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Crimson Tide Roll Call: March 17, 2022

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Today's Crimson Tide Schedule

  • Swimming & Diving at Women's NCAA Championships, Atlanta, Ga., All Day
  • Women's Basketball at Troy, Women's National Invitation Tournament, Troy, Ala., 6 P.M., ESPN3

Crimson Tide Results

  • Baseball: Southern Miss 3, Alabama 2
  • Softball: Florida State 6, Alabama 5

Countdown to the Crimson Tide’s 2022 Football Season Opener

169 days

Did you notice?

  • Herbert Jones becomes the 2nd rookie in franchise history to earn 100 steals (along with Chris Paul)
  • Alabama women's 200m medley took 4th place at NCAAs, setting an SEC record. 

Did you see?

Rhoads Stadium had another sellout for Alabama's matchup with Florida State

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On This Date in Crimson Tide History

March 17, 1957: Barry Krauss was born in Pompano Beach, Fla.

March 17, 1963: Staring into a live television camera, Paul Bryant angrily denied he and Wally Butts conspired to fix the 1962 Georgia football game. One of the stars of the 1962 team, Lee Roy Jordan defended his coach, noting that the offense led by quarterback Joe Namath and the defense led by him were the reasons Alabama won 35-0. It was also released that Bryant had taken a lie detector test and had passed with flying colors. – Bryant Museum

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day

March 17: “Everything coach told us turned out to be right – except the vote. He said we had to beat Ohio State convincingly. He said Oklahoma would lose, Michigan would lose, and Notre Dame would beat Texas. We just looked at him, feeling it couldn’t all happen like he said. Damn if it didn’t. Man, I was driving home; sure we’d be national champions. Then we go and get ripped off.” – Barry Krauss of the 1978 bowl sequence

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