Any time you suit up against your arch rival, the stakes already have an element of heightened necessity. Tonight is even more pivotal than bragging rights. This game could actually have a fair amount of influence on our tournament chances.
The resume looks okay for now, and we have a few opponents good enough to improve our stock before the SEC tournament. However, losing to Baylor, UT, LSU, and UCF has left us a lacking a signature road win. In fact, we don’t even have a decent one since Wichita St and SFA have both bombed out.
The majority of our remaining toughest games are at home. While lucky, it doesn’t give us much of a chance to round out the resume. In fact, the likelihood of beating MSU in Starkville is slim with their added revenge factor. Vandy, A&M, Arkansas, and USCe have been mediocre enough that none will add significant value.
That leaves Auburn as the best chance to get that resume defining road win. They always seems to play with an extra edge against us on their home court. Tonight, we need to match their intensity and prevent big runs when they get hot. If we can keep it close, we’ll have a chance to win. Let’s hope Avery will have the boys as ready to go as Bruce undoubtedly will.
Roll Tide y’all
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