Alabama 57, Missouri 54: Crimson Tide wakes up in nick of time
Alabama missed 18 of its first 20 shots and dug itself a 10-point hole before coming alive in the second half to outlast host Missouri 57-54.
Mizzou may be more than paper Tigers for rematch
February 15, 2017 Comments Off on Mizzou may be more than paper Tigers for rematchBy Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff Feb. 15, 2017 Where to watch: Alabama (14-10, 7-5 SEC) at Missouri (7-17, 2-10) – Today 7:30 p.m. Central, Mizzou Arena, SEC Network Who to watch: Riley Norris. It feels safe to pencil in the junior swingman from Albertville for somewhere between 8-15 points each game, since that’s been his […]
Continue reading …Alabama 68, Missouri 56: Crimson Tide takes its time polishing off Mizzou
January 18, 2017 Comments Off on Alabama 68, Missouri 56: Crimson Tide takes its time polishing off MizzouBy Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff Jan. 18, 2017 Alabama held Missouri to 19 first-half points and kept an opponent under 60 for the third time in SEC play as the Crimson Tide pulled away for a 68-56 home victory. What did we learn today?: Bama’s offense is a crock pot, not a microwave. In five […]
Continue reading …Can Donta Hall stay hot as Mizzou comes calling?
January 18, 2017 Comments Off on Can Donta Hall stay hot as Mizzou comes calling?By Chris DePew TideFans.com Staff Jan. 18, 2017 Where to watch: Missouri (5-11, 0-4 SEC) at Alabama (10-6, 3-1) – Today 6 p.m., Coleman Coliseum, ESPNU Who to watch: Donta Hall. Looking over Alabama’s consistently inconsistent season, there is an argument to be made that no player has truly put together three good games in […]
Continue reading …SEC Previews and Predictions: Week 1
August 31, 2016 Comments Off on SEC Previews and Predictions: Week 1
As usual, the top game on the opening-week slate belongs to Alabama, but Auburn faces Clemson in a strong undercard matchup, while Ole Miss battles Florida State in a game that could have playoff implications. Here’s our look at all the games for the opening week:
Continue reading …Previews 2016: Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt
August 27, 2016 Comments Off on Previews 2016: Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt
Missouri s is a team with an anemic offense and a defense that must always overachieve… South Carolina is a team in crisis … Questions remain about the Vols’ Butch Jones’ coaching ability and the ability of QB Joshua Dobbs … Vandy’s Mason likely won’t be around to coach the team in 2017 and beyond.
Continue reading …2016 Previews: Rating the units of SEC teams
August 8, 2016 Comments Off on 2016 Previews: Rating the units of SEC teams
While college football might be a numbers game to some, putting objective numbers down to predict a team’s chances in the upcoming season can be a challenge – some say impossible.
The system we present to you tries to do the impossible. What follows is a ranking of every position group of every team in the SEC, and we try to make the results as objective as we can.
Continue reading …This week in the SEC: Teams in the middle forever blowing bubble chances
February 23, 2016 Comments Off on This week in the SEC: Teams in the middle forever blowing bubble chancesBy Chris DePew TideFans.com staff Feb. 23, 2016 A week ago, bubble banter was sprouting up across the SEC. The league seemed to be solidly on pace to at least match last year’s five NCAA tournament bids, and talk was building that the SEC could get six teams into March Madness for the first time […]
Continue reading …This week in the SEC: Alabama’s suddenly making bracket racket again
February 16, 2016 Comments Off on This week in the SEC: Alabama’s suddenly making bracket racket againBy Chris DePew TideFans.com staff Feb. 16, 2016 March in Tuscaloosa used to mean more than spring football. When the NCAA tournament expanded in 1975 to include at-large teams for the first time, the Alabama Crimson Tide snagged a bid and started making itself at home. Bama returned the next spring and after a few […]
Continue reading …This week in the SEC: Title plans keep getting wrecked by road rage
February 8, 2016 Comments Off on This week in the SEC: Title plans keep getting wrecked by road rageBy Chris DePew TideFans.com staff Feb. 9, 2016 Way back in the stone ages, when watching Southeastern Conference basketball mostly meant channel surfing to find the Jefferson-Pilot syndication package, the late Joe Dean Sr. had a theory on how to read the SEC standings in light of the difficulty of winning on the road. Dean’s […]
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