Alabama Crimson Tide football players are sure that their basketball team will defeat the UConn Huskies and proceed to the national championship game.The No. 4 seed Crimson Tide advanced to the Final Four with an 89-82 win over the Clemson Tigers in the Elite Eight and will face the No. 1 seed Huskies on Saturday at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, tipoff at 8:49 p.m. ET. This is a difficult challenge, given UConn is the favorite to win the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Alabama is an 11.5-point underdog heading into the semifinals, but the football team believes the basketball team can pull off the shock.ABC’s Jamie Hale interviewed numerous Crimson Tide players on their team’s chances.
“It’s absolutely inspiring to watch a component of your institution succeed and motivate the entire university. “You came to class feeling better,” defensive lineman Damon Payne said.
“I can’t give you a score prediction, but I’ll say we’ll win by five points or more, and free throws will win us the game,” linebacker Deontae Lawson stated.
The Crimson Tide football program will support the basketball team as they attempt to pull off a major upset over UConn.
Alabama’s Nate Oats shares advice he received from former coach Nick Saban.
Alabama Crimson Tide basketball coach Nate Oats revealed he received assistance from former football coach Nick Saban during the team’s journey to the Final Four.
“He kind of gave me the next idea.” Next, next, and next. So the boys bought in. We can complete this run. Other teams have accomplished it. “We have the capability to do it,” Oats told WBRC. “We can have the top offensive in the country. We had it for much of the year. Let’s put together a top 20 defense, and we can make a final four, and we’ve already done that.
During Saban’s tenure as coach of the football program, Oats admits to attempting to pick his brain at opportune times. I went to watch practices. I attended staff meetings. I shadowed him for a day. I went on road excursions with them to observe how they function.
It would be surprising if Nate Oats’ men defeated UConn in the Final Four, but the Crimson Tide football team is confident that the basketball team will pull off the upset on Saturday.If they defeat UConn in the Final Four, the Crimson Tide will face the winner of NC State vs. Purdue for the national title.Alabama has never won a National Title in football.
