re: Did Alabama outplay LSU ? Every Bama fan I talk to says this.

Saban has shown time and again, he is a terrible gambler. Les has shown time and again, he is a very good gambler. Queue Kenny Rogers.

Of course Alabama outplayed LSU on many plays during the game. The key is that LSU outplayed Alabama on most of the critical plays during the game. On the plays where LSU performed better than Alabama it is not important whether Alabama made a bad play or LSU a great play. All that matters is the results of the scoring plays. And the scoreboard is objective evidence of which team played better.

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Right there, all they had to do was run the ball up the middle

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Aw shite! They should of thought of that.

You're not showing much grasp of the game.

There's a reason why they would attempt the Maze play. The same reason they gained -12 yards on 17 plays from inside the 30.

Once the field shortens, the defense stiffens, and takes away the run up the middle. Safeties, corners, LBer's, all have less coverage responsibility.

Alabama was unable to move the point of attack, due to an immobile QB. We moved the ball inside their 30, and all of significant yardage, because Saban had to commit a man to cover Jefferson.

Do you remember the Auburn game in '06, before JR took his first steps beyond the LOS? We moved the ball at will b/w the 30's.

Plays don't happen b/w the 30's when you're facing elite, SEC-style defenses.

Come on, mannnn!

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Once the field shortens, the defense stiffens, and takes away the run up the middle. Safeties, corners, LBer's, all have less coverage responsibility.

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Anyone who watched that game and knows football could see LSU was playing conservative on defense. But when Bama got near the redzone LSU played more aggresively and made plays. Also how many yards did bama gain on busted coverages....is blowing an assignment on a play considered being outplayed? I don't think so.

Ok new rule for just Bama and nobody else. For every 2 missed field goals, they get a free do over right after the second missed field goal.

There is so much stupid in this thread.

Alabama DID NOT outplay LSU. The only reason Alabama was in the game at all is because, for 3 quarters ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING went Alabama's way, and after that, as another poster has already mentioned, LSU wore them down, took over and beat them. Here are the facts:

(1) Alabama had exactly 6 possessions prior to McCarron's interception at the very end of Q3 (at which point LSU took over). Five of those were FG attempts, one was a punt. Of the 5 FG attempts, ONLY ONE was a legit drive NOT set up by a HUGE LSU mistake. That was the first drive, and that was on the strength of JUST TWO positive plays, including one where Richardson fumbled, and Alabama got a lucky bounce!!

(2) Of the other 4 FG attempts, two were set up by Lee's unforced interceptions, and BOTH of the other two were set up by BOTH a HUGE personal foul call, AND exactly ONE big positive play (including the big 40+ yard pass).

(3) Meanwhile LSU had several sustained drives that were cut short by mistakes, or in the case of the FG, cut short by the clock with LSU kicking a FG from the 2 yard line on 3rd down.

(4) Bottom line: Without Lee's unforced interceptions, and the two big PF calls, Alabama attempts ONLY ONE FG the ENTIRE FRICKING GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS NOT OUTPLAYING!!!!!!!!!

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(4) Bottom line: Without Lee's unforced interceptions, and the two big PF calls, Alabama attempts ONLY ONE FG the ENTIRE FRICKING GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS NOT OUTPLAYING!!!!!!!!!

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This is why I can't stand the Rant. People can't reason past their own noses.

Lee plays for LSU genius. And the last time I checked, no one forced Saban to call the Maze pass to the one yard line. And AJ had another interception himself. You remove all interceptions and BAMA might have the advantage bc the LSU INT might have prevented a BAMA touchdown.

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Saban probably felt with our ferocious defense this would be his only opportunity to try to get points

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In the first half?? In the first quarter?? With a merely above-average kicker, from the edge of his range, into a breeze? What do you think Miles would have done (if he had the 'Bama FG kicker) against an equally (or more) ferocious defense? Seems pretty clear that he would have had his punter try to stick it on the 3-yard line and play field position. Maybe not late in the 4th. But in the 1st or 2nd? Close to a no-brainer.

"on that drive"