Help me with a reality check...

I cannot think of any college hoops match-up, outside of UNC/Duke, that warrents a top billing on ESPN over a top-10 team against anyone.

 

I have honestly never even heard of a Cincy/Xavier "rivalry." There are scores of rivalries that are big on the local stage but don't make any noise outside of those boundaries.

 

Me neither, at least any hype that would surround it.

 

I've heard of it, but I'm a hoops junkie who has also visited Cincy a few times and has an affection for the city. It's probably equivalent to a Big 5 game from Philly - interesting but not earth-shattering.

 

Oh, it's huge here in town. It starts with a luncheon about a month beforehand. They sell special basketballs at Skylines to mark the occasion, go all nuts about it here in Cincy. Frankly, I was pretty hyped about it in my younger days, can't get too worked up about it anymore. Haven't cared for a good long while. Probably since days of Huggins and Xavier's David Letterman look-alike coach, Pete Gillen.

(Though, if Cincy wins, I'll still give my Xavier friends shit about it...)

 

Although I couldn't give two shits about the Shitty of Cincinnati, X-UC is a pretty nice rivalry. Though it doesn't hold a candle to the Big 5 games, it's still nice.

BTW, Miami is UC's real rival.

 

There's too much college basketball on TV.

 

Friends off.

 

Ain't that the damn truth!!

 

Was going to make the same comarison ... Big 5 games are a nice little tradition, especially with the Palestra and everything, but not many people outside of the general Philly area give a crap about LaSalle vs. St. Joe's.

 

Can we agree on Graeters, at least?