▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Sug ar ▁Bowl ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁season . ▁The ▁latter ▁came ▁on ▁the ▁he els ▁of ▁winning ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁SE C ▁title – Al abama ' s ▁first ▁since ▁Bry ant ' s ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Cur ry ▁refused ▁to ▁fly ▁his ▁Alabama ▁team ▁to ▁play ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁because ▁of ▁fear s ▁that ▁H urr icane ▁Gilbert ▁would ▁harm ▁his ▁players . ▁The ▁h urr icane ▁never ▁reached ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁at ▁College ▁Station , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁A gg ies ▁coach ▁Jack ie ▁Sh err ill ▁claimed ▁Cur ry ▁used ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁weather ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁because ▁his ▁quarter back ▁was ▁injured . ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁res ch eduled ▁for ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁when ▁Alabama ▁rout ed ▁A & M , ▁ 3 0 – 1 0 . ▁Cur ry ▁also ▁susp ended ▁Alabama ▁quarter back ▁Jeff ▁D unn ▁for ▁breaking ▁team ▁rules ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Sun ▁Bowl ▁against ▁Army . ▁Cur ry ▁was ▁hon ored ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁the ▁SE C ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Bobby ▁D odd ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁ ▁With ▁all ▁the ▁success ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁were ▁having , ▁most ▁believed ▁Cur ry ▁would ▁remain