re: I Have Lost All Respect for the Vocal Bama Fanbase/Media

no doubt bama's offense is a little better than LSU's, although I think much of that is playcalling more than talent. But I think the defenses are a wash. At the end of the game though, LSU's defense held up better, probably because the rotate so many lineman throughout the game.

With LSU having the ball on the 5 with about 3-4 minutes to go, a stop would have given Bama good field position, instead they allowed LSU to get the ball out near mid-field and flip field position. At that point LSU was content to let the clock run as long as Saban didn't call timeouts, but I wish they would have ran play action on 3rd and 2 because Bama had 10 in the box.

In OT LSU pushed Bama back, while Bama's D gave up the big play.

Bama O had a better passing game on the LSU D
LSU O had a better rushing game on the Bama D

This second fact inspite of - Bama having TR and let us not quibble - he IS the best RB in the country and LSU D contained him and Bama D gave up almost THRICE as many rushing yards, compared to their average, to LSU RBs.

The reason LSU D was better in that game is also that things were back to 0-0 in OT and the LSU D made the plays by pressuring and hurrying your QB as well as sacking him

whereas

The Bama D let Ford run to the 7 yard line.

Yet you claim Bama D was better in that game