Bama Was Great/Better Team, But LSU Played Awful On Their Own, Too

Let me get this out of the way: Alabama was by far the better team. Total domination. LSU was outplayed, outcoached, out-everythinged. The game was only as close as it was because our exhausted defense played their guts out when Alabama got inside the 30 yard line again. So, full credit to Alabama. They beat the crap out of LSU.

But, having said that, as good as Alabama was, LSU also played the worst game I've seen them play since last season when JJ was the fulltime starter and Gary Crowton was the OC. Even when Bama wasn't forcing errors or mistakes, LSU played lifeless and terrible football.

It honestly makes no sense to me how LSU could play so well all season and then lay and egg like they did last night. If LSU and Alabama had not already played in Tuscaloosa, I would say that it was all Alabama and they just were far and away superior across the board. But, we know that isn't the case - at least not as bad as it looked last night.

If LSU had played a perfect game, I still think that Alabama would have won. They were just ready. But, Alabama's complete domination was contributed to by LSU not getting off the bus. Pitiful.

And yes, I do feel better having said that. Bama fans will take what I said, with all of the qualifiers even, as a sign of disrespect. I don't mean any. Bama was great and the better team. But, that was not the LSU team that I've seen all season. Still don't know what happened.