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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 389 

Commending The University of Alabama Crimson Tide for being unanimously 

declared the 2009 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision National Champions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 20, 2010 

Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. SESSIONS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Commending The University of Alabama Crimson Tide for 

being unanimously declared the 2009 NCAA Football 

Bowl Subdivision National Champions. 

Whereas, on January 7, 2010, The University of Alabama 

Crimson Tide marched into the historic Rose Bowl and 

defeated the University of Texas Longhorns 37–21, to 

win The 2010 Bowl Championship Series (referred to in 

this preamble as the ‘‘BCS’’) National Championship 

Game; 

Whereas the Crimson Tide earned a berth in the 2010 BCS 

National Championship Game by defeating the then-unbeaten Florida Gators 32–13 in the 2009 Southeastern 

Conference Championship Game; 

Whereas the Crimson Tide finished the 2009 season with a 

perfect record of 14 victories and 0 losses; 


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Whereas the Crimson Tide defeated 3 teams ranked in the 

Associated Press (referred to in this preamble as the 

‘‘AP’’) Postseason Top 10 Poll and 5 teams ranked in 

the AP Postseason Top 25 Poll; 

Whereas the Crimson Tide finished the 2009 season ranked 

first by all 60 AP voters and all 58 USA Today Coaches’ 

Poll voters; 

Whereas the first of 5 victories for the Crimson Tide in the 

Rose Bowl on January 1, 1926, earned the first football 

national championship for The University of Alabama 

and served as one of the first great achievements in the 

storied winning tradition of the Crimson Tide; 

Whereas the 2010 BCS National Championship Game victory 

was the 32nd bowl victory and, a NCAA record, 57th 

bowl appearance for the Crimson Tide; 

Whereas the Crimson Tide previously won a total of 12 National Championships, winning in 1925, 1926, 1930, 

1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 

1992; 

Whereas Head Coach Nick Saban has led the Crimson Tide 

back atop the elite of College Football while instilling discipline, character, and integrity in the young men he 

coaches; 

Whereas the leadership and devotion of Crimson Tide Athletics Director Mal Moore to The University of Alabama 

have been crucial for the National Championship teams 

for which he has played, coached, and served as Athletic 

Director; 

Whereas Javier Arenas, Terrence Cody, Michael Johnson, 

Mark Ingram, Rolando McClain, Leigh Tiffin, and Mark 


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Barron earned AP All-America honors for their accomplishments during the 2009 season; 

Whereas the 2009 Crimson Tide had a record number of 6 

AP First Team All-Americans; 

Whereas in 2009, running back Mark Ingram, Jr. won the 

first Heisman Trophy in the long and accomplished history of the Crimson Tide football program; 

Whereas in 2009, Rolando McClain was recognized as the top 

collegiate linebacker in the Nation with the Butkus 

Award and the Jack Lambert Award, the first to be 

awarded to a Crimson Tide player; 

Whereas Crimson Tide Defensive Coordinator Kirby Smart 

was honored as the best Assistant Coach in the Nation 

in 2009, with the prestigious Broyles Award; 

Whereas 13 players on the 2009 Crimson Tide roster had 

earned their degrees from The University of Alabama before the season began; 

Whereas President Robert Witt has been instrumental to the 

remarkable academic and athletic success that The University of Alabama has experienced since his arrival at 

the Capstone; 

Whereas The University of Alabama is devoted to educating 

young persons and providing them with the tools to excel 

throughout their lives; and 

Whereas the excellence on the field of the Crimson Tide 

brought pride to The University of Alabama, the Crimson 

Tide faithful, and the whole of the great State of Alabama: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) congratulates The University of Alabama 

2 Crimson Tide for being unanimously declared the 

3 2009 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision National 

4 Champions; 

5 (2) recognizes the achievements of the players, 

6 coaches, students, and staff whose hard work and 

7 dedication helped the Crimson Tide win the National 

8 Championship; and 

9 (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the 

10 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu11 tion to— 

12 (A) President of The University of Ala13 bama, Dr. Robert Witt; 

14 (B) Athletic Director of The University of 

15 Alabama, Mal Moore; and 

16 (C) Head Coach of The University of Ala17 bama Crimson Tide, Nick Saban. 

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