They do and they don't. They'll tell you right quick that they overall have the second best history in the SEC wrt hoops... but that was years ago, they don't fill Coleman often, and no one in Alabama seems to much give a damn about hoops until after all the bowl games are over.
The other side of the coin was that the 'Bama fans really kinda wanted to steal Mike Anderson from UAB. The Board of Trustees screwed any chance of that up when they wouldn't cut him a check for his Sweet Sixteen bonus and he had to get a lawyer to them. Then he was gone to Mizzou. The fans wanted to grab Bruce Pearl (a lot) but it was really too early to dump Grant, the timing wasn't right. Then AU hired Pearl, which was bad enough, and when he took what is likely to be the worst Auburn team he'll coach to the SEC Finals while they watched on TV, Grant was gone.
They want a Sabanesque hire. They want to shut up AU. Add in Howland and now probably Barnes to UT, and they *really* want a home run hire. If Bill Battle can't get Marshall or Smart he's going to be in a bind. I think Mike White would be a helluva good hire for them, but all the fans are going to see is Louisiana Tech and he won't be good enough.
We'll see. Watching the carousel spin... and Calipari is *still* the wild card.
