IF, and I hope it doesn't occur, Xavier gets out

Posted on: November 17, 2016 at 09:10:34 CT

to a lead early and/or is dominating...the thing I most want to see is the level of compete, level of belief, level of "not this year" we see in every player.

For this squad to beat expectations, they are going to have to have an admirable level of fortitude and mental toughness to not get down or not stay down if things don't go well.

When KA was named coach, I expected recruiting issues, but I also expected "tough" teams, fighters, the kids playing for each other. I've seen none of that and it HAS to be there for this team to outperform expectations.

I hope they do. A part of me wants to believe they will.