re: LSU returns better team - how could they lose in Nov?

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absolutely. i know LSU is stacked at those spots. but someone made the comment that LSU definitely has more depth on the DL and secondary. I dont think that is true at all

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This. LSU may have the slight edge in talent when talking about defensive line starters, but top to bottom depth there is no talent gap. LB-advantage bama, not really close as of today.

Secondary, Lester/Reid Milliner/Mathieu are a wash when it comes to defending the pass. Both teams have question marks when it comes to backup corners, they're all talented but all unproven. I would venture to say bama has a little more talented depth than LSU at safety and LSU a little more talented depth than Bama at corner.

All things considered the only talent gap between the 2 defenses that is glaring is bama>lsu at LB.

If you put the secondaries from each team together you would have lester and reid at safety, simon and milliner at corner, mathieu at nickel..that's pretty even.

Offensively is more of the same, receivers are push, slight edge to lsu at RB, slight edge to bama at OL, edge to bama at QB until it's proven otherwise. These are far and away the 2 most talented teams in the country and both would skullfrick the preseason number one trojans. Matt Barkley would be picking his mouthpiece off the turf all night long