Big Week of Portal Wins! This week on the show:
- Omoruyi commits to Alabama
- Arkansas Go Top 10 with Aidoo & Davis
- Kentucky Scores with Brea, Carr, Kriisa, and Garrison
- Georgia picks up Lawrence & Cyril
Check it out:
So out of curiosity,
Alabama has been to as many Final Fours, as many Elite Eights, more Sweet 16's, and more NCAA Tournaments than Auburn. Additionally, they lead the all time series over Auburn.
Does that qualify Alabama as a Blue Blood by Auburn's standards?
Alabama:
Experience:
Nelson, Wrightsell, Youngblood, Mallette
Developing:
Holloway, Stevenson, Dioubate
NBA Potential Talent:
Reid, Cunningham, Philon, Sherrell
Possible:
Sears, Omoruyi
.... if you thought 2023 was fun in Tuscaloosa.
Razorback nation ladies and gentlemen!
If youโve never experienced an Arkansas coaching search before, let me welcome you to the greatest show on Twitter.
As promised here is our way too early SEC Power Rankings after Decision Day with explanations in the thread.
Maddy and David will talk about this also on the show Tuesday morning.
Hogs fans:
1. Losing Brazile sucks, there's no way around that. He is a game changing player for the Hogs
2. Hogs are very deep. And while you can't replace Brazile, you have enough talent to adjust
3. Arkansas is still in the hunt for a deep run.
In a game with 56 fouls, Mizzou got 14 more FTA tonight.
Mizzou had 14 attempts after the last media timeout
Arkansas got 2
Both teams were in the double bonus.
Found you something to argue about over Thanksgiving Dinner
- Hogs look the best so far
- Miss State's Defense looks impressive
- Bama will be tested tonight
- A&M has disappointed so far
I mean one is named for a president and resident of their home state. A president who was an important figure during WWII.
...the other is named Mike. -D
ESPN gives Arkansas a 14% chance on their matchup predictor.
Iโm sorry that number should be closer to 40%. Absolutely nothing indicates to me Gonzaga should be that favored against a top 25 team.
#MarchMadness
#WPS
๐จ ROSTER UPDATE ๐จ
Transfer big man Jonas Aidoo (6โ11) has committed to Arkansas!
The former Tennessee Vol was named All SEC 2nd Team last year, including 23 pts & 12 reb in BWA against Arkansas.
Heโll have one year of eligibility remaining.
Hereโs where we stand:
Since we don't have any games today, we figured you needed something to talk about.
"Now this looks like a job for me
So everybody, just follow me
'Cause we need a little, controversy...."
Once again, the Hogs find themselves on top of our power rankings.
Alabama is still very good and the margins are very thin. But we feel the Hogs have the better defense and are on a 6-game winning streak.
Mizzou and Ole Miss move in different directions after their UCF game.
The final results are in and tomorrowโs championship for the SEC Twitter Tournament will be:
@BSarver35
- Mizzou
@DerekAggie06
- Texas A&M
A t-shirt and an invite to the bracket show is up for grabs.
Absolute chaos in so many games last week.
- A&M and Mizzou take their highest spots of the season
- Miss State continues move up
- Kentucky is out last team listed we believe is in serious the tournament conversation
Tell us where we're wrong
Last year, Arkansas lost to Oklahoma in Tulsa and then lost to Hofstra in NLR. Made the Elite 8.
This year, the Hogs got their revenge against Oklahoma in Tulsa and smoked Bradley in NLR.
I don't know if this is any kind of indication, but how far can this Hog team go?
Arkansas destroys Kentucky in the second half and the Hogs win 88-73 in Lexington.
Feels a like the appropriate to time to remind everyone that Muss is undefeated in Rupp while at Arkansas.
"Money...It's a gas...Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash" - Pink Floyd
Don't let anyone lie to you, college basketball is a big business. Here's where Oklahoma and Texas basketball compares in revenue to the rest of the SEC.
***Data from College Raptor
In 2021, Arkansas lost 4 of its first 6 SEC games
In 2022, Hogs lost its first 3 SEC games
I don't know why Muss teams start slow in conference play. But I do know both of those teams went to the Elite 8 and were top 16 seeds.
It's been a rough stretch to start SEC play for Arkansas. But the Hogs look like they're beginning to turn a corner.
A big reason for the Hogs getting back on track may be
@MrDevoBuckets
improving his game nearly every night.
Some of yโall know Iโm an Arkansas guy, but this is a horrible post.
I have very low personal opinions about Alabama and Miller at this time, but what this is, is below decency.
The Heard and Harris family, Iโm confident, want justice not a basketball game. -D
This Sunday will be a historic day for several teams in the SEC, as many look to make their return to the NCAAT for the first time in years.
Here's how many times each team has heard their name on Selection Sunday along with their most recent appearance.
#MarchMadness
5. Mississippi State
In case you haven't heard, Tolu Smith is back in StarkVegas. Better yet, State is return all 5 of their top scorers. With a tough defense and only one roster spot left to fill, Miss State will be a force next year in the SEC.
The portal closes today. The top SEC transfers so far:
1. Jonas Aidoo- Ark (
#10
)
2. Mark Mitchell- Miz (
#17
)
3. Amari Williams- UK (
#21
)
4. JP Pegues- Aub (
#32
)
5. Sean Pedulla- Miss (
#33
)
...and more commits are on the way
Someone's missing you'd probably expect to be on this list. We're on YouTube going through our State by State: Who's the Best? examination of Mississippi this morning.
Check it out:
We wrap-up our State by State: Who's the Best? Mississippi look with our
#1
historic program.
Miss State with 31 NBA players and a Final Four, ends up our only SEC team in the top 5 in the state. Feels like someone's missing. Maybe Bulldog fans know who didn't make it?
Blue Blood?
According to our methodology, Auburn comes away with a score to put them as the 3rd best historic program in Alabama. Still a strong history with great alumni like Charles Barkley and a SoCon conference title believe it or not.
1. Arkansas
Is it any surprise Muss did well in the transfer portal again? Hogs are returning four of the top 8 scorers. 5-star prospects Fall and Blocker, plus transfers Tramon Mark and Khalif Battle are expected to send the Hogs to another deep run in March.
With all the new Mizzou followers we've gained, I want to ask y'all for something.
Please follow our friends
@mizzoupod
!
They've graciously came on our show and we've been on there's. When we had no Mizzou guests they stepped up. Good guys!
@MIZ_CFIN
@CaseIH_RedZone
@zou_dat
He is a player you need to know in this conference:
Trevon Brazile
Rare gifts of size and an outside game. Prolific dunker. A force on the defensive glass. Muss continues to feed him more minutes.
The Mizzou transfer is The Big Pig the Hogs have been looking for.
#WPS
Or maybe it has something to do with Aidoo and opting for an experienced big man instead of a more raw player and allocating NIL resources?
I'm not saying that is the case, but maybe don't jump to propaganda.
I still think itโs unlikely Jayden Quaintance comes to UK (although you never know), but the fact he was going to play for Calipari at Kentucky but isnโt going to play for him at Arkansas does show those two schools are not the same
The Semis for the SEC Twitter Tournament continue tomorrow!
@BSarver35
- Mizzou v.
@brooksbryant10
- Miss State
@DerekAggie06
- Texas A&M v.
@AuricGoldfnger
- Vandy
Remember what weโre playing for:
1. Bragging Rights
2. Hoops Southbound T-shirt
3. Invite to the Bracket Show
Mizzou fans chill. I am going to look into this one.
Yesterday there was nothing fishy up. But I understand your thought here. I left my office 3 minutes ago and the vote completely flipped. Im going to see what happened or if itโs just Elonโs New Twitter stuff
Alabama may have won their game but the biggest winner of the night may be Arkansas.
If Oklahoma moves into the top 50 in the NET, the game in Tulsa will become a Q1 win for the Hogs.
Last night Arkansas took a jump in its offensive rating. They now have the third highest offensive rating in the SEC.
The Hogs Net rating continues to trend up as well. They're now only behind Tennessee and Mississippi State.
@IAmHussainJa
@JoePompliano
The term football comes from "playing ball on your feet" not because you play by kicking a ball. That's why there's some many variations of football. American football, Irish football, Australian football, etc.
Soccer comes from "AsSOCiation Football"
Both terms are correct
I really hate the way the timing of games is done in the second round.
- 0 games on right now
- Only two games played so far today.
- Chaotic evening of basketball with several teams overlapping in just a couple of hours.
- Very late night on Sunday
Nothing this South Carolina team has done this season can be taken away from them.
- This team was picked last, finished toward the top of the SEC
- No one gave them a chance to make the tournament, they made a 6 seed
This has been a great year two for Paris.
Top 5 Transfer in the SEC:
1. Johnell Davis- Ark (
#3
)
2. Jonas Aidoo- Ark (
#10
)
3. Tramon Mark- Texas (
#22
)
4. Amari William- UK (
#25
)
5. Brandon Garrison- UK (
#27
)
....and more on the way!
(Sorry, first list was wrong. I'm still drinking my coffee)
Remember, if you can't win your argument, you can just start calling people names.
- Tide have the best resume in the SEC
- Vols get their second top 15 win
- Auburn continues to raise doubt
- Vandy might be worse than South Carolina