{"id":252711,"date":"2025-09-25T04:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T04:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/252711\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T04:05:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T04:05:09","slug":"tensions-are-already-rising-for-this-years-crosstown-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/252711\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions are already rising for this year’s Crosstown Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

A clip surfaced on X\/Twitter this week from the Roll Blob Podcast featuring the Xavier Musketeers’ new head basketball coach, Richard Pitino, and the Crosstown Shootout<\/a> was the big talking point. <\/p>\n

“We need to shut these people up”, said Pitino when talking about Cincinnati Bearcat fans already talking trash before the game. The clip made its way to a lot of Xavier and Cincinnati fans across X and created a lot of fun discourse. <\/p>\n

“When I first took the job, it was like ‘eh, what’s the deal? ‘ You know what I mean, we’re in the Big East we’re not in the Big 12”. Pitino makes the point that how could a non-conference game mean so much weight to the college basketball fans in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

“I certainly know it’s important to a lot of people, more and more people are coming up to me and talking about the Crosstown Shootout” <\/p>\n

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Kenny and Coach Pitino discuss the Crosstown Shootout \u2694\ufe0f \u201cWe need to shut these people up\u201d \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n

Watch the full interview: https:\/\/t.co\/R4fBDD4ODk<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/B9tOpd0mFq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Roll Blob Podcast (@RollBlobPod) September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n