Xs and Oats: To be the best, Alabama has to beat the best — Duke
Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Outside of Gainesville, no one is playing as well as the Duke Blue Devils. They’re the tournament favorites for a reason The three-point shot has been called the great equalizer, and that has certainly proven to be the case in the NCAA tournament. As we enter the Elite 8, six of the […]
Alabama Softball Faces Crucial Home Series with Georgia
Patrick Murphy talks with pitcher Jocelyn Brisk | BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK Though it’s still March, the Crimson Tide is in must-win mode. Alabama is on the brink of not being ranked in the Top 25 anywhere. Of the four polls, only USA Softball – which is partnered with ESPN – has […]
Jumbo Package: Alabama to play Duke late on Saturday night
Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images Your latest Crimson Tide news and notes. Happy Friday, everyone. Would you like to relive Alabama’s historic three point shooting night? Of course you would. Enjoy. EVERY ALABAMA THREE FROM THEIR RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE 26 THREES. UNREAL. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/WED47pcxew — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 28, 2025 The Tide will be playing […]
Giving Away Money: Alabama v Duke Elite Eight opening odds
Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images Alabama has to knock off the tournament favorite if it hopes to advance Quick shout-out to FanDuel for helping us keep the lights on, as they are sponsoring this post. All odds courtesy of FanDuel. And if you’re going to go full bread-and-circus in our imploding post-capitalist Western world, you may as […]
Oh Darling Random 10
Vinyl Me, Please It’s so sweet… Hungry for a fight and will not let you win… that’s how Alabama showed up against BYU yesterday. So Sweet. Now Elite. Let’s celebrate, shall we? RTR! 1. Fast as you Can by Fiona Apple 2. Papa Was a Rolling Stone by The Temptations 3. Jumping Someone Else’s Train […]
Elite! The Crimson Tide Advances To Round Of Eight For The Second Straight Year
Mark Sears made 10 three pointers and scored 34 points to lead the Tide in the Elite Eight with a 113-88 victory over BYU on Thursday night | Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images The Alabama Crimson Tide is one step closer to back to back Final Four appearances after defeating BYU 113-88 on Thursday night. Bama improved […]
Victory Thread: Mark Sears, Alabama set NCAA Tournament record in win over BYU
Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images Alabama 113, BYU 88 Alabama came into the Sweet 16 favored by 4.5 against BYU. The Cougars ran into an absolute buzzsaw, however, and were sent home 113-88. The first half of this one was the Mark Sears show. After a stretch of cold shooting games, Mark lit the Cougars up to […]
Patrick Murphy Notches 1,300th Win, But It Wasn’t Pretty
Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images North Alabama donated three unearned runs late. ALABAMA 4, NORTH ALABAMA 2 The Crimson Tide rolled up to Florence, AL on Wednesday and I am half-surprised the team did not take a side-trip to Brooke Ellestad’s Wisconsin hometown along the way. The announced attendance […]
Jumbo Package: Nate Oats focused on defense as Alabama faces BYU tonight
Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Your latest Crimson Tide news and notes. Happy Thursday, everyone. Or, perhaps I should say Happy Sweet 16 day, as Alabama is set to face BYU on CBS tonight at 6:00 CT. It’s quite clear that Nate Oats has the team focused on defending against an elite BYU offense. Last year, the […]
Gump Day: BYU is being fed all the delicious rat poison this week as they face ‘Bama in the Sweet 16
Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Keep putting ‘Bama on upset alert, please. Happy Gump Day, one and all. Before we talk about hoops, we have to briefly mention That Other Sport. This was a concerning quote to me, having seen more than one Alabama team derailed by lack of leadership: So who fills [Booker’s] void for […]