Audio: Bama offensive line biggest surprise unit & LSU preview

November 6, 3:43 PMAlabama Crimson Tide ExaminerVince Ferrara

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Alabama’s offensive line hasn’t been the dominant force it was in 2008 but it has been the biggest surprise unit of this Crimson Tide football team this season.

Alabama’s perceived lack of style points in the win over Tennessee has opened the floodgates for analysts and fans to openly doubt the Tide and predict their downfall versus LSU. The way people talk about Alabama, you’d think they’ve been narrowly escaping defeat each week (alas Iowa.) The scores tell a different story. Alabama, like Florida and Texas, has only one win that wasn’t by double-digits this season, the last one over Tennessee.

I find it humorous that Alabama gets no credit for beating a rival largely because of special teams. Isn’t special teams a big phase of the game? Why do people say well if it wasn’t for this blocked kick or this return or whatever, X team would have beaten O team. Well that did happen and it counts. Plus, somehow all the praise that Tennessee is getting doesn’t filter back to Alabama for being in a tight game with them.

We talked about all these topics on the “LSU Week” edition of the weekly sports talk show dedicated to Crimson Tide sports, “Bama Roll Call.” I co-host the show in Tuscaloosa, representing my work here on Examiner.com, with Brett Beaird from WYTK-FM in Huntsville. Be sure to sign-up for e-mail alerts, so you never miss a post on Alabama and the SEC, by selecting subscribe on my main page.

We also broke down the Alabama football team position-by-position, projected how much we will see the wildcat formation from this point forward, previewed the LSU Tigers with Mike Scarborough of TigerBait.com and much more throughout this week’s one-hour show.

“Bama Roll Call” is now heard on 29 stations in five southeast states. The show is a production of CRM Sports, which owns and operates “Ya’ll Magazine” distributed throughout the south. CRM Sports also produces weekly sports talk shows for other teams in the SEC.

There are a lot of ways you can hear "Bama Roll Call" each week.

Local Radio
-In Tuscaloosa, listen to the show on WTUS, Welcome 103.3 FM, Weekdays from 4 to 5pm CT
-In Birmingham, listen to the show on WENN, News/Talk 1320 AM, Fridays at 6 to 7pm CT
-The show has really grown and is currently on 29 stations heard in 5 states (Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee & Florida) including a good part of Alabama. The list of some of the affiliates is below with the new additions coming soon. Check your local listings for dates and times, which vary from market to market on when they carry the show.

List of Radio Stations That Carry The Show
Abbeville WESZ-FM 98.7
Ardmore WSLV-AM 1110
Bay Minette WNSI-FM 105.9 (Heard in Florida)
Birmingham WENN-AM 1320
Brandon, Mississippi WJFN-AM 970
Bridgport, Tennessee WGNQ-AM 1480
Brunswick, Georgia WCGA-AM 1100
Cullman WKUL-FM 92.1
Florence WYTK-FM 93.9
Franklin WTLS-FM 106.5
Guin WERH-AM 970
Hamilton WERH-FM 92.1
Higdon WKWN-FM 106.1
Huntsville WKLD-FM 97.7
Jackson, Mississippi WJDX-AM 620
Livingston WSLY-FM 104.9
Montgomery WIQR-AM 1410
Moulton WALW-FM 98.3
Red Bay WRMG-AM 1430
Robertsdale WNSI-AM 1000
Scottsboro WWIC-AM 1050
South Pittsburg, Tennessee WGNQ-FM 97.7
Sulligent WJEC-FM 106.5
Sylacauga WFEB-AM 1340
Tallassee WTLS-AM 1300
Trenton, Georgia WKWN-AM 1420
Tuscaloosa WTUS-FM 103.3
Valley WRLA-AM 1490
Vernon WVSA-AM 1380

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BAMA ROLL CALL - WEEK OF 11/1/09