Football is slow. Basketball is like the wild wild west. It is wide open.

Too bad they have already given out SEC and National Coach of the year awards.

We had a good regular season. Enough to get us a 4 seed. We had a bad end to the regular season and a terrible SEC Tournament. We got hot at the right time and had a great NCAA Tournament.

This was an amazing run. I hate to see it come to an end. A tip of the cap to UCONN, they are a very good basketball team.

What will happen to our roster? Only Estrada is out of eligibility. Will Sears go pro? Will Nelson return? We have a top 10 class coming in. I am hoping we just reload and do not have a completely new team next year. CNO knows what he is doing. I trust he will put a good team together and compete for an SEC title.

I remember in 2009 after beating Texas to win his first Championship at Alabama he said, "This is not the end, it is the beginning". I feel like that applies to basketball. I like where CNO has us positioned. The program is on the rise and will only get better.

Final Four Day!!! Miracles can happen and underdogs sometimes win. Roll Tide!!!

Oats is a top tier coach that I am glad is leading our team. The quality of head coaches in the SEC has never been better. It is hard to say who the best coach is because it changes every year. I am glad Greg Byrne renewed Oats contract with a big increase and massive buyout. It appears he is committed to Bama and likes being here.

Who is Arkansas going to hire to replace Musselman? With the right hire Arkansas will be a dominate SEC contender.

Barners are not handling our tournament run well. Pearl's one Sweet 16 in 10 years is not looking so good with Bama having 3 out of the last 4 years. They thought they were going to go on a good run, and we would go out in the first round.

All good points MD. I would add:

1. Limit UCONN scoring runs. They had a 30-0 run against Illinois.
2. Play at our pace. UCONN likes to slow the game down.

We are a big underdog, but stranger things have happened in this tournament.

Roll Tide!!!

 

From what I have read Eli is the one who made a mess of this. CTSN and the school stood by and supported him when he was sick and missed a full year in 22 and all road games in 23. Eli's contract was up for renewal this year. The CTSN decided it would be best not to renew the contact with the old terms. They wanted him to continue but in a lesser role and move Chris Stewart to the play-by-play announcer role. Eli said no. CTSN then wanted to make a joint announcement that Eli would be retiring, and Eli went nuts saying he would not agree to the announcement. That left the CTSN no choice but to make the announcement they were parting ways with Eli and thanked him for all he had done.

It was Eli's choice to make it ugly. IMO, he burned a bridge with a university that had been very good to him. I think he thought the fans would rebel and demand he keep his job. He underestimated the fact that all games are on TV, and no one listens to him on the radio anymore.

The CTSN and the school will be better off with Chris Stewart. Eli will regret he acted like a little bit@#.   

He seemed like a good guy. He was a lot of fun with a quick wit. He left us far too young. Prayers to his family.

 

OMG! He was only 43. 

Bama got a big home win in OT over Florida last night. We did not play well against a very good Florida team but found a way to win. We are now 19-7 and in first place alone in the SEC with an 11-2 record. We are projected as a #3 seed right now and rising.

I may be in the minority, but I like Chris Stewart much better. Eli talks too much and says very little. Listening to him while you are watching a game is fine. If you have radio only, he does not do a good job of keeping you up to speed on down, distance, time, and score.

Chris Stewart is outstanding in basketball and baseball. He will do a great job with football.

Coach Saban told the Administration, then the team, and then the public. What else was he supposed to do. I am glad he did not do a farewell tour and even more glad we did not name a coach in waiting.

Coach Saban left the program in great shape. I think Coach Deboer is a very good hire. In today's college game you will be miserable if you get upset every time a plyer hits the transfer portal or an assistant coach leaves for another job.

Pros: This team is fun to watch. When we hit our shots, we can beat anyone. Pringle has his best game of the year. We need more of that. Any road win is a good win. Bama is tied for the league lead with a 9-2 record. Currently projected as a #3 seed.

Cons: This team needs to learn how to play defense. Teams with a big post player give us trouble.

Grubb leaving for Seahawks.

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