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Meet Nick Morgan, the Alabama fan pictured gripping two Michelob Ultras in a sea of LSU fans when Ryan Coleman-Williams scored Saturday.
"That's kind of been the story of my life. It’s a me-against-the-world kind of mentality.”
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If season ended today, Alabama would have a first-round bye in the CFP, facing the winner of 11-seed Kentucky and 6-seed Texas.
“I don’t really care about how people say I played. I just want this team to win the national championship.”
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Only 3 teams in college football have a top 10 offense and defense in ESPN's efficiency metrics.
Georgia: No. 2 offense, No. 8 defense
Notre Dame: No. 3 offense, No. 4 defense
Alabama: No. 5 offense, No. 6 defense
ESPN's explanation for its efficiency metric: "Team efficiencies are based on the point contributions of each unit to the team's scoring margin, on a per-play basis. The values are adjusted for strength of schedule and down-weighted for "garbage time" (based on win probability). The scale goes from 0 to 100; higher numbers are better and the average is roughly 50 for all categories. Efficiencies update daily during the season."
Updated story as Alabama tallies 30 assists and beats Oakland in Aden Holloway's return.
“They passed the ball as good as you can pass the ball,” Oakland coach Greg Kampe said. “They were as unselfish as a team could possibly be.”
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Nate Oats brought up how London Jemison was 5-10 from 3FG before tonight. Tonight he was 6-6.
SID @StevenRGonzo with the quick math said that puts him at 69%.
“That would put him at 11-16. That’s 69%. Nice job. Good work by Steven.”
Jamarion Davis-Fleming didn't play tonight vs. Oakland because of a leg injury. Oats: "I don't think it's going to be bad. ... I think he's highly likely to play Friday."
Greg Kampe has known Nate Oats a long time and coached against him before. Asked Kampe what's different about this Oats team.
"Oy my god. There's no weakness."
Oakland coach Greg Kampe said Alabama was "as unselfish as a team could possibly be" tonight. He noted seeing a bunch of players turning down shots so Alabama could get a better one.
Aden Holloway in his return from suspension:
4-8 FG (all 3s)
2 rebounds
2 assists
1 turnover
21 minutes
12 points
Instant takeaways from Alabama's 109-68 victory over Oakland.
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London Jemison has 20 points halfway through the second half, tying his career high vs. UTSA a season ago.
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Alabama men's basketball leads Oakland 56-29 at halftime, and leading scorer Drew Fielder hasn't even scored.