ROLL DAMN TIDE! Alabama is the first team since Michigan State to make both the Final Four in the football playoff and in hoops. They have done it behind a group that can flat out chuck. If we learned anything last year from Darius Miles, it is that Nate Oats loves a shooter. But do they have the logo they need to win the next two games? Let's take a look at the Crimson Tide's logos over the years.

Starting back in 1954, Big Al was first pictured as an adorable red elephant holding a beer with his trunk. Awesome. Elephant trunks are extremely capable and could absolutely hold a beer (they have over 150,000 muscle units). To date, there has not been a recorded instance of a crimson elephant in the wild.

In the 1970s, the tide shifted to a more formidable Al, losing the cuteness and the brew, and adopting the A they would eventually pivot to. While this Big Al does have the look of "big mad"... I kind of miss the barley pop.

Finally, their current edition is just a simple A. This plays spectacularly on a Saturday in fall but lacks the excitement a strong hoops logo should have. Ultimately, I am going with the 1970s logo featuring both Big Al and the crimson A. What Al lacks in cartoon beer, he makes up for with hostility.