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Title: SI - LSU and Alabama set for de facto national championship matchup Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on September 25, 2011, 08:54:47 PM http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/09/25/lsu-alabama-defacto-championship/index.html
Quote The sentiment started rippling through the Bryant-Denny Stadium press box during the third quarter of Alabama's 38-14 rout of Arkansas on Saturday. By the time LSU had finished with West Virginia later that night, all of the SEC and most of the nation were probably thinking the same thing. October is going to be plenty of fun, but Nov. 5 can't get here soon enough. On that day, the now top-ranked Tigers and third-ranked Crimson Tide will meet in Tuscaloosa for the national championship ... er, the SEC championship ... er, technically just an SEC West game. But with all due respect to former No. 1 Oklahoma, which hasn't done anything wrong, it's abundantly clear that Alabama and LSU are the most talented teams in the country, and by a considerable margin. That reality doesn't guarantee anything, but considering the SEC's recent history it does probably mean that the winner of their showdown will be playing in New Orleans on Jan. 9. |