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The comment that a McDonald's All American who has a shaky freshman year leaves so as to say the problem was the former school/coach is likely spot on. So, Tre leaving is the one I don't understand. He improved a ton & could continue to grow as a player, & he saw that Bruce would give him lots of playing time. But maybe he thought he should be handed the reins of the team & was pissed when we went after Pegues. Maybe Mays at Michigan was willing to give him that, or say he had an inside shot at it. What is clear to me is that coaching these guys is super hard. Last year Chance & Traore both left, though anyone watching could see that neither had earned significant playing time (& did y'all see that Traore is transferring again?). Now Aden & Tre are gone, though both played a lot despite the limitations both displayed. How does Bruce (or anyone) coach these guys to develop? How does the new unlimited transfer rule help these guys? And who wants to be Aden when he has to return to Neville next year?

March Madness is sometimes truly "mad." So often we cheer the upset, the "Cinderella," & then 1 day we've gotten good enough to be on the receiving end of the upset, & I've kinda been "mad" ever since. And yet, today I'm able to recognize that being in this position (the receiving end of the upset) is quite an upgrade from where we were prior to 2018. And I'm glad for that. I also enjoyed winning the SEC tournament, beating Alabama by 20-something, & finishing tied for 2nd in a tough league (which then had several flame outs in the NCAA tournament; stll can't figure that). So, yes, it was overall a good season, & I'm glad for the ride through it. Just hated how it ended. (But that's been my sports year all around; I was pulling for Morikawa at the Masters!)

The ending actually was fun. What a kick!

Mid 2nd quarter & I'm hoping the D is much better than expected b/c the offense is not impressing to this point.

Seems like I ought to go "Duh!" Thanks for the reminder!

Can someone remind me where to watch online?

I'm sorry to lose Tre, but he'll likely play more somewhere else. As for Aden, I remember early in the season when he was hitting shots, several TV analysts commented that his shot is pure. Yes, he clearly lost that shot during conference play, but if he's a worker & accepts coaching, & if his shot is indeed pure, I see no reason he can't become a premier shooter for us. Several folks observed how much Tre improved from year 1 to year 2. I expect the same for Aden after time in the weight room & time in the gym.

Like all y 'all, I'm crushed & will need some time to get over this one. When I watched KY play last night I said then that I hope we don't have somebody shoot like that against us. And damn. I can't help but wonder if CBM on him would have made a difference. As Cole said, even if he misses just a couple of those shots, that would have been huge. But despite CBM & that guy's big night... The turnovers. Missed free throws. And can't get a layup to fall. Sometimes it really seems like there really are basketball gods who really have decided against you. I'm a little different than some of you regarding our guards next year. I hope Aden stays & develops his considerable skills. Same for Tre. Seems to me they have talent so that with development they could be really good. And hopefully smarter after going through this year & learning from it (I hope). Look at Broome's development this year. Huge. And I hope CBM will not want to leave Auburn under these circumstances. The thing about crushing losses is that returning & getting a big win is even sweeter. I hope they'll want to stick together & work together to get such a big win.

I so remember that game! I was in grad school in Louisville, & when I went to church the next morning the 1st 2 people I saw immediately said to me, "Not 1 word!!" I just laughed & laughed & enjoyed the moment!

UNC may yet win their game, but with less than 9 minutes to go they're losing to a team playing their 5th game in 5 days. Purdue & Houston have already lost. Not an impressive day for the projected 1 seeds. And I totally agree with those who've said they don't understand how Bama is still a 4 seed. Had Arkansas not choked last Saturday in T-town, Bama would have lost 4 in a row. And they've been blown out several times. Just don't get it.

As y'all have said, a tough, gritty, win for us in a close game... all good for the Tigers! As a couple of y'all have said, watching basketball is exhausting! In a football game there can be whole stretches where not much important is happening but not so in basketball! I'm amazed at y'all who post during the game for the simple reason that I can't sit in front of my computer (or phone). I'm up pacing all over the house! Seems to me that in the last month or so Aden has played well about every other game (which is better than the month before that). He played well yesterday (hit some shoots, very few turnovers), then not so well today (no shots & more turnovers), so I'm hoping he's going to be good tomorrow. The play of our point guards will be key, I think, to how long we keep playing in March. They're getting better, & I expect both of them to become very good. But we need them to learn & play better now. I'm not asking for great, but they need to be like yesterday rather than today. I wonder if we could convince Hubbard to transfer. He has such a sweet shot!

Anybody besides me more than a little shocked we could be leading the country in shooting the past 5 games when 1 of those games was Kentucky? We held them to 78 points (amazing) but scored 59 freaking points (amazing) against them! That game still sticks in my craw!

We needed good news after yesterday! Perhaps like many of you I was reminded of devastating injuries to McLemore & Chuma in years past & was thinking "not again!!" So glad it's "not again."

That game was only on radio. We had the radio on in the den loud enough to hear all over the house (our house was not that big). I come from a family of pacers, so my mom, dad, & I paced all over the house that day (my younger sisters were a bit too young to be into it then; they are now!). I was headed down the hall toward the bedrooms, & my dad was coming up the hall from the bedrooms when Gary Sanders started yelling that we "got it again!" My dad & I were probably about 6 feet apart right then & we both just stopped. I will never ever forget the look on my dad's face!! His mouth literally fell open! His eyes were literally as big as saucers! I can only wonder what my face looked like. We just froze like that for several seconds, didn't cheer at all till Gardner Jett hit the extra point, & when Langner got the interception to ice the win, my dad announced we were going to Auburn (we lived a half hour away), my 1st ever trip to Toomers! Super memories!

I think coaches may indeed orchestrate such things. I'm just not buying Goodman's argument about it happening, & happening as he said, in this case. In particular, I can't see Caddy being forced out as Goodman described but then not defending himself when rumors were flying about him having done something inappropriate. Just my thoughts.