re: 92% of time the team that lost first game wins rematch when 2 ranked teams play each other

Yeah, that could be true when the teams are evenly matched. But LSU imposed their will on Bama at their home stadium (never relinquished lead, answered emphatically whenever Bama scored). LSU was clearly the better team, and would would beat Bama 4-2 (being as generous as possible) in a seven game series.