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The League: Can LSU turn Tide?
By Edward Aschoff
Correspondent
Posted:
11/05/2009 1:03 AM
Welcome to Alabama-LSU. Complete with LSU prank calls, Nick Saban bashing and championship hopes.
But this time around, both coaches are looking to steer clear of those distractions. Saturday’s game features a No. 9 LSU (7-1, 4-1 SEC) team traveling to No. 3 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC), and that’s how they want to keep it.
“The game should be about the players and it’s going to be a great game,” Saban said.
Whether Alabama’s coach discusses it or not, the outcome of this game will be pivotal in the SEC championship race.
With a win, Alabama would take a two-game lead over LSU, clinching the West with two SEC games remaining. A loss would make for identical records, but give the Tigers the edge in the head-to-head department.
The Crimson Tide would then have to win at Mississippi State and Auburn and would need LSU to lose either at Mississippi or against Arkansas.
But this time around, both coaches are looking to steer clear of those distractions. Saturday’s game features a No. 9 LSU (7-1, 4-1 SEC) team traveling to No. 3 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC), and that’s how they want to keep it.
“The game should be about the players and it’s going to be a great game,” Saban said.
Whether Alabama’s coach discusses it or not, the outcome of this game will be pivotal in the SEC championship race.
With a win, Alabama would take a two-game lead over LSU, clinching the West with two SEC games remaining. A loss would make for identical records, but give the Tigers the edge in the head-to-head department.
The Crimson Tide would then have to win at Mississippi State and Auburn and would need LSU to lose either at Mississippi or against Arkansas.
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