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not even comparable situations. In 2011 LSU made 3 FGs to beat Bama. One was when they had a drive begin at the Bama 15 yard line. You gained 2 yards and kicked a FG. You had another FG where your drive began at the 25 in OT. In the first qtr Bama had three drives - for 127 yards - all into FG range and came away with 3 missed FGs. LSU had 2 drives for a total of 33 yards. The missed FGs were not "60 yards out against the wind". The FGs were long, yes, but could be made (foster made a kick in that very game longer than one of the misses). LSU had a great team in 2011. That team was likely a top 10 all-time BCS era team. That said, 1/9 proved without question they weren't the best team that year.

Bama was most definitely not the best team in 2011. They won the NC in a rematch and props to them for that. They did not win their conference championship. There is absolutely no way that anyone can realistically say they were the best team in the conference that year. Bama lost at home, during the heart of the season, with a healthy team and following a bye-week to a team that went undefeated and won the conference championship game. If that loss had come at the beginning of the season or while playing with a 2nd string qb, you may have a valid argument, but that wasn't the case. Bama got beat by a better team that day, plain and simple. You can spout the typical Bammer line and say that they gave the game away, but y'all sound like a bunch of spoiled sport titty-babies that want to take their ball and go home when they don't get their way.

This post was edited on 3/2/15 at 6:55 pm