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Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:25 am to HailToTheChiz
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:25 am to HailToTheChiz
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After 20 years of horrendous basketball
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I don't think you understand what "horrendous basketball" means
Yeah, Alabama never had really bad basketball.
Their horror was being stuck in a repeating loop of slightly above average NIT team into eternity.
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Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:25 am to Streelman
Being a two seed with an easy path to the elite eight was pretty disappointing. That scenario isn’t easy to come by, got to take advantage of it.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:26 am to Streelman
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We are really freaking good again.
I mean, I agree, but this kind of post isn't going to fly here (the fighting corndogs can't help themselves). Come over to the Bama board to discuss our basketball greatness. We have a very active season thread there, as we have for years.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:27 am to Hang10
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Get back 2 me in about 2 months and I'll be open to discuss the topic..
It's football season in Tuscaloosa, AL and all over the south. Nothing else matters until mid January or February
Why are football only fans always so insecure about basketball?
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:28 am to au4you
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Being a two seed with an easy path to the elite eight was pretty disappointing. That scenario isn’t easy to come by, got to take advantage of it.
Thanks for explaining basketball to us. As an Auburn fan, I'm sure you have as much as two years of expertise backing your teaching.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:38 am to Teague
quote:Lol. This “got you” line Bama fans parrot from Hunter L Johnson is pretty great. Remember Bruce is fat.
Thanks for explaining basketball to us. As an Auburn fan, I'm sure you have as much as two years of expertise backing your teaching.
Most Auburn and Bama bball fans are the exact same. Ive been way too invested in terrible AU bball since I can remember. Went to almost every home game during the Barbee years. I deserve a damn medal.
This post was edited on 11/12/21 at 8:39 am
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:44 am to au4you
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Went to almost every home game during the Barbee years. I deserve a damn medal.
Speaking of Hunter, he has a basketball call-in show now on the local Tuscaloosa radio station. It has gone about as well as you would expect.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:49 am to au4you
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Lol. This “got you” line Bama fans parrot from Hunter L Johnson is pretty great.
I don't even know who that is. I've heard the name, but I don't think I've ever watched? heard? read? him. I make fun of you guys with zero help.
My point stands. Bama fans and Wimp Sanderson don't need anyone to explain the importance of seeding to us.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 8:57 am to Teague
quote:Uh, yeah a lot of Bama fans probably do. The Bama fans I grew up with in Birmingham could give a damn about basketball. Even under those solid Gottfried teams. I think more Auburn and Bama fans are getting into it because 1) of course, the product has improved and 2) basketball has just grown in popularity as a sport itself.
My point stands. Bama fans and Wimp Sanderson don't need anyone to explain the importance of seeding to us.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:17 am to au4you
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Uh, yeah a lot of Bama fans probably do. The Bama fans I grew up with in Birmingham could give a damn about basketball. Even under those solid Gottfried teams. I think more Auburn and Bama fans are getting into it because 1) of course, the product has improved and 2) basketball has just grown in popularity as a sport itself.
Alright, you seem more reasonable than I assumed.
It's also possible that I skimmed your post and thought you were being condescending when you weren't actually. But, that would make ME the problem and I don't know if that's something we want to consider. It's Friday, after all.
I do think Alabama has a pretty large basketball fan base left over from the 70's, 80's, and the better gottfried years. But, yeah, there's definitely a lot of new young fans that are beginning to pay attention for the first time.
This post was edited on 11/12/21 at 9:28 am
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:18 am to Chadaristic
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Why are football only fans always so insecure about basketball?
I was talking to this old Bama fan on Tuesday morning, I asked if he was ready for basketball season to start that evening and it totally shifted the entire mood of the interaction, dude acted all offended that I'd even bring up basketball
He said "NOPE! I only watch football, drag racing, NASCAR, and sometimes baseball but only the Braves. We don't watch no basketball in this house!" Said it with a scowl on his face and a tone of voice like I just asked him if he wanted to sell me his wife
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:22 am to Streelman
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After 20 years of horrendous basketball for the most part
We've been horrendous like 3 times in the last 30 years. That's the most frustrating part of it. We're almost never terrible, just mediocre enough to make you think maybe we are good or close to being good.
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Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:27 am to au4you
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The Bama fans I grew up with in Birmingham could give a damn about basketball
You probably already know this, but we call them FOGs–“football-only Gumps.”
Like you with Auburn basketball, a bunch of us have been around for a long time, and remember that darkness all too well.
These last few years have been amazing, but trust me, we’re still used to the pain.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 9:30 am to BowlJackson
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Said it with a scowl on his face and a tone of voice like I just asked him if he wanted to sell me his wife
Did you lowball the offer on his wife? May have been a contributing factor.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:28 am to lsu711
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He’s old enough to be Will’s dad
How many 9 yr old fathers do you know?
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has a less impressive resume.
They actually have been college HCs about the same amount of time, as Oats was teaching HS and coaching there for 11 yrs. That said, Oats has done equal or better in less time as a college HC
GeneralWade: (38 yrs old; pear shaped):
-HC at 3x colleges (2013-present; entering 5th yr at LSU)
Overall: 175–85 (.673)
Tournaments:
-2–3 (NCAA; 4x appearances as HC)
-1–1 (NIT)
-0–1 (CIT)
Championships
- Atlantic 10 regular season (2016)
- SEC regular season (2019)
Awards
- SoCon Coach of the Year (2014)
Oats: 47 yrs old; not pear shaped:
-HC at 2x colleges (2015-present; entering 3rd yr at Bama)
Overall:
- 138–65 (.680) (college)
Tournaments
- 4–4 (NCAA; 4x HC appearances)
Championships:
- 3 MAC Tournament (2016, 2018, 2019)
- 2 MAC regular season (2018, 2019)
- SEC regular season (2021)
- SEC Tournament (2021)
Awards
- 2× MAC Coach of the Year (2018, 2019)
- SEC Coach of the Year (2021)
*(wouldn't be a Bama post without an asterisk): Plus, 11 yrs teaching HS and coaching with a 222–52 record (.810 win%), 5x state semis, and 1x state championship.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:40 am to Che Boludo
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not pear shaped
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:42 am to Streelman
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we are cheating.
FIFY
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:46 am to Gcockboi
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unless yall build a badass arena (not some pussy 9k seat gymnasium like Auburn) 15k plus seats.
It's supposedly on the table. Prior plans were to renovate Coleman again, but now there's talk of a new arena. Coleman is around 15k now. I'm torn on if a new one should be that big. Demand is certainly there for the big games.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:53 am to The Spleen
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I'm torn on if a new one should be that big.
I don’t think it should be, personally.
You get 10k-12k in Coleman now and it still seems way too sparse.
I miss the “move down” days, where you could at least fill up the lower sections.
Regardless of size though, the seating needs to be totally reconfigured.
Posted on 11/12/21 at 10:55 am to Teague
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I do think Alabama has a pretty large basketball fan base left over from the 70's, 80's, and the better gottfried years. But, yeah, there's definitely a lot of new young fans that are beginning to pay attention for the first time.
We damn near sold out the arena for a Tuesday night, season opening game with an 8 o'clock tipoff. I grew up with season tickets during the Wimp years, and that NEVER happened. Large crowds weren't happening until the SEC schedule started after the football season was over. The lone exception to that may have been the UNC game in 90 or 91, but I forget what month that was played. We beat their arse is all I remember.
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