The Big East is poised to put a bunch of teams in the tournament as the conference enters a month that sets them up for the NCAA torunament.

Tyrique has driven Xavier to two huge Q1 road wins. We'll talk about how close that moves Xavier to the tournament field, the emergence of KyKy Tandy, and the games Xavier can't afford to lose. All that plus the ideal game snack in this episode of Banter.

It's time to look at the numbers dispassionately to see what Xavier has to do to get in to the tournament. (Make free throws). After I do that, Bry and Braydan come along to update all of us on how the Big East is shaking out.

Xavier's flaws were all on display against Creighton in a loss that dropped them to 2-5. Can they reasonably expect to drag themselves back to the .500 they probably need to be to earn an at large bid to the NCAA tournament?

Bubble talk. It sustains us through February, but it's already time for a sneak peek. We see where Xavier sits right now before Bryan and yet another guest break down Big East play.

Xavier's season hangs on the brink as we talk point guard problems, lineup changes and the Xavier Way, and what we think of the job Travis Steele has done so far. That, your questions, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and giving the Astros the death penalty on this episode of Banter.

Xavier may be off for the weekend and out of the hunt, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of good basketball going on around the conference. Bry and Braydan are back to break it all down on a blustery Saturday morning.

What's the cure to Xavier's ills? Burning it all down. We discuss the three point shooting woes, the defensive breakdowns, the coaching miscues, and how that could all be alleviated if we just didn't have a team. We'll also answer your questions and talk pickup ball in this episode of Banter on the Parkway.

Bryan and Braydan go in depth on everything going on so far in the Big East with a focus, of course, on what Xavier has to do to get back in the race.

Two great bench performances may have shown how to solve Xavier's depth issues, figuring out if this team is any good, and putting together the lineup pieces, plus answering all your questions on this episode of Banter.