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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 31, 2019

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Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 31, 2019
Crimson Tide Roll Call: Dec. 31, 2019

Today is … New Year’s Eve

Today’s Crimson Tide schedule

No games scheduled

Crimson Tide results

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Did you notice?

• Tua Tagovailoa using just one crutch on Monday: 

• The Cleveland Browns have requested, and received, permission to interview Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll for their head coaching opening.

• The Cincinnati Bengals claimed former Alabama defensive back Tony Brown off waivers.

• Per the NFL Network, Buffalo Bills cornerback Levi Wallace’s injury isn’t considered major, he suffered a sprained ankle and is considered day-to-day. Wallace was carted off the field during Sunday’s game against the New York Jets.

• Cornerback Nigel Knott, who is still at Alabama, posted the following message after missing the 2019 season due to undisclosed medical issues:

On this date in Crimson Tide history:

December 31, 1973: In a colossal matchup of undefeated and top-ranked Alabama and unbeaten and No. 3 Notre Dame, the Tide fell 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl. A late fourth-quarter pass out of the end zone from Irish quarterback Tom Clements to reserve tight end Robin Weber got Notre Dame out of a hole and saved the night for the Irish.

December 31, 1975: In the first Sugar Bowl ever played in the Superdome, Alabama behind MVP Richard Todd edged Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions, 13-6.

December 31, 2012: This was the cover of a Sports Illustrated special edition.

December 31, 2015: After getting bounced in the semifinals of the inaugural College Football Playoff the year before, a better-prepared and more focused Crimson Tide team crushed Michigan State, 38-0. The was the largest shutout in Cotton Bowl history. Jake Coker was 25-for-30 for a career-best 286 yards, with two touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley.

Crimson Tide quote of the day:

"One man doesn't make a team. It takes 11." – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant.

We’ll leave you with this …

From the Citrus Bowl “Day for Kids” with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America at Fun Spot America

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 26 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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