After watching bowls, LSU and Bama are clearly two best teams

I doubt that you'll be saying this if we lose

All though there's been some good bowl games, I can't help.but realize how much of a joke everyone else is, especially on defense. Damn some of these teams D is atrocious

Defensively I agree! However, I think if either of these teams had QB from Stanford, Ok State, Oregon, Wisconsin, etc. the BCS game would be a mis-match. Let's hope LSU QB's can get job done this time and BCS game should be a mis-match. Geaux Tigers!

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Well, I was a little butt hurt for several weeks and didn't feel Bama deserved to be there

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They don't. The entire stated reason for creating the BCS was to increase the liklihood that the MNC would be determined on the field of play. With a rematch, the BCSCG is anything but. Don't buy into this "two best teams" BS.

I have not been intrigued at all by this years bowl matchups.

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In 5 non-home games, Arkansas beat 6-6 Texas A&M by 4, 6-6 Vandy by 3, 2-10 Ole Miss by 5, and lost by 24 points twice. Arkansas is by far Bama's most impressive victory of the season.

Bama's second best win got blown out yesterday by the Conference USA Runner-up.

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Shut up! Quality losses are what count now, silly!

Maybe. IMO, however, OSU actually has a better case than it had before. Bama's best OOC opponent lost to an overrated Houston and Bama did not beat the best team on its schedule or win it's conference. After LSU beats Bama a second time, OSU will have the better record and the better SOS. It will be LSU>>>>OSU>Oregon/Bama.

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I don't know. I think some people are falling victim to the SEC supremacy. While LSU and Bama are the best two teams this year, the four teams that played in BCS bowls yesterday are very good.

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This^^
I'm ok with the game as it is, it would hurt me really bad to lose this game (particularly since I live in Birmingham), but if asked I would say that these are the best two teams.

My real problem with the "eye test" is that it is often wrong.

In 1992 going into the Sugar Bowl, Miami was clearly the better team and was going to dominate Alabama.

In 2002 going into the BCS NC Game, Miami was clearly the better team and was going to dominate Ohio State.

In 2006 going into the BCS NC Game, Ohio State was clearly the better team and was going to dominate Florida.

In 2007 going into the BCS NC Game, Ohio State was clearly the better team and was going to dominate LSU.

In 2011 going into the BCS NC Game, LSU is clearly the better team and would dominate Oklahoma State.

Now, is that last one true? I happen to think that it is but, really, we'll never know. The others, however, were false.


Edited to change my cut and paste date fail.

But if Alabama had come to Baton Rouge and won 9-6 it would be Alabama vs Oklahoma State. You can book that. Talking heads would just be talking about how it proves that Saban is superior to Miles, LSU is not quite up to Alabama and on and on. There would be no call for a rematch.