Alabama vs. Michigan: Everything you didn’t know you needed to know

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