Even though Coach Avery Johnson says he wants to continue to play a game each year in Birmingham, he may want to rethink that strategy after the second straight year of a loss in the Vulcan Classic at the BJCC Legacy Arena. After blowing a double digit halftime lead and losing to Oregon last year, the Tide only blew an early 6-0 lead, in getting blown out by a much closer margin than it was, 67-54, by Clemson on Sunday.
The Tide was overmatched, out hustled, out coached, out shot, out schemed, out anything you can think of, other than rebounded and strangely, free throw shooting.