AbSnopes
Favorite team: | Alabama |
Location: | Birmingham |
Biography: | Bama grad |
Interests: | Basketball, Football |
Occupation: | Retired |
Number of Posts: | 880 |
Registered on: | 12/24/2020 |
Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: So we do the Friday/Sunday thing again?
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/24/24 at 11:40 pm
No. Thursday at 8:40...
re: March Madness Thread...link to scores inside
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/21/24 at 8:07 pm
[quote]Oregon looks incredibly under seeded[/quote]
They have everybody back after having key players hurt most of the season. Good coach too....
re: Tide Hoops | Recruiting
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/21/24 at 10:37 am
[quote]move Sears off the ball.[/quote]
Sears doesn't want to move "off the ball." His best shot at pro ball anywhere is at point guard. Estrada also played point for us, and Houston Mallett replaces him. We will likely have more turnover, but I suspect Nelson and Wrightsell return, as well as Wa...
re: Tide Football Thread in honor of TidalSurge
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/15/24 at 9:46 am
[quote]issues with him see that he holds onto the ball too long[/quote]
Watching video explanations of DeBoer's offense, plays move much faster than what we ran last year. One explanation showed how he uses lots of movement pre snap, but the intended play usually employs all that movement to isol...
re: Rate your basketball season from A to M
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/15/24 at 9:32 am
O for overachieved. Bama lost all three assistant coaches to head coach positions and all players but 3 to the NBA, G League, or transfer portal. Then Oats brought in transfers from Hofstra, Cal St. Fullerton, and N Dakota St, and all but one freshman rated 100 plus in all recruiting rankings. Oats ...
re: Mr. Saban goes to Washington
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/14/24 at 8:21 am
[quote]The moneymaker is the school brand, not the player[/quote]
Absolute truth! Nobody but A&M fans ever wore a Johnny Football jersey. Nobody but our fans wore a Bryce jersey. I bought a "Gravedigger" t-shirt, with Isaiah Bond catching the ball on it, too early. It's now at the Goodwill, and t...
re: Will Alabama continue to fight against the 9 game schedule?
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/11/24 at 10:47 pm
[quote]Saban was on record [/quote]
Saban was consistently on record saying he wanted a 9 game schedule. When everybody else voted 8, he scheduled at least 1, but usually 2 Power 5 schools for out of conference- last year at S Florida and Texas at home. Next fall S Florida home and Wisconsin on t...
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/8/24 at 9:57 pm
Bama -17 against Arkansas
Is that a real line from Vegas or anywhere legit betting site? Makes no sense with us having key players out, and Hogs playing their best ball now- almost beat Cats at Rupp. We’ll be lucky to win period....
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/6/24 at 8:56 pm
Rylan only has a bruise. Have not heard if Wrightsell had a headache after playing, but I gave heard talk that both are ok....
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/5/24 at 8:42 pm
Griffin is definitely injured. Could not walk on one leg. I hope Wrightsell did not get a headache, which would put him right back in concussion hold out. We overachieved this year, but without those two guys, we are really hurt. ...
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/5/24 at 8:37 pm
Yes. Our team lost it, but Florida was 40/46 from the line. We were 20/25. A 20 point advantage in an 18 point Florida win. You call that refs having no effect on the game? ...
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 3/3/24 at 9:23 am
[quote]Tonight, Sam Walters was better that's all I'm saying.[/quote]
Sam really has gotten better, as have Mo D and Cosby. I never would have expected those three to play and contribute as much as they have. Big upside for those three - as well as Stevenson, but I thought he would play more....
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/28/24 at 11:19 pm
Nothing like facts for telling what’s true. Estrada had a career night....
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/28/24 at 5:14 pm
Key is to be in top 4 to get a bye in the SEC tournament until Friday. Then to win enough to maintain the good seeding in NCAA...
re: New shoe contract negotiations?
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/28/24 at 2:12 pm
[quote]Second factor is that they are finally officially referring to the economic conditions a recession.[/quote]
Which “they” do you mean? We are not in a recession. I haven’t read of anybody saying we are. There are always bull vs bear predictors, but the S&P is rocking. ...
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/28/24 at 11:56 am
[quote]2 of them are almost assuredly Ws,[/quote]
Huh? Without Wrightsell, tonight is not at all assured. We could lose easily. I would think Tennessee will be favored over us Saturday (Vols are better by all analytics and routed us last time) and Florida will be favored next week at their place....
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/28/24 at 11:48 am
[quote]LSUs arena is a public private partnership[/quote]
We really should do that in Tuscaloosa if money is short. Birmingham built Protective Stadium, redid Legacy Arena, and is building a new amphitheater pretty much on the same site with public/ private or corporate partnerships. Of course, I...
re: How the heck did I just find out about Patrick Young?
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/27/24 at 10:31 pm
Yes. A shame because he was such a strong player. Blessings though that he has found his place with the SEC Network. He is a great studio analyst....
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/26/24 at 10:04 pm
So Wague suspended 60 minutes but Flanagan only 15 minutes for a more blatant and violent foul? This is Orwellian logic like 1984 or Animal Farm. Some fouls are worse but not as bad? All teams are equal “but some are more equal than others” (Animal Farm). ...
re: Tide Hoops | 23-11 (13-5)
Posted by AbSnopes on 2/26/24 at 3:03 pm
Hah! Yes, that thought dawned on me at that point....
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