re: More impressive win of the 2011 season?

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I'd say the stakes were the same in both games.

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Come on, be serious. It was no doubt a huge game, but a regular season game 8 is never going to have the same stakes as the national championship game.

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No one expected the loser of Game 1 to get a shot at Game 2.

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Not entirely true, a lot of people were talking about the possibility before the game. It did seem unlikely though.

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I would also include environment on the list of things to consider. Game 1 was 90% pro bama, Game 2 was 50/50.

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I think environment should be considered. LSU going into Tuscaloos and winning was definitely impressive in that respect. I thought everyone was saying the Superdome was definitely a pro-LSU crowd. The TV commentators all seem to think it was at least 60-40 LSU. Maybe it just seemed 50-50 or more pro-Bama to you because of how the game went and who was left in the building in the 4th quarter. Still, we can give a slight adv to LSU on the environment category.

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Also, being the loser going into a rematch is an advantage you have to consider.

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LSU fans pointed me to all kinds of stats before the game that completely disproved this theory. This point is very weak.