Alabama Football travels to Baton Rouge to take on LSU where they will look to capture the SEC West crown and take the first step toward their national championship defense.
The hype and the tension is palpable as we approach the latest Game of the Century that pits No. 1 Alabama against No. 3 LSU in the biggest game of the college football season to date.
The best-of-the-best make their bones in games of this magnitude, and submit their cases as college football legends.
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is preparing to pull out all the stops in an attempt to dethrone the Crimson Tide and finally exorcize the Nick Saban sized demon in his closet. The Tigers have outperformed expectations to this point in the season, but Orgeron’s tenure will be judged on his ability to deliver on his promise of beating Alabama.
For Alabama, the season is moving beyond the mundane of the here and now; this Alabama team may be Saban’s best, and could be teetering on the precipice of all-time greatness if they can continue at this torrid pace.
The Crimson Tide is completely demoralizing its opponents, going 8-0 with an average margin-of-victory of 38.25 points-per-game. The competition gets stiffer as the calendar flips to November, with the stretch run of the season determining this team’s place in the ethos of the greatest teams in the history of the sport.
The first big test to take that step happens this Saturday in Baton Rouge. Alabama is a two-touchdown road favorite against the No. 3 team in the nation, which should tell you all you need to know about how bullish Vegas is on the Tide.
That bullishness is obvious when you dive into the stats and see the clear advantages the Tide boasts in this matchup. The allure of Tiger Stadium with the lights turned on has given some fans and pundits a false sense of hope that this game is going to be more than what it will turn out to be.
Alabama is going to win, and it may not be close. Here’s why the Tide will blow the TIgers away: