Nate Oats is always brutally honest when he talks to the media. Sometimes, that can land him in hot water. And sometimes, it can lead to providing unnecessary bulletin board material for the opponent.
And that's what happened with his comments this week on Vanderbilt, which the Commodores took personally and used as added motivation in their 96-90 win over Alabama on Wednesday night.
Oats' comments were taken a bit out of context. That happened because only a snippet of the comments was seen on social media.
Vanderbilt's players ran with this quote:
Alabama basketball's Nate Oats on Vanderbilt:
"They haven't played any real, real good teams.