Crimson Red Sports

Alabama: 'Bama finished what Harvey Updyke started  :lol:, and frankly the game was nowhere near as close as the final scoreboard indicated. Trent Richardson and the UA defense were dominant, but 'Bama showed yet again it couldn't protect the football or play special teams. Bama is a very beat-up squad at the moment, and the Tide defense played almost the entire game without Mark Barron and a banged up Dont'a Hightower; a five week break will do wonders for this team. Say what you will about an Alabama v. LSU rematch, but 'Bama figures to be the only team in the nation that LSU wouldn't outright embarrass. A vote for Oklahoma State to take the trip to New Orleans is the functional equivalent of a vote to cancel the BCS Championship Game and simply FedEx the crystal ball to Baton Rouge.

Bobby Petrino's in-game and post-game antics were indefensible; put him in a to-the-wire race with Gene Chizik for the title of biggest douche in the SEC head coaching fraternity.

LSU:  Only Alabama has a chance of making a national championship game competitive with this team; if the Bayou Bengals come out in the Superdome and see anyone else they'll burst out in laughter (and rightly so).