How thin is UAB's margin for making the NCAA Tournament?
What does a commitment mean in college football recruiting? How good are UAB's chances of making the NCAA Tournament? And is Auburn really the worst college basketball town in the SEC?
Kevin Scarbinsky,
Ray Melick and
Jon Solomon tackle those subjects on this week's Birmingham News Sports podcast.
Kevin explains his column last week in which he praised
Nick Saban's message that he's old-fashioned and thinks a commitment is a commitment. It turns out, Kevin says, the column intended to have subtle sarcasm. Would an early signing period help or hurt the issue of recruits changing their minds? And why is it necessarily a bad thing for recruits to de-commit?
UAB basketball is projected to make the NCAA Tournament as of now. C-USA looks like a two-bid league for the first time in a couple years. How thin a margin do the Blazers have down the stretch?
Pat Forde of ESPN.com, with help from Kevin, wrote this week that Auburn is the worst college basketball town in the SEC. Will a new arena change that? Is it simply a matter of improving the product?
Have a listen at this week's Birmingham News Sports podcast.