Cutler supplies victory cigars for Tennessee after Alabama upset

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Jay Culter didn't attend the University of Tennessee, but he still stepped up after the No. 6 Volunteers upset perennial powerhouse Alabama on Saturday night.

The former Bears quarterback, who attended SEC-rival Vanderbilt, supplied victory cigars to the Tennessee squad after its last-second win.

Why, you ask? Well, it's pretty simple.

“He wanted us to beat Bama,” a Tennessee administrator told Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated.

Cutler lost his only college start against the Crimson Tide, a 30-8 beatdown in 2002. But the 39-year-old Cutler was apparently sick of Alabama's SEC dominance, as the Tide are 109-17 in conference play since Nick Saban was hired in 2007.

Saturday's loss was especially painful for No. 3 Alabama, with Tennessee kicker Chase McGrath nailing a 40-yarder as time expired to seal the 52-49 win.

The scene after the game was total chaos. Fans stormed the field and stole the goalpost. Peyton Manning partied in the locker room. It was truly a wild scene, thanks in part to Cutler's cigars.

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