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Fantasy College Blitz:
PLAYERS:
Trent Richardson,
Les Miles,
Jordan Jefferson,
Jarrett Lee,
Nick Saban
TEAMS: LSU Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide
TEAMS: LSU Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide
Film history is littered with bad sequels to fantastic movies – Godfather, Caddyshack and The Matrix come to mind as examples of producers who didn’t know when to stop.
You have no doubt seen this analogy heading in to the 2012 BCS Title Game between the LSU Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide but it has two flaws – 1) the original game was not entertaining nor played at a high level, and 2) there is always the chance we will get a “Wrath of Khan” or a “Dark Knight” followup.
Defense. Honey Badger. Trent Richardson. The verbal stylings of Les Miles. Here is the SportsCentral Preview:
My take on the matchup after the jump.
Smart guys in the desert say: Alabama 21-19 (Alabama -2, Total 40)
But there may be no information advantage here – EVERYONE in the country knows about these two teams and all the history of this SEC matchup shows 50-50 results against the spread. 65% of the “votes” are for LSU, but that is not significa...
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