re: Bama lost to a very good, well prepared and well coached team

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Bama was defeated for the 5th time in the last 4 years

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The points in your OP are spot on. And as a Tiger fan I'm embarrassed by the Schadenfreude that those in our fan base who don't know what this means exude.

But I do offer a possible explanation for the elation over a Bama loss by anyone with an axe to grind: with your schedule against the East of late - and going forward - opportunities for Bama losses are few and far between.

Put another way: How many teams from the East are in the BCS top 10? How many has LSU played? How many has A&M played? How many has Bama played?

This embarrassing display has its roots in an argument that had Bama a slightly harder sked, they just might be a two-loss team as well.

Throttle Georgia in Atlanta and this notion will be moot. Lose and it will persist and fester.

LSU, Bama and A&M all have solid squads. We should all just be happy with that. But of course we won't.