[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 518 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 518

Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for 
    winning the 2011 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2012

   Ms. Sewell (for herself, Mr. Bonner, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
Brooks, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, and Mr. Bachus) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for 
    winning the 2011 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.

Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide won the Allstate Bowl 
        Championship Series (BCS) National Championship in New Orleans, 
        Louisiana, on January 9, 2010, in an exciting victory over the Louisiana 
        State University Tigers with a score of 21 to 0;
Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide finished the 2011 season with a 
        near perfect record of 12 wins and 1 loss;
Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide defeated 5 nationally ranked 
        teams during the 2011 season;
Whereas the 2011 BCS National Championship game marks the 14th National 
        Championship for the Crimson Tide;
Whereas the 2011 BCS National Championship game marks the second National 
        Championship in 3 seasons for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide;
Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide's victory in the 2011 BCS 
        National Championship game marks the sixth consecutive BCS National 
        Championship won by a team in the Southeastern Conference;
Whereas the University of Alabama's 2011 BCS National Championship represents 
        the State of Alabama's third straight national championship;
Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide's 21 to 0 victory over the 
        Louisiana State University Tigers represents the first ``shut-out'' in 
        BCS Championship history;
Whereas during the BCS National Championship game, Doak Walker Award Winner 
        Trent Richardson recorded 26 carries, 96 yards, and scored the only 
        touchdown of the entire game;
Whereas linebacker Courtney Upshaw recorded 7 tackles, 1 sack, and was named the 
        Bowl Championship Series defensive player of the game;
Whereas quarterback A.J. McCarron completed 23 of 34 passes for 234 yards and 
        was named the Bowl Championship Series offensive player of the game;
Whereas Jeremy Shelley successfully completed 5 field goal attempts, 
        contributing 15 points to the victory and tying the record for the most 
        completed field goals in BCS game history;
Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide's defense held Louisiana State 
        University's rushing game to just 39 yards on 27 attempts and allowed 
        Louisiana State University only 92 total offensive yards in the game;
Whereas Nick Saban, in his fifth season as head coach is a three-time National 
        Coach of the Year, first-ever recipient of the Bobby Bowden National 
        Coach of the Year Award, 2008 Home Depot Coach of the Year, and 
        recipient of both the Paul W. ``Bear'' Bryant National Coach of the Year 
        Award and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award;
Whereas head coach Nick Saban instilled in all of his players a sense of 
        integrity, pride, sportsmanship, determination, and a sheer will to win, 
        that has inspired both his team and the entire Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 
        community;
Whereas the vision and leadership of President Dr. Robert E. Witt and Athletic 
        Director Mal Moore was instrumental in bringing academic and athletic 
        success and national recognition to the University of Alabama;
Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide's 2011 BCS National Championship 
        is a unifying victory for the State of Alabama which suffered so much 
        devastation in the wake of the April 2011 tornadoes; and
Whereas the 2011 University of Alabama football team has brought great honor and 
        pride to the University of Alabama, the University of Alabama family, 
        the entire State of Alabama, and the United States: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the University of Alabama Crimson Tide 
        football team for winning the 2011 Bowl Championship Series 
        National Championship;
            (2) recognizes the great achievements of the players, 
        coaches, students, and staff whose hard work, dedication, and 
        persistence were key in helping the University of Alabama 
        Crimson Tide win the 2011 BCS National Championship; and
            (3) respectfully requests the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives to transmit a copy of this resolution to 
        University of Alabama President Dr. Robert E. Witt and head 
        coach Nick Saban for appropriate display.
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