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Alanama just held the number one scoring offense in major college football to 20 points - 60% below their season average. Before the game I bet most everyone would say if Bama held GA to just 20 pts we win. Their defense is just better than ours.

Kirby never figured out Bryce Young , and Keelon Russell is a souped-up version of Bryce. I like Bama's ability to do more damage to Georgia's psyche especially if our top two receivers don't end up with broken wheels!

:nana: I like this idea! Have a Heisman corner where each has his own space and room for more.

I know Coach Saban had a NFL roster mentality to ID his top 45 players and then platoon them accordingly. I think schools today have to take a similar NFL perspective on when and where to spend their $ on the most important player positions on the team. The remaining roster is a fill-in-the-gaps style of roster management.

A salary cap and some type of collective bargaining like the NFL are coming to NIL and to college roster spending because it is totally out of control right now.

Exactly! Who are you going to hire that is better than CKD? The coaching pool is not a field white unto harvest!

Thanks for the info :dude:

Good one! After watching Michigan bigs leap above the rim all night I’d love to see Alabama have a big guy with over a 12” vertical jump.

:violin: I've seen Michigan play on TV 3 times this season other than the NCAA tournament. The first 1/2 of the year they looked like a Saban version basketball squad - they were physically mauling everyone as well as dropping 3-point buckets all over the place. They absolutely looked unbeatable. Purdue beat them in the Big 10 tourney by spreading the ball around using great passing, driving and kicking out to an open player. It looked like Purdue wore Michigan out physically - plus MI didn't hit their usual number of 3's.

So to beat the big beasts Alabama has to run - run - run, then pass effectively all around the perimeter while shooting at least 40% from behind the line. Then get back on defense - get in their face defensively, like they did with Texas Tech. There is no way Alabama can match up with their size, even if Williamson undergoes a metamorphosis and roughs up their 7' 4" bruiser. I think Bama's backcourt is far superior, and can do damage by moving the ball constantly and wearing Michigan down. That is what Purdue did. It also helps if MI has an off-night shooting from outside.

I think the Tide will play poised and I expect them to play with confidence on Friday. I agree with HWYMAN that Coach Oats looks more comfortable in this environment which helps the team play more loose and with less pressure.

No one, other than a few of us Tide fans, even think Bama can win this coming game. Remember, if you are old enough, that no one thought Villanova in 1985 could beat Georgetown and Patrick Ewing, but shooting 78% for the game kind of evened the playing field! I just pray Alabama can play their best, which is all we can ask for.

:catfight: If someone has the data, I'd like to see the comparison in spending between USCe women's and men's basketball programs, as well as which of those two sports brought in more revenue.

Over $10M on woman's basketball is incredible - but Dawn Staley's salary is reportedly over $4M a year, so 40% of that woman's BB investment is her salary!

:nana: I was pleasantly surprised at the performance of the team in Tampa! Following the debacle in the SEC tournament, I didn't think they would make it out of the first weekend - but thankfully I was wrong. If they play an aggressive "in-your-face" defense against Michigan and shoot the 3-ball like they did against TT - they have a shot to work the upset. Hope for the best!