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ADMISSION TO THE STADIUM
There is no charge for admission to the Golden Flake A-Day Football Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Fans should plan to arrive early as a large crowd is expected. Gates will open at Noon.
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Tom Roberts, Tyler Watts and Allison Williams
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STADIUM ACCESS & SEATING
Entry gates to Bryant-Denny Stadium will open at 12 p.m. Fans may enter the stadium through any of 38 gates that will be open on Saturday. The entire lower bowl and upper stands will be opened for seating.
ITEMS ALLOWED IN THE STADIUM
Fans are not allowed to bring in coolers or large objects into Bryant-Denny Stadium. No outside food or beverages will be allowed in the stadium. Personnel will be present at each entry point to insure that fans comply with these regulations.
CONCESSION STANDS
Concession stands will be open throughout Bryant-Denny Stadium.
TIMELINE
12 p.m. Gates open at Bryant-Denny Stadium
12:15 p.m. Walk of Fame: '07 Captains (Antoine Caldwell, Darren Mustin and Rashad Johnson) at Denny Chimes
2:05 p.m. A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium
traffic - road closings and access routes
* Campus Drive may be utilized between University Boulevard and Hackberry Lane for fans parking in the Ten Hoor area and the Ferguson Deck.
* Quad setup and RV parking will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday.
* Streets around the Quad (6th Avenue, Capstone Drive and Margaret Drive) will be closed like a usual game day. However, 9th Avenue will remain open during the day on Saturday.
* RV parking will be located only in the West Campus Lot (behind Publix), RV Lot # 5, RV Lot # 9, and the DCH Lot.
* The Medical Center grass parking lot will be free of charge and will have shuttles running to the stadium for a $2 charge each way.
* The Quad will host "Kickoff on the Quad", food vendors and a Fun Factory for kids.
* Go to
www.uagameday.com for further details.
CRIMSON RIDE BUS ROUTES
Uagameday.com has the Crimson Ride schedule for A Day. It will run from the east campus lots only and it is free. Tuscaloosa Transit operates from University Mall and is $10 round trip.
GOLDEN FLAKE A-DAY GAME
The University of Alabama football team and head coach Nick Saban wraps up spring practice with the 2008 Golden Flake A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The kickoff for the annual game is set for 2:05 p.m. (CDT). The game is being carried by the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Eli Gold (play-by-play), Kenny Stabler (analyst) and Barry Krauss (sidelines). The game is also being aired live by Comcast Sports Southeast with Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Tyler Watts (analyst) and Allison Williams (sidelines). Alabama opened spring practice on Thursday, March 13, and held 13 practices through Thursday, April 10, leading up to today's A-Day game. The Crimson Tide also held two scrimmages here in Bryant-Denny Stadium this spring (March 29 and April 5) in preparation for today's game. Alabama concludes spring football practice with a final workout on Monday, April 14, at 3:30 p.m. at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields.
HEAD COACH NICK SABAN
Nick Saban is concluding his second spring practice as the University of Alabama's 27th head football coach. He has compiled a 113-65-1 (.634) record in 14 seasons as a collegiate head coach at Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995-99), LSU (2000-04) and Alabama (2007-present). Saban led the Crimson Tide to a 7-6 record in 2007, including a victory over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl. In five seasons at LSU, Saban posted a 48-16 (.750) record and led the Tigers to the 2003 BCS National Championship. He also led the Tigers to two SEC Championships, three SEC Western Division titles and five bowl appearances, including three bowl wins. He was the 2003 National Coach of the Year and earned both the Paul "Bear" Bryant National Coach of the Year and Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. Saban spent two seasons with the Miami Dolphins before coming to Tuscaloosa.
WALK OF FAME CEREMONY
The annual Walk of Fame ceremony will take place Saturday, April 12 at 12:15 p.m. at Denny Chimes. The 2007 permanent team captains, center Antoine Caldwell, safety Rashad Johnson and linebacker Darren Mustin, will have their hand prints and foot prints placed in cement at the base of Denny Chimes.
A-DAY TO SERVE AS FUNDRAISER FOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
UA Athletics and Terry Saban will help raise funds in order benefit academics for all UA students by taking donations for the University Libraries at the A-Day Game. Terry Saban, UA students, faculty, staff, and student-athletes, including members of the UA men's basketball team, will be collecting donations for the University Libraries at each gate at Bryant-Denny Stadium and in the Walk of Champions area prior to the A-Day Game and inside the stadium throughout the first half. Volunteers collecting donations will be wearing green shirts with the message "Athletics & Academics Support UA Libraries" printed on them. On A-Day, donations can also be made at the Bruno, McLure, Rodgers and Gorgas Libraries. Donations will be accepted in cash and check form. Donors who wish to give via credit card can go online to participate at www.lib.ua.edu, and then must click on the "Make a Gift" link. For more information, contact Cheryl Altemara at 205-348-1416 or caltemar@ua.edu.
A-DAY ATTENDANCE FIGURES
The 2007 A-Day Game drew in excess of 92,138 fans, with fans being turned away at the gate. The attendance mark of over 92,138 fans was well over the previous best for a Southeastern Conference Spring Day game, believed to be Tennessee's 73,000 in 1986. It also nearly doubled 2007's previous best of 47,500 set by Florida at 47,500. The Tide's 2007 A-Day attendance mark bettered the previous Bryant-Denny Stadium A-Day record of 46,700 set in 1994. The previous Alabama A-Day record was 51,117 set April 9, 1988 in Birmingham's Legion Field.
A look at the Crimson Tide's all-time A-Day attendance figures since the stadium was expanded to 60,000 fans in 1966:
Year Attendance
2007 92,138
2006 40,000
2005 25,000
2004 35,000
2003 34,000
2002 37,000
2001 35,000
2000 25,355
1999 32,500
1998 8,968
1997 30,212
1996 No Game
1995 37,323
1994 46,700
1993 30,000
1992 35,016
1991 No Game
1990 16,500
1989 16,500
1988 51,117
1987 32,000
1986 20,435
1985 28,000
1984 16,000
1983 16,000
1982 N/A
1981 N/A
1980 8,000
1979 7,500
1978 N/A
1977 7,000
1976 N/A
1975 N/A
1974 N/A
1973 5,000
1972 20,000
1971 15,000
1970 17,000
1969 17,000
1968 12,000
1967 17,000
1966 15,000
A-DAY NOTEBOOK
Alabama did not have an A-Day Game in 1991 or 1996...Coach Gene Stallings held a Friday scrimmage at the UA practice field and had about 2,000 spectators to see the Tide's last spring scrimmage each year...In 1985, Alabama held an A-Day Alumni Game...The varsity played an alumni team and then-President Dr. Joab Thomas played one snap for the alumni and was dropped in the backfield on the first play of the game by Cornelius Bennett...The University of Alabama had a $3 admission charge for A-Day in 1972 and 1973..Alabama played two straight A-Day games at Birmingham's Legion Field due to stadium construction in Tuscaloosa (April 25, 1987 and April 9, 1988)...Alabama's A-Day Game was held on Friday night prior to the 1966 and 1967 seasons...Coach Paul Bryant's first A-Day game took place on April 27, 1958 and drew 15,000 fans for a night game.
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