not sure how you measure one team from a generation ago with one today.

Still that '78 LSU team remains a very interesting one.They were pre-season #13 and given a good shot by some to unseat Alabama as SEC Champ.Charles Alexander was back for his senior year and mentioned for the Heisman.Unfortunately they slopped around in the first two games which were the first two with the original West upper deck with Indiana and Wake Forest.Seemed to get it togethor at Rice and at Florida. Came home #10 to face Georgia (for the first time since '52.

LSU led 17-7 at halfime but "Run Lindsey Run" Scott ran the second half kickoff back 99 yds for a td and Georgia got 10 more third qtr points off LSU turnovers to win 24-17.

The Tigers regrouped and went to Birmingham 6-1 and ranked #10 again to face #3 Alabama at Legion Field.LSU scored on its second drive with a 25 yd scoring pass from David Woodley to Carlos Carson to go up 7-0.After a couple of first downs on Alabama's next possession Chris Williams intercepted a Jeff Rutledge pass and ran it in for an apparent touchdown to go up 13-0. The officials huddled and while Williams' interception stood, the td was wiped out by a phantom clip penalty and LSU instead of lining up for a point after and 14-0 lead had the ball on the Tigers' own 15.

Alabama scored on the second play of the 2nd qtr after a fake punt on 4th and 2 near midfield went for 19 yds. The Tide led 14-10 at halftime after another LSU penalty took a field goal off the scoreboard. After going up 17-10, Alabama recovered a fumbled LSU punt at the 3 and went in for the score on third down and the final score was set up on a 37 yd pass to the LSU 5 on third down to win 31-10.

Still,had Williams' interception return for a td held, who knows what would have happened with a 14-0 lead and if LSU had won, its doubtful the Board of Supervisors would have fired McClendon 3 days later (allowing him a lame duck '79 season).That certainly contributed to LSU's 16-14 loss and flat play in Jackson vs Miss State the next week.

I know you were dying to hear all of that.