Saban impressed by Coach O, says LSU has turned into a huge rival since he's been at Bama

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"LSU has gotten better as the season is going on. Probably the worst thing to happen for all of us in the SEC is when they lost to Troy. They've really made a turnaround as a team, which I think speaks volumes of the coaching staff and the job Ed Orgeron has done there to get the players to re-center, refocus and work on improving. They've been very productive since that time and they're playing very well as a team.

"This game has turned into a huge rivalry through the years since I've been here especially, probably even before that. Since 2007, both teams have been ranked in the top-20 in each one of these games that we've played, and I don't think that this one is really any different. All around, I think this is probably the best team we've played to this point in the season, especially the way they're playing right now. This will be certainly the most challenging game we've had to this point."

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