Tensions are already rising for this year's Crosstown Shootout

Xavier Musketeers forward Zach Freemantle (32) pulls in a rebound away from Cincinnati Bearcats guard Day Day Thomas (1) in the second half of the 92nd Annual Crosstown Shootout NCAA basketball game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers at Fifth Third Arena on the UC campus in Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. The Bearcats won 68-65. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesA clip surfaced on X/Twitter this week from the Roll Blob Podcast featuring the Xavier Musketeers' new head basketball coach, Richard Pitino, and the Crosstown Shootout was the big talking point.

"We need to shut these people up", said Pitino when talking about Cincinnati…