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History Of Tide & Vols
The first game was played in Birmingham, Alabama back in 1901 and ended in a 6-6 tie. Alabama dominated the series between 1902-1913 only losing to Tennessee once, and never allowed a Vol touchdown. It was 1928 that the game was first played on the "traditional 3rd Saturday" date.
Alabama held an 11-game winning streak between 1971-1981, and a 9-game streak between 1986-1994. Tennessee then responded with a seven-game streak of its own from 1995-2001. The Crimson Tide is currently riding an eight-game win streak, with six of the last eight being blowouts.
Alabama hosts Tennessee in Bryant-Denny Stadium today at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast live by CBS.
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Gymnastics Team Added To Champions Plaza
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Yesterday marked the Alabama Crimson Tide's second Celebration of Champions as the 2015 Southeastern Conference Champion Alabama gymnastics team was officially added to the Sarah Patterson Champions Plaza yesterday afternoon on the UA Campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The ceremony featured Eli Gold as master of ceremonies. Also present were UA President Stuart Bell, Director of Athletics Bill Battle, former Alabama gymnastics coach Sarah Patterson, as well as the current head gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth. And of course the 2015 Alabama gymnastics team was present.
Also honored during the ceremony were six individual NCAA champions from last year, which included women's track and field athletes Remona Burchell and Quanesha Burks, swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev, women's tennis duo Maya Jansen and Erin Routliffe, and women's golfer Emma Talley.
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Softball Concludes Fall Schedule Sunday
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The University of Alabama softball team rounds out its fall schedule tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. CT at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa hosting Shorter College in a doubleheader.
Admission for the two games is only $5 and cash only. All proceeds will benefit the Bama Walk-Off Club. Fans are encouraged to sign up for the club at the stadium on Sunday.
The Crimson Tide will also be collecting canned goods for the Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger campaign. These canned goods will be donated to the West Alabama Food Bank.
There will be a large contingent of former Alabama softball players at the game to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Crimson Tide softball. The visiting former team members will be recognized during the starting lineup introductions.
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Alabama Soccer Falls To Missouri
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It was another heart-breaking overtime loss for the Alabama soccer team last night as the Bama ladies fell 2-1 in overtime to the Missouri Tigers at the Alabama Soccer Complex. The winning goal came at 21 seconds into the overtime period. The loss puts the Tide at 5-10-2 overall, and 2-7 in SEC play on the year.
Alabama head soccer coach Wes Hart said, "I told the girls I was disappointed for them and not in them. I thought we did a great job fighting our way back in the game. Missouri is a good team who is sitting right at or near the top of the league, so for us to be able to battle and compete with them shows we are close. It wasn't the prettiest of soccer, but we found a way to make the game competitive and I was proud of the effort."
Missouri (8-4, 6-2-1) had a 21-11 shot advantage for the match. That included an 8-3 lead in shots on goal.
Alabama hosts Mississippi State at 2 p.m. CT Sunday afternoon in the final regular season home game. The match will be aired live by the SEC Network.
