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Crimson Tide's senior class persevered
Originally Published: January 3, 2010
By
Chris Low | ESPN.com
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- In its past 28 games, Alabama has lost just twice.
It's the kind of run nobody takes for granted, not even the Crimson Tide, who have their sights set on a national championship Thursday (ABC, 8 p.m. ET) when they take on the Texas Longhorns in the Citi BCS National Championship Game.
For Alabama's seniors, specifically the ones who were around during the darker days, it has been a long and winding road to get to this point.
But they wouldn't ...
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Citi BCS National Championship Game
The Citi BCS National Championship Game is a clash of titans -- Texas and Alabama, and Mack Brown and Nick Saban.
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Thursday
- Forde: McCoy vs. Bama defense the key
- Maisel/Schlabach: Reasons Horns/Tide win
- Blogger debate: Who wins the title?
- Blog preview: Who, what, why to watch
Wednesday
- Forde: Horns could save college football
- Maisel: First comes Suh, then comes Cody
- Schlabach: Rebuilt O-line steps up for Bama
- FBO: The two key Bama-Texas factors

- ESPN Dallas' Jeff Caplan: Keys to UT-Bama
Tuesday
- Forde: Brown's got nothing left to prove
- Maisel: Saban hitting new heights
- Kiper: McCoy's litmus test

- Schlabach: Muschamp vs. Mentor
- Low: Saban, Brown have a lot in common
- ESPN Dallas' Jeff Caplan: Taking a run at it
Monday
- Forde: Thomas hits the right notes
- Griffin: Horns relish shot vs. Ingram
- Low: Ingram turns focus to title
- Maisel: McElroy's quest for perfection
- Griffin: McCoy's ticket to ride
- Low: Long trip to top for Bama's seniors
Sunday
More
- Maisel: Texas, Bama for title sounds right;
- Roenigk: McCoy, McElroy drive to the title

- Low: Bama avoids 'clutter'
- Griffin: McCoy expects O-line improvement
- Low: Crimson Tide learn their lesson
- Griffin: Horns in underdog role
- Low: Long layoff a challenge
- Griffin: Mack Brown was Tide fan growing up
Video
- Forde, Schlabach on media day
- Muschamp, McElwain on coaching
- Texas DT Lamarr Houston
- Texas players on Bama
- Alabama players on Texas
- Alabama's Brandon Deaderick
- Saban's effect on both teams
- Striking similarities between coaches
- BCS title quarterback breakdown
- Mutual respect between BCS teams
- Sunday Conversation: Brown, Saban
- Texas LB Sergio Kindle's inspiration
- Brown, Longhorns draw from experience
- Championship game sleepers
- Championship game preparation


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