re: The difference between LSU & Bama in football today.

bama had a rare few early round picks come back for their senior season. barrett jones is the only one that comes to mind by name. they lost a lot of underclassmen last year and they will lose some great ones this year.

While there is no doubt that bama's players are sold on what nick says - like disciples to a guru, and nick runs a real, attacking offensive scheme, you could just as easily mark the difference to scheduling and bias.

bama had an easier schedule this year, and there is no way in hell that we should have had to play bama again last year under a system that doesn't have a play-off.