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Bonds on and off the field benefit Alabama's offensive line

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Editor's note: Ivan Maisel spent three days with the Alabama offensive line in November. The following is his account from that time. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The five starting offensive linemen at No. 4 Alabama weigh a cumulative 1,540 pounds. It is fair to say, therefore, that food might always be on the tips of their tongues, figuratively and literally. One particular conversation among them in recent days hadn't lasted five minutes when the topic turned to eating. That might have been influenc ...

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