Alabama Crimson Tide Football

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Hugh Roberts, former sports editor of the Birmingham Age-Herald, is credited with coining the phrase "Crimson Tide" in an article describing the 1907 Iron Bowl played in Birmingham. The game was played in a sea of red mud with Auburn a heavy favorite to win. Alabama held Auburn to a 6-6 tie, thus graduating to their newfound nickname - the Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team.

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Schedule

09/03/11 Alabama 48 vs Kent State 7 (H)
09/10/11 Alabama 27 vs Penn State Nittany Lions 11 (A)
09/17/11 Alabama 41 vs North Texas 0 (H)
09/24/11 Alabama 38 vs Arkansas Razorbacks 14 (H)
10/01/11 Alabama 38 vs Florida Gators 10 (A)
10/08/11 Alabama 34 vs Vanderbilt 0 (H)
10/15/11 Alabama 52 vs Ole Miss Rebels 7 (A)
10/22/11 Alabama 37 vs Tennessee Volunteers 6 (H)
11/05/11 Alabama 6 vs LSU Tigers 9 (H)
11/12/11 Alabama 24 vs Mississippi State Bulldogs 7 (A)
11/19/11 Alabama 45 vs Georgia Southern 21 (H)
11/26/11 Alabama 42 vs Auburn Tigers 14 (A)

2010 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Season

09/04/10 Alabama 43 San Jose State Spartans 3 (H)
09/11/10 Alabama 24 Penn State Nittany Lions 3 (H)
09/18/10 Alabama 62 Duke Blue Devils 13 (A)
09/25/10 Alabama 24 Arkansas Razorbacks 20 (A)
10/02/10 Alabama 31 Florida Gators 6 (H)
10/09/10 Alabama 21 South Carolina Gamecocks 35 (A)
10/16/10 Alabama 23 Ole Miss Rebels 10 (H)
10/23/10 Alabama 41 Tennessee Volunteers 10 (A)
11/06/10 Alabama 21 LSU Tigers 24 (A)
11/13/10 Alabama 30 Mississippi State Bulldogs 10 (H)
11/18/10 Alabama 63 Georgia State Panthers 7 (H)
11/26/10 Alabama 27 Auburn Tigers 28 (H)
01/01/11 Alabama 49 Michigan State Spartans 7 (Capital One Bowl)

2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Season

09/05/09 Alabama 34 Virginia Tech Hokies 24
09/12/09 Alabama 40 Florida International Golden Panthers 14 (H)
09/19/09 Alabama 53 North Texas Mean Green 07 (H)
09/26/09 Alabama 35 Arkansas Razorbacks 07 (H)
10/03/09 Alabama 38 Kentucky Wildcats 20 (A)
10/10/09 Alabama 22 Ole Miss Rebels 03 (A)
10/17/09 Alabama 20 South Carolina Gamecocks 06 (H)
10/24/09 Alabama 12 Tennessee Volunteers 10 (H)
11/07/09 Alabama 24 LSU Tigers 15 (H)
11/14/09 Alabama 31 Mississippi State Bulldogs 03 (A)
11/21/09 Alabama 45 UT Chattanooga Mocs 0 (H)
11/27/09 Alabama 26 Auburn Tigers 21 (A)
12/05/09 Alabama 32 Florida Gators 13 (SEC Championship)
01/07/10 Alabama 37 Texas Longhorns 21 (BCS National Championship)

2008 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Season

08/30/08 Alabama 34 Clemson Tigers 10 Atlanta-Georgia Dome
09/06/08 Alabama 20 Tulane Green Wave 06 (H)
09/13/08 Alabama 41 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 07 (H)
09/20/08 Alabama 49 Arkansas Razorbacks 14
09/27/08 Alabama 41 Georgia Bulldogs 30 (A) Athens, GA
10/04/08 Alabama 17 Kentucky Wildcats 14
10/18/08 Alabama 24 Ole Miss Rebels (H) 17
10/25/08 Alabama 29 Tennessee (A) 09 Knoxville, TN
11/01/08 Alabama 35 Arkansas State Indians 0 (H)
11/08/08 Alabama 27 Louisiana State University 21 Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/08 Alabama 32 Mississippi State Bulldogs 07
11/29/08 Alabama 36 Auburn Tigers 0 (H)
12/06/08 Alabama 20 Florida Gators 31 (SEC Championship)
01/02/09 Alabama 17 Utah Utes 31 (Allstate Sugar Bowl)

ROLL TIDE ROLL

Coach Paul W. Bryant

Coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant is the name most associated with the Crimson Tide football program. His famous houndstooth hat, and images of him leaning against a goalpost while his players warmed up for a game, are recognizable by football fans everywhere.

The key to Bryant's success was that he understood that there was more to a player than a strong arm or fast legs. The building of character was essential to the building of a winning team. "Intentions over the years were to help the players to be better persons every day, to help themselves, to teach a lesson on and off the field," he said.

On December 29, 1982, sports history was made and an era ended with Bryant's final game, the Liberty Bowl. It was the same bowl he had taken the Tide to in his first year as head coach, and his final team defeated Illinois 21-15. With 323 career wins, Bryant was the winningest coach in college football history to that point. At Alabama, he tallied to 232 wins, six national championships, and 24 straight bowl appearances.

"I'd probably croak in a week if I ever quit coaching," Bryant once said. He was close — Bryant died 27 days after he coached his last game.
Source: Wikipedia

Go to www.squidoo.com to read more about "The Bear".

Check out the Coach Bryant and Alabama stuff at this website: www.coachpaulbearbryant.com

Elephant Stomp Western Carolina 2007

Million Dollar Band

The Million Dollar Band, the University of Alabama's marching band, was founded in 1913. It is now the largest performing organization on campus, frequently having numbers above 330. The September 1992 issue of Southern Living also selected the Million Dollar Band as one of the top ten most outstanding bands in the South.

The Elephant Stomp at Bryant-Denny Stadium

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My best memory is when Coach Bear Bryant and the Crimson Tide beat Georgia Tech in 1961 by one point. With time running, with one second left on the clock, the Tide kicked a field goal to win.
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