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PREPARES TO SHUT DOWN ALL ITS GAME DAY IN LA. THE CRIMSON TIDE JUST A FEW HOURS AWAY FROM TIPPING OFF WITH NORTH CAROLINA, WITH A SPOT IN THE ELITE EIGHT ON THE LINE. �������� 13 S RYAN HENNESSY IN SOCAL. TALKING ABOUT THE SWEET 16 GAME. GAME DAY HERE FOR THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE AS THEY TAKE ON NORTH CAROLINA IN THE SWEET 16 RIGHT HERE IN LOS ANGELES. NOW THIS ISN’T JUST ALABAMA AGAINST UNC. THIS IS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AGAINST ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ON THE BIGGEST STAGE GREG BYRNE IS THE AD AT ALABAMA. HE’S ALSO ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE NCAA. SO IS NORTH CAROLINA’S ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, BUBBA CUNNINGHAM. USUALLY THE TWO ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS PART OF A 12 PERSON COMMITTEE WORKING SITES FOR MARCH MADNESS IN DIFFERENT CITIES. BUT TONIGHT THEY’RE PLAYING EACH OTHER ON THE BIGGEST STAGE. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY HAD TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE GAME. WORKING AND SIT IN THE STANDS WITH THE REST OF THE FANS. A DIFFERENT SITUATION. THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN OFTEN. SO YOU CAN’T HAVE A TEAM IN THE REGION AND THEN BE ON ON THE DESK TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. SO BUBBA CUNNINGHAM, THE AD FOR NORTH CAROLINA, AND GREG HAVE TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE PROCESS. SO HERE IN LA, THEY ARE JUST MERELY FANS OF THEIR TWO INSTITUTIONS. REGINA, I GOT HERE LATE LAST NIGHT. WERE THRILLED TO BE HERE. YOU GOT TO BE IN THE STANDS. YEAH, I KNOW REGINA WILL BE. I’LL BE SITTING. THERE’S A SEAT THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE AD, AND THAT’S A