▁over ▁Washington ▁for ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁national ▁championship . ▁The ▁win ▁later ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁game ▁that ▁changed ▁the ▁South ." ▁Intent ▁on ▁building ▁a ▁dynast y , ▁athlet ics ▁director ▁George ▁Den ny ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁new found ▁popular ity ▁and ▁began ▁advert ising ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁in ▁metropol itan ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁newsp apers . ▁Stud ents , ▁football ▁players ▁and ▁fans ▁al ike ▁from ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁began ▁en rolling ▁at ▁Alabama ▁at ▁such ▁a ▁rate ▁that ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁over ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁was ▁from ▁out - of - state . ▁W ade ▁led ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁to ▁two ▁more ▁national ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁W ade ▁was ▁under ▁fire ▁after ▁lack l uster ▁seasons ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁which ▁included ▁narrow ▁losses ▁to ▁Robert ▁N ey land ' s ▁Tennessee ▁Vol unte ers . ▁ ▁W ade ▁submitted ▁his ▁res ignation ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁cave at ▁that ▁he ▁coach ▁next ▁season . ▁T ail back ▁John ▁S uther ▁described ▁the ▁feeling ▁before ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁game ▁that ▁year , ▁which ▁Alabama ▁won ▁ 1 8 – 6 . ▁" Co ach ▁W ade ▁was ▁bo iling ▁mad . ▁He ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁blood - th irst y ▁dr ill ▁ser ge ant ▁anyway ,