Who do you think will win the biggest game of the year? And if it is a close game how far should they drop in the rankings? Oklahoma St., Stanford and Boise State are all right behind them with no loses. Should the loser drop to 5th behind all of them or even lower?
I am calling it for LSU and Alabama will only drop to 4th ahead of Boise State which will tick people off.
Tide rank 1st in the country in total defense (180.5 yards/game) and 1st in scoring defense (6.9 points/game) as well. They are 22nd in total offense (457.7 yards/game) and 11th in scoring offense (39.4 points/game).
LSU ranks 4th in the country in total defense (251.4 yards/game) and 3rd in scoring defense (11.5 points/game). While they are just 80th in total offense (372.1 yards/game).
Les Miles is the better coach, LSU has better players on both sides of the ball, and LSU performs well against rabid hostile fans..This is the game of the century and my sources indicate to me that they know it.
Bama's D is superior and LSU will waste time trying to run against them.
Alabama can line up with 19 upperclassmen on both sides of the ball at times, including 11 on defense. LSU isn't extremely young by any means, but six underclassmen can start on defense.