Chili Fight

With bowl talk dominating sports talk, basketball season has quietly snuck up on everyone.  As of Sunday the "sneaking" is over, the quiet start turns into a roar as the women's crosstown shootout takes place in Clifton.  

Xavier coach Kevin McGuff entered enemy territory Thursday to talk about the big game at a press gathering on UC's campus.  Both he and UC coach J. Kelley Hall appreciate the magnitude of the game.  (We apologize for the questionable audio, someone must have spilled Skyline on the audio box.)

For the coaches this is more than just a big game.  The these two men are best friends, but on Sunday they put the friendship on hold as they each try to bring home a win.

Last year UC pulled a huge upset by winning at Xavier.  The Bearats had lost the three previous match ups by lopsided scores and in Coach Halls first year he was short on players and talent.  Yet somehow the underdog won, something that came as no surprise to the Bearcats.

So far over 10,000 tickets have been sold.  The game tips off at 2:00 at Fifth Third Arena on UC's campus.  Fox Sports will also be televising the game this year.  Bearcat Sports Page would like to thank Coach McGuff for coming over to campus for today's press conference.  We also would like to thank Coach Hall, the players and the UC administration for taking time out of their day as well.  Again we apologize for the audio problem.  UC communication expert Tom Gelehrter is on the road with the football team, normally he keeps the chili away from the sound equipment.