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Updated: October 12, 2007, 10:55 AM ET
By Chris Low | ESPN.com

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Randy Billingsley gazes into the brilliant sunlight from his east side skybox at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and his boyish anticipation is as obvious as it was more than three decades ago when he was poised to come charging onto the field to the blaring tunes of "Yea, Alabama!"

"It never gets old," says Billingsley, soaking up the sights and sounds of what has long been a religion in this state. "You can just feel the energy in this stadium."

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