Political Quotes

“it was a glorious December day in Alabama, where enthusiasm crackled in the air and you could almost hear the sound of college football records being broken. I'm talking about the 1993 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game, played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence before a national television audience and a vocal home-team crowd of almost 16,000 fans. This year I had the distinct pleasure of attending this match-up between the University of North Alabama Lions and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indians. It was indeed a title bout, described by the media as a heavyweight match, with a heart-stopping fourth quarter victory that will be the talk of NCAA Division II football for years to come. The UNA Lions took a 14-3 lead early on, but from there on the game was a tooth-and-nail battle. With 45 seconds remaining, the score was tied at 34. In a phenomenal 69-yard, six play drive, sophomore quarterback Cody Gross took in the winning touchdown, giving UNA the victory at 41-34. This, Mr. President, was a classic example of what a championship game should be. The UNA Lions showed America the incredible quality and competitiveness of Division II football. This is the first national football championship in the 45-year history of the Lion program, with the team smashing more than 70 school and conference records in the process.”