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Will Matta's past haunt the Buckeyes

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Will Matta's past come back to haunt the Buckeyes?

  • No, tOSU will roll Xavier

    Votes: 25 55.6%

  • Yes, it could provide motivation to make it a close game

    Votes: 18 40.0%

  • Yes, Xavier could win given their history with Matta

    Votes: 2 4.4%
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melrun78

melrun78

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While I don't really put a lot of value in this issue, my friend who is a Xavier fan just called me to say "Payback is a B*@#h."

He was pissed when Matta promised he wasn't going to leave and take the OSU job and now he thinks Xavier will beat us because of that. I know, I know, I asked him, do you really believe that? He said yes, he said the NCAA tourney is all about emotion and that Xavier will have that extra drive. Still, there are only three senior who played for Matta (I don't know if he recruited any of the other kids).

So anyway, the players play games (not coaches) but I wondered what any of you thought about this. The announcers today said that Xavier keeps asking to play tOSU and we keep turning them down. They also said "be careful what you ask for."

I'll second that notion as I think they are outmatched at almost every position (especially if we have the inside/outside game going like we did today).
 
melrun78;783919; said:
While I don't really put a lot of value in this issue, my friend who is a Xavier fan just called me to say "Payback is a B*@#h."

He was pissed when Matta promised he wasn't going to leave and take the OSU job and now he thinks Xavier will beat us because of that. I know, I know, I asked him, do you really believe that? He said yes, he said the NCAA tourney is all about emotion and that Xavier will have that extra drive. Still, there are only three senior who played for Matta (I don't know if he recruited any of the other kids).

So anyway, the players play games (not coaches) but I wondered what any of you thought about this. The announcers today said that Xavier keeps asking to play tOSU and we keep turning them down. They also said "be careful what you ask for."

I'll second that notion as I think they are outmatched at almost every position (especially if we have the inside/outside game going like we did today).
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Xavier will be highly motivated, but I'm sure the OSU players know that Thad use to coach there and will be motivated to win for him.
 
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:rofl: Seriously? If Xavier wins tomorrow, it's not b/c karma is out to get him. Aren't they guilty of stealing him from Butler (I don't know the ever important quotations that preceded that departure)?
melrun78;783919; said:
While I don't really put a lot of value in this issue, my friend who is a Xavier fan just called me to say "Payback is a B*@#h."
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You should have stuck with your initial thought.
So anyway, the players play games (not coaches) but I wondered what any of you thought about this. The announcers today said that Xavier keeps asking to play tOSU and we keep turning them down. They also said "be careful what you ask for."
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Are we playing in the NIT or something? I think our boys will have plenty of motivation.
 
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jwinslow;783945; said:
:rofl: Seriously? If Xavier wins tomorrow, it's not b/c karma is out to get him. Aren't they guilty of stealing him from Butler (I don't know the ever important quotations that preceded that departure)?You should have stuck with your initial thought.
Are we playing in the NIT or something? I think our boys will have plenty of motivation.Your post (sticking up for OSU) or the original quotation (furthering the anti-OSU trend/myth about cinci).. that's a tough call
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Well excuse me for starting a conversation about an impending issue. I guess we shouldn't attempt things like that on this board.
 
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jwinslow said:
:rofl: Seriously? If Xavier wins tomorrow, it's not b/c karma is out to get him. Aren't they guilty of stealing him from Butler (I don't know the ever important quotations that preceded that departure)?You should have stuck with your initial thought.
Are we playing in the NIT or something? I think our boys will have plenty of motivation.Your post (sticking up for OSU) or the original quotation (furthering the anti-OSU trend/myth about cinci).. that's a tough call
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Your post (sticking up for OSU) or the original quotation (furthering the anti-OSU trend/myth about cinci).. that's a tough call
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my reponse was to the title of the thread.
 
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I can see why a Xavier fan would use it for fun trash-talking, but as for a major factor in the game, I see it as a non-starter. The underdog is always going to be psyched to upset goliath.

If anything, I'd bet it will work against them. I think it's possible that Xavier is too psyched up for this game and peaks too early emotionally.

princeton, I follow now...
 
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