re: Is Alabama mentally prepared for a war?

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The players for both teams are sitting around reading and posting on message boards all week.

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Not just this week, but all year. Try as he might, Saban can't insulate the players from the outside world, and the constant barrage of "unbeatable...best ever...LSU can't keep it close..." that is being tossed around everywhere.

Tua seems unflappable, but there's 30+ other guys, many of which are new starters, that haven't been tested yet and are likely believing their own hype. If this turns in to a war, doubt may start creeping in from the guys that believed everyone saying LSU couldn't play with them.