Auburn 66, Alabama 60: Lost season begging to be put out of our misery
The Crimson Tide doesn’t deserve a return trip to the NCAA tournament, and it probably doesn’t have to worry about it any more. Gifted yet another opportunity at a quality win to burnish its credentials, Bama couldn’t close the deal against an Auburn team that has struggled to recreate last year’s chemistry and had no road wins of note.
Tide and Tigers united by lingering doubts with Round 2 ahead
March 5, 2019 Comments Off on Tide and Tigers united by lingering doubts with Round 2 aheadBy Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff March 5, 2019 Where to watch: Auburn (20-9, 9-7 SEC – #16 Pomeroy Rating) at Alabama (17-12, 8-8 – #56) – Today, 8 p.m. Central, Coleman Coliseum, ESPNU Who to watch: Riley Norris. It would be a mild surprise if the senior from Albertville got the start, but if it […]
Continue reading …Auburn 84, Alabama 63: Latest trip to the Plains a revolting rerun
February 2, 2019 Comments Off on Auburn 84, Alabama 63: Latest trip to the Plains a revolting rerun
Alabama surrendered 30 points off 21 turnovers Saturday night as the Crimson Tide wilted once again at Auburn Arena, falling 84-63 to the Tigers.
Continue reading …Alabama must face down past history as well as sharpshooting Auburn
February 1, 2019 Comments Off on Alabama must face down past history as well as sharpshooting AuburnBy Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff Feb. 2, 2019 Where to watch: Alabama (13-7, 4-3 SEC – #46 Pomeroy Rating) at Auburn (14-6, 3-4 – #15) – Today 7 p.m., Auburn Arena, ESPN2 Who to watch: Kira Lewis. Bama needs its freshman point guard to be somewhere between very good and excellent if it is going […]
Continue reading …Auburn wrap-up: Necessary or not, Bama makes its statement
November 25, 2018 Comments Off on Auburn wrap-up: Necessary or not, Bama makes its statement
Auburn’s strategy was obviously to survive the Alabama first-half storm, keep the game close, then do something heroic in the second half. Such a strategy, though, oversamples early-season results and fails to account for the Alabama of the recent. Alabama may have started the year running up huge numbers and then sitting on the leads, which led to some artificial second-half statistics that implied the Tide couldn’t play after the half.
These days? Ask LSU. Ask The Citadel. And now, ask Auburn.
Continue reading …Auburn preview: Tigers will be tough, but upset chances are low
November 21, 2018 Comments Off on Auburn preview: Tigers will be tough, but upset chances are low
Auburn has a solid quarterback, but not one that would threaten to take over a game against a secondary many believe to be elite. The game isn’t in Auburn, where weirdness is born, fertilized and cultivated into something so bizarre it begins to appear as if it should have been scripted by William S. Burroughs. And Alabama, most certainly, doesn’t have an explosiveness problem. The Tide has been as combustible as a sack of nitroglycerin in 2018.
Continue reading …Projected Depth Chart for Alabama vs. Auburn
November 21, 2018 Comments Off on Projected Depth Chart for Alabama vs. Auburn
This is not an official University of Alabama document. The depth chart is taken from individual practice and game observations, and is color-coded.
Continue reading …Basketball Preview Part 3: Loaded SEC makes for another challenging schedule
November 5, 2018 Comments Off on Basketball Preview Part 3: Loaded SEC makes for another challenging schedule
Last season, Alabama broke into the NCAA tournament field despite 15 losses and a losing record in SEC play. What put the Crimson Tide over the top was playing the nation’s third-toughest schedule as measured by RPI. And once again the schedule will pack a punch, although that comes mostly from a loaded SEC slate this time around.
Continue reading …Previews 2018: Arkansas, Auburn and LSU
August 25, 2018 Comments Off on Previews 2018: Arkansas, Auburn and LSU
This isn’t Bret Bielema’s Arkansas anymore, and for a couple of years at least, it’s not going to be fun to be Chad Morris; The SEC’s most momentum-driven team gets a chance to boost its championship hopes early with an opener against Washington; Most observers think there’s a chance the wheels come totally off the Ed Orgeron circus this year; TideFans is outright calling it to happen.
Continue reading …Alabama 81, Auburn 63: Crimson Tide trades in bubble for bragging rights
March 9, 2018 Comments Off on Alabama 81, Auburn 63: Crimson Tide trades in bubble for bragging rights
No. 9 Alabama held top-seeded Auburn without a field goal for the first 10 minutes of the second half and advanced to the SEC Tournament semifinals for a second consecutive year with an 81-63 blowout in St. Louis.
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