the last time tennessee beat Alabama.....
the iphone...the original iphone...had not been released
it was the year the nintendo wii was released
it was the year google bought youtube
and it was the year Pluto lost its status as a planet
Alabama started its Elite 8 season.
Jeremy Pruitt was an assistant at Fort Payne and would make the move to Hoover the following year.
Jalen Hurts celebrated his 5th birthday.
Syracuse (led by freshmen Carmelo Anthony and Gerry McNamara)won the NCAA tournament.
The Florida Marlins won the World Series.
Outkast released "Hey Ya!"
The U.S. and coalition forces invaded Iraq after giving Saddam Hussein and his regime 48 hours to leave Iraq.
French fries became "Freedom fries."
Lance Armstrong won his 5th Tour de France.
Roy Moore was removed from office (the first time), but he had not yet been removed when the game was played.
California voters recalled Governor Gray Davis and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger to succeed him.
Jessica Simpson famously asked, "Where do buffalo wings come from? Chickens or buffaloes?"
Natalie Maines, lead singer for the Dixie Chicks, told a London crowd that "we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas."
Paris Hilton's sex tape, with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, One Night In Paris, was released.
Madonna Kissed Britney Spears at the VMAs.