Here We Go Again - Crosstown Shootout Marred by Late-Game Brawl

First things first; North Carolina @ Kentucky last week was "intense" and "passionately fought."  The Xavier/UC nonsense today was just immaturity and sloppiness.  There is a huge difference - please don't let any of the similarly sloppy media coverage convince you sucker punching and brawling equals "intensity."  It's just not accurate.

I'm not going to go all Joe Buck/Bob Costas sanctimonious on you here, but it is getting a little ridiculous how impossible it is becoming to talk about basketball after each annual installment of Cincinnati's fabled Crosstown Shootout.  Which is a shame too, because it is otherwise fantastic attention for one of the nation's finest college basketball regions in the country.

Here's a few good stories recapping today's nonsense, as well as a few links to previous Maniac Crosstown columns...


A little classic Crosstown Shootout Audio - Good call Andy Mac!
"First in the Nation - Second in their own city!"  LOVE IT!

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