The Alabama Crimson Tide football team returned to sweet home Alabama on Tuesday afternoon after winning their sweet 16th national championship last night. From the looks of photos on Monday night, he may not be gone from the Alabama fold for a full week.
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Airport spokeswoman Toni Herrera-Bast says a bus will pick the team up planeside and officials are expecting fans to line a nearby fence. Saban’s Alabama teams have racked up four in the last seven years.
There’s been a steady stream of exhausted but happy Bama fans arriving at the Birmingham airport since around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. Alabama defeated Clemson on Monday night for the College Football Playoff championship.
Bama fans gathered to greet the Crimson Tide and cheer them on once they landed in Birmingham.
Alabama players celebrate after the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Clemson, Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz.
A crowd cheered, chanted and waved pompoms as the buses arrived and the players got off at the Mal Moore Athletic Facility.
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No more talk; the tailgate is about to drop on the College Football Playoff national championship game and each team will unleash its hounds to sniff out touchdowns, turnovers and a trophy.
