Now, this is college basketball!

The Missouri Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide faced off in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday night, and it didn't take long for sparks to fly. In fact, the game was so heated that Tide head coach Nate Oats pushed the Mizzou players.

With about seven and a half minutes remaining in the first half, emotions on both sides began to boil over, and at one point the Tigers began a counterattack. aidan shaw Intervened in an altercation to assist a teammate. (Related: Not so good: Clemson head coach Brad Brownell shoves his own player during embarrassing blowout upset for Tigers)

But, uh, Oats and his old-fashioned attitude, rather than push Shaw aside and play a game like that, for even more effect, he yells “get out” to shoot him down to the bench. It has expanded. And everyone…Shaw, his teammates, the referees, Oats' assistant coaches, the Alabama players… everyone He seemed shocked by what was happening.

And you can't blame them to begin with. After all, this is an older coach pushing a college athlete, but when that kid is over 18 and you quickly remind him that Oats is old school, it all makes sense. .

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What's interesting about this whole scene with Nate Oats is that the referee who saw it was like, “Wow!”reaction pic.twitter.com/8rBKiF42C0

— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) January 17, 2024

If you think this looks bad, we get it. I'm a little sensitive about the whole coach pushing college kids, but I personally love it. All of these represent the passion of college basketball. It should be In this age of NIL and big money (as you all know, I'm not against it).

Just saying. It's so refreshing to see the players fight and the coaches' old-school mentality.