Home Game Weekend Edition

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ALABAMA VS. COLORADO STATE — The Crimson Tide football team takes on the Colorado State Rams this week for the first home game of the season. Kick off is 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Click here to read about the latest on game day, including how to stay in the know via Facebook, Twitter and UA’s mobile website. For highlights of major areas of game day, click here.

GAME-DAY WEATHER — The National Weather Service has predicted showers and possibly thunderstorms for Tuscaloosa for Saturday, Sept. 21. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Students, faculty, staff and their guests are encouraged to monitor the weather throughout the day and to take shelter if storms become severe. Visit the UA Game-day website for information on how to stay safe on game day in the case of severe weather.

GAME-DAY PARKING REMINDER — On game-day weekends during football season, many parking lots are used for Tide Pride and game-day parking. The following lots and areas must be vacated by 5 p.m. on Fridays of all home games: Colonial Drive south of Eighth Street, the south one-third section of the Coleman Coliseum lot, the Tutwiler main lot and “triangle” lot, the lower Student Recreation Center lot, the Northeast Campus Drive lot and the large lot east of the Moody Music Building. Re-entry to all faculty and staff lots, with the exception of the Ferguson deck, will be restricted after 5 p.m. on game-day Fridays. Click here for a map that shows the parking-lot closures.

KNOW HOW TO “GET IN THE GAME.” — Whether you currently have tickets or need tickets, you will want to know how to “Get in the Game,” how the changes to the way student tickets are handled, how to enter the stadium (Gate 30 or 31) and how parking near the stadium affects you. For more information on the changes, visit the following sites: Action Card Office (click on Get in the Game 2013 Football Changes) or http://uagameday.com/football.

OUT-OF-STATE FOOTBALL TV VIEWING SCHEDULE — Faculty and staff who are not in Tuscaloosa on football game days can click here for alternative locations to view the games with alumni groups.

UNIVERSITY SUPPLY STORE $1 SALE — Merchandise commemorating UA’s 12th, 13th and 14th national championships in football will be reduced to $1 and sold on a first-come, first-served basis in the lobby of the SUPe Store at the Ferguson Center lobby from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 only. Selection includes T-shirts, car accessories, buttons, posters, and other apparel and souvenirs. All sales are final. Supplies are limited. No other discounts apply.

BRYANT CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION — The University of Alabama and the Bryant Museum are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant. New additions to the Bryant Museum’s section on the coach are now in place, and a new book and a new documentary about Bryant’s life are available for sale.

Fans can enter their memories of Coach Bryant at http://www.bryant100.com. Written comments and audio and video submissions will be accepted. Also, visit http://www.323wins.com/owned2 to enter the Coach Bryant Ultimate Fan Contest.

For more information, contact the Bryant Museum at info@BryantMuseum.com or visit http://www.bryantmuseum.com and follow the museum on Facebook and Twitter. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 300 Bryant Drive.

EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
Alumni Band concert featuring Alabama Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Moody Music Building concert hall
Gamma Phi Beta chili cook-off, 5-7 p.m., Canterbury Chapel side lawn

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
University Supply Store special game-day hours, tent on the Quad (9 a.m.-5 p.m.), Ferguson Center (9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.) and Bryant Museum (9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Alpha Omicron Pi Backyard Bash, prior to football game, AOII house