,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#ah1 #bjah ,mr4 ,shelby 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,jones7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 the ,university of ,alabama ,crimson   
,tide football team for winning the     
#bjah ,national ,collegiate ,athletic   
,association ,college ,football ,playoff
 ,national ,championship4  ,whereas the 
,university of ,alabama ,crimson ,tide  
football team won the #bjah ,national   
,collegiate ,athletic ,association      
,college ,football ,playoff ,national   
,championship1 defeating the ,university
 of ,georgia ,bulldogs by a score of #bf
 to #bc at the ,mercedes-,benz ,stadium 
in ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 on ,january #aj1 
#bjah2 ,whereas this victory marks the  
fifth ,college ,football ,national      
,championship in the last #i years for  
the ,university of ,alabama and the     
#agth ,national ,championship overall2  

,whereas the #bjah ,national ,collegiate
 ,athletic ,association ,college        
,football ,playoff ,national            
,championship was the #fith postseason  
football bowl appearance and the #cith  
football bowl victory for the           
,university of ,alabama2 ,whereas the   
#bjag-bjah ,crimson ,tide football team 
consistently showed perseverance in the 
midst of adversity1 including overcoming
 a #ac-point deficit in the second half 
of the ,national ,championship game2    
,whereas the #bjah ,national ,collegiate
 ,athletic ,association ,college        
,football ,playoff ,national            
,championship game was the first        
,national ,championship game to extend  
into overtime2 ,whereas head coach ,nick
 ,saban has now won #f ,college         
,football ,national ,championships1     
equaling the modern-era record of former
 ,university of ,alabama football head  
coach ,paul ,bear ,bryant2 ,whereas this
 victory extends the record of ,coach   
,saban to #abg wins and #bj losses in a 

decade of dominance2 ,whereas ,the      
,process1 as outlined by ,coach ,saban1 
has produced not only quality           
student-athletes1 but well-rounded young
 men2 ,whereas members of the #bjag-bjah
 ,crimson ,tide football team have been 
honored by various awards throughout the
 season and during the postseason2      
,whereas ,chancellor ,ray ,hayes1       
,president ,stuart ,bell1 and ,athletic 
,director ,greg ,byrne 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 #bjag-bjah
 ,crimson ,tide football team has       
brought great pride and honor to the    
,university of ,alabama1 the loyal fans 
of the ,crimson ,tide1 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 
#bjah ,national ,collegiate ,athletic   
,association ,college ,football ,playoff

 ,national ,championship game2  7#b7    
recognizes the achievements of all      
players1 coaches1 and staff who         
contributed to the championship season2 
and  7#c7 respectfully 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    
,stuart ,bell2  7,b7 the ,athletic      
,director of the ,university of         
,alabama1 ,greg ,byrne2 and  7,c7 the   
,head ,coach of the ,university of      
,alabama ,crimson ,tide football team1  
,nick ,saban4