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Title: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Jamos on February 16, 2015, 06:50:02 PM With six games left in the regular season, Alabama has zero margin for error.
Entering the 8 p.m. trip to Auburn on Tuesday, Alabama has fallen to No. 75 in the latest official NCAA RPI ratings. Last Monday, Alabama was No. 69 and a week before that, it ranked No. 59. http://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/index.ssf/2015/02/alabama_falls_rpi_ncaa_tournament.html#incart_river Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Jamos on February 16, 2015, 06:52:55 PM I don't know how Bama could be favored but that's what the bookies say. I'm thinking this game could get real ugly for Bama with the sellout crowd expected and the pay back mentality of Bruce Pearl and his team.
Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Marshal Dillon on February 16, 2015, 07:00:08 PM I don't know how Bama could be favored but that's what the bookis say. I'm thinking this game could get real ugly for Bama with the sellout crowd expected and the pay back mentality of Bruce pearl and his team. Hate to say it, but I expect the Barn to win. Pearl will have his team & crowd at a fever pitch. Plus, Pearl can coach. :tinfoil: Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: McBaman on February 16, 2015, 07:14:43 PM An embarrassing, lopsided loss to the Barn -- if it happens -- coming on top of the debacle against Vandy could be 'all she wrote' for CAG. I still wonder if the team can bounce back from the Vandy game.
Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Jamos on February 16, 2015, 07:25:59 PM An embarrassing, lopsided loss to the Barn -- if it happens -- coming on top of the debacle against Vandy could be 'all she wrote' for CAG. I still wonder if the team can bounce back from the Vandy game. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if there haven't been some feelers out there already to some sports agents from Bill Battle finding out who just might be available. :dunno: Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Marshal Dillon on February 16, 2015, 07:31:02 PM An embarrassing, lopsided loss to the Barn -- if it happens -- coming on top of the debacle against Vandy could be 'all she wrote' for CAG. I still wonder if the team can bounce back from the Vandy game. Don't even think that. That would be absolutely debilitating for the players & the program. No doubt that Grant is already toast as the coach but I hope the players hang in there. Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Catch Prothro on February 16, 2015, 07:40:46 PM Bama is not an NCAA Tournament team. That ship has long sailed. It isn't happening.
Surprised Bama is favored, with Tarrant still out. Still a winnable game, though. Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Marshal Dillon on February 16, 2015, 08:12:59 PM An embarrassing, lopsided loss to the Barn -- if it happens -- coming on top of the debacle against Vandy could be 'all she wrote' for CAG. I still wonder if the team can bounce back from the Vandy game. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if there haven't been some feelers out there already to some sports agents from Bill Battle finding out who just might be available. :dunno: Yeah, I'm sure there has been "informal" contact with the agents of several coaches to gauge interest in the Tide job. I found where Grant's contract runs through 2019. Do the math, 4 x $1.9 millon & he gets $7.6 mil if fired. How could such a ridiculous contract be awarded to such an underachiever? Hope this is wrong. Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: roll tide roll on February 17, 2015, 10:12:43 AM Bama is not an NCAA Tournament team. That ship has long sailed. It isn't happening. They have not been a tournament team for a while. However, they could win the SEC tournament and make it into the NCAA. Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: pmull on February 17, 2015, 11:00:08 AM An embarrassing, lopsided loss to the Barn -- if it happens -- coming on top of the debacle against Vandy could be 'all she wrote' for CAG. I still wonder if the team can bounce back from the Vandy game. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if there haven't been some feelers out there already to some sports agents from Bill Battle finding out who just might be available. :dunno: Yeah, I'm sure there has been "informal" contact with the agents of several coaches to gauge interest in the Tide job. I found where Grant's contract runs through 2019. Do the math, 4 x $1.9 millon & he gets $7.6 mil if fired. How could such a ridiculous contract be awarded to such an underachiever? Hope this is wrong. I read where the buyout is $1M per year (4 years remaining) on the remaining contract in lieu of $1.9M if he is retained. That would be further reduced by any salary he gets if he is hired as a head or assistant coach at another school. IMO the buyout should not determine if he kept or not. If the administration is happy being middle of the SEC standings and NIT program they should keep him. If they want the program to compete for SEC championships and be a top 25 team a change is needed regardless of the buyout. Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: pmull on February 17, 2015, 11:04:03 AM I don't know what to expect tonight. The barn plays us tough at their place. Their gym is small but the fans are right on the court and it can get loud. They could blow us out. However, we match up well with them. They are one team we have a height advantage over. If we control Bowers and limit their three point shooting we should win. I think it is a toss up.
Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Marshal Dillon on February 17, 2015, 11:43:19 AM An embarrassing, lopsided loss to the Barn -- if it happens -- coming on top of the debacle against Vandy could be 'all she wrote' for CAG. I still wonder if the team can bounce back from the Vandy game. It wouldn't surprise me a bit if there haven't been some feelers out there already to some sports agents from Bill Battle finding out who just might be available. :dunno: Yeah, I'm sure there has been "informal" contact with the agents of several coaches to gauge interest in the Tide job. I found where Grant's contract runs through 2019. Do the math, 4 x $1.9 millon & he gets $7.6 mil if fired. How could such a ridiculous contract be awarded to such an underachiever? Hope this is wrong. I read where the buyout is $1M per year (4 years remaining) on the remaining contract in lieu of $1.9M if he is retained. That would be further reduced by any salary he gets if he is hired as a head or assistant coach at another school. IMO the buyout should not determine if he kept or not. If the administration is happy being middle of the SEC standings and NIT program they should keep him. If they want the program to compete for SEC championships and be a top 25 team a change is needed regardless of the buyout. I sure hope you are right about the buyout. Plus, you nailed it about the buyout being irrelevant if you want to win. Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: pmull on February 17, 2015, 02:07:04 PM The buyout is even less than I said in my earlier post. It is $500K for the last four years of his contract.
Quote Alabama men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has received a $100,000 raise and a one-year contract extension through 2019. University system trustees approved a raise Thursday to $1.9 million from Grant's deal in April 2009. Grant got a two-year extension last year but no raise. He led Alabama to its first NCAA tournament since 2006 last season. Grant's buyout will be reduced over time to $500,000 for the last four years. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8430871/alabama-crimson-tide-approve-raises-anthony-grant-mal-moore Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Jamos on February 17, 2015, 02:12:07 PM The buyout is even less than I said in my earlier post. It is $500K for the last four years of his contract. Quote Alabama men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has received a $100,000 raise and a one-year contract extension through 2019. University system trustees approved a raise Thursday to $1.9 million from Grant's deal in April 2009. Grant got a two-year extension last year but no raise. He led Alabama to its first NCAA tournament since 2006 last season. Grant's buyout will be reduced over time to $500,000 for the last four years. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8430871/alabama-crimson-tide-approve-raises-anthony-grant-mal-moore Thanks for the info on the buyout. I thought I had read something about it reducing in the later years of it but I couldn't remember where I read it. Good stuff, well worth an e-cred. :clap: Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: Chechem on February 17, 2015, 02:44:32 PM The buyout is even less than I said in my earlier post. It is $500K for the last four years of his contract. Quote Alabama men's basketball coach Anthony Grant has received a $100,000 raise and a one-year contract extension through 2019. University system trustees approved a raise Thursday to $1.9 million from Grant's deal in April 2009. Grant got a two-year extension last year but no raise. He led Alabama to its first NCAA tournament since 2006 last season. Grant's buyout will be reduced over time to $500,000 for the last four years. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8430871/alabama-crimson-tide-approve-raises-anthony-grant-mal-moore Thanks for the info on the buyout. I thought I had read something about it reducing in the later years of it but I couldn't remember where I read it. Good stuff, well worth an e-cred. :clap: :clintyes: Title: Re: Alabama falls again in RPI rankings but opens as favorite at Auburn Post by: roll tide roll on February 17, 2015, 03:27:30 PM If the administration is happy being middle of the SEC standings and NIT program they should keep him. Problem with that is BAMA will not make it to the NIT this year and they will finish near the bottom in standing. Probably third from last, or tied for second to last. I see 1 win in their future. |