re: Had LSU won the National Championship in 2011

It is always difficult to beat a good team twice in a season, even though LSU did that vs. Georgia in 2003.

There is no doubt that Saban out-coached Miles in that game and 'Bama was better prepared. They learned from the earlier loss, making the needed changes and LSU did not adjust or make any changes.

However, I still think Bama should not have been playing that game because they did not win their division and did not play a conference championship game.

Despite all the bad memories, at least this game and the way things were handled, in my view, helped the college football world realize even more fully how flawed the BCS system was to even give 'Bama a chance to be there, and I think, it did contribute at least a little to moving toward the playoff system that exists today.