The bottom line is Alabama had every opportunity to win this football game but they couldn't make the plays when it mattered most. No, LSU did not play like a #3 football team but they did play like a WINNING football team and sometimes that's all that matters.
That's pretty much my take on it as well. Maybe we should have won the game but we really didn't make the key plays when it mattered most. We certainly didn't handle the LSU pressure at the end well at all.
I think we're going to be fine in the long run, but it wont happen over night. It's going to take some time, some coaching, and some recruiting to get this program back where we all want it.