,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1 
#bjac ,mr4 ,shelby 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,sessions7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 the ,university of ,alabama ,crimson   
,tide for winning the #bjab ,bowl       
,championship ,series ,national         
,championship4  ,whereas the ,university
 of ,alabama ,crimson ,tide won the     
#bjac ,discover ,bowl ,championship     
,series 7referred to in this preamble as
 ,,bcs7 ,national ,championship ,game1  
defeating the ,university of ,notre     
,dame ,fighting ,irish by a score of    
#db-ad at the ,sun ,life ,stadium in    
,miami ,gardens1 ,florida1 on ,january  
#g1 #bjac2 ,whereas this victory marks  
the second consecutive ,,bcs            
championship1 the third ,,bcs           
championship in the last #d years1 and  
the #aeth national championship overall 
in college football for the ,university 

of ,alabama2 ,whereas the #bjac ,,bcs   
,national ,championship ,game was the   
#fjth postseason bowl appearance and the
 #cdth bowl victory for the ,university 
of ,alabama1 both of which extend       
existing ,,ncaa records held by the     
,university of ,alabama2 ,whereas the   
victory by the ,university of ,alabama  
marks the fourth consecutive ,,bcs      
championship for the ,state of ,alabama 
and the seventh consecutive ,,bcs       
championship for the ,southeastern      
,conference2 ,whereas the ,university of
 ,alabama exhibited an almost perfectly 
balanced offensive performance1 with    
#bfe rushing yards and #bfd passing     
yards2 ,whereas running back ,eddie     
,lacy rushed for #adj yards on #bj      
carries and scored #b touchdowns1       
earning the award for most valuable     
player on offense2 ,whereas linebacker  
,c4,j4 ,mosley led the ,crimson ,tide   
defense with #h tackles1 earning the    
award for most valuable player on       
defense2 ,whereas quarterback ,a4,j4    

,mc,carron completed #bj of #bh passes  
for a total of #bfd yards and threw #d  
touchdowns without an interception2     
,whereas the ,crimson ,tide held the    
,fighting ,irish to #cb rushing yards   
and1 in #bjab1 led the entire nation in 
total defense for the second consecutive
 year2 ,whereas ,chance ,warmack1 ,dee  
,milliner1 ,c4,j4 ,mosley1 and ,barrett 
,jones were recognized as first-team    
,all-,americans by the ,associated      
,press in #bjab2 ,whereas ,barrett      
,jones1 a senior at the ,university of  
,alabama1 was awarded the #bjab         
,rimington ,trophy as the best center in
 the nation and the #bjab ,william ,v4  
,campbell ,trophy as the best           
scholar-athlete in the nation2 ,whereas 
the #bjab ,crimson ,tide senior class   
won an unprecedented #c ,,bcs national  
championships and #di total games1 tying
 an ,,ncaa record for class victories2  
,whereas the leadership and vision of   
head coach ,nick ,saban has propelled   
the ,university of ,alabama back to the 

pinnacle of college football2 ,whereas  
,chancellor ,robert ,witt1 ,president   
,judy ,bonner1 and ,athletic ,director  
,mal ,moore have emphasized the         
importance of academic success to the   
,crimson ,tide football team and to all 
student-athletes at the ,university of  
,alabama2 and ,whereas the ,crimson     
,tide football team has brought great   
pride and honor to the ,university of   
,alabama1 its loyal fans1 and the entire
 state of ,alabama3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7           
congratulates the ,university of        
,alabama ,crimson ,tide for winning the 
#bjab ,bowl ,championship ,series       
,national ,championship2  7#b7          
recognizes the achievements of all the  
players1 coaches1 and staff who         
contributed to the #bjab championship   
season2 and  7#c7 requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate prepare an    
official copy of this resolution for    
presentation to--  7,a7 the ,president  
of the ,university of ,alabama1 ,dr4    

,judy ,bonner2  7,b7 the ,athletic      
,director of the ,university of         
,alabama1 ,mal ,moore2 and  7,c7 the    
,head ,coach of the ,university of      
,alabama ,crimson ,tide football team1  
,nick ,saban4