2nd Season Fin: 9-4 #24 Ranking with Outback Loss

First off before talking about my Outback Bowl matchup vs. Michigan let me first introduce you to some of Outback Steakhouse's finest employees. My favorite is Miguel, but Shelly is cool too, I just don't like hanging out with her when she's drunk. She gets a bit crazy, if you know what I'm saying. Okay back to Outback bowl.

Tampa, FL - Michigan shut down the run, they had a sick SO JUCO from Utah (I tried to recruit him) and he was all over the place holding the Upchurch/ Coffee duo to under 100 yards. So I focused in on the passing game and Keith Brown closed out his career with an impressive 7 receptions for 146 yards. Bama was down 17-12 in the closing seconds and J.P. Wilson threw a long bomb to Brown, but he was stopped at the 5 yards line as time ran out. Very similar to the closing of the Titans /Rams Super Bowl ending. Wilson finished with 288 yards but no TDs. Despite the loss Namath's approval rating went through the roof (job security looks good). And with J.P. at QB, the Upchurch / Coffee rush duo, and promising players on D returning, the future looks bright for the Tide in Year 3
Michigan 17, Bama 12

end of season notes
- Bama finishes at 9-4 ranked #24 in coaches and media
- OU's Adrian Peterson wins the Heisman
- Penn St. wins National Title with a 35-30 victory over Arizona St.
- Arizona QB Tuitama (a pacific islander, ya!) passes for 3562 yards and 37 Tds, leading his team to a 7-6 record and a Car Care Bowl victory
- Bama nabs #1 H.S. WR Joel Thompson and Laguna Hills 4 star DT Brandon Crews (he is black)
- Bama C Caldwell bolts to NFL after back to back years as OLineman of the year
- stats page to come soon
- Roy Halladay wins his 16th game