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« Last post by nickgyp on April 09, 2025, 05:12:02 PM »
I keep fanning the embers of Xavier football. Other than Bruce, no one comments to my posts. I am heartened that there are as many views as there have been that seem to indicate an interest. Chicago St. was rumored to be interested in starting an intercollegiate football program which has moved in the direction of actually happening. I ran across articles in the Tribune and Sun-Times that a new coach has been hired for the season to start in the fall of 2026. That isn?t far off; and according to the Tribune, not only are players yet to be recruited but the school still doesn?t have a place to play. There is no mention of plans to build an on-campus but the school is looking at local high school stadiums to play. This will be an FCS level program. Hope it succeeds. https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2025/04/09/chicago-state-cougars-football-bobby-rome-bears-ben-johnson-nfl
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« Last post by nickgyp on March 19, 2025, 03:24:38 PM »
Interesting post with comments about BB schools that dropped football. Could it morph into a Pioneer League with east and west divisions? https://twitter.com/cfbcampustour/status/1902099421216813357?s=42
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« Last post by nickgyp on March 11, 2025, 05:06:37 PM »
Bruce:
It is intriguing but I haven?t been offered a scholarship to play on this fantasy Xavier team. It may be because it is FCS non-scholarship fanatasy football but I think it is because of all the bitcoin NIL money I would command. In any case, I am not anticipating any fantasy phone calls?..
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« Last post by Bruce on March 10, 2025, 08:58:10 PM »
I agree. It looks like a fantasy football / EA Sports kind of thing. Still interesting b
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« Last post by nickgyp on March 06, 2025, 05:35:48 PM »
I went back to Jaytwo media?s original video where he put together this Xavier team explaining he wants to get the team to the football Final Four. Appears this is fantasy football stuff but where and how he gets his initial recruits isn?t clear. He obviously is into his trade and it his intriguing. https://youtu.be/BV6IHVZeib8
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« Last post by nickgyp on March 06, 2025, 04:48:12 PM »
I just found this on You Tube. No idea who this guy is but in the last six months he has revived Xavier football on simulated games. I didn?t listen to the audio but just watched the video. He has Xavier playing four different games. I only linked the one that has Xavier winning against a mythical FCS team that has uniforms that resemble Bowling Green. He has three others with foes being UC, Northwestern and Central Michigan (all losing efforts). Xavier?s uniforms are sharp and the new Xavier stadium is pretty cool. As I say, I have no idea who this guy is but it is intriguing and seems to have an interest in seeing Xavier play again (even though he may have too much time on his hands). But if it has to do with Xavier football, I enjoyed watching. https://youtu.be/G7KeBzks4EQ
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« Last post by nickgyp on January 22, 2025, 07:24:54 AM »
I would have thought his passing would have merited some mention by the school even though he was not an alum. I always felt bad for him as Xavier football in its prior three seasons was simply abysmal. 5-5-1 is not particularly earth shattering except in 1973, the Musketeers played some entertains football in closing out the season with a number of wins. There were positive vibes in the direction Cecchini was taking the team; and he had worked hard to make it happen. The decision to drop football completely denied him and the team a chance to prove itself.
I know he went on to coach with Iowa and later the Minnesota Vikings but I wish he had the opportunity to succeed here. The fact that his passing was missed by the school just seems consistent with how all his dedication to Xavier football was rewarded.
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« Last post by Bruce on January 21, 2025, 06:33:41 PM »
News to me. I hadn’t heard that, either.
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« Last post by nickgyp on January 20, 2025, 01:33:13 PM »
Only learned today that Xavier?s last football coach, Tom Cecchini, passed away in 2023. I don?t recall seeing it mentioned anywhere on Xavier boards elsewhere. He was a good guy who addressed a Xavier club football team banquet in 2008 at Roger Bacon. He even welcomed my ill-fated attempt to walk-on at Xavier in the spring of 1973. Thought he had the team turned around when it finished 5-5-1 later that year but Fr. Mulligan had other plans as did the Board of Trustees. https://images.app.goo.gl/rGtP7JWeVettEckU6
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« Last post by nickgyp on January 17, 2025, 05:16:49 PM »
Likewise, Bruce. Attended many a Xavier football game at Corcoran Field with my dad and my siblings. Junior Musketeer Club and sitting in the end zone. Big deal for kids growing up watching football and having fun. Simply special memories especially recalling the one halftime where the band members played with lights affixed to their hats in a darkened stadium. And the crazy moves of a black drum major livening the show. The homecoming floats and parade around the stadium.
Very unique times.
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