The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are set to host the No. 1 ranked Auburn Tigers tomorrow afternoon in what promises to be the game of the year both in the SEC and all of college basketball.
Ahead of the matchup, prominent figures from both schools have offered their thoughts on the game and each other’s fanbases, including Auburn alum Charles Barkley. During an appearance on The Next Round, Barkley discussed how Crimson Tide fans have changed since a tough football season.
“The good thing about [Alabama] sucking at football right now is they’re not running up in your face all the time saying ‘Roll Tide! Roll Tide!’
They lost 4 games and they thought it was the damn apocalypse.” Charles Barkley 🤣 pic.twitter.com/MvD2S2Ow6m
— The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) February 14, 2025
“The good thing about Alabama sucking at football right now is they’re not running up in your face all the time saying ‘Roll Tide! Roll Tide!” Barkley quipped. “This is how such jackasses they are…They lost 4 games and they thought it was the damn apocalypse.”
“I’d kill for us to only lose four games…That’s why I think Alabama is a great school. You guys know how much love and respect I have for Coach Saban…but this is the reason you hate Alabama fans.”
Barkley will be at the forefront of a vocal Auburn contingent if the Tigers take down the Tide this weekend, but don’t count on any sanity from the losing fanbase, no matter who it is.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.
