This is an opinion column.
Yes, you’re reading the record right. As I write this in the dimly-lit Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, after Alabama’s 87-74 loss to the Wildcats, the Crimson Tide sits at 6-5 on the season.
Before you read any further, take a step back, take your hand off the big red panic button, and breathe.
The season isn’t over, and Alabama isn’t going back to the NIT.
It was hard to not have high expectations heading into this basketball season. After all, Alabama is coming off its second SEC title in three seasons, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, and seemingly reloaded with a highly-ranked transfer portal class.
But failing to meet early-season expectations doesn’t have to mean said season is over.
It’s true that 6-5 isn’t what most people had in mind when they envisioned the start of this college basketball season.
But it can also be true that Alabama isn’t dead in the water just yet.
Now I know, most fans don’t want to hear the “moral…
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Author : Blake Byler
Sports Illustrated Alabama Crimson Tide News, Analysis and More
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