Southeastern Conference Notebook by Rainer Sabin In forty minutes on Saturday, Alabama laid to rest any fears its fans may have had after the Crimson Tide lost to Utah last Monday. That is because Alabama (10-1) conquered No. 19 Xavier 65-58 in Tuscaloosa. The Tide rebounded from its first setback […]

Southeastern Conference Notebook by Rainer Sabin A week after beating Indiana and witnessing the Mike Davis tirade in Freedom Hall, Kentucky returned to Louisville to face its in-state rival, the Cardinals, last Saturday. It didn’t take long for the joy reaped from the victory over the Hoosiers to be replaced […]

SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin Louisiana State coach John Brady received an early Christmas present Saturday night when his Tigers (7-1) upset No. 1 Arizona in Baton Rouge. But the 66-65 victory did not come easy. A chorus of errors committed by LSU in the final minutes almost transformed a […]

SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin For Mississippi State center Mario Austin, the season was almost over before it even began. But that changed last Tuesday when the NCAA declared him eligible to play after its investigators determined that he completed the requisite amount of core class hours at his high […]

SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin Future opponents of 25th ranked Mississippi State (5-1) let out a collective moan when they learned that Mario Austin was returning to the hardwood. The junior forward and Wooden Award candidate, who had sat on the bench for the Bulldogs’ first six games, was cleared […]

SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin As the college football season slowly draws to a close, the 2002-2003 basketball season is heating up. Several SEC teams showcased their talent over the Thanksgiving weekend while participating in early season tournaments. Kentucky and Florida competed in the Maui Invitational and Preseason NIT, respectively, […]

SEC Notebook by Rainer Sabin The Southeastern Conference has picked up where it left off last season, as the 12 schools seem to be conspiring to recreate the 2001-2002 storyline. In a matter of weeks, eerie similarities are surfacing. Alabama and Florida already look formidable. Kentucky is a mess so […]

SEC Conference Preview by Rainer Sabin It should be another fun and exciting year in the SEC, as a balance between the East and West divisions has finally been established. Alabama, Mississippi State, Florida, Georgia, and Kentucky should be locks for the NCAA Tournament, but look for LSU to make […]

SEC Offseason Recap by Rainer Sabin Scandal, controversy, and an overall poor performance in the Big Dance and NIT made the 2001-2002 campaign one to forget for the Southeastern Conference. While nine of the 12 teams in the SEC made the postseason, their lack of success in the season-ending tournaments […]