Alabama players probably know how the Rebels feel. After all, the 2000 Tide finished with 5 straight losses, much the same as Ole Miss will finish 2001 with 4 straight losses. The Rebels became bowl-eligible with a win at LSU back on October 27 - that was their 5th win in a row, after a loss to Auburn in Week 2. At the time, Alabama was 3-4 with a week off between losses to Tennessee and that same LSU team.
What a difference a month makes! Thursday night, Alabama won the Mud Bowl in Birmingham over Southern Miss. After the game, the announcers debated - ad nauseum - whether Alabama, at 6-5, would get a bid to the Music City Bowl. They said someone else would have to be left out of the party for the Tide to be invited, given that there were already eight SEC teams eligible for seven spots in bowls. I think Ole Miss has taken care of that last piece of the puzzle, though. Granted, the game's not over yet, but Vanderbilt's eating Eli Manning alive. To unsubscribe from this list just send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a BLANK subject line and the single word "UNSUBSCRIBE" (without the quotes) in the body or visit http://www.RollTideFan.net
