Ah, yes, the glory of a win. Not just any win, but a bowl game win. Yeah, so it wasn't pretty but a win is a win no matter how you get it.

Jamie Christensen pulled off another win with his career best 45 yard field goal after missing a 39 yard attempt, and a blocked attempt. How he does it, I really don't know, but he manages to pull off what would make you think he couldn't pull off. Once again many thanks go to Jamie for pulling off what many thought to be the impossible for the third time this season.

I have to say as I was watching Jamie's attempt at the field goal my stomach dropped to the ground and I was a little afraid to watch dreading the thought of a overtime repeat of what happened with LSU. From the angle that I saw, it looked as if he missed, it was too low, when that referee's hands went up in the air I was in shock and elated at the same time. After seeing the replay from a different angle I was in even more shock, but hey, he made it, the Tide made it, and yes, BAMA is back.

A quite a few changes were made to the Tide line up for this game, and I must say they were well needed and put to good use. Kudo's go to the Crimson Tide coaching staff for making the necessary changes and making things work as well as they did. I saw a much better team offensively than I saw in the last five regular season games. Too bad we can't manage month long practices before every game.

DeMeco Ryans had another fabulous game with seven tackles (two for losses), 1.5 sacks for another 12 yards lost, and numerous hassles, hurries, and hustles to keep Texas Tech on thier toes. He was honored with the Felix McKnight Defensive Most Valuable Player trophy for his performance in the Cotton Bowl and said "This was a must-win for us,” Ryans proclaimed, a function of a team that lost its final two games after winning the first nine. “To leave the field with the Cotton Bowl trophy, with our fans still in the stands cheering, giving them a victory, it couldn’t have been better.” Ryans went on to say that he was accepting the award on behalf of the entire defensive unit because they made his job easier. Always a class act and will always be number 1 in my book.

Brodie Croyle was also named as the Offensive Most Valuable Player for the Cotton Bowl and kudos to Ken Darby and many other players who made watching this game quite enjoyable.

This was the 53rd Bowl game the Tide has been in, and the 30th win. That's right. More than any other team in the NCAA.

Roll Tide.