CROSSTOWN GAME DAY !!!!

The Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout is just hours away.  This game is all about the upsets with the underdog always putting up a good fight.  However, part of that magic is the underdog appreciating the magnitude of the game.  Deonta Vaughn is the only guy on this team that has beaten Xavier.    It's a young team but Coach Mick Cronin had his "traditional" pre-game meeting at his house last night to  teach he young guys what it's all about.

So far that Montgomery Inn diner has worked,  Mick is 1 and 1 with last years game being very close despite Xavier being ranked and playing at home.

Ticket Update

At the start of the day the number of tickets sold for the Fed Ex Orange Bowl was approaching 10,000.  Today was the last day for "priority tickets".   Meaning,  that up until today UCAT members could call for tickets and get their tickets according to the point system.  After today the priority system is over,  so a large number of calls came into the ticket office.

As for Xavier tickets Saturday night for the Skyline Chili

 Crosstown Shootout,  it is nearing a sell out.  

Crosstown Talk

Last spring the UC Alumni Association brought in a new executive director, former Bearcat Basketball great Myron Hughes.  Yesterday we talked to Myron about the excitement that the Orange Bowl has brought to campus.  However, there is a another big game that will be played much sooner and closer.  The Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout is this Saturday and Myron likes the Bearcat's chances of upsetting the #10 Muskies.

Myron was a great player for the Bearcats during some tough times.  Bearcat Sports Page.com will have plenty more coverage leading up to the big game.

Hey, It's Crosstown Time!

When is the last time the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout was overshadowed by football? For a few days football needs to be put on the back burner and the focus needs to turn to basketball. Xavier will be invading Fifth Third Arena as a top 10 team and there are still tickets remaining. Show this Bearcat team the support they deserve. Remember back when UC was the ranked team that lost the shootout?

UC BEATS XAVIER

For the second year in a row the UC Bearcat women's basketball team upset their crosstown rival, the Xavier Musketeers.  Xavier came into Fifth Third Arena with a #23 ranking and led by one at halftime with the lead growing to three with around five minutes left in the game.  Then the Bearcats went on an 11-0 run and never looked back.  Congratulations to head coach J. Kelly Hall and his team for a huge win.

Crosstown Today

The womens Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout tips off today at 2:00 inside Fifth Third Arena. Earlier in the week the event was nearing a sellout. That would be the third sellout in a row. Last years UC upset the Muskies in the Cintas Center in Coach J. Kelly Hall's first year. Today Xavier comes in ranked #23, but just like we have found out in the men's version over the years....rankings mean nothing.

Today's game is also a celebration of women's athletics in Cincinnati. The gates open at 12:30 with fan giveaways and autograph sessions with current UC and Xavier female student athletes. Halftime will be an Olympic celebration that will include UC gold medalist Mary Wineberg. Tip off for the game is 2:00 This years crosstown shootout will be televised on the Fox Sports Network.