re: Tide Hoops | 31-6 (16-2)

A lot of flight have been cancelled. Probably won’t be back until tommorow

I said something wrong?

Completely agree. Basketball is seen as a luxury item. If there is a sufficient surplus of money to spend we will get a new arena, but no sooner. It will never, ever be a priority item for Alabama, as much as is frustrates the shite out of us.

If he gets it done sooner than anyone expects, I’ll give him all the credit he deserves and won’t doubt him again. But as of this second, he’s caved to football. Not sure any AD could really do anything differently here with football being king tho, so I can’t be that mad at him. Just kinda how it is at a school like this unfortunately. The people with the money control everything and 99% of our donors don’t give af about basketball.

Yeah, I think inflation was bad for the arena, but NIL was probably even worse. I hope they get some controls on NIL pretty quickly

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Yeah, I think inflation was bad for the arena, but NIL was probably even worse. I hope they get some controls on NIL pretty quickly

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Did you see this football class we signed? Zero Chance of a new arena, hell I doubt basketball will ever have another class like we just had. Too much money gotta go to Footbaw recruiting

Well he’s stuck in that Buffalo storm rn and isn’t even with the team so…

I think inflation and the NIL collectives have pretty much doomed a new arena. I mean even Oats has said if you are going to donate, donate to the collective. More important to have great players playing in a dump than Grant level talent in brand new arena.

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Until Byrne says something besides “construction is expensive. We’re still evaluating things” over and over while spending countless dollars on football, then yes I’m gonna continue to doubt. Yes I think he wants an arena and we’ll get one, but I think it’s probably YEARS away.

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Bill Battle pissed away enough income to pay for a new arena when he 'extended' UA's contract with Nike. Maybe Byrne could try to strike a deal with Nike or any company to "fund" one with their 'name' on it.

No. 8/9 Alabama Begins Conference Play at No. 21/20 Mississippi State

The Tide faces the Bulldogs in Starkville to tip-off SEC play

The No. 8/9 Alabama men's basketball travels to Starkville, Miss., for its first Southeastern Conference game of the season, facing No. 21/20 Mississippi State Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network.   

The Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs enter the contest as two of the six SEC schools that are currently ranked in the AP Top-25 Poll. This is the first time since 2005 that Alabama and Mississippi State are meeting where both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. 

The Broadcast
Wednesday's game is set for an 8 p.m. CT tipoff and will be aired on the SEC Network with Paul Sutherland (play-by-play) and Pat Bradley (analyst) on the call.

The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call, while Tom Stipe (engineer) is turning the dials. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.