Continuing on in the poll / voting for the All-Saban Era Team - Offense, we now move to the Offensive Guards in this ballot. A number of excellent guards from early in the Sabana era through last season. Please vote on (2) the Offensive Guards listed in the poll. I have included our recent starting guards from this past season because both played very well.

In March, teams are typically either playing for their tournament lives or for seeding. Arkansas has zero hope of making the tournament, so they’ve been playing with nothing to lose of late and been playing good ball. Alabama has looked deflated since the loss to Tennessee and today was no different.

A lackluster performance majority of the game led to being down by as much as 15 in the game and took a heroic effort from Latrell Wrightsell to force OT. They did not lead all of regulation and got their first lead a minute into OT. In OT, Wrightsell and Sam Walters took over and led them to victory.

It is concerning seeing the offense, what has carried them all season, be so lackluster the past week or two. It just looks like guys are scared to shoot open shots and Oats has said consistently that if you pass up an open shot, it typically leads to a turnover. They just look like they are playing with zero confidence collectively. The defense was better today and carried them in the second half, but if the offense was one, they’d have won by 20-30. Maybe one day they’ll play another complete game.

Now it’s March time and it’s put up or shut up time. Alabama will be the 3 seed in the tournament, which could be a UF/UK/UT path to a title which seems highly unlikely. They are likely locked in as a 4 seed in the NCAA tournament, but a couple wins in the SECT could make the 3 seed within reach. Regardless, this team has a team that can make the final four, or lose the first round. They’re just a mixed bag and you don’t know what to expect. I didn’t expect them to make the Sweet 16 this year, but if they make the second weekend it’s a massive success considering where they were expected to be.

Time to enjoy the most enjoyable time of year!

was welcome back but estrada. he has played 5 years already. with 3 signed and everyone back would leave us at 1 over. i look for wague not to be back.

So that makes us the 3 seed doesn’t it?

how is our recruitment with aj dybantsa going?
how do we stand with caleb wilson, meleek thomas, isiah harwell, jasper johnson, and mikel brown?

Jerry Jeudy will be pairing up with his idol, Amari Cooper in Cleveland.


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We got another big win last night. Most Importantly, a 198.00! That’s 2 198’s in the last 3-4 weeks. Thats Championship quality right there.

Luke Metz was to be in town this weekend with family, but a minor issue forced the group to reschedule. But UA will absolutely get him on campus in the next month before he takes the next step in his recruitment. Tide are battling LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and others here.

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Nate Oats opened the presser calling Saturday's contest a "character game."
Oats said he thought Alabama led the Tennessee loss carryover into the Florida game.
Oats said Khalif Battle is having the best four-game run of the
Alabama will honor all six seniors on Saturday regardless of if they're coming back. The only player out of eligibility is Aaron Estrada.
Oats said students still on campus should pack the gym on Saturday: "We have an 11 a.m. tip... you can make it to the beach in plenty of time."
Oats is saving any conversations with the remaining five seniors for after the season."They're all more than welcome to come back."
More on Battle: "One we have to keep him out the paint without fouling him." "He's also the guy who shoots the most efficient shots.
On many of the senior class members being transfers: "I think the days where you see a really high-level player stick around for four years, you're not gonna see that." Said Alabama's players
Oats said Rylan Griffen's MRI revealed a calf strain and the results were better than expected. Griffen is day-to-day and Oats said he isn't sure when Griffen will return.
On Director of Scouting & Analytics Adam Bauman: "He started diving in, taught himself out to code. He works really hard."
On Latrell Wrightsell's status: "As far as I can tell he's at a full green light... As long as I get great feedback tomorrow I think he's full go."
On the Arkansas game being high scoring: "If Arkansas likes to run, we like to run."

I'm a big fan of the charts Evan Miya does and this one stuck out to me. Alabama has a high floor and a low ceiling in the NCAAT based on its results this season. While anything can happen, I'm not nearly as concerned about Alabama being a victim of a No. 5 vs. No. 12 or No. 4 vs. No. 13 upset as I am about what will happen in the round of 32.

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https://www.al.com/sports/2024/03/casagrande-theyve-gone-too-far-this-time.html. So instead of 12 now it’s 14. I’m sure that in five years after done fan crying their team ranked #20 was left out the committee will decide to add more teams