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Charles Barkley Did Not Enjoy Yelling ‘Roll Tide!’ After Picking Alabama To Win Men’s NCAA Tournament

“That’s painful.”

Andy Nesbitt

Charles Barkley Did Not Enjoy Yelling ‘Roll Tide!’ After Picking Alabama To Win Men’s NCAA Tournament
Charles Barkley Did Not Enjoy Yelling ‘Roll Tide!’ After Picking Alabama To Win Men’s NCAA Tournament /
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The great Charles Barkley is an Auburn alum, and if you know anything about college sports, then you know how big the Alabama-Auburn rivalry continues to be.

Barkley, of course, is now a professional broadcaster who often chooses to make predictions on national television, which doesn’t always go well for him or the teams that he picks. 

The former NBA great did just that before Thursday’s men’s NCAA tournament games began as he made his pick to win the the national title official. 

Who’d he take? 

Alabama. 

Barkley didn’t seem to enjoy doing it, and then fellow analyst Kenny Smith yelled out at him to say the thing Alabama fans always like to say: 

Alabama fans are now hoping the Barkley jinx doesn’t kick in again. 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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