Anti-IBOB: ESPN’s Rece Davis unsure if Alabama-Auburn basketball rivalry warrants a name

[ad_1]

What has been dubbed the Iron Bowl of basketball is here for Alabama and Auburn.

However, ESPN analyst and UA alum Rece Davis can’t get down with sharing the historic football tradition with basketball.

The “IBOB” has become a beloved title in the hearts of many Crimson Tide fans, but some like Davis aren’t in support of it.

“I’m not sure that I’m on board with the whole Iron Bowl of basketball thing,” Davis said on Friday.

Rece Davis, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg and Jay Bilas speak during ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ broadcast ahead of No. 4 Tennessee’s basketball game against No. 10 Texas at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Kns Ut Basketball College Gameday

A NEW ERA: Can Nate Oats make Alabama a basketball school? Or does football loom too large?

SWEET HOME ALABAMA: No regrets for Aden Holloway, Labaron Philon after choosing Alabama basketball over Auburn

“I mean, whatever people want to call it is cool,” Davis said. “But to me, when you’ve won as many championships in the conference as these two teams have, they kind of stand on their own.”

‘College GameDay’ analyst Rece Davis suggests Alabama-Auburn basketball rivalry may not even ‘need a name’

Davis suggested that Alabama and Auburn’s rivalry in basketball may not even “need a name.”

“Maybe you just do it like the Rocky movies, because they’re playing twice, we know,” Davis quipped. “They might play three times and they could play four.”

The first game of the Alabama-Auburn series kicks off on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum with ESPN’s GameDay broadcast will starting at 9 a.m. To close out the regular season, the Crimson Tide will head for the Plains on Mar. 8.

Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: ESPN’s Rece Davis unsure if Alabama-Auburn basketball rivalry needs nickname

[ad_2]
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/anti-ibob-espns-rece-davis-232341046.html

Author : The Tuscaloosa News

Publish date : 2025-02-14 23:23:00

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.