2004 Music City Bowl - Alabama vs. Minnesota Highlights

12/31/2004. The Coliseum (Nashville, TN). The 7th annual Music City Bowl. The Alabama Crimson Tide (6-5) vs. the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5).
Broadcast on ESPN.

[@brucejerkwater8575]

Thanks for posting! Gopher fan who watched this as a kid

[@grahamfam03]

I was so disappointed after this game...Thank Goodness for the season we had in 2005. Also, little did we know, there were two NFL starters in the backfield for Minnesota.

[@tsnide34]

Minnesota fans knew. :) Mason should still be the U of M coach.

[@saucejohnson9862]

We haven't recovered since the Maroney/Barber duo. For some reason the Gophers RB's always seem to make it to the NFL whether drafted or not.

[@nolanross4404]

Xor rd yes we have, look at Rodney Smith and Shanon Brooks

[@kennethfutch5372]

😛😝😜😜😝😛😝😜😛

[@damienkirksey7026]

Rip to Marion Barber

[@frankfowlkes7872]

Anyone who complains about our 11-2 record this year should be required to watch this game!

[@sharonhodges7527]

Anybody catch Rocky Top at end by Minn Band. Lol Good ole days! Bama needs to return to them.

[@christopheroliver4757]

You first...

[@ronbad12]

lol sorry. Bama will continue to be Bama into the 2030s. Perhaps beyond.

[@MUSIC-MARY]

TWO Amazing tough Defenses.

[@artofvalor9396]

Was here. Hats off to both teams for hell of a game. Minnesota had a great o line and two NFL caliber rb's that year. Back when bama had great talent but just couldn't close out games.

[@zeropoint216]

RIP MBIII

[@ThaGiftTv]

didn't know laurence maroney and marion barber played together in college

[@jakhirichmond4532]

marion is my godfather

[@jakhirichmond4532]

and u can see my dad is johnathan richmond

[@macgoldie7771]

@@jakhirichmond4532 my lip is swollen

[@damienkirksey7026]

I did

[@DeAngeloStevens]

After missed out of Postseason because of a Two Year banned and a Five year Probation in February 2002

[@markhenry7908]

typical Shula team, the defense playing it's butt off to win the game and the offense trying it's best to lose it. nothing like watching Pennigton miss wide open receivers game after game.

[@centuryspicysalsa]

21:14 for true Alabama fans

[@MenaceFan]

Holy shit. They played Rocky Top. Ugh and Saucy.

[@patmiller4667]

Whose band is playing Rocky Top (and why?) at the end?

[@christopheroliver4757]

@@keithvanhouw2519 14 now.

[@centuryspicysalsa]

Minnesota

[@savagetigerfbfan6673]

@@christopheroliver4757 what’s the Tennessee streak at now?

[@skm0331]

Why is Tennessee’s battle song playing at the end?

[@centuryspicysalsa]

My guess is because we were their biggest rivals.

[@centuryspicysalsa]

We are the top rival aLabama

[@y2films]

I'm not sure it was even a jab to play Rocky Top. They were in Nashville and Rocky Top isn't exclusive to the Vols

[@ronbad12]

Mike Shula might have been a good HC if he had started somewhere where expectations were lower until he got good at it. Glad he did not though because his inability to be consistently good got him fire and in comes Saban.

[@nickpitera7891]

Go Gophers!

[@jakhirichmond4532]

my dad, god father, uncle, and my brothers god father were on the gophers at this time but only my god father made it to the NFL

[@macgoldie7771]

@@jakhirichmond4532 my phone is ringing right now

[@damienkirksey7026]

Rip to Marion Barber

[@thegoat6325]

Before Alabama started stealing all the Florida kids 😂😂😂😂 lost to Minnesota hilarious

[@widerecieverjake]

God Spencer Pennington was terrible lol

[@skm0331]

Oh i thought it was chad lol

[@macgoldie7771]

Worst QB in Alabama history

[@BamaRewind]

​@@macgoldie7771 He was a fourth string walk-on quarterback pressed into action by scholarship limitations and injuries. It's unfair to compare him against players from normal circumstances.

[@macgoldie7771]

@@BamaRewind He sucks compared to Mac Jones Tua...Jalen Hurts

[@BamaRewind]

@@macgoldie7771 You mean to tell me that a walk-on who started the season buried on the depth chart on a 6-6 team wasn't as good as eventual first round NFL draft picks?

[@larryrosser7360]

why you put an alabama loss when you're little call sign says ROLL TIDE 1987? guess you must have flunked out & went to milk cows

[@mathompson53187]

Its obvious he puts up every game he can get on here win or lose. I actually kind of appreciate seeing the games from era's where Alabama was mediocre, great way to remind you that the Saban years are special.

[@christopheroliver4757]

Moron