By Chris Marler
Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before toe meets leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Reliaquest Bowl between Alabama and Michigan.
(Note: The “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!)
ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
Alabama
Location – Title Town
Founded In – 1831
Tuition – $33,372
Enrollment – 40,846
Acceptance Rate – 76 Percent
Mascot – A dude named Willie who can’t read or wear shoes.
Michigan
Location – An icy mitten
Founded In – 1817
Tuition – $28,886
Enrollment – 52,065
Acceptance Rate – 17.7 Percent
Mascot – An arrogant yankee bragging about school over sports
FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS
Alabama
1. Only school in history to win 18 national championships. Kinda.
2. Noted basketball school with a football problem
3. Nursing school has one of the best passing rates of any school in the country at 99.6 percent. The national average is just 69.7 percent.
Michigan
1. Only school in history to pay a 17-year-old $12 million to play
2. Only alumni with their own section for serial killers on their Wikipedia page. Not kidding.
3. Considered a Public Ivy league school for academics and private Spy-vy league school for athletics.
FAMOUS ALUMNI
Alabama
Luke Ratliff – Fluff. Forever.
Dabo Swinney – Obnoxious Evangelist
Eddie Lacy – Famous foodie
Bernie Madoff – The Bill O’Brien of finance
Jalen Milroe – Famous running back
Austen Kroll – Fantasy football legend
Michigan
Ted Kaczynski – Alpha-mail
Madonna – Absolutely not a virgin
Dave Portnoy – Blogger/ swiftie
Michael Phelps – Tom Brady of freestyle
Branch Rickey – Signed Jackie Robinson
Gerald Ford – Greatest living president
