Cincinnati, Xavier disgrace their sport and their schools

[Coach Hank Crisp]

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By Pat Forde, Yahoo! Sports
1 hour, 0 minutes ago

The suspensions are what matter, and they’re pathetically light.

Mick Cronin won a lot of admirers with his tough, impassioned and seemingly high-minded rhetoric Saturday after the disgraceful behavior by his players in their late-game brawl with Xavier.

Then Cronin and his bosses cravenly backed down, suspending three players for six games and a fourth for a single game.
 
The Musketeers’ brass announced that they will sit Dez Wells and Landen Amos for four games, Mark Lyons for two games and Tu Holloway for one.

Holloway was a prime instigator with his mouth, talking trash to the Cincinnati bench late in a blowout Xavier victory.

But after helping incite a brawl, then making incredibly foolish statements, Holloway only will sit out against Oral Roberts next Sunday.

I’m sure those facts never entered into the decision-making process for the coaches and school administrators.

Cronin talked the talk. Then he and his bosses declined to walk the walk.

 Kentucky at Indiana. The atmosphere was as loud and as charged as any I’ve seen. The players competed at an incredibly high level.

There wasn’t a single problem. I didn’t see anyone get into the face of an opponent.

I didn’t see anyone bark at the other team’s bench. And I sure didn’t see any players throw punches.

The Wildcats and Hoosiers were winners Saturday. Xavier and Cincinnati were losers.

[Jamos]

If the schools are that embarrased then they should expel all of those involved, but I'm betting they do nothing.

[Chechem]

If the schools are that embarrased then they should expel all of those involved, but I'm betting they do nothing.

I saw it earlier: 4 players on each team suspended.  A couple were suspended 6 games; rest 4 or fewer.

[Jamos]

That's really no more than a slap on the wrist for what they did, they should sit out the rest of the year. What will a four game suspension do to either of the teams? This sounds like something that Ohio State would do to themselves.

[Chechem]

Did you see the thug stomp the white kid on the ground?  Even Jordan Jefferson went to jail for a few nights for doing that.  This guy, nothing.   

[ricky023]

Well this proves one thing parents with any kind of respect for their kids would never send them to either of these schools. AHA, thought, a lot of parents have never done any upbringing to their kids or they wouldn't be acting like this to start with. RTR!

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