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LSU Football: 5 overreactions from loss to Alabama in Week 10

By Dean Mullen

OXFORD, MS - OCTOBER 21: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers talks to an official during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS - OCTOBER 21: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers talks to an official during the first half of a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

4. Nick Saban completely out-coached Ed Orgeron

Nick Saban is the almighty king of college football. That’s not even debatable. However, the game plan design and execution didn’t exactly pan out this time. Coaches can only do so much from the sideline. Players are gonna decide games for sure.

Coach Ed Orgeron came in and had his team ready. In fact, a case can be made that LSU outplayed Alabama on the box score at least. LSU won the time of possession, total yards, and third down efficiency. The one key stat that Alabama did win was the penalty comparison. Alabama only committed one penalty the whole game.

The fact is, Alabama just wore down LSU. The Tigers simply could not come up with the huge play and that’s the difference.

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