the little brother of the university of cincinnati, Xavier University, has a basketball team. and they're really damn good. my fair city has rallied behind our musketeers (in the absence of our bearcats) and they've responded with a beautiful run to the Elite 8 on account of their hustle, style and grit.
but there is no quicker way to piss of the entirety of southwest ohio (and parts of indiana and kentucky) than to mispronounce the name of the school in the midst of a magical run. yes, xavier--or "X" as we call it back home--starts with the letter x. it is, however, pronounced as if it were spelled with a z. Zavier, not Ex avier.
someone should make a new rule that if you're to be considered an "expert" or a "pundit" in any particular field, especially collegiate athletics, you should be required to at least know how to pronounce properly the names of all the schools in the tournament. ya know, since everyone but reece davis seems to get it wrong.
i was Xstatic to see my/our muskies pull out a dramatic win over a team led by my team's former coach, the huggy bear. sadly, in the interest of winning my office pool, i must root against the X-men in their next game, since i have UCLA winning it all and i really want the money. besides, i'm a bearcat fan at heart. and we never really want little brother to have that much success.
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