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MINNESOTA 20, ALABAMA 16
... and the band played on
Players dispirited by Alabama bowl loss
By GREG WALLACE
BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD
NASHVILLE - They saved the ultimate insult for last.
As the final seconds ticked away from Alabama's 20-16 Music City
Bowl loss to Minnesota at The Coliseum Friday, the Gophers' marching
band broke into a familiar tune, one Crimson Tide fans probably didn't
know was on its set list.
That's right. Rocky Top.
"That was a low blow," senior defensive end Todd Bates said
afterward.
It was a fitting end to a frustrating New Year's Eve in the
Volunteer State.
Commentary by RAY MELICK
BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD
NASHVILLE - There was a time when the University of Alabama was one
of the most respected football programs in college football, a time
when no one would dare think of taunting the Crimson Tide.
As painful as it may be for the folks in Tuscaloosa to say it,
those days are gone.
After all, its one thing for a middle-of-the-pack Big 10 team like
Minnesota to beat Alabama, as the Golden Gophers did, 20-16, in the
Music City Bowl.
Its something else for that same middle-of-the-pack teams band to
end the game playing Rocky Top, kicking sand in the face of a fallen
program.
"They knew," said Alabama offensive lineman Wesley Britt. "They
knew what they were doing. It was no accident. They waited until the end
(to play it), until they knew they'd won. It was uncomfortable."
... and the band played on
Players dispirited by Alabama bowl loss
By GREG WALLACE
BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD
NASHVILLE - They saved the ultimate insult for last.
As the final seconds ticked away from Alabama's 20-16 Music City
Bowl loss to Minnesota at The Coliseum Friday, the Gophers' marching
band broke into a familiar tune, one Crimson Tide fans probably didn't
know was on its set list.
That's right. Rocky Top.
"That was a low blow," senior defensive end Todd Bates said
afterward.
It was a fitting end to a frustrating New Year's Eve in the
Volunteer State.
Commentary by RAY MELICK
BIRMINGHAM POST-HERALD
NASHVILLE - There was a time when the University of Alabama was one
of the most respected football programs in college football, a time
when no one would dare think of taunting the Crimson Tide.
As painful as it may be for the folks in Tuscaloosa to say it,
those days are gone.
After all, its one thing for a middle-of-the-pack Big 10 team like
Minnesota to beat Alabama, as the Golden Gophers did, 20-16, in the
Music City Bowl.
Its something else for that same middle-of-the-pack teams band to
end the game playing Rocky Top, kicking sand in the face of a fallen
program.
"They knew," said Alabama offensive lineman Wesley Britt. "They
knew what they were doing. It was no accident. They waited until the end
(to play it), until they knew they'd won. It was uncomfortable."
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