I think the running into the kicker penalty they had on the same drive was equally as damaging. If they hadn't have done that, they would've gotten the ball back with more time on the clock and not have had to rely of the refs to make an interception call.
And even then, they had their second string QB and RB in the game. Odds are on it ending like the drive they had at the end. With 5 minutes left, they still needed a touchdown had the INT occurred, because it is stupid to kick a field goal and have to onside it because you had no time outs.
The stats, procedural penalties, and lack of conditioning suggest LSU did more to lose today than they did to win. WE were the better team, so they should stop whining about a call that didn't go their way.
I think the difference between both teams, especially in the area of conditioning, was evident before the first half was over because it was a prime reason their players were hobbling or being carried off the field like they had been hit by a freight train.
This is one thing that makes me so proud of our team and of the entire coaching staff in preparing for the rigors of SEC games. Had they not concentrated so hard in this area both before the season started and ever since, we wouldn't be where we are now.
Let me address something else here. There are a lot of folks who have been, and still are, concerned because we aren't the leaders of the college football world in the area of offense. I think they don't give credit to the fact that we've been playing with a target on our backs for the past couple of months. Every one of our opponents has watched films of our past games and done everything within their powers to find a way through our defense, and all have failed. They have stacked the box week in and week out and given GMac and Company as little to work with as possible. But The Tide still prevails!
We still have three games left, two of which include SECW opponents MSU and AwDarn. Neither of them can prevent our claim to the SECW title, and for the second straight year, I might add.
21 straight regular season wins - The best record in the NCAA.
9-0 (6-0 SEC) SEC West Champs and destined for a second straight face-off with Florida in Atlanta on December 5.
I'm extremely proud of this team's accomplishments. They are, IMO, the very essence of the "Pluck and Grit" that has always defined the Crimson Tide.
GO BAMA!! ROLL TIDE!!! :a::a::a::a::a::a::a::a::a:
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