The People's Coach: Richard Pitino Wins His First Crosstown Shootout, Immediately Shows Up To Xavier's Bar To Drink Beer With Fans And Pick Up The Entire Tab
I don't know what it will take for more people to understand the true hate in the Crosstown Shootout, but it needs to be screamed across the country. To me it's the 3rd best rivalry in the entire sport, but might be number 1 in terms of true hate. It's a city game, it's everything you want in college basketball. Last night was no different. Game at Cintas Center, where Xavier always beats Cincinnati, no matter who is the coach, how good the teams are, it's just a guarantee.
Tre Carroll also immediately became a Crosstown Shootout legend
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But then we got back to the classics. A move Travis Steele made famous:
You win against Cincinnati, you go to Dana's. Dana's is the stereotypical, perfect college bar. They sell Natty Light by the pitcher and this mixed drink called Herschel's which, let's just say does the trick. It's the perfect mix of dive bar, campus bar and sports bar rolled into one. It's exactly what a place like should be that a college coach rolls up to so they can drop some money.
That's exactly what Richard Pitino did last night:
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Perfect. You drink your beer, you tell everyone you're going to pick up the tab and have a damn night. Why not? It's how you win yourself over with Xavier fans. You beat Cincinnati like normal, you go to Dana's and celebrate. This is Big East basketball. Their coaches should be going to campus bars to celebrate after rivalry wins. It just feels right in a conference led by Bill Raftery.
Either way, I love this move. You get your first win in the Crosstown Shootout, you go celebrate with the fans. The People's Coach.