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Coach Nick Saban has led Alabama back to the top of the collegiate football mountain, winning three BCS national championships in the last six years and this past year competing in the fi rst ever College Football Playoff. We are proud of our entire athletic program as our coaches and students have won nine national championships in fi ve different sports since 2008. Coach Jay Seawell (Men’s Golf) and Coach Sarah Patterson (Retired, Women’s Gymnastics) each won two national championships during that period, and Coach Pat Murphy (Softball) and Coach Mic Potter (Women’s Golf) each won one. And, our coaches and students have won 20 SEC Championships in seven sports during this time. The academic honors earned by our students exceeds their athletic accomplishments as, since 2000, Alabama ranks fi rst in the SEC with 103 and third nationally in the total number of academic All-Americans for FBS universities. The cumulative grade-point average for all Alabama student-athletes this past year was 3.031. We hope this Fan Guide adds to your enjoyment of this season. It contains answers to many questions regarding stadium policies, game day activities, traffi c, parking, and the like. As the season approaches, please check on the latest information regarding the game day experience at www.rolltide.com or uagameday.com, as well as following your local media outlets. Thank you for your loyal support and your love of Alabama football – its history, traditions and rivalries. Your belief that Alabama football is based on principles and qualities that go beyond the playing fi eld, improve with age, and are handed down from generation to generation, are qualities that separate a game in Bryant-Denny Stadium from any other athletic experience anywhere! ROLL TIDE! BILL BATTLE Director of Athletics The University of Alabama ROLLTIDE.COM 1 take your alabama fan experience to a whole new level. 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Redefining Luxury www.regentclubhotels.com Coaching Staff NICK SABAN BURTON MARIO HEAD COACH BURNS CRISTOBAL 9TH YEAR | RB 3RD YEAR | OL BO LANE TOSH BILLY DAVIS KIFFIN LUPOI NAPIER 2ND YEAR | DL 2ND YEAR | OC-QB 1ST YEAR | LB 3RD YEAR | WR KIRBY MEL BOBBY SCOTT SMART TUCKER WILLIAMS COCHRAN 9TH YEAR | DC-LB 1ST YEAR | DB 8TH YEAR | ST-TE 9TH YEAR | ST-C ROLLTIDE.COM 3 NEW TEAM ADDITIONS TheThe OfficialOfficial ChipChip ofof thethe CrimsonCrimson Tide!Tide! facebook.com/goldenflake 4 ROLLTIDE.COM@golden_flake Radio Affiliates ON THE AIR Anniston WHMA 95.5 Apalachicola, Fla. WFCT 105.5 “THE NICK SABAN SHOW” Arab WAFN 92.7 and “HEY, COACH” Ashland WCKF 100.7 Alabama fans again will have an Auburn WMXA 96.7 opportunity to talk with Crimson Tide Birmingham WJOX 690/94.5 coach Nick Saban each Thursday night on Blackshear, Ga. WFNS 1350 Brewton WKNU 106.3 his weekly radio show. Eli Gold hosts the Brunswick, Ga. WSFN 790 60-minute coach’s call-in show following Centre WEIS 990/100.5 “Hey, Coach” each Thursday night at 6:30 Chattanooga, Tenn. WUUQ 97.3/99.3 p.m. The fi rst broadcast is set for August Columbia, Tenn. WMRB 910 20. Fans can join the program by calling Columbus, Ga. WIOL 1580/95.7 toll-free 877-202-BAMA (2262) or by going Corinth, Miss. WADI 95.3 to Bob’s Victory Grille at Midtown Village Cullman WFMH 1340 in Tuscaloosa. The “Nick Saban Show” Decatur WWTM 1400 begins on September 3. Dothan WBBK 93.1 Florence WYTK 93.9 Fort Payne WFPA 1400 “CRIMSON TIDE TODAY” Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. WTKE 98.1 Alabama fans keep up with all of the Tide’s Gadsden WAAX 570 players and coaches each weekday on Georgiana WFXX 107.7 “Crimson Tide Today,” a daily update on all Haleyville WWWH 92.7 University of Alabama athletic teams with Huntsville WUMP 730 Chris Stewart. WVNN 770/92.5 Jackson, Ala. WHOD-FM 94.5 “THE NICK SABAN TV SHOW” Jackson, Miss. WJQS 1400 The Crimson Tide’s head coach will guide Jasper WJLX 1240/101.5 Alabama fans through the football season Lewisburg, Tenn. WAXO 1220 on his weekly television show, which Linden WINL 98.5 Maplesville WLGD 106.3 is broadcast on stations in Alabama Meridian, Miss. WALT 910/102.1 and the Southeast. The 30-minute TV Mobile WZEW 92.1 show, hosted by Chris Stewart, features Monroeville WMFC 99.3 highlights, interviews and features with Montgomery WDXX 100.1 Alabama players. Check local listings for Selma/Prattville WXFX 95.1 the time and station in your area. Veteran WLWI 1440 videographer Keith Dobbins will be at Nashville, Tenn. WPRT 102.5 every game to shoot all of the action for the Opp WAMI 102.3 coach’s TV show. Panama City, Fla. WBPC 95.1 Pensacola, Fla. WBSR 1450 Russellville WGOL 920 “TIDE TV THIS WEEK” Savannah, Ga. WSEG 1400 From the start of fall practice through the Scottsboro WKEA 98.3 end of the spring sports season, Alabama WWIC 1050 fans keep up with all sports on “Tide TV Spartanburg, S.C. WASC 1530 This Week,” a fast-paced 30-minute weekly Tallassee WTLS 1300/106.5 TV show hosted by Chris Stewart. Reporter Tupelo, Miss. WZLQ 98.5 Christopher England and Hannah Chalker Tuscaloosa WDGM 99.1 complete the crew for the weekly show. WFFN 95.3 Check local listings for the time and station WTSK 790 in your area. Vernon WJEC 106.5 West Point, Ga. WCJM 100.9 Winfield WKXM 1300/97.7 ROLLTIDE.COM 5 Want insurance that puts you First? He thought nothing could hurt his trunk. He was wrong. Way wrong. Thankfully he’s covered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama. We invest, on average, over 90 cents of every premium dollar on medical care, so we covered his visit to the emergency room and his extra large cast. Now he can go back to showing Tigers, Razorbacks, and Vols that he’s the king of the gridiron. We cover what matters. Withalabamablue.com Coverage that’ll have you Cheering Roll Tide? We Have the perfect play. Let us line up the right plan for you. AlabamaBlue.com Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Pregame Activities COCA-COLA DENNY 1 KICK-OFF ZONE 4 CHIMES WHEN: 4 hours before kickoff Denny Chimes, the symbolic bell tower standing WHERE: Intersection of Stadium Drive & along the south side of The Quad, serves as a University Blvd. popular meeting place for the multitude of fans on Gameday. Surrounding the base of Denny You’re invited to the University of Alabama’s Chimes is the Walk of Fame, which bears hand “Official Tailgate Party!” Coca-Cola Kick-Off, and foot impressions of each captain from the an event designed for Tide fans to celebrate the football team dating back to 1947. traditions of Crimson Tide football, begins four hours prior to scheduled kick-off. Festivities include activities for the kids and a 10 X 40 large WALK OF 5 screen TV. CHAMPIONS WHEN: 2 hours and 15 minutes before kickoff ALABAMA WHERE: North Stadium Entrance 2 AUTOGRAPH With the expansion of Bryant-Denny Stadium, TENT a new tradition was born called “The Walk of Champions.” In 2006, the team started entering Come meet Crimson Tide athletes. Current UA the stadium from the north end of the complex athletic teams will sign autographs at the Coca- off University Boulevard. Fans and supporters Cola Kick-Off Zone before each Bama home line the walkway into the stadium and greet the game. team as they arrive. It creates energy for the fans and allows the team to see the excitement ELEPHANT going on outside the stadium prior to kick-off. 3 The team arrives two hours and 15 minutes STOMP before kick-off. Arrive early for the best view! WHEN: 1 hour prior to kickoff WHERE: Gorgas Library steps MERCEDES- 6 Come experience the sound of pride and BENZ tradition with the Million Dollar Band. Prior FAN FEST to every home game, the Million Dollar Band performs the Elephant Stomp.