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(09-04-2019 08:40 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(09-04-2019 08:31 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(09-04-2019 06:16 AM)Def Berkkat Wrote:  I've shared this before... I'll share it again.

I've been to Bengals-Steelers, UC-WVU, at UK, at OSU and … (gulp)... Indiana HS basketball games.

I have NEVER seen anything like the utter contempt and borderline criminal behavior that I've absorbed from the holier than thou Xavier crowd.

My story is the 1990 shootout which was the first with Huggins. Besides the verbal abuse, hearing everything in the book and then some... there was a group of students (must've been freshmen) located up near the top that were about 4-6 rows behind us.

When UC had surged ahead in the 2nd half, we then became the target of anything they could throw at us. Pennies, wadded up cups, even a lid to a bic pen.

So I hear one of these punks yelling down to the elderly couple sitting directly behind us. I hear them yelling "LEAN OVER! LEAN OVER!" So I'm thinking, "Lean over? What's that all about???"

So I turn around to see this elderly couple, easily in their 70's, each leaning over a far as they could in opposite directions with these stupidass grins on their faces.

Rather than be mature and not condone such juvenile behavior, these senior citizens were leaning over to get out of the way to give these punks, who had built this mega paper cup wad, a clear shot to drill us in the back of the head.

From cradle to grave, X people are asses.

Yeah I was there. Was waiting outside of the Gardens for my friend, and a bus full of X students pulls up and everyone gets off. A bunch of them walked up to me screaming in my face. Most of them were females.

I have had my own experiences as well. However, the behavior at the brawl should be something that is studied in sociology and psychology classes. It doesn't get a lot of mention, but everything that built up for what occurred is classic behavior...

Willie Cunningham manipulating a young SK to making a comment on the air...

XU players talking smack the whole game against players, making gestures at time to the bench...

XU fans throwing blue paint down at the UC bench, IIRC they hit Whit Babcock or one of the other coaches' wife/girlfriend...

After getting decked Kenny Frease standing on the podium pointing at Whit Babcock and other UC dignitaries shouting obscenities...

The 99% white crowd booing UC players off the court...

The ironic thing is after the fact the Xavier loving media in town was trying to blame the incident on UC. Cunningham calling for prosecution of Gates, Dick Vitale (fan of all private schools) blaming incident on UC on ESPN)..

I have long made the comment that the outrage of Gates decking Frease had to do with the fact you had this big guy deck a white kid. Players on both teams were throwing punches, yet Gates gets called out because he his punch was more powerful.

Yes XU fans are a bad bunch of apples.

If UC could ink a long term home and home basketball deal with OSU I could care less if we ever played X again. I'm probably a minority opinion on that but knowing the history of the Shootout and the fan behavior across town, I have no desire for UC to validate that.

X knew (and mostly liked) the style of play they faced with UC in recent shootouts. With Brannen's arrival, I'm guessing they may be concerned about the new sheriff in town.