought a $1,000 round for X fans after Xavier beat Cinci. Link below. Power Move for sure. Not to mention his wife is a complete smoke show.

I have been saying it for a little while now, but with a guy like Steele at the helm, and the way he continues to reel in bigtime recruiting classes to X, I really have a feeling that one of the great Big East rivalries that is going to develop will be Villanova and Xavier. Both programs have been very consistent and I don't see that changing anytime soon.

https://www.barstoolsports.com/barstool ... r-everyone

Travis is indeed the man. looking forward to our future with him.

Yep.

No apologies necessary.

IMHO, one of his greatest strengths is his ability to build a strong culture (hello Jay Wright).

Chris Mack is a Xavier guy who married a lady from Louisville. Travis Steele is a Butler guy who married a wealthy Xavier lady who happens to be from Cincinnati. Out of a coaching tree that has thus far gone: Staak, Gillen, Prosser, Matta, Miller, Mack and Steele, I sincerely sense that Travis will be the greatest of them all, and I could see him sticking around for a long, long time.

I also see Nova and Xavier going at it over time, though X has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to that match-up.

Travis Steele? You mean Larry Travis, the ex-footballer, right?

Luv ya Chesty, but X ain't gonna go nowheres and definitely NOT gonna maintain a position at the top of the BE.
Time will tell the tale, but if I were you I'd keep a close eye on the folk from lil' Creighton. Jays are the team
that will reckon with Jay & the Radnorites. The Muskies can't hold Zegarowski's jockstrap!

ChestRockwell85 wrote:Not to mention his wife is a complete smoke show.

You guys go ahead and talk rivalries and basketball stuff...I will highlight the most important aspect of Chesty's comment.

You're welcome (if it's the dude's twitter that comes up, click on Mrs. Steele's photo).

https://twitter.com/BlackburnReview/status/980135007946723329/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E980135007946723329&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthespun.com%2Fnews%2Fphotos-meet-the-wife-of-xaviers-new-coach-travis-steele

gtmoBlue wrote:Travis Steele? You mean Larry Travis, the ex-footballer, right?

Luv ya Chesty, but X ain't gonna go nowheres and definitely NOT gonna maintain a position at the top of the BE.
Time will tell the tale, but if I were you I'd keep a close eye on the folk from lil' Creighton. Jays are the team
that will reckon with Jay & the Radnorites. The Muskies can't hold Zegarowski's jockstrap!

i love how you can oscillate between this and simultaneously wanting to fire mcdermott

Savannah Jay wrote:

ChestRockwell85 wrote:Not to mention his wife is a complete smoke show.

You guys go ahead and talk rivalries and basketball stuff...I will highlight the most important aspect of Chesty's comment.

You're welcome (if it's the dude's twitter that comes up, click on Mrs. Steele's photo).

https://twitter.com/BlackburnReview/status/980135007946723329/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E980135007946723329&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthespun.com%2Fnews%2Fphotos-meet-the-wife-of-xaviers-new-coach-travis-steele

Damn!

gtmoBlue wrote:Travis Steele? You mean Larry Travis, the ex-footballer, right?

Luv ya Chesty, but X ain't gonna go nowheres and definitely NOT gonna maintain a position at the top of the BE.
Time will tell the tale, but if I were you I'd keep a close eye on the folk from lil' Creighton. Jays are the team
that will reckon with Jay & the Radnorites. The Muskies can't hold Zegarowski's jockstrap!

Hey GTMO is above reproach on this Board, just always love his takes and never ever take any of them personally.
Now I'm not so sure about holding Zegarowski's jockstrap, but I sure as hell can't spell it correctly unless you spot me the "Zegarowsk"

I think we can all agree that Trav's wife is smoking hot!!

scoscox wrote:

gtmoBlue wrote:Travis Steele? You mean Larry Travis, the ex-footballer, right?

Luv ya Chesty, but X ain't gonna go nowheres and definitely NOT gonna maintain a position at the top of the BE.
Time will tell the tale, but if I were you I'd keep a close eye on the folk from lil' Creighton. Jays are the team
that will reckon with Jay & the Radnorites. The Muskies can't hold Zegarowski's jockstrap!

i love how you can oscillate between this and simultaneously wanting to fire mcdermott

Oscillate? I am nothing if not consistent / both in my dedication to my Jays and for the want of an upper tier HC to lead them.
Coaches are the stars of todays College Basketball. I want a proven HC who can get top players and win...who will give lil Creighton
a legit shot to compete at the highest level... That-s all. It's not too much to ask.

I luv my team...to the bitter end and beyond. I have been a Creightonian since 1975 and have seen coaches come and go.
My loyalties are with the program and the players. It is not necessary to love nor like a given coach.

Now to be fair, ol' Mac is a good guy and a pretty good coach. He just doesn't win enough, nor has he won any sort of BE trophy.
He had the Great White Hope / the Larry Bird of this generation (his son) and could not make a SS over that 4 year span. THAT, my friend sticks in my craw :
is where the rubber meets the road : where I draw the line...etc., ad nauseum.

I always want my guys to excell, to exceed common expectations, to thrive. Hell, if they achieve this season above Mac's coaching level - so be it.
However, he has a knack for choking in the big game (see 2 BET finals) and barely making the dance. This is year 10 and if the administration and AD
could get over their ingrained fears of program regression, they'd see that we have already regressed to our MVC mean and a better coach is in order
to take the program higher.

I like Mac but Creighton can do better.