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Michael Lynn DuBose is an American football coach,most recently serving for Opp High School in Opp,Alabama. His most recent college coaching experience was serving as defensive line coach for the University of Memphis. DuBose came to Memphis from Millsaps College,where he was the Majors' head coach from 2006 to 2009. He resurrected the school's struggling football program by winning outright or sharing a conference title in each of his four seasons there. DuBose is best known for his four-year stint as the head football coach at his alma mater,the University of Alabama,where he led the Crimson Tide to an SEC championship in 1999.
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The 1978 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 84th overall and 45th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant,in his 21st year,and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham,Alabama. They finished season with eleven wins and one loss,as SEC champions and as national champions after a victory over Penn State in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama's costumed "Big Al" mascot officially debuted this season,appearing at the Sugar Bowl.
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The Bear Bryant Show was a weekly coaches' show that served as a weekly recap of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team's previous day's game. The show ran during the tenure of head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant from the 1958 through the 1982 seasons. Co-hosted by John Forney (1961–1965),Bill Austin (1966),Charley Thornton (1967–1981) and Steadman Shealy (1982),The Bear Bryant Show was a cultural phenomenon within the state of Alabama that contributed to the rise in popularity and awareness of the university's football program during the 1960s and 1970s. The show ran for an hour during its entire run.
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama in American football.
The 2023 Alabama Crimson Tide football team will represent the University of Alabama in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will mark the Crimson Tide's 129th overall season,90th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC),and 32nd within the SEC Western Division. They will play their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa,Alabama,and will be led by 17th-year head coach Nick Saban.
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