Nate Oats cannot be happy with his team for their performance Saturday vs. Tennessee. Not much of anything has gone right for Alabama in Knoxville, down double-digits to a rival. Oats is apparently not too happy with the officiating, either. And his constant discussion apparently reached a boiling point.
Officials assessed Oats a technical foul with just over 14 minutes remaining in the game. There was no direct interaction shown by the ESPN broadcast to explain exactly why the call was made. Instead, Tennessee quickly took two free throws while Oats began to discuss matters with Alabama assistant coaches. Ja’Kobi Gillespie split a pair from the line, adding a point for Tennessee.
Focusing back on the Alabama team itself, Oats likely has had enough of the rebounding success Tennessee is having. At one point, the Vols were snagging nearly two-thirds of their misses on the offensive ends. Second-chance points killed Alabama and continue to do so in the second half. Oats discussed as such heading into halftime…