Congrats. My alma mater (Xavier) will be down in Tuscaloosa shortly and we have a good history against #1's. Should be a good game (I hope).
Great. The only time my girlfriend from Alabama pays attention to sports is when her Alabama basketball team ranks higher than my Heels. That was a pleasant phone call.
Re: Re: Alabama Basketball Number 1 for the first time in history I'm probably going to go to that game since it's on a weekend and I can make the drive to Tuscaloosa. If I can get tickets that is.
I get to watch "The Tide" play at Utah later tonight. Looking forward to seeing how good they really are. Utah is a tough team to beat at home, but this obviously should be a challenging game. Last time such a highly ranked team played up here was when Wake Forest (led by Tim Duncan) came in ranked #2 in 1996.
And just like that the Utes leave us with one less undefeated team. And congratulations to Utah on their 1500th victory in school history
Fun game last night. Utah and Alabama both worked their butts off on defense. Truly was a team effort for the Utes as everyone made a contribution. Crowd was one of the best I've ever seen up there. They were loud and frequently on their feet from the opening tipoff to the final shot. I'm probably not the only one that was there who doesn't have a voice today.
Exactly what I didnt want to see last night as a Xavier fan. Now the Tide will be plenty pumped up for the game against us Saturday. Encouraging to see they can be held to 49 points though. We can play some D ourselves - and if Romain Sato keeps scoring like he has the past few games this could be a good one.
By the way Bama fans - the Xavier team is in mild dissaray. We've just had the 3rd kid leave the team since the start of the school year. I don't know what kind of attitude we're gonna have down there this weekend. Big game tonight vs a good Creighton team should be an indication of how we'll play Saturday. ----------------------- ESPN.com news services CINCINNATI -- Senior guard Dave Young was dismissed from Xavier's team Monday as the Musketeers prepared for a stretch of two games against unbeaten teams. Young played only seven minutes and failed to score in an 84-60 victory Saturday night over Eastern Kentucky. After the game, David West said Xavier lacked cohesiveness because some players were more concerned about their roles than the team. Young averaged 5.1 points per game this season, losing playing time after freshman Dedrick Finn took over as the point guard and Lionel Chalmers moved to the other guard spot. "There were clearly some differences in philosophy about his role in our program," coach Thad Matta said. Young wasn't eligible to play as a freshman. He averaged 2.5 points as a sophomore, and moved into a starting role last season, averaging 8 points in 30 games.
Hey, I live in Alabama, and dated a girl from Florida, who I met at Camp Courtney in North Carolina. Most women in North Alabama are transplants anyway. All the women I know here have all their teeth, are not pregnant, or barefoot. We just talk funny, and have a weird fascination with NASCAR, and Pointyball, that's all.
I can't wait until the red-hot Georgia Bulldogs take on the Tide. Ask Pitt how good the boys in Athens are this year. #3 this year in football... basketball?????