Xavier coach makes Bill Belichick his Twitter avatar after lost bet

Xavier head basketball coach Chris Mack grew up in Cincinnati and is a big fan of the Bengals, while his graduate assistant Joe Sullivan cheers for the New England Patriots. They made a Twitter bet before the Sunday Night Football game, and now Mack has a new avatar for this week.

Xavier head basketball coach Chris Mack grew up in Cincinnati and is a big fan of the Bengals, while his graduate assistant, Joe Sullivan, cheers for the New England Patriots.

They made a Twitter bet before their favorite teams met Sunday night, and after the Patriots 43-17 victory, Mack has a new avatar for the next week in the form of coach Bill Belichick.

It all started with some friendly trash talk between Mack and Sullivan.

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24 hours from now the @Bengals are mowing thru yesterday's news, the Patriots. Ain't that right @JoeSully4? Foxboro may never be the same.

— Chris Mack (@CoachChrisMack) October 5, 2014

But now Mack is dealing with the consequences.

A man of my word. I present the following avatar for the next 7 days. Miserable.

— Chris Mack (@CoachChrisMack) October 6, 2014

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