Will Start Of New Year Be Sweet For Bama?

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by The Associated Press

Published: Fri, January 02, 2009 - 1:10 pm CST

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - During its glory days, there was no place
Alabama would rather end a season than in the Sugar Bowl.
The Crimson Tide won its last national championship in the 1993
edition, its eighth victory in 12 previous appearances in New
Orleans during the new year.
The Bowl Championship Series era changed that. Alabama's berth
in the Sugar Bowl this season was more akin to a relegation. It had
lost to Florida in the Southeastern Conference title game, keeping
the Tide (12-1) from playing for the BCS championship in Miami.
That cannot be said for Utah (12-0). The Utes needed to run the
table to get the school's first taste of the Sugar Bowl and its
first matchup with Alabama on Friday night.
Utah receiver Bradon Godfrey says it's the biggest or
second-biggest thing ever.
The only comparable accomplishment was their undefeated 2003
season, which ended with a Fiesta Bowl victory over Pittsburgh.
that gives Utah a measure of bragging rights. Alabama has only one
BCS bowl appearance - the 2000 Orange Bowl, which it lost to
Michigan in overtime.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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glider Says:

Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 7:44 pm

Congrats Alabama fans. You won the SEC West.
Good thing coach of the year was before the Sugarfree bowl.

DEW26M Says:

Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 5:24 pm

ROLL TIDE ROLL !!! 4-EVER
I was born a Alabama Fan, and I’ll die a Alabama Fan.

Surf Says:

Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 4:37 pm

lala45, I guess you would know what a “whooping” is being an Auburn fan. (That 36-0 spanking still stinging huh??)
Roll Tide Roll~!~

glider Says:

Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 2:49 pm

I’ve decided. I’m off Bama for good.

Nick and Julio down by the school yard.

carl Says:

Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 11:21 am

I posted back before the season started that Alabama should have a great season and now I’m worried about the outcome,with what happened with Utah.I get the feeling that something went wrong a few days before the Sugar bowl or the day before.Anyway they took their two steps forward and then a step back,now I’m waiting to see if they can continue their forward movement or was this season just a flash in the pan.

laha45 Says:

Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 9:49 am

Wow Bama got whooped, WAR EAGLE!!

Surf Says:

Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 11:40 pm

Great season for the tide, better than ANYBODY expected. Who know’s how it would have worked out had he played, who know’s how it would have worked out had we beat Florida? You win some, you lose some, but you always get better. The Bear taught us that. Roll Tide Roll!!!!!

Bad Day Kitty Says:

Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 11:01 pm

Good ole #71 is to be thanked for the outcome of that game. Alabama has executed excellent teamwork all season, as long as the first line is playing! If smith had waited another week to persue his dream, it would have had a big difference in the final score!

DEW26M Says:

Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 8:43 am

glider. decide which side of the fence you gonna be on, and quit riding it like a cat. 12-2 is still an awesome season. They tried, they gave it all they had. They just got out-played. That’s part of the game. You can’t always win em all, but it’s sure nice when you do.

glider Says:

Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 1:12 am

Bama sucked big time. The men from Utah took it to them from the get go and St. Nick had nothing.

We should be proud to win the SEC west and get on with the rat killing because we stunk it up on National TV twice.

2009 should be better.