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AL.com All-Access: Who should be Alabama's next football radio analyst?

We learned Thursday night that Phil Savage has stepped down after nine years as analyst on Alabama's football radio broadcasts.

We know that Crimson Tide fans -- and football fans in general -- take that job very seriously, so we were wondering who might be the best candidate to replace Savage. Here are some ideas:

Jay Barker -- Quarterbacks typically make good analysts, and Barker is a smart, confident speaker. One of the more popular Alabama football players of his era, he also has radio experience after more than a decade as morning show host with Birmingham's WJOX-FM.