🏀 🏀 In other NCAA basketball action—Conference Championship Weekend

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[24and7]

I hate to see Bama #1 during the season in any sport….The only time I want Bama #1 is at the very end of it all..

 

[SnakeDoc]

I hate to see Bama #1 during the season in any sport….The only time I want Bama #1 is at the very end of it all..

Yep. It always seems like Bama, across all sports, plays better as an underdog, though it has rarely happened in football over the past 15 years.

 

[mando]

Yep. It always seems like Bama, across all sports, plays better as an underdog, though it has rarely happened in football over the past 15 years.

Yawl watching the same Bama team I watch at least in football? Do not think it has mattered to much to Saban coached teams.

 

[SnakeDoc]

Yawl watching the same Bama team I watch at least in football? Do not think it has mattered to much to Saban coached teams.

Yep. They let too many inferior teams hang around too long.

 

[Bammerboy321]

Mizzou is getting their shit pushed in by auburn

 

[Secondand26]

Yep. They let too many inferior teams hang around too long.

So 1 or 2 years count for the entire time Saban’s been here? You sir speak in too many absolutes

 

[Bammerboy321]

Vanderbilt is taking it to South Carolina (expected). But this would be Vandy's fourth straight win.

 

[SnakeDoc]

So 1 or 2 years count for the entire time Saban’s been here? You sir speak in too many absolutes

It's happened the whole time Saban has been here, and every coach before him back to Coach Bryant.

2018 Citadel 10-10 at the half
2017 Colorado State 24-10 at the half
2017 Mississippi State 14-14 at the half
2016 Western Kentucky 17-3 at the half
2015 MTSU 23-3 at the half
2014 Arkansas 7-6 at the half

There's usually at least one game per season that an inferior point is still in the game at the beginning of the 3rd quarter, when the second string should be going in.

 

[mando]

It's happened the whole time Saban has been here, and every coach before him back to Coach Bryant.

Bama has not lost to an unranked team since Sabans first year.. Now if youi are asking did they always cover probably not. Could they have? Likely in most cases. This is an article from 2020 - https://www.si.com/college/alabama/history/nick-sabans-record-against-ranked-teams-unparalleled
Found this article that might align with your position but gives some possible reasons - Johnson: Why Alabama Doesn't Cover Big Spreads vs. 'Cupcakes'

 

[SnakeDoc]

Bama has not lost to an unranked team since Sabans first year.. Now if youi are asking did they always cover probably not. Could they have? Likely in most cases. This is an article from 2020 - https://www.si.com/college/alabama/history/nick-sabans-record-against-ranked-teams-unparalleled
Found this article that might align with your position but gives some possible reasons - Johnson: Why Alabama Doesn't Cover Big Spreads vs. 'Cupcakes'

Bama lost to an unranked Texas A&M last year (2021 season).

 

[Davestwin]

OK … as I’ve said I’m relatively new to being a college BB fan but I’m still surprised by the difference in betting odds between it and football in regards to team rankings. The same holds true with ESPN’s matchup predictor. For example, they have Tennessee as 70% more likely to beat Bama. Is home court advantage in BB that much greater than home field advantage in football?

 

[EasyTider]

Bama lost to an unranked Texas A&M last year (2021 season).

Yep, also ended the streak of Saban having never lost to one of his former assistants. NOT one of Golding (and Saban's) defense finer moment.

 

[mando]

Bama lost to an unranked Texas A&M last year (2021 season).

One year..... Your comments seemed to be broader than one year. No one on here will argue last year was not an outlier year and that game was for sure and example.

 

[SnakeDoc]

One year..... Your comments seemed to be broader than one year. No one on here will argue last year was not an outlier year and that game was for sure and example.

My comment was broader, but it wasn't about wins and losses. I stated that his teams allow inferior teams to hang around too long into games. Too many games against inferior teams that were closer than they should have been at the half. I didn't mention wins and losses in my original post:

Yep. They let too many inferior teams hang around too long.

A quick example is The CItadel in 2018. The halftime score was 10-10. That halftime score should've been AT LEAST 35-0.

 

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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Maryland drops Purdue 68-54....

 

[SnakeDoc]

Maryland drops Purdue 68-54....

What's going on with Purdue?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

What's going on with Purdue?

I think Maryland was favored. Playing at Maryland it tough.