The ReliaQuest Bowl did not go according to plan for Alabama, with the Crimson Tide losing to Michigan for the second straight year in a bowl game.

Alabama played its final game of 2024 Tuesday in Tampa, facing off against Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl. The owner of the California restaurant Lima said it hasn’t been able to bounce back after settling a lawsuit over a promotion that discounted drinks for women.

The drenched in-person attendees, and national viewing audience, needed to witness only the first 15 minutes of Tuesday afternoon’s ReliaQuest Bowl to come to a pair of air-tight conclusions: The renowned Raymond James Stadium turf holds water,