'I feel like I’ve got a really good team that’s playing really hard, that is competing every night, and we’re giving ourselves a chance. I don’t feel desperate. I understand our schedule. We will have the toughest schedule in the league this year.” 🐅🏀
That remark caused Pearl to sit up in his chair.
Since improving to 16-3 on the year and getting off to a 6-1 start in SEC play, Auburn has come up short in four of its last five games. That stretch has been bookended by a sweep at the hands of Texas A&M. To say that Auburn hasn’t played particularly well during its recent tough stretch would be, well, a stretch. The Tigers just haven’t been able to finish off close games, many of them on the road, with late-game execution a recurring issue that Pearl has taken responsibility for.
First, of course, is Saturday’s marquee matchup with Alabama, which enters the game ranked third in the AP poll, second in NET rankings and KenPom, and has cruised through SEC play. Alabama is undefeated in league action and winning by an average margin of 22.3 points per game. It’s easy to understand why Pearl believes Alabama is “the best team in the league and best team in the country” this season.
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