Xavier Preview

Ugh. Die.Who: Xavier (11-5, 3-0)Where: Cintas CenterWhen: Saturday at 11:00 a.m.RPI: 20TV: ESPN2***"Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely to produce a concussion in the head than a hole in the wall." - Sydney J. Harris***A wise man, that Syd. Being that I tend to pull for teams that consistently fall somewhere between disappointing and soul-crushing, drudging up hope in the face of cruel reality is nothing new. Some see it as endearing. Character-building, even. I can personally tell you I am not a better person for this. Quite the opposite, actually. It's very likely that every bitter, sardonic fiber of my being was conditioned thanks to said demoralizing experiences as a fan.And yet here I sit, slowly percolating and simmering like a coffeepot in anticipation of Saturday. At some point, this streak must break. The law of large numbers implies as much, and I'll be damned if I...