Gump Day: If the Playoffs started today, is ‘Bama in or out?
Photo by Jason Clark/Getty Images We’re obviously biased here. As we expected after Monday’s second-half fiasco vs. Memphis — a protracted outcome we don’t wholly blame on the Tide so much as stupid no-foul format even more clueless officiating — Nate Oats found plenty to work on. Whoo, boy, did he: Alabama head coach Nate […]
She is Living Random 10
The New York Times …in and out of tune… Hey, you… Happy Friday! Peruse this list of randomly assorted tunes, then post your own in the comments. Party on, dudes! 1. Vitamin C by Can 2. Bodies by Drowning Pool 3. Baby How Long by Howling Wolf 4. Stick Season by Noah Kahan 5. Free […]
Jumbo Package: Kalen DeBoer speaks about discipline on SEC teleconference
Butch Dill-Imagn Images Your latest Crimson Tide news and notes. Happy Thursday, everyone. Kalen DeBoer participated in the SEC coaches’ teleconference per usual yesterday, and had this to say about his team’s discipline. “I can tell you our team has an extremely high level of discipline in a lot of those ways I’m mentioning,” DeBoer […]
Gump Day: If the Playoffs started today, is ‘Bama in or out?
Photo by Jason Clark/Getty Images We’re obviously biased here. As we expected after Monday’s second-half fiasco vs. Memphis — a protracted outcome we don’t wholly blame on the Tide so much as stupid no-foul format even more clueless officiating — Nate Oats found plenty to work on. Whoo, boy, did he: Alabama head coach Nate […]
Giving Away Money: What “analytics” can tell us, what they can’t, and how they are useful
Sports has built an entire industry around numbers. Let’s dive into what they actually tell us. Analytics. Perhaps the single most divisive word in the entire sporting lexicon. Hailed as revolutionary, a game-changing adoption, or even just a mere adjunct to the game, fancy maths have been embraced by just about all sports, by all […]
Alabama Takes Down Memphis 96-88 in charity exhibition
Coach Nate Oats is ready for his sixth season at The Capstone | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images In an ugly contest played in Huntsville, the Tide survived an exhibition game against the Tigers 96-88 I went to a basketball game on Monday and a rock fight broke out. In Alabama’s final tuneup exhibition game […]
‘Bama Basketball Breakdown: No. 2 Alabama vs. Memphis
Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images A familiar foe with some similar strengths and new challenges Welcome to the 2024-2025 season. “Where’s BB4,” you ask? Well, he’s still around, but he’s putting a stem on the cherry with another babe in the house, and his work is getting more difficult and responsible. So I’m taking over these previews […]
Random Thoughts Week 9: Octoberfest
Garrett Nussmeier struggled mightily. | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images All the College Football news, scores, injuries, gaffes, upsets, derps, and snark that you can handle. Some drinking, some dancing, and some fighting. It was the final weekend of October. It had some scares, but no real upsets. See ball, get ball. @dreadhead_bj ABC#GigEm | […]
Random Thoughts Week 9: Octoberfest
Garrett Nussmeier struggled mightily. | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images All the College Football news, scores, injuries, gaffes, upsets, derps, and snark that you can handle. Some drinking, some dancing, and some fighting. It was the final weekend of October. It had some scares, but no real upsets. See ball, get ball. @dreadhead_bj ABC#GigEm | […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama prepares for LSU Showdown over the Bye Week
Butch Dill-Imagn Images Alabama isn’t dead just yet. A win over LSU vaults them back into the forefront of national discussions. The general mood among Alabama fandom is much better after a 34-0 shutout of Missouri last weekend and a the Tide going into a bye week. Kalen DeBoer joined Chris Stewart for the Kalen […]