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Nearly 15 years on, this might be the most consequential game in collegiate sports history
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:36 pm
The November 5, 2011, match-up between #1 LSU and #2 Alabama in Bryant-Denny Stadium was a titanic defensive struggle between what were inarguably the two best teams in college football that year. In hindsight, because of what happened in the immediate aftermath of this game, I think it goes without saying that this match ended up having ramifications of historical proportions.
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Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:44 pm to RollTide1987
21-0 makes that game irrelevant
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:44 pm to RollTide1987
Most intense game pound for pound ive ever watched. Every single inch was earned.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:45 pm to RollTide1987
Ford was in bounds fwiw. Waited 15 years to say this.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:50 pm to RollTide1987
It got labeled boring immediately after the fact but truly - it was two elite defenses going toe to toe.
I don’t remember a game comparable during the Saban era. Even Florida in 08 and 09 - it was back and forth. Game of the Century was stressful because neither defense gave an inch.
I don’t remember a game comparable during the Saban era. Even Florida in 08 and 09 - it was back and forth. Game of the Century was stressful because neither defense gave an inch.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 7:54 pm to AHM21
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It got labeled boring immediately after the fact
I thought immediately it was the best, most evenly matched game I had ever watched.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 8:01 pm to RollTide1987
The January 9th, 2012 rematch had a bigger impact on this place.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 8:08 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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21-0 makes this game irrelevant.
OM fans would certainly recognize irrelevancy. When was the last time you guys won a title in football?
Posted on 5/29/26 at 8:22 pm to RollTide1987
I was in the Alabama student section for that game. Epic.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 8:28 pm to RollTide1987
I watched it at a friend's house with a fairly even mix of LSU and Alabama fans. It was intense.
Posted on 5/29/26 at 8:37 pm to RollTide1987
I was at the game behind the field goal with the game winner in overtime.
Best, most intense, game I have ever seen.
However, how did this game have consequences of historical proportions other than haunt LSU fans after the rematch (if the fricking Okie St kicker)?
Best, most intense, game I have ever seen.
However, how did this game have consequences of historical proportions other than haunt LSU fans after the rematch (if the fricking Okie St kicker)?
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