▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁finished ▁ 4 – 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁B ama ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁team ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 6 ▁record ▁and ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁bow l ▁appearance ▁in ▁three ▁seasons . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁the ▁team ▁began ▁playing ▁all ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁exclus ively ▁at ▁Bry ant - Den ny ▁Stadium . ▁In ▁previous ▁years , ▁the ▁T ide ▁had ▁played ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁biggest ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Leg ion ▁Field ▁in ▁B irmingham . ▁During ▁the ▁off season , ▁Alabama ▁once ▁again ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁" full " ▁rec ruit ing ▁class , ▁following ▁a ▁prob ation ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA ▁which ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁resulting ▁from ▁rec ruit ing ▁viol ations ▁that ▁occurred ▁during ▁Dub ose ' s ▁ten ure . ▁In ▁Sh ula ' s ▁third ▁season , ▁Alabama ▁rolled ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 2 ▁record , ▁ending ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 – 1 0 ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl . ▁However , ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁Alabama ▁strugg led ▁to ▁find ▁consist ency . ▁The ▁team ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 7 ▁overall ▁record , ▁losing ▁every ▁road ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Sh ula ▁was ▁terminated ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Alabama ▁to ▁lose ▁four ▁consecutive ▁games ▁to ▁A ub urn . ▁Sh