Big Rivalry and Crazy Game 3

The big game this past weekend in College Football was the National Championship rematch between Alabama and LSU.  This was the third time in which the two teams have played within the past two years.  This was also the biggest game for both teams to keep their National Championship hopes for this year alive.  Anyone who missed this game, missed one heck of a game.

The two previous games were split between the schools in two highly competitive games. LSU won the game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama last November in Overtime 9-6 in a defensive battle in which neither team reached the endzone.  Alabama forced a rematch in the National Championship and dominated another defensive slugfest.  In that game Alabama held the LSU Tigers scoreless, not even allowing them across the 50 yard line. The Alabama Crimson Tide won that game 21-0 scoring the first touchdown between the two in the series late in the game.  So heading into Saturday there was a lot of hype to whom the better team is and who would win the rubber match.

Going into this game both squads were ranked high in the BCS Standings, Alabama ranked as the Number 1 team and LSU at 5.  Alabama was undefeated so far and the favorite to win their second straight National Championship, their third in four years.  LSU lost their only game earlier this year to the Florida Gators.  When it came to this game however, there was no question that this would be a highly competitive defensive war. 

Both teams this year once again have one of the best defenses in the Nation so a low scoring game with very few touchdowns was expected before the game was played.  The game lived up to expectations and defense ruled the game for both teams, however a stellar play on offense was the difference.  There was a total of five touchdowns between the two, compared to one in the previous two games combined.  With the score 17-14 for LSU late in the game, Alabama drove the length of the field and set up a screen pass from quarterback AJ McCarron to Freshman running TJ Yeldon with less than a minute left to score the game winning touchdown.  It was an amazing game played well by both teams in which I could go on and on with how great it was.  It was definitely a great way to end a great week of College Football and a game that I will never forget.