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Welcome to the official University of Alabama MySpace!

This MySpace was created and is dedicated to those who support The University of Alabama Crimson Tide! We are all one big family that bleeds crimson together.

The purpose of this MySpace is to bring together each and every Alabama fan that exists to converse and fellowship with each other in camaraderie. Be sure to tell all your friends, family, and loved ones about this MySpace so we can all bring in the 'Bama Nation together. Let's all together show a little love and gratitude towards the NUMBER ONE SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA... This is OUR STATE and it's our pride, all because of ROLL TIDE!

Please be sure to 'make yourself at home' and feel welcome any time to leave a page comment, picture comment, blog comment, and also be sure to let us all know where YOU are from by visiting the 'Bama Nation map located inside of the 'Books' section on the page. Also, feel more than welcome to take anything from this page. The soul purpose of its existence is to please the 'Bama fans, so don't be afraid to ask a question or take any image from the page.

In closing, may I give each and every ALABAMA FAN out there a BIG ROLL TIDE!

A PLACE WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE...

-The University of Alabama ranks 13th nationally among public universities and 31st among all universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars. In Fall 2005, UA's freshman class included 72 National Merit Scholars, 13 National Achievement Scholars and 60 National Hispanic Scholars.

-Six University of Alabama students were named to the 2006 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, the most of any school in the nation. UA's four-year total of 20 also tops all other colleges and universities.

-The doctoral program in health education, a joint program of The University ofAlabama and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, ranks seventh in the nation according to a recent study published in the Journal of Health Education.

-Enrollment at the University of Alabama reached a record high of 21,750 in Fall 2005, up almost 11 percent over 2002. The entering freshman class, at 3,739 students, was the largest in UA history.

-Private giving to the University of Alabama is at an all-time high with gifts and pledges totaling over $100 million. Supporters are currently embracing a capital campaign with a major goal of improving scholarship opportunities for deserving students. The campaign theme is Our Students, Our Future.

-The University of Alabama has a dramatic impact on the economy of Alabama, returning three dollars for every one dollar invested in the University by the state. UA EACH YEAR CONTRIBUTES $1.7 BILLION TO THE STATE'S ECONOMY!

-U.S. News and World Report perennially ranks the UA School of Law among the top 50 in the nation. An impressive 97.1 percent of the 2005 graduates of the UA School of Law who took the Alabama bar exam in July 2005 passed.

-UA is number 1 in the nation in enrollment of minority doctoral students under the Southern Regional Education Board's Minority Doctoral Scholars Program.

-The University of Alabama debate and forensics program has won 15 national debate championships.

-UA's undergraduate business program ranked 57th nationally in U.S. News and World Report's annual college rankings, Fall 2005, while the Manderson Graduate School of Business ranked 60th in the U.S. News' annual graduate school rankings, Spring 2005. The Culverhouse School of Accountancy is ranked 25th among undergraduate accounting programs.

-The University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences' doctoral program in mass communication is ranked seventh nationally by the National Communication Association. The most recent U.S. News rankings for communication graduate programs placed UA's advertising program 12th and telecommunication 14th in the nation.

-The University of Alabama ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation for fifth consecutive year in U.S. News and World Report's annual college rankings, Fall 2005.

-The University of Alabama's graduates include 15 Rhodes Scholars, 18 Goldwater Scholars, 10 Truman Scholars, three Hollings Scholars, two Javits Fellows, one Udall Scholar and one Portz Scholar.

-For over a decade, UA has been one of the top public flagship universities in the Southeast in enrollment of African American Students. For the 2005-2006 academic year, African-Americans represented almost 12 percent of the student body.

-This year alone, more than 900 University of Alabama students will receive a total of more than $2.3 million in scholarships provided by the National Alumni Association.

-Founded in 1831, The University of Alabama is celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2006. The University of Alabama was also the state's first university.

The University of Alabama was founded in 1831 and now has grown to be one of the largest southern universities. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was the first university to be founded in this great state. At the time of 1831, when the University of Alabama was founded, Tuscaloosa was the state capital at that time, before being moved to Montgomery years later.

The university has over 22,000 students coming from every state and many different countries. The university has a great tradition and history dating back to before the Civil War. Many of the buildings on campus are still in tact on the University`s campus today. Alabama has consistently been named in US News and World Reports top 50 public universities in the country. Also, the university has 5 students who were named to the 2005 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team. That is more than any other school in the country including Harvard, Yale, etc.

The University of Alabama is a great Academic school but we also know how to party and have a good time. Alabama has been ranked as one of the top 10 party schools over the past few years also. Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama, is home to the Houndstooth Bar and Grill. The Houndstooth was recently voted the number 1 College Sports bar in the country.

Many guests often travel to the university to experience life in Alabama. Never has a guest left regretting the visit. We have had a myriad of movie stars, professional athletes, singer/songwriters, film writers/directors, politicians, high class foreign men and women, major news corporations, and many, many more to visit the campus, and our traditional athletic programs.

Athletic teams at The University of Alabama are known as the Crimson Tide. The school fields teams in 11 varsity sports in the NCAA's Division I and is a member of the competitive Southeastern Conference (Western Division). The school's athletic teams compete at the highest level, often contending for conference and NCAA titles. Athletic facilities on campus include the 92,138-seat Bryant-Denny Stadium, named after legendary football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and former UA President George Denny, which is also the 5th largest on-campus stadium and is also the only college stadium in America to hold three video scoreboards (Two in north endzone, one in south endzone), and the 15,043-seat Coleman Coliseum. From the locker-rooms and training rooms, to ALL of the sporting facilities, UA's athletic facilities have been chosen by the sporting knowledge as "the nation's best!" Bryant-Denny Stadium also holds the record for the largest crowd to view a live football game in the state of Alabama.

Alabama maintains athletic rivalries with Auburn University and University of Tennessee, both in football.

There are also rivalries with Mississippi State University (baseball and basketball), and the University of Georgia (women's gymnastics).

FOOTBALL:

Without a doubt, The University of Alabama's dominate football team is considered the South's most traditional team. UA's historic football team is heavily recognized for its rich history and tradition.

The Crimson Tide played its first football game on November 11, 1892, and won 55-0. Since then, UA has compiled a strong all-time win/loss record of 788-297-44 in 108 seasons, close to being the all-time win leader in the entire nation.

UA's traditional football program has the honor of never suffering 3 consecutive losing seasons and recently had their first back-to-back losing seasons in many, many years, unfortunately - Though probation was a large part of the reason why.

The football team recently played in its 54th bowl game, more than any other college team (30 wins, 21 losses, and 3 ties), has 17 hall-of-famers, and 91 All-Americans honored 101 times. The first All-American from Alabama was W.T. "Bully" Vande Graaff who made the team in 1915. He later served as an Alabama assistant coach and head coach at Colorado College. In 2006, Alabama defeated Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl for their 30th bowl win, an NCAA record.

Alabama quarterbacks won the first three Super Bowls. Notable former Alabama players include Joe Namath, who was the MVP of Super Bowl III with the New York Jets; Ken Stabler, who was the winning quarterback for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI; Bobby Skelton; Pat Trammell; Steve Sloan; Bart Starr, who was a two-time MVP with the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II; Johnny Musso and David Bailey, to name a few. The 1980s brought Walter Lewis, Van Tiffin, Bobby Humphrey, Derrick Thomas, Mike Swafford and Cornelius Bennett. The NFL's 2005 Most Valuable Player, Shaun Alexander, played for the Crimson Tide from 1996-99.

There are currently six former Crimson Tide players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only Notre Dame, Southern California and Michigan have sent more of their players to Canton.

College Football Hall of Fame:

The Crimson Tide is among the elite college football programs, with 20 members enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana. There are players and coaches from every single decade from the 1920's forward.

All-Americans:

There are currently 92 Crimson Tide players that are honored 102 times as First Team All-Americans.

Bowl Games:

Perhaps the most telling sign of the University of Alabama's football legacy is its bowl game history. No team in NCAA history has appeared in more (54) or won more (30) bowl games. The Crimson Tide made its 54th bowl appearance on December 28, 2006 against Oklahoma State University in the Independence Bowl. The 1926 and 1927 Rose Bowls put the Crimson Tide in the nation's headlines, as they were the first team from the Southern United States to win the Rose Bowl, the "granddaddy" of bowl games. Also, Alabama was the first team to win the first ever SEC Championship game back in 1992.

The Crimson Tide football team also holds the NCAA record for most 10+ win seasons. Alabama also is the only SEC team with a winning record against every conference opponent and leads the SEC with the most conference championships-21.

Coaches:

There is certainly a proud list of candidates who were very successful during their tenure at Alabama.

WALLACE WADE:

After working as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University, Wade was hired as the head coach at the football-mad University of Alabama in 1923. Over the next seven years, Wade's Alabama team won three national championships, after winning the Rose Bowl in 1925, 1926, and 1930.

Wade was also the first coach from the Southern American States to lead a Southern American team to the Rose Bowl, and was also the first Southern American coach to win the Rose Bowl.

Wade is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He died in Durham, North Carolina at the age of 94.

FRANK THOMAS:

He accepted the head coaching job at Alabama in 1931 and finished out there in 1946 where he established himself as one of the top coaches in the nation. During his tenure, he compiled a 115-24-7 (.812) record and won two national championships (1934 and 1941). His winning percentage ranks second all-time among Alabama coaches (behind Paul "Bear" Bryant). He never coached a losing season, but coached two 10 win seasons. In 1945, his team scored 50 or more points in four straight games at the end of the regular season.

His bowl record at Alabama was 501, with wins at the Rose Bowl (1931, 1935,1946). The 1944 Alabama team were called the "War Babies", Alabama had stopped playing football because of the war. But in '43 President Denny of the University decided for morale purposes to restart Alabama football Cotton Bowl (1942), and Orange Bowl (1943). He became the coach and mentor for future Hall of Fame coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Other notable players included Don Hutson, Vaughn Mancha, Harry Gilmer, Johnny Cain, and Riley Smith.

Declining health forced his resignation from coaching in 1946, but he remained Alabama's Athletic Director. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. Thomas died in 1954 at the age of 55 at Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. An illustrated book published later that year told his story. The football practice fields at the University of Alabama are named for Thomas and his successor Harold D. Drew.

GENE STALLINGS:

In 1991, Stallings finished the season with an 11-1 record, including a 30-25 victory over the University of Colorado in the 1991 Blockbuster Bowl.

In 1992, his experienced defensive unit led the team to an undefeated regular season, and a berth in the first SEC Championship Game. Alabama defeated the University of Florida 28-21 in this Championship Game, giving Stallings his first SEC title, and the school's twentieth SEC title and also the first team to win an SEC title in the SEC Championship game. Following a 34-13 victory over the University of Miami in the 1993 Sugar Bowl, Stallings' 1992 team won the Associated Press and Coaches' Poll national championship. The 1992 defense is widely considered to be his best ever.

In 1994, Stallings' team finished the regular season with a record of 11-0, and an 8-0 record in the SEC, which was sufficient to win the regular season SEC title, but lost the SEC Championship Game to the University of Florida. Stallings' Alabama team finished the 1994 season with a 12-1 record, including a 24-17 Citrus Bowl victory over the Ohio State University.

In 1996, Stallings team won 10 games and earned a berth in the SEC Championship Game where they lost to the University of Florida. Stallings resigned as head coach on November 23, 1996. He completed his tenure as the coach at the University of Alabama with a 17-14 win over the University of Michigan in the Outback Bowl on January 1, 1997.

Gene Stallings compiled an official "on the field" record of 70-16-1 at Alabama and also was 5-2 (very close losses) against his main rival, the Auburn Tigers.

PAUL "BEAR" 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 goal post while his players warmed up for a game, are instantly recognizable by football fans everywhere.

It was on December 3, 1958, that Bryant informed his followers at Texas A&M University, where he was then coaching, that he would be accepting the position of head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama. "Gentlemen, I've heard Mama calling, and now I'm going home" he was reported to have said.

From 1978 to 1980, Bryant led the tide to 28 straight victories. He had other winning streaks of 19, 17, 12 and 11 victories. Bryant once said, "Winning isn't everything, but it sure beats coming in second." Under his leadership, rarely did the Tide come in second.

Bryant 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. They were lessons not soon forgotten. Kenny "Snake" Stabler, who quarterbacked Bama to a perfect 11-0 season in 1966, recalled when Coach Bryant suspended him during his junior year. "He made me realize what I was throwing away, and he gave me the opportunity to recapture it," Stabler 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 — sadly, Bryant died 37 days after he coached his last game.

The rivalry with Auburn is especially heated, as it encompasses all sports. The annual Alabama-Auburn game is nicknamed the Iron Bowl and is considered by many the most intense game in all of college football; and second in rivalries only to the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry in baseball (as stated in both ESPN The Magazine, and Sports Illustrated).

If you are born in the state of Alabama, you are expected to declare loyalty at birth: Alabama, or Auburn. It's a lifetime commitment that is never to be broken. Most will choose Alabama because of their rich tradition and NCAA leading records, and others will choose Auburn for their passion, love, and never-say-die attitude for the game of football.

Nearly every Alabama fan knows at least one Auburn fan, and whether they are closely involved with each other or not, come gameday, they are enemies and for whichever team wins, one or the other will not give up on bragging to their friend(s) for 365 days until the Iron Bowl is played again.

The Iron Bowl is an informal nickname given to the annual intercollegiate football game between the teams of the University of Alabama and Auburn University. The Iron Bowl is considered by many fans of the sport to be the most heated intercollegiate football rivalry in the nation. The deep-seated football hatred between Alabama and Auburn has historically spilled over into the politics and society of the state of Alabama.

The winner of the game has statewide "bragging rights" until the next year, and as is typical of rivalry games of this nature, a win in this game can seemingly salvage an otherwise poor season for the winner, while a loss can ruin what had otherwise been a fine season for the loser. As is typical of such games, it is usually scheduled to be the final regular-season game for each team and is always played in late November.

Alabama leads the overall series 38-32, but unfortunately for the Tide, Auburn has won the previous 5. Considering the fact that Auburn has been the top team over the past five years, Alabama was on a dominant roll winning 8 of 12 games from 1990-2001. Unfortunately, after the '01 season, Alabama was sentenced to a harsh probation penalty which basically handed Auburn five straight victories over the Tide. Though many of the Auburn faithful will deny the fact of probation being a major factor in their 5 consecutively close victories over Alabama, there's no escaping the facts of reality; Alabama has managed to give Auburn a scare in 4 of their 5 victories (and nearly came back and made it a game after trailing 21-0 in 2005-The only actual game in which Auburn won without a scare), without the benefit of a full scholarship class and suffering from unfortunate season-ending injuries to several of Alabama's key players in two of those five years. No matter how far the Auburn faithful will take bragging rights, there's no escaping the fact that Alabama still owns the series and no matter what it takes, they will take back what is rightfully theirs; and that's the number one s in the state of Alabama. That's the way it has always been and that's the way it will always be! Period!

On a side note, it's been nearly over 50 years since Auburn has last dominated Alabama like the way they've somewhat dominated Alabama recently. Credit is given where credit is due, but history will repeat itself and Alabama will take back this series like they've done after every Auburn win-streak (of 4 and 5).

Courtesy of an Iron Bowl website:

In the state of Alabama there exist a college football rivalry stronger than any other in the world. Why? Simply because we love football. We love everything about the game and the thing that makes it more fun to watch, is having a favorite team. From the time you are old enough to know anything, you know that you should have a favorite between Alabama and Auburn. You may wait until your older to pick that favorite, but at an early age you know that someday you have got to make a choice. This is what keeps the rivalry going. We All love each other in every respect until it comes to our football and then it's like another world. I built this page just to fan the flames but it's all in fun.....

Sometimes I almost feel sorry for Auburn fans and the way they hate BAMA. Auburn fans have a completely different feeling toward Alabama than we have toward Auburn. This is something that most BAMA fans don't stop to think about. They despise us the same as we do them, but we don't have to deal with the jealousy that they do. Whether they admit it or not Auburn fans are bound to have a little streak of jealousy running through them when it comes to BAMA. They have a BIG problem ACCEPTING the time honored "tradition" of The Alabama Crimson Tide. They constantly wanna point out minor things in every category we own, just because they're not even half-way there; EVEN WHEN THEY WIN! They only want people to recognize Alabama in the same category that they're recognized in. Well, unfortunately, there's a HUGE difference between the two, and they'll never be able to accept that. Auburn does have a fantastic football history and they accept that and think its the same as tradition, but believe me it's not. Anyway, it's fun to sit back and watch them, isn't it?"

The Alabama-Tennessee game throughout the decades has many times seen the two best teams in the SEC pitted against one another. The game has traditionally been played on the third Saturday of each October, and thus the rivalry title, the "Third Saturday in October." While the rivalry with Tennessee is centered around football for the most part, there is no shortage of acrimony here, especially given the recent history between UT Coach Phil Fulmer and his relationship to the Tide's most recent NCAA probation.

Many Tide fans have a stronger hatred towards Tennessee than they do Auburn. Many feel Tennessee is our biggest rival, giving the situation and history between the two teams.

The rivalry picked up in the early 1990's when the Alabama-Auburn rivalry went on a 40 year hiatus. Tennessee then because our number one rival.

Both Tennessee and Alabama are the SEC's top-two most traditional teams. That's what makes this rivalry so special seeing the best of the Southeastern Conference, battle to see who is really the best. This game is considered to be the most intense games of the year. Usually when one of the teams is picked to win, while the other is picked to lose heavily, turns out to be just the opposite. Due to the intensity of the game, no matter who the better team may be, not a single person walks out standing. It's usually a battle to the end and it's one of those games that has fans biting their nails and not taking a seat the entire game.

Though the hatred as always been there since the Bryant-Neyland era, the level of hatred Alabama fans have towards Tennessee heightened when UT head coach, Phil Fulmer, turned Alabama in for what is deemed to be one of the most controversial college football investigations ever, back in 2001. Many say Fulmer turned Alabama in to get himself out of hot water, though he was under investigation, and had everything dropped before his investigations were dropped. To this day, the majority of the Alabama fan base holds a strong grudge towards Phil Fulmer and is currently awaiting payback to take place for his mysterious actions.

Alabama leads the overall series against Tennessee, 44-37, but the numbers don't fool anyone. Tennessee has always been and will always be a "tough team to handle." Many fans believe that's why the Third Saturday in October Bowl is one of the biggest games in America. Some even say this rivalry is bigger than the Iron Bowl-blasphemous.

BASKETBALL:

Alabama's men's basketball program has been overshadowed for most of its history by football. However, in recent years, the men's basketball program has risen in stature nationally, achieving a No. 1 national ranking briefly in 2002. UA has become a regular conference basketball contender much as it was in the 80's under the direction of Coach Wimp Sanderson. Under head coach and former point guard Mark Gottfried, the Tide has advanced to post-season play every year for the past six years, culminating with the team's advancement into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 2004, where the team lost to eventual champion Connecticut in the Phoenix Regional Final.

In 2005, the program received a minor setback when the team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to eventual Sweet Sixteen participant Milwaukee, led by now-Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl. In the 2006 NCAA Tournament, Alabama beat Marquette and advanced to the second round where they lost to heavily favored #2 seed UCLA. Heading into the 2006 season, the Ronald Steele-led Tide were ranked as high as #5 in preseason polls, but suffered a loss on the road at Notre Dame early in the season, also ending a 7 game win streak over their arch-rival, the Auburn Tigers in the "Iron Ball" on the road.

BASEBALL:

Alabama also has a winning tradition in baseball. After the 2006 SEC crown, Crimson Tide teams are tied with LSU for the most SEC titles with 14 regular season titles. Alabama also leads the conference with 7 SEC Tournament Championships.

Tide baseball teams have participated in the NCAA College World Series five times (1950, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999), finishing second in 1983 and 1997. The head coach is Jim Wells, who in 2006 became the school's all-time winningest coach.

SOFTBALL:

Softball has been successful ever since its introduction at the University of Alabama in 1997. The team has won the SEC Conference Tournament three times (1998, 2003, 2005), the SEC Regular Season Championship in 2006, and have been to the NCAA Softball Championship in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma four times (2000, 2003, 2005, 2006).

Head Coach Patrick Murphy is also a coach for the Canadian national team.

GYMNASTICS:

UA's women's gymnastics team, like the basketball teams, competes in Coleman Coliseum.

Coached by Sarah Patterson, the team regularly competes for the NCAA National Championship, having won the NCAA team title in 1988, 1991, 1996, and most recently in 2002. In addition to those 4 titles, the UA team has placed in the top 5 at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship 19 of the past 21 years.

WOMEN'S SOCCER:

Women's Soccer was a varsity sport from 1986 to 1988, and was revived in 1994.

Head Coach Don Staley has been with the program since 1994, having won 121 games at the University and 310 in his career (end of 2005).

The team has won the SEC West three times and participated in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship in 1999. In 2005, senior Libby Probst earned third team All America honors and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award after breaking almost every major offensive record in her career at "The Capstone."

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL:

Women's Basketball played its first game in 1974 and has been a varsity sport ever since.

The team has had seven head coaches, including Rick Moody, who guided the club to the 1994 NCAA Women's Final Four. Stephany Smith was named the latest head coach in the program's history in 2005. The team went 9-18 in the 2005-2006 season.

VOLLEYBALL:

Volleyball is coached by Judy Green and has been at the University since 1974. Although successful in the 2004 season, finishing with a 21-9 overall record and finishing 2nd in the SEC West, the team still failed to win a place in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. However, a 23-10 record in 2005 was good enough to earn in invite into the tournament for the 2005 season, where the team lost to Ohio University in the first round.

ADDITIONAL SPORTS:

Additional sports at the University include tennis, golf, cross Country, swimming and diving, and track and field.

The school has had individual success in all of these sports, including Vladislav Polyakov winning a national title in the 200-meter men's breaststroke in 2005 and placing second in 2006.

The University fields separate men's and women's teams in each sport. The University also has two cheerleading squads (The "Crimson Squad" and "White Squad") and a dance team known as the Crimson Cabaret. In addition, women's rowing became a varsity sport starting in the fall of 2006.

CLUB SPORTS:

The University of Alabama through University Recreation also fields a number of club sports of varying degrees of competitiveness, though most compete only with other teams from the southeastern part of the country.

The club sports include crew, cricket, cycling, disc golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, soccer, team handball, tennis, Ultimate, wheelchair basketball, water polo, water skiing, and wrestling.

ATHLETIC ACADEMICS:

Alabama consistently fields student-athletes who excel in the classroom as well as on the field. The University of Alabama is tied for fifth in the nation for the number of Academic-All Americans since 2000 from all Universities. Amongst BCS conference schools in this category, Alabama trails only Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Penn State.

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2006-07: NCAA RECORD 54TH BOWL APPEARANCE

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2005-06: FIFTH CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE

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2006: SEC CHAMPIONS

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2006: 21ST NCAA FINAL FOUR FINISH

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2006: SEC CHAMPIONS/4TH SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES APPEARANCE THIS DECADE

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STANDOUT GAMES (0-3):

Oct. 21 / Tennessee / Knoxville / L 13-16 / 2:30PM(CST) The Third Saturday In October Bowl

Nov. 18 / Auburn / Tuscaloosa / L 22-15 / 2:45PM(CST)Iron Bowl

Dec. 28 / Oklahoma State / Shreveport, La. L 31-34 / 3:30PM(CST)PetroSun Independence Bowl

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