Crimson Tide Roll Call, October 19, 2019

Today is … The Third Saturday in October
Today’s Crimson Tide schedule
• Men’s tennis at ITA Regional Championships, at Auburn, all day
• Women’s tennis at ITA Regional Championships, at Baton Rouge, La., all day
• Cross Country at Princeton Invitational, 9 a.m. CT
• Football: Tennessee at Alabama, 8 p.m., ESPN, Live Audio, Live Stats
Crimson Tide results
• Volleyball: LSU def. Alabama 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 25-21
Did you notice?
• With new men’s coach Nate Oats sporting a plaid sportscoat, and pronouncing “We’re going to get back to winning some games like they did in the Wimp [Sanderson] era,” the Alabama basketball teams welcomed the 2019-20 with the Tide Tipoff at Coleman Coliseum. Freshman Jaylen Forbes and sophomore Brittany Davis won the 3-point shooting contest, while Herbert Jones took the dunk challenge. Celebrity judges included former men’s basketball players Levi Randolph and Lawson Schaffer, former football standout Mack Wilson, ESPN personality Molly McGrath and SGA President Harrison Adams. “It’s good for the guys to get in front of the fans and have some fun,” Oats said.

• As part of the NFL’s 100 season celebration, the NFL in conjunction with The Associated Press, announced the league's 100 greatest characters, which was topped by former Alabama quarterback Joe Namath. Kenny Stabler was No. 21,
No. 1 on the @NFL's 100 Greatest Characters list.
— New York Jets (@nyjets) October 19, 2019
The man, the myth, the legend: @RealJoeNamath#NFL100 | @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/9mR4Zm8eLZ
• Senior Hayley McSparin had a season-high 13 kills, pushing her past the 900 kills mark for her career, and freshman setter Emily Janek tallied her third double-double of the season with 41 assists and 11 digs, but Alabama volleyball volleyball lost at LSU (10-7, 4-3 SEC) in four sets. The Crimson Tide (11-6, 3-3 SEC) will host No. 16 Kentucky in its annual Power if Pink match Sunday at 2 a.m.
• The Alabama women’s tennis team started the first day at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regional Championships with five first-round singles wins in Baton Rouge, La. Meanwhile, junior Sam Fischer and freshman Avi Shugar finished up their consolation singles matches in the men’s tournament at Auburn. The main draw of doubles and singles will begin Saturday.
• Due to the threat of inclement weather, Alabama baseball’s scrimmage at Clemson was cancelled. The Crimson Tide will instead hold a scrimmage at Sewell-Thomas Stadium at 1:15 p.m.
• So with kickoff slated for 8 p.m., what movie did Alabama players see Friday night?
Special thanks to @MidwayMovie in theaters November 8th! #RollTide #MidwayMovie pic.twitter.com/ma44zFOCqv
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) October 19, 2019
• USF senior quarterback Blake Barnett will undergo season-ending surgery on the ankle he injured in the second half against SMU. The graduate transfer who has played for three different teams including Alabama in 2015, has appeared in four games this season. He’s already redshirted, but could pursue a medical redshirt.
• Tim Tebow to USA Today about Alabama: “I think they’re being overlooked because of the championship game last year. I think they’re being overlooked because of the hype that they’ve had for the last 10 years. I think they’re being overlooked because they expected so much from Tua [Tagovailoa]."
• A track and field note:
I have decided to forfeit my last year at The University of Alabama and go pro. I will always have RollTide🐘 in my heart ❤️ thanks to all my family and friends for the support! #BamaAlumni #TheJourneyContinues #InJesusNameIJump🙏🏾 @AlabamaTrack
— Shelby Mcewen “OLY” (@ShelbySm5) October 17, 2019
• We’ll leave you with this …
Doesn’t get much better than this! 🏟🌅#BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/BtjQQjmyrw
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) October 19, 2019
On this date in Crimson Tide history:
October 19, 1935: Playing with a broken bone in his left leg, Paul W. “Bear” Bryant starred in Alabama's 25-0 win at Tennessee. Doubting the story of the injury the Atlanta newspapers requested to review x-rays, which indeed revealed a broken fibula, before using the account of Bryant's handicap in its features on the game. Alabama's first touchdown came on a pass to Bryant who then lateralled to Riley Smith. A key block by Bryant after the pitch to Smith enabled him to score.
Crimson Tide quote of the day:
"It was just one little bone." – Paul W. “Bear” Bryant on playing with a fractured leg against Tennessee in 1935.
