Over the last few days we have spent articles, tweets, and a podcast explaining the simple factual concept that there are no good losses. No one has ever built a tournament resume on going 1-3. In that avalanche of empirical analysis there was, naturally, some pessimism.
But all the news isn’t bad. Xavier did lose three games, but they lost them to three top 10 teams. The game they won was a solid Q2 that could rise to Q1 if Todd Golden can work some magic. Let’s take a break from the resume reality to look at the reasons why Xavier Nation should still be optimistic about this season.