Excellent article I just read!

Contained Chaos · Nov 5, 2011

I agree with MLU in that the guy didn't quite finish his homework with regards to our OL. He looked a little foolish by saying that Chris Faulk doesn't "grab many headlines", considering that he was the SEC OL of the week following the Auburn game. Faulk is one of the very best in the conference. The left side of our OL is as good as any in the country.

red55 · Nov 5, 2011

Contained Chaos said: ↑

I agree with MLU in that the guy didn't quite finish his homework with regards to our OL. He looked a little foolish by saying that Chris Faulk doesn't "grab many headlines", considering that he was the SEC OL of the week following the Auburn game. Faulk is one of the very best in the conference. The left side of our OL is as good as any in the country.
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True, but they don't get many headlines. The guy owns a Bama website, assesses LSU fairly, and he's predicting an LSU win. You can cherrypick a comment or two, but on the whole he's accurate.

Jean Lafitte · Nov 6, 2011

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This is not as good as my write-up, but it's still pretty good ESPN article by Will Harris...

LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama is favored by 4.5 points
TeamRankings win odds for LSU: 36 percent

LSU is an outstanding, well-coached team with a top-flight defense and a powerful running game. Unfortunately for the Tigers, this game doesn't really have much to do with them. Alabama is a championship team on a championship mission, and LSU is simply in the way.

We've been beating this drum all year, but Alabama's defense is absolutely not "one of" the best in the country. It is not simply the nation's best in 2011, but rather a once-in-a-generation defense. That's not hyperbole. It's also what we should expect given the Crimson Tide's perfect set of circumstances. The sport's top defensive coaching staff in terms of both scheme and technique is, in its fifth year, at the very pinnacle of its recruiting and player development machine.

The Alabama defense was a top-five unit last season with a lineup full of newbies. This year, with experienced, fully developed and uber-talented upperclassmen manning nearly every spot on the two-deep, the Tide stop unit is setting a new standard. When elite coaching combines with elite talent and maximum experience at an elite program with unlimited resources … well, that's exactly how once-in-a-generation defenses are made.

Add in the nation's best offensive line and backfield duo, and you have a championship-caliber team. The home-field advantage will also be unprecedented, as this will be the loudest and most intimidating crowd in Bryant-Denny Stadium history. LSU's defense is fantastic, but its reckless style relies on rattling the opposing offense, then feeding on the resulting turnovers and miscues -- mistakes that an experienced, disciplined and prepared Alabama team simply will not make at home.

It also must be mentioned that the Crimson Tide seem to be playing for a bigger purpose. It's difficult to judge the precise impact the tornado that devastated Tuscaloosa this April has had on this football team and its focus and preparation throughout the season, but it is undoubtedly significant.

LSU is a very fine football team, but nothing points to a failure this weekend for Nick Saban's program. In the most hyped game of the season, Alabama will leave no doubt.

The pick: Alabama 31, LSU 3

Very nice... And I agree with everything this guy is saying. LSU is just another team in the way of greatness. This defense will go down as THE GREATEST IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY! LSU will be lucky to score on Bama in this game, and I stand firm on that.

Call me a homer, I don't care. I just know my team is better than yours...
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HAW !!!!

Darth · Nov 6, 2011

Great bump Jean. Reading the last statement in your quote makes me smile.

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Excellent article I just read!

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