Bring back Mack

[thecoach]

They won't make a change this year.

[Anti-Homer]

OldHoopster is spot on. Mack quit on X, and many of you do not even know the half of it, so this needs to be presented to cement this once and for all, I am going to state something right here and now that should, and I repeat SHOULD, cause 100% on this board to never bring up Mr. Chris Mack’s name again for X head coaching consideration. I love XU and our B-ball program besides coming off as negative sometimes- that only stems from my devotion and passion and personal nature. Trust me, I bleed Xavier blue and lose sleep over this stuff. Rarely do I have any “insider” info because I am not involved in the program or university and haven’t been for decades. I always appreciate those on this board that do. But I did have an insight years ago on Vanilla Ice, aka, Chris Mack. This insight was pure and reliable, that I can assure you, based on my lifelong experience reading people. For several years starting about 9 years ago, I became friends with a family from my parish because of coaching b-ball for my kids. Both for the parish and their AAU club teams. The father of this family I came to know well and spent lots of time with as his kid was on my team for a few years and also played on other teams with one of my little ones. Fast forward in time to the beginning of Xavier’s 2017/2018 season. Boy were we feeling good about Blueitt, JP, Sean and a damn good supporting cast. Rightfully so. We had Chris Mack, whom we had no reason to believe was also pumped and ready to go for all the marbles. Started the yr ranked 8th I believe. Wound up ranked in top 5 and a #1 seed for The Dance. We all recall this like it was yesterday, why am I dwelling on it? Cuz when in the hell was a program like X ever before or since going to have this kind of dream season, we ain’t Duke or Kentucky you know. And therein lies the point. This was our time to shine, our moment in the sun, win lose or draw it was a season all X fans who love the program should embrace and cherish. Chris Mack did not………………………. I believe I briefly alluded to this years ago on this board. In light of this post, I feel I must again. This is all 1000% true. So the gentleman I referenced above who I befriended during shared time at sporting events for our kids was also a Xavier alum. Who loved X as I did and deeply followed the program. He was also in the same graduating yr as Mack and hung with Chris and stayed friends to some degree over the years. This particular gentleman is also an esteemed business leader here in town and not one to flap his gums or embellish. So we are at a sporting event in early November for club ball. The D1 season is just about to start. I am sitting with a few parents after a game and this gentleman and I start talking about our Muskies and he blows my mind stating that Chris has already been in talks with Louisville and has secretly verbally assured them that he would accept the head coaching job right after this season. I was flabberghasted. I pressed him and he matter of factly confirmed that Chris’ inner circle all knew this. Much later in the season I read a few posts from some others on this board alluding to this rumor and that even the players suspected or knew prior to selection Sunday. After the season we learned that Mack had not been pouring his heart & soul into recruiting for X during that last season and had even been subtly making recruiting overtures for Louisville. So as it all played out, my buddy was indeed spot on, in that, before the season even started Chris Mack’s mind & soul was out the door. This in a once in a multi decade opportunity for X to make a Final Four where the stars had aligned. Folks, plain and simply, in the axiom of college sports, this is no less than High Treason. Period, end of story. Sorry for the very long post. But Chris Mack’s actions and lack of ethical & professional courtesy to a university that was paying him and entrusting him to steward their program was no less than a Brutus style stab in the back. So NO to Chris Mack ever being allowed to have anything to do with Xavier basketball. No, no and F’in hell no..!

Yes,

That was not a well guarded secret. I also heard that he had a deal in place w/LVille before the season started. Per a goods source, Walter McBride told people that his son, who went to the NBA after his 1st or 2nd year, wasn't going to X b/c Mack wasn't going to be there. One recruit also said before the Tourney even started in 2018 (I think it was David Johnson) that Mack told him he wanted him to play for him, whether at X or LVille.

[JKC74]

Hire Bob Mc Killop from Davidson College. A Well respected coach and gentlemen. If not him, then Mark Schmidt from St. Bonaventure long time XU assistant and has done a very good job resurrecting the St. Bona program.