When you give up 3rd & 7, run into the kicker,

we were outcoached.......AGAIN!

Every single subject on this board is not an 'all or nothing proposition'. The refs PLAYED A PART IN THE LOSS. It doesn't have to be the SOLE reason, but is a reason. Poor play and execution, combined with injuries, also contributed.

The game was NOT LOST BY COACHING. Refs did contribute to the LOSS. How hard is that to comprehend?

Whining about refs is the battle cry of losers.

agreed... you forgot to add--> and go for 2 to make it 7 points instead of 6 despite the fact that Bama had only scored 1 TD, and have been struggling in the red area. Instead LSU missed the conversion, lose momentum, and are only up by 5 which changes the complexion of the game when Bama kicks the FG and are only down by 2.

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That isn't how math and football work

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That may not be how math works - but even math allows for the inclusion of dependent trials = hence the difference between calculating the odds for roulette and blackjack.

But football works exactly like that, unless you say that giving the other team the ball after three plays or overturning all of their good plays is 'just part of the game' and should be viewed only in the context of the final score.

Hell, even the third play of the game influenced the entire game. We get first down that we definitely earned, and we have a sustained drive - for at least three more plays - and who know what may happen?

But no, we go three and out in a hostile environment and the rest of the first half is played on terms as though we had kicked off instead of receiving.

You wouldn't contend that it would be a fair game if one team got to receive both halves would you??

same thing here - the refs took away our first possession. different game from there on.

that was just the first - many more came thruout the game.

Like playing blackjack with half the tens taken out of the deck. The dealer has an advantage in the best of conditions, but careful play can minimize the advantage and give you a CHANCE to win.

Take away the tens, and the player has NO chance - just a matter of time until all his money is gone.

We may have lost with perfect officiating - we may have won. If we play a dozen times with perfect officiatiing, Bama may win more than we do.

BUT - that is why we play the game - to see who can win TODAY.

And yesterday was not a fair chance.

Sure we COULD have won.

Like you can draw a blackjack if there is only ONE ten left in the deck - not a good way to play the game tho.