Alabama and Duke are facing off in an epic Elite 8 matchup in one of the most anticipated games of March Madness. Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats fired some subtle shots at the media and its continuous doubt of Alabama ahead of his team's meeting with Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils.

Another former Alabama basketball assistant from the Nate Oats coaching tree has a new job. What the Tide's sixth-year skipper said on Tuesday.

Here's what Oats said on Thursday about the memories made in the five NCAA Tournament runs, three consecutive Sweet 16 appearances, now back-to-back runs to the Elite Eight and a first-ever Final Four that the program hopes to make happen again this year in San Antonio.