December 23rd means it’s Festivus and — as is tradition — Festivus begins with the Airing of Grievances. I got some good responses on Twitter that I’ll share below but also will give you my list of grievances. As Frank Costanza says “I got a lotta problems with you people, and you’re going to hear about it!” I’ll also give you my Feats of Strength from the non-conference schedule and maybe there will be a Festivus miracle to finish things off.

“It’s a Festivus, for the rest of us!”

Airing of Grievances

• Hey, ref! Keep the whistle to yourself!! I know scoring numbers are up across college basketball, but if I have to see another foul called on a bogus hand check call 40 feet from the rim I’m going to lose it!

@pcbb1917 Ricky Ledo and Alex Owens not been cleared for eligibility #pcbb

— NBMA (@CoolWithCooley) December 23, 2015

@pcbb1917 the time has come for both national media and recruits to give Coach Cooley the recognition he has earned. #cWo #pcbb #leader

— Keith Buohl (@Habs0316) December 23, 2015

A Friar is not leading the conference in rebounding https://t.co/vSUkfbxBpb

— Nuerotic Friar (@NueroticFriar) December 23, 2015

@pcbb1917 I'm sick and tired of sitting next to the same 8,000 people every game, I would like some sellouts in January

— Jeremy (@ThePhantomFriar) December 23, 2015

@pcbb1917 Doing something about our mascot? #AiringOfGreivances

— George Martin (@george_t_martin) December 23, 2015

Feats of Strength

• Kris Dunn’s triple-double vs. Ben Bentil’s 32 point, 12 rebound game. Ready, Go!

Festivus Miracle

• I’d say Providence being 12-1 through the non-conference with wins over top 15 Arizona, at URI at the buzzer and not losing a bad game against a lesser opponent — even when Kris Dunn was out with illness — is a pretty good Festivus miracle!

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