Playing on the Saturday of the SEC Tournament isn’t uncharted territory for the Crimson Tide, but winning on this day certainly has been. Alabama hasn’t advanced to the championship game of the tournament since that much-ballyhooed 2002 squad. However, if there was ever a year to break that streak, it’d be this one.
Yesterday’s performance was about as dominant of one as I’ve ever seen from an Alabama basketball team. If they play even close to that level today, even against a better opponent in Tennessee, we’ll all be back here tomorrow at the same time, ready to watch the Tide try to pull off the rare double-dip of SEC titles.