. "Brandon Fanney"@en . . "Brandon Lewis"@en . . . "Matt Moore"@en . . "George County High School"@en . "ESPN"@en . . . . . . . . . "FOX"@en . . . . . "DE"@en . "Mountain Brook, AL"@en . . . . "215.0"^^ . . . . "Ivan Matchett"@en . . . . . "OL"@en . . "Drew Davis"@en . "Devonta Bolton"@en . . "Thomas Ritter"@en . "L 17\u201331 vs. Utah"@en . . "3"^^ . "190.0"^^ . . . "171.0"^^ . "92138"^^ . . "Single Set Back"@en . . . "2008-05-02"^^ . "Lewisburg, TN"@en . "Kentucky"@en . . "#2 Florida"@en . . "82"^^ . "Mike McCoy"@en . "RV"@en . . . "2007-04-09"^^ . . . . . "Matt Austin"@en . "CTSN PPV"@en . "Lake Worth, FL"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mississippi State"@en . "Nick Walker"@en . . "yes"@en . . . . . . . "2008-06-02"^^ . "A setting sun with the interior of Bryant-Denny Stadium full of fans and players on the field."@en . . . "Destin Hood"@en . . "8"^^ . . . . . . . "Tallahassee, FL"@en . "New Orleans, Louisiana"@en . "#15 LSU"@en . "Knoxville, Tennessee"@en . "71872"^^ . "Fair, 88, Wind: 13mph from SSE"@en . "SEC"@en . . . . . . "466"^^ . "177.0"^^ . . "K"@en . "RB"@en . . . . . . "0"^^ . . "2007-11-12"^^ . "15054477"^^ . "Evan Cardwell"@en . . . . "#9 Alabama"@en . "Fans enter the red and black seats in the Georgia Dome prior to the game."@en . . . . . . . "The 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 114th overall season, 75th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 17th within the SEC Western Division. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his second year, and played their home games at Bryant\u2013Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Alabama finished with an undefeated 12\u20130 regular season, their first since 1994, and won their first SEC Western Division Championship since 1999. They finished the season with a record of 12\u20132 (8\u20130 in the SEC) after losses to Florida in the SEC Championship Game and to Utah in the Sugar Bowl. The Crimson Tide opened the season with an upset victory over No. 9 Clemson in the inaugural Chick-fil-A College Kickoff. After the win, Alabama returned home where they defeated non-conference opponents Tulane and WKU before they traveled to Fayetteville and defeated Arkansas for their first conference win of the season. The next week, The Crimson Tide upset No. 3 Georgia at Athens and moved into the No. 2 ranking. Alabama then defeated Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Arkansas State prior to Saban's return to Baton Rouge as an opposing head coach. In Week 10 of the season, Alabama became the No. 1 team in both the AP and Coaches' Polls as well as the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings. It was the first time the Crimson Tide had been ranked No. 1 in the regular season since November 1, 1980, when the top-ranked Tide fell to Mississippi State. It was also the first time Nick Saban had ever achieved the No. 1 position in the AP Poll and the first time in school history Alabama had reached No. 1 in the BCS standings. With their 27\u201321 overtime win over LSU, Alabama clinched a berth in the SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Tide finished their regular season undefeated with a 36\u20130 shutout victory over Auburn in the Iron Bowl. The Tide advanced to the SEC Championship Game where they lost to Florida 31\u201320. A month later, the Tide finished the season with a 31\u201317 upset loss in the Sugar Bowl against Utah, a game in which the Tide were favored by 10 points."@en . . . "#1 Alabama"@en . . . . . . "70097"^^ . "2008-01-02"^^ . . . "Wesley Neighbors"@en . . "Melvin Ray"@en . "ILB"@en . . . "#8 Alabama"@en . . . . "OLB"@en . . . . . "Corey Reamer"@en . . "Tuscaloosa, AL"@en . "Multiple, pro-style"@en . "2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team"@en . "Scott Novak"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "206.0"^^ . . . . "6"^^ . . . . "#13 Alabama"@en . . . . "24"^^ . . . . . . "No"@en . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . "438.0"^^ . "11"^^ . . "13"^^ . . . . "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Alabama"@en . "Robby Green"@en . "1"^^ . . "2"^^ . . "4"^^ . . "Perkinston, MS"@en . . "6"^^ . . "Henry County High School"@en . "QB"@en . . . . "Hubert Owens"@en . . . "Brentwood, TN"@en . . "OLB"@en . . . . . . . "Penn Wagers"@en . . "1"^^ . . . . "Ken Williamson"@en . . "Tennessee"@en . "2007-11-08"^^ . "Chris Stewart , Tyler Watts , Barry Krauss"@en . . "300"^^ . "127.0"^^ . . "Eryk Anders"@en . "Alabama Signee List 2008"@en . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "285"^^ . "NR"@en . . . "CB"@en . . "275"^^ . . . . "270"^^ . . "268"^^ . . "265"^^ . . . "260"^^ . "275"^^ . . . . "Partly cloudy, 54, Wind: 10mph from NW"@en . . . . . . . "Cloudy, 72, Wind: 1mph from WNW"@en . "LB"@en . . . "73"^^ . "Undra Billingsley"@en . "468.0"^^ . . . . . . "OT"@en . . . . . . "2007-06-05"^^ . . . . . . "466.0"^^ . . . . "106138"^^ . "Sunny, 74, Wind: 4mph from NE"@en . . "River Ridge, LA"@en . "6"^^ . "5"^^ . . "200"^^ . "Chris Jordan"@en . . . . . . "6"^^ . "Arkansas State"@en . . . . . "Dave Neal , David Archer , Dave Baker"@en . . "Marc Curles"@en . . . . . . . . . "2008"^^ . "72315"^^ . . "Pleasant Grove High School"@en . "Mike Patrick , Todd Blackledge , Holly Rowe"@en . . . "125"^^ . "2007-02-04"^^ . "2007-06-08"^^ . "Chris Jordan"@en . . "75892"^^ . "100"^^ . . "385"^^ . . . "Norcross, GA"@en . "12"^^ . "Foley, AL"@en . . . . . . "2007-04-08"^^ . . "367.0"^^ . . . . "#24 Alabama"@en . . . . "694.0"^^ . "Tulane"@en . . "2007-06-11"^^ . "3"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . . "13"^^ . . "10"^^ . . . . "6"^^ . . . "4"^^ . . "2"^^ . "Indoors"@en . . "1"^^ . "WR"@en . . . . "Cordova, TN"@en . . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . . . "14"^^ . "13"^^ . . . "10"^^ . . "John Michael Boswell"@en . . "6"^^ . . . . "7"^^ . . "5"^^ . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . "Flint, MI"@en . "The 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 114th overall season, 75th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 17th within the SEC Western Division. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his second year, and played their home games at Bryant\u2013Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama."@en . . "CBS"@en . . "Tuscaloosa, Alabama"@en . "20"^^ . "229.0"^^ . "Reform, AL"@en . "Southeastern Conference"@en . . "19"^^ . . "2007-09-12"^^ . "17"^^ . . . . . . "Chris Jackson"@en . "Houston, TX"@en . . "L 20\u201331 vs. Florida"@en . . . . . . . "252"^^ . . . . . "245"^^ . "240"^^ . "Jermaine Preyear"@en . "2007-12-10"^^ . . . "Glenn Harbin"@en . "#2 Alabama"@en . "1000"^^ . . "Eufaula, AL"@en . "1.0"^^ . . . . . . . "Athens, Georgia"@en . "David Ross"@en . "220"^^ . . . . "Fayetteville, Arkansas"@en . "215"^^ . "212"^^ . . . "210"^^ . . "208"^^ . . . "The interior of Bryant-Denny Stadium during the fourth quarter."@en . "Bunker Hill, WV"@en . "205"^^ . "202"^^ . . . "203.0"^^ . . . "195"^^ . . "190"^^ . . "Central"@en . "167.0"^^ . . . . "182"^^ . "180"^^ . . . . "Pleasant Grove, AL"@en . . "2007-07-06"^^ . "Clear, 78, Wind: 12-15mph from W"@en . . "170"^^ . . "2007-02-03"^^ . "2011-08-13"^^ . "333"^^ . "WKU"@en . . "Eastern"@en . . . . . . "21"^^ . . "Birmingham, AL"@en . "Yes"@en . "407.0"^^ . "Prichard, AL"@en . . . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "Marshall County High School"@en . . "Corey Smith"@en . . "Pickens County High School"@en . "RB Roy Upchurch"@en . "3"^^ . "Western Division"@en . "0"^^ . . . "14"^^ . . . "13"^^ . "129239"^^ . . "10"^^ . . . "8"^^ . "9"^^ . . . . . . . . "ILB"@en . . . . . "Ole Miss"@en . . . . "John Michael Boswell"@en . "Tyler Love"@en . "#3 Georgia"@en . "#9 Clemson"@en . . . . "No"@en . "Verne Lundquist , Gary Danielson , Tracy Wolfson"@en . . . . "Chris Rogers"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "SEC Western Division champion"@en . "3"^^ . . "1"^^ . . "Travis McCall"@en . "2"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . "4"^^ . . "5"^^ . "1"^^ . . "#4 Alabama"@en . "4226"^^ . . . "4"^^ . . . "The interior of the Georgia Dome prior to kickoff."@en . "Northport, AL"@en . . . "8"^^ . . . "2007-05-03"^^ . "492.0"^^ . . . "Atlanta, Georgia"@en . . "Mobile, AL"@en . "McDonough, GA"@en . "5"^^ . . "4"^^ . "92746"^^ . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . "Prince Hall"@en . . . . "#7 Utah"@en . . . . "253.0"^^ . . "DB"@en . "3"^^ . "Star Jackson"@en . . "B. J. Scott"@en . . "Lucedale, MS"@en . "193.0"^^ . "#1 Alabama"@en . "Brian Motley"@en . . "#2 Alabama"@en . "2"^^ . "Alabama Crimson Tide"@en . . "Nikita Stover"@en . . . "Auburn"@en . . "8"^^ . "Earl Alexander"@en . . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "6"^^ . . . "TE Brad Smelley"@en . "0"^^ . "100"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . . "Bobby Greenwood"@en . . . . . "1"^^ . . "183.0"^^ . . . . . "77"^^ . "78"^^ . "79"^^ . . "Partly Cloudy, 54, Wind: 5mph from W"@en . "74"^^ . . "75"^^ . . . "84"^^ . "Tyler Love"@en . . "80"^^ . "81"^^ . . "83"^^ . "Cloudy, 62; Wind: 3 mph from ENE"@en . "Sunny, 72, Wind: 13mph from N"@en . . "95"^^ . . . "Kerry Murphy"@en . . . "16"^^ . . . "184.0"^^ . . . "1109645948"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Baton Rouge, Louisiana"@en . . . . "Partly cloudy, 65, Wind: 3mph from NNE"@en . "162.0"^^ . . . . . . "DT"@en . . . "S"@en . . "Sunny, 86, Wind: 4mph from SW"@en . . "2008"^^ . . . . . . "6"^^ . . "No"@en . . "Gadsden, AL"@en . . . . . ""@en . . . . . "Alonzo Lawrence"@en . . . . . . "4"^^ . "ABC"@en . . "Ali Sharrief"@en . "Huntsville, AL"@en . "7"^^ . "Arkansas"@en . "155.0"^^ . . . "1"^^ . . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "12"^^ . . "8"^^ . . . "11"^^ . . . "#11 Alabama"@en . . . . "Chatham, VA"@en . "alabama"@en . . . . . . . . . "189.0"^^ . . . . . . . "1500"^^ . .