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I watched the game. Good game and A lot of talent on the floor for both teams. If Alabama grows up a little bit they can make a run and I expect Auburn to be one of the top contenders.

Bama has a talented team but they ain’t there mentally. They won’t play defense, can’t shoot 3’s which is what makes that offense click, and they have no leadership from players.

Auburn is ranked #1 for a reason, they are incredibly good.

And well coached.

Auburn is very talented and the bench is deep. It won’t be a surprise to see them in the final 4 this year if they can avoid injuries and develop chemistry. Nate is building a program and it will take some time. A #3 recruiting class will help.

Maybe Phil can answer or is he gone too?

Right now Ole Sis is 9 & 6. Hope things get better for y'all in 2022.

Buddy and I went to the game. Biggest thing I noticed is how much taller the Barn boys are than Bama. A bunch of blocked shots in the first half were a direct result of short guys trying to shoot over tall guys. The Barn only had one short dude on the floor but he made up for it with talent. The fact that Bama kept it close says something about their talent level.

Is AU a particularly tall team? I don't keep up with BB enough to know if they are tall and Bama short or ???

if AU isn’t the best team in the country they’re def one of. big physical and play well on both sides. Only loss was early season to UConn.

Barners are going to shut the barn door on a lot of folks this year, they have some talent and a good/cheater coach. Bama needs to do several things to right the ship. 1) Move the ball, stop the isolation, move without the ball. 2) Hit their open shots, hitting barely over 30% from three this year. 3) Play defense all the time not just when they make a couple baskets.

Pearls not even that good of a coach, he’s just stacked with good recruits…….

Ha! Same thing folks say about Saban.

And that was exactly my point!!

They suck. Getting beat by mizzou basketball is worse than losing to vandy in football.

Never thought I'd say that 15+ years ago.

Of course part of being a good coach is getting the good recruits to come to your school. I am in the crowd that believes that Saban is only average as a game day coach but he is a master at recognizing high school talent and having a process to get them to commit and then a process to develop them into great college players. I think Pearl on the other hand is a very good motivator, salesman, and game day coach.

I had an Auburn assistant coach tell me one time “I’m a lot better coach if I have good players”

They lost again tonight. 78 to 76. It was a good game back and forth.

Speaking of recruiting- Saban is awesome at it - 4 and 5 star siting on bench. It would be interesting to know the last time he finished outside the top 10 in recruiting - or the top 5 - prob Michigan state 🤣🤣. Auburn would love to hav some of Sabans rejects 😀

And Bama would hav beat Ga with healthy Metchy and if the other guys did not get hurt in the Ga game - that was the diff to me - it was noticeable when inexperienced guys went in

Close the Barn Door - Good stuff Davey - some other funny stuff on here 😀

#1 receiver out
#2 receiver out

#2 rb out
#3 rb out

#1 de out

#1 corner out
#2 corner out

Not sure how many others but surely GA was missing some key guys as well.

. We just can't buy a 3-point shot until the last couple of minuted in the game. What was Shackelford 1-25 from that range. It was a hard game to follow with all the fouls, Ms. St. something like 37 and Alabama 28 of foul shots.

It’s like Bama is reverting back to street ball.