It was a hot game. The Crimson Tide opened the 2026 football season at home against the East Carolina Pirates. It was an early kickoff, but CrimsonAti held strong with a tailgate on campus and a watch party in Covington, Ky. Staying cool at The Mad Piper We tried a new venue for our unofficial watch party. The Mad Piper in Covington is Will Hodges' new venue. Located next door to The Well, The Mad Piper is a great location for a small watch party. It was an early tailgate

Everyone Got Along Just Fine! Representatives from many of the SEC alumni groups in Greater Cincinnati got together at Madtree Brewing for a 2026 football kickoff happy hour reunion. Bama (CrimsonAti) was well represented. First to arrive We had a total of three young alumnii attend. Folks came from as far away as Lake Waynoka and Germantown, OH. All in the family. The Cuil family arrived a little later. It was great to mingle with alumni from other SEC schools. Represen

Guidelines for Accepting Tickets You will receive via your email ticket transfers starting soon to accept your UK tickets. Transfer will come from Ticketmaster. If you don't get the transfer, check your spam folder. Ticketmaster will prompt you to click on the link prvided. Log in to your Ticketmaster account. Note: You must use the UK Athletics Account Manager link provided as tickets will not appear through Ticketmaster.com. If you don't have a Ticketmaster account, y

Parents Networking The nest may be empty. They've made that last trp to Tuscaloosa for move-in, As they take a breath of relief, it's time to network with other parents. Each year CrimsonAti provides a social just for parents. This year's event was held on August 20th at March First Brewing. CrimsonAti provided one free drink ticket, a door prize ticket, and some delicious appetizers catered by March First. These parents from Madeira were the lucky door prize winners We

September 19th 2:30 kickoff The Florida State Seminoles upset the Crimson Tide last year in Tallahassee. It's time for redemption. We will have a full tailgate at the usual location and we have penty of tickets to the game, all in the CrimsonAti block. They are $150 each. Section 857, rows 15-16. Why not take a group or the whole family? This is a big ACC-SEC showdown that will be on national TV. You can bet there will be plenty of FSU fans on campus and we don't want t

Our bus from the last game at UK CrimsonAti will be providing a bus to the football game in Lexington on September 12th. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. Bus will leave P.F Chang's at Rookwood. $188 per seat but if you bundle your seat with football tickets, you'll save. You have to take advantage of this deal within the next two weeks. Bring a cooler if you want,, We are providing drinks and food too. Reserve your seat(s) here: https://beatukin26.eventbrite.com. You will be

Kickoff Times TBA It's hard to believe thati the 2026 football season is upon us. We know kickoff times for the following games (CST): E. Carolina 11:00 a.m. @Kentucky 3:30 p.m. (this game is in Eastern Time) Florida State 2:30 p.m South Carolina 5-7 p.m. window Georgia 5-7 p.m. window Chattanooga 1:00 p.m. We will have a tailgate for all home games. Watch party information in Cincinnati is forthcoming. Here is a list of tickets we have received from the National Alumni Asso

CrimsonAti paid tribute to several of our incoming freshmen at our annual send-off held at Heritage at Miami Bluffs Clubhouse. Much thanks to our hosts, Cynthia and Tim Gevedon. Our future Legends The future looks bright for these incoming freshmen. They come from Dayton, Greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. Here are a few examples of our brightest legends: Sean Nichols Sean is our student athlete. He will be competing in Adaptive Athletics at UA on the basketball t

CrimsonAti member Padgett Watkins (Lou's roommate) is selling two tickets to most away game (except UK and MSU). These tickets were requested for handicapped access and should be in a good convenient location in the stadium. @Tennessee $290 @LSU $290 @Vanderbilt $210 You must be a member of CrimsonAti to get these tickets. Need to renew or join? https://joinusin26.eventbrite.com. If you want to purchase these tickets, call or text Lou at 937.205.7916. First come, first se

Over 60 Attended Led by CrimsonAti treasurer Rebecca Dunehew, a certified Executive Bourbon Steward, attendees tasted various brands of bourbon. The evening at Fueled Collective started off with the CrimsonAti 75 Welcome - champagne & bourbon.This knowledge has helped her design & guide whiskey flights. Her continued passion led her to building relationships with several brands & she was thrilled with their support of this scholarship fundraiser event! Those brands are menti

Isaac Baumgarte is a Lakota East graduate and National Merit Scholar. He will be attending The University of Alabama this fall, majoring in Applied Mathematics with a focus on Statistics. Isaac is a Randall Research Scholar and hopes to work in statistical research. He is an avid chess player, enjoys trail running, and is a talented advanced pianist. He's looking forward to serving the Tuscaloosa community through Honors Action and getting involved with Honors Connections.

CrimsonAti Gift Baskets CrimsonAti welcomed University of Alabama President Peter J. Mohler, gynmastiics coach Ashley Johnston, National Alumni Association President Carol Sprayberry and others from the National Alumni Association. Over 50 attended the reception. A nice crowd enjoyed LaRosa's pizza, Graeter's ice cream and cookies! One of our students, Lauren Rea, is a Student Alumni Ambassador for the National Alumni Association. From left: Jimmy Warren, Lauren Rea and Mat

Working Hard for You! The 2026-27 CrimsonAti Board was elected at the April Chapter meeting. Board members are (left to right): Lou Mays (social media, website); Shannon McAffry-Davidson (VP); Allison Hartman (young alumni); Ben Borja (president); Rebecca Dunehew (treasurer); Jill Franke (secretary); Angela Andsager (event planning); Jensen Quinn (events coordinator). Missing from the photo: Virginia Mapes (membership); Cynthia Gevedon (new student recruitment); Eddie Bog

Thank you to all that supported our scholarships The University of Alabama National Alumni Association hosted a meeting of the Board of Directors on April 10th. Board member Lou Mays presented Deborah Parr a check for $10,000 for our five endowed scholarships. This money raised was a result of the many contributions of our members over the past year. When you play The Big Board at our events, you support the scholarships. When you give at our events or online you help send

Lou Mays congratulates Lauren at the 2026 Alumni Awards We are CrimsonAti Proud of Lauren Rea, a junior at The University of Alabama. Lauren, a graduate of Mason High School, was the recipient of the Alumni Award as the 2025-26 Student Alumni Ambassadors President. Lauren is one of many students from Greater Cincinnati and Dayton that are excelling at the Capstone. She is employed by The University of Alabama National Alumni Association. If you are aware of a local student

Look who's coming to Cincinnati! We are excited to welcome UA President Peter J. Mohler to the Queen City! He, along with UA gymnastics coach Ashley Johnston, will be visiting us on May 19th, 6-8pm, at Heritage at Miami Bluffs. This clubhouse is in Maineville, OH. We're going to have some LaRosa's pizza delivered, along with Graeter's ice cream and we might also make some homemade cookies. We'll have a variety of drinks available. This is an excellent opportunity for our m

The Aidan Robert Moncelle Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in 2025 by the Moncelle Family to honor their son and brother by recognizing sibling loss and helping students reach for the stars. Aidan was a senior at UA, majoring in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, with a Blount Scholars minor. Due to his passion for rocketry and space, he was highly active in the UA Alabama Rocketry Association (ARA) and served as the Liquids Project Manager. First priority is

Another Nail Biter It was great to see so many UA students come to our watch party before heading back to campus. Fueled Collective was rocking all night. The appetizers were good and we thank all of the volunteers that brought food. Here are some photos of the door prize winners and others that attended. Thank you to everyone that played The Big Board. Congratulations Tim Johnson of Germantown for being our only Big Board winner! Thank you to these Board members for volu

CrimsonAti Provides Five Endowed Scholarships As the deadline for students to apply for admission and scholarships at The University of Alabama approaches, please be aware of several changes that took place this year. When a student applies for admission, they also complete the application for scholarships. This is applicable to both the UA application and the Common App. Once admitted, every student will have the opportunity to apply for additional scholarships from vari

Homecoming Theme Together we rise, together we fall. OU may have spoiled our Homecoming game, but together we will rise again! Homecoming 2025 was memorable. The CrimsonAti tailgate was a big success. Here are a few photos from our tent. We welcomed our students, alumni, parents and fans. Thank you to all of our Big Board players. We sold out one Board and started a second Board. Our treasurer, Becky Dunehew, administered the Board back in Ohio. Congratulations to ou