LSU and Bama played 6 common opponents this year. If someone wants to see how evenly these teams are matched up, check out the point differences in these games...

ARKANSAS
LSU - 41-17 (+24)
Bama - 38-14 (+24)

FLORIDA
LSU - 41-11 (+30)
Bama - 38-10 (+28)

OLE MISS
LSU - 52-3 (+49)
Bama - 52-7 (+45)

AUBURN
LSU - 45-10 (+35)
Bama - 42-14 (+28)

TENNESSEE
LSU - 38-7 (+31)
Bama - 37-6 (+31)

MISSISSIPPI ST
LSU - 19-6 (+13)
Bama - 24-7 (+17)

I thought this was a clear indication of how similar these teams are, and I wanted to share it with everyone.

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Posted by molsusports

Member since Jul 2004

36114 posts

Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:45 pm to jmath27

Or to simplify... both LSU and Alabama beat a bunch of bad teams and Arkansas handily

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Posted by tweaver18

Monroe/Baton Rouge

Member since Nov 2010

187 posts

Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:45 pm to jmath27

Saw this on ESPN the other day. I could not believe just how close it was.

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Posted by flip82lsu

BATON ROUGE

Member since Oct 2009

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Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:46 pm to tweaver18

Poooorrr ARKY...

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Posted by reg469

Lafayette

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:47 pm to jmath27

One difference that I can point out. We could have scored more in almost all of those games. We shut it down in the fourth quarter in almost all of them. Bama scored late in almost all of theirs, but that is really splitting hairs. We are evenly matched on offense and defense. However, our special teams are far superior.

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Posted by SportTiger1

Stonewall, LA

Member since Feb 2007

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Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:48 pm to jmath27

I just can't get over the fact that LSU beat 6 different SEC teams by at least 2 TDs, and beat 5 of them by 3 TDs or more.

That's domination.

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Posted by dstone12

Texan

Member since Jan 2007

30246 posts

Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:50 pm to reg469

We played tougher OOC games.

Problem is....BCS don't give a fu-k.

The other problem is: Yes, this is LSU's best year, ever. But if we don't play like we should on Jan 9th, it won't mean as much.

I'm actually okay with this. Les will have the players ready.

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Posted by ZereauxSum

Lot 23E

Member since Nov 2008

10176 posts

Posted on 11/28/11 at 4:51 pm to jmath27

It is freaking spooky how close these two teams are performance wise.

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Posted by Statestreet

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