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TNR 3/2/26 - Hour 1 | Is Auburn Basketball COOKED? Steven Pearl POST-GAME Presser Reactions

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Football, News, Basketball, Sports, Sports News

4.9890 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The Alabama Crimson Tide went on the road to The Tennessee Volunteers to whom Alabama Basketball had lost five straight and stunned Tennessee Basketball 71-69. The Crimson Tide did not lead until the final 24 seconds but got an huge road win. The Auburn Tigers are now, potentially, inn the outside of the NCAA Tournament field looking in. Auburn Basketball suffered at terrible 85-79 home loss to the Ole Miss Rebels Saturday night. The loss leaves Auburn at 15-14 (6-10) and in an emergency situation. Former Auburn Basketball player Chad Baker-Mazzara was kicked off the USC Trojans team over the weekend. Would Auburn’s season have been any different with him still on the roster? Jon Sumrall meets a real gator Josh Heupel in favor of 24-team playoff Florida State no longer taking Mike Norvell on the booster trail PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Jim Dunaway, Lance Taylor, Ryan Brown, live from the Birmingham Racecourse Casino Studios.

0:09.9

The next round, presented by Bud Light, is on now.

0:18.4

I think Ty Simpson was good, as far as I can tell, but I'm no NFL Scout.

0:22.7

We'll tell you what the Scout said about the combine, winners and losers from there.

0:27.3

I'll go through some teams from the SEC and let these guys tell me when they get knocked out of the NCAA tournament.

0:34.4

Ron Slay is on the show.

0:36.2

We'll take a sleigh ride coming up to start our number

0:39.5

two. Dealer's choice. You want to start with the bad or the good this weekend in Auburn or

0:46.1

Alabama? Auburn bad, Alabama good. You want to start negative or positive? I'd go Alabama.

0:53.3

Yeah, that's why we made. Let's go Alabama.

0:55.2

What a weird game.

0:56.2

Alabama only leads the last few seconds of the game.

1:00.4

An exact reversal of what happened in Knoxville last year

1:04.0

where Alabama outplayed Tennessee the whole game

1:06.2

and a buzzer-beater and the Tennessee balls win it.

1:09.4

And afterwards, cut number one, Tyler.

1:11.6

Here's Nate Oates.

1:12.6

And being very honest, I don't know if we really deserve to win this one.

1:17.6

Here's Nate.

1:19.6

So after the game, you know, obviously the game was

1:23.6

similar to the other way last year with an unbelievable comeback by them.

1:29.6

And just comment to me as soon as you shook my hands,

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