Limiting Bama to field goals hurt us because it kept

the game too close for Miles to take a chance on Lee and his reputation for interceptions. When it was 9-0 or 12-0, then a touchdown by either team could have made a huge impact on the outcome.

Bama could have put it beyond reach with 7 and LSU might have awakened their offense with a TD. But Miles was trying too hard to prevent a Bama TD to give his team a chance to score one of their own.