I agree. This isn't an upgrade of any sort and has caused multiple players to leave. The basketball roster is now gutted with another "up and coming" coach who's longest stint is as a coach in High School. In the coming days the recruiting class will most likely fall apart and Alabama's starting lineup next year on opening day will probably be three walk ons, and some bench players from this season. As bad as it was it's going to be much worse. Good job Byrne.


Trendon Watford? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA...... that kid can go pretty much anywhere he wants but he's going to go to Alabama and jump on that train wreck? Nah.

Let em have their fun Reb. They’ll still suck in the end

From one of the biggest Bama fans on the board I realize this..... I attended the university and when I was there I worked at the O'charley's when we made it to the elite 8. I remember the team coming in after they made it to the sweet 16. Pretty cool. Even then, by the way.... we were horrible at football at the time... basketball just wasn't a big deal for Bama. All these "fans" want to act as if Wimp had us as some kind of dynasty. It's just unrealistic to ever expect us to be that team. Top basketball players in the country are never going to come to Bama because they will always play second fiddle to the Football program. I think Oats is probably as good as we could get and I'm not disappointed by it. He will have us as a bubble team every year and then the "fans" will be screaming for his head too.

There's a part of me that loves what Saban has done for the university because enrollment has almost doubled since he arrived, the money coming into the university has increased dramatically and for anyone to deny that he's the cause of that is asinine. The only downside is he has made us soooo good in Football (and Patterson had us there in Gymnastics and our Softball team is lights out as well.... Golf too) that our fans really expect it in every sport. I say let's just enjoy the ride and root on the Tide for what it is.

With the right coach, you can have good basketball at a football school. Look at Florida under Donovan.

I never believed Avery was going to make Alabama a perennial tourney team. I think Oats will do well if they give him the resources. Anyone know if any facility upgrades are in the works?

How much would replacing Coleman cost? $200 million?

Someone will hire the mountain Brook coach as an assistant, I believe that'll happen soon

Agree he is a good coach, but I wonder how the rules work on that. (If to get a player)

In football I believe it makes you ineligible from recruiting that school for a year or two

How can football coaches have serious NCAA restrictions and not be allowed to hire a HS coach who has a top recruit, yet it's OK for hoops?

That became a thing with football two years ago, clearly because the college coach would hire HS Coach and then Big Stud Recruit would sign. Or the recruit would sign and HS Coach would be hired as an admin assistant or consultant or yard mower or whatever.

Is that only for football?

Money talks