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The schedule makers struck gold this year.  This will be the fourth edition of the annual Cowboys Classic and I don't think we could have landed a better match-up.  These two historic programs have combined for over 1,700 wins and both rank in the top 10 all-time in wins and winning percentage (Michigan: 895 - .734, Alabama: 814 - .697).  Alabama (14) and Michigan (11) are also #3 and #4 respectively in national championships won by a college football program.  Needless to say, these are two of the most accomplished athletic programs in the history of collegiate sports.

The Crimson Tide and Wolverines have only met in three previous engagements.  The maize and blue have managed to grab the advantage 2 games to 1 in the limited but eventful all-time series.  The last meeting between these two teams was at the 2000 Orange Bowl.  Turned out to be a great game that needed extra time to decide the winner.  Michigan ended up the victor with a 35-34 victory in what would be the last collegiate game for some guy named Tom Brady.

Hey college football fanatics!  The regular season is over and now all the bowl game match-ups have been set.  This bowl season looks to be a great one.  Not only do we get "The Rematch" in the BCS Championship,  the college bowl schedule features a number of intriguing match-ups.  Four of the major conferences (SEC, Big 10, ACC, & PAC 12) landed 2 teams in a BCS game.  The Big 12 managed only 1 team in a BCS game after being calculated as the toughest conference all year by the computers.  The leader in all-time program wins (Michigan) returns to their first BCS game since 2005 when the Wolverines took on the University of Texas in the Rose Bowl during Vince Young's freshman campaign.