St. Xavier...Any news?

[GreenandBluePride]

That couldn't be anything further from the truth. Specht encourages his players to play other sports, however if they aren't participating in a sport the expectation is work out with the football team. I've heard the reverse was the issue. That the basketball coach actually pressuring the football players and that's why you didn't see some of the past faces that would have been helpful like Ted Hammond and Joey Wassler on the court this past season.

Hammond and Wassler are DI football commits, who are just okay at basketball, that’s why they didn’t play. From what my buddy has told me, football is at least a nine-month commitment at St. X. Noska and Martin were fine with guys playing both (Lallathin - not as much), but the administration bows down to football. Everybody who knows anything about the school knows this is true.

 

[Doublehelix]

Outside of Moeller, it seems basketball takes a back-seat to football at pretty much every high level D1 school. It's just the way it is.

The smartest coaches realize this, but still find a way to communicate and deliver expectations. It's a fight they cannot win, and if they want to retain the best athletes, a dictatorship like approach will simply turn kids away.