re: 2013 Alabama vs. LSU Highlights

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Honestly when saban retires LSU will most likely become the class of the SEC.

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Yeah right, because historically LSU has always been better than Bama without Saban. It took one of Bama's worst time periods, after a crippling probation, for LSU to make a run into national prominence. That just so happened to be Jump Started by Saban. Besides those relatively few years compared to the, whole, Bama has always been a significantly better program. Hell for 30 years straight Bama was undefeated in Tiger Stadium. Which, ironically, a Saban lead LsU team broke that streak.

This notion that Bama will fall off the mountain top when Saban retires is just not based in reality. Sure Bama will miss him and will have some transition issues but its very doubtful that somehow LSU will automatically become the class of the SEC. Heck I'd give UF or Au just as much or more of a chance than LSU. UT wont be down forever either.

Face it, Bama has been and will always be in the premiere class of the SEC.

There are a lot of good /great programs in the SEC. Bama just happens to the tops. That's not a dig at LSU, which is a fantastic program, one I respect and love to watch my Alma compete against.

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Same as Alabama. Both teams have big ?'s.

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We have oline questions... But more talent than holes and a good oline coach so im not too worried here. Strong year for Olines in the SEC so others will be better; TAMU, USCe, AU, LSU, but it will still be a productive line.

QB
I don't buy into the media hype but everything points to at least one thing and that is he has a big arm, so he will be at the very least be able to throw long balls to a 5-6 very talented WRs/TE. The biggest question is how consistent will he be on the intermediate throws. I would expect a tight leash on him in the first half of the season but with a strong running game and a bunch of good WRs, and a solid Oline the chances of him being the last piece to the puzzle as at least a productive game manager seems likely.

CBs Last year we had probably our worst set of cornerbacks that I can remember in a long....long time. This is still a huge question mark but seems likely to be a step above last year. Eddie Jackson was injured in spring but if he shows up healthy in camp I look for him to be a big part of moving this group forward. Geno Smith has shown to be productive when he can get out of Sabans dog house and on to the field. Brown and Hump are stars of the future but will they be ready at all in 2014. Then you have Cyrus Jones and Slyve competing to get back onto the field after a forgettable 2013.

That's where we stand going into camp.

What's the difference between an 8-6 California and an 8-5 Florida? LSU overcame a double digit loss at home to that Florida team. LSU deserved to be there. Did Oklahoma? I'll drop it.

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If USC wouldn't have dropped that game, USC would have went into the national championship when OU lost the Big 12 title.

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Then would LSU have made it?
2003 LSU was a very good team and deserved a spot in the national championship. The rankings were a bit screwy. IMO, LSU should have been ranked #1 and USC should have been ranked #2. Teams that get blown out in the last game of the regular season don't deserve to play for a national championship.

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If the 2005 BCS National Championship was any indicator, Oklahoma was a fraud. Seriously, what were the big difference between the 2003 and 2004 versions of USC and Oklahoma?

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You can never really compare year to year. I thought both conferences were pretty weak - very little D. OU beat their one common opponent with USC in 2003(UCLA) by 35 compared to USC's 25-point win. There wasn't much else to go on, but it seemed like the teams were somewhat similar that year.

USC did have an awesome run back then and were exciting to watch.

honestly Bama and LSU were equal teams in 2011. Neither games were fluky, the difference between the games were QB play. In the first game Aj was not really that good, and in the second he played one of the best games in his career. In the first game we were able to exploit the lack of speed on Bama's D, and in the second we couldn't.

In the first game each team had 2 TO, and in the second LSU had 2 TO. LSU just never found a spark to ignite the team like it had all season, covering up the awful QB situation we had.

Bama and LSU in 2011 were two of the best teams in CFB history.

last year the game was a lot closer than the score. Copeland fumbled on the 1 yard line, and we were inside the 20 but turned it over on downs. Bama was the better team, but to act like they curbed stomped LSU is false. It might have been 14-3 in the first half LSU, and you never know how the game might have fallen. But you can play the hypothetical theories all you want, it doesn't matter.

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BlackCloud

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I don't think I've seen one quite like you yet.

It's 2014, who cares about 2013. Neither LSU nor Bama won the BCS, so the rest is bullshite.