Naturally, most 'Bama fans' opinions of LSU's title game will be mixed, with some wanting LSU (the SEC) to win, and some wanting the corndogs to get their rear ends kicked for a third time this year. The following is why I think it is IMPORTANT that LSU win the game:
As a conference, the SEC is getting an unprecedented amount of respect from the national media. Frankly, we owe this new-found respect to one thing: Florida whipping OSU last year. Florida came in as the underdog, won easily, then told the rest of the world that 4 or 5 SEC teams could have won the game also. For once, the media believed it.
I think it is for that reason alone that LSU is even IN the game... which brings me to my point.
IF the SEC (in this case, LSU) can seize the moment, it will be a long time before another team goes 13-0 in the SEC and not play for the title, like Auburn did a few years ago. Clearly, the league's image is much stronger now than it was then.
I firmly believe that within a couple of years, we'll be watching BCS polls each week because they will determine our bowl destination... so the more the national media respects our league, the better chance we have of getting in THE GAME.
As a conference, the SEC is getting an unprecedented amount of respect from the national media. Frankly, we owe this new-found respect to one thing: Florida whipping OSU last year. Florida came in as the underdog, won easily, then told the rest of the world that 4 or 5 SEC teams could have won the game also. For once, the media believed it.
I think it is for that reason alone that LSU is even IN the game... which brings me to my point.
IF the SEC (in this case, LSU) can seize the moment, it will be a long time before another team goes 13-0 in the SEC and not play for the title, like Auburn did a few years ago. Clearly, the league's image is much stronger now than it was then.
I firmly believe that within a couple of years, we'll be watching BCS polls each week because they will determine our bowl destination... so the more the national media respects our league, the better chance we have of getting in THE GAME.