LSU vs. Alabama Rematch: 7 Reasons Crimson Tide Will Prove That the BCS Works

In just a few short weeks, we will get our own Christmas present in the college football world when the big rematch happens with the No. 1-ranked LSU Tigers taking on the No. 2-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.

While many speculate whether or not these two teams should face off again, the BCS system chose these two teams. While you may not agree, this is the matchup and it will be a massive game for the fans of these two teams and the SEC.

No matter who wins, the SEC will have its sixth straight BCS National Championship, which probably gets many fans in an uproar, especially if you're from a certain place in Oklahoma.

But until a playoff or plus-one system is added in, we will have to put up with what the computers of the BCS give us.

The thing is, I believe the best two teams in the nation are playing in this game.

Yes, they both were in a hard-fought matchup back in November. LSU won, and we figured it was over with these two. The thing was, Alabama barely lost this game, was controlling it all night long, but failed to win due to missed kicks.

Had Alabama made even half of those kicks, they might be ranked No. 1 right now instead of LSU—who by the way, due to its scheduling and the way teams fared this year, may have been No. 2  behind Alabama.

We know this game will be interesting. Will Alabama control it just like before, but do other things differently in order to score more? Who knows. In any case, this game will be a fun watch.

To me, the BCS worked well in getting these two teams back together again. Here's why.

Defensive Battle

Obviously when you have the best two defenses in the nation playing against one another, there is going to be some good football. Now, I get that a lot of offense is what most people like. But the thing is, when you have two great defenses both trying to outdo the other, it makes for a great game.

The last game these two teams had resulted in zero touchdowns—only field goals.

Alabama ended up missing four total FGs, and that is what ultimately lost the game for them. But LSU's defense forced Alabama to have to take the FG even when the Tide was in position to score numerous times.

LSU didn't totally shut down Trent Richardson and the Tide's offense, as "The Ripper" still ran for over 160 total yards against them. Thing is, they never allowed the Heisman candidate or any other player to cross the goal line.

But the same was said about Alabama's stingy defense. They never allowed a TD either. While some believe LSU doen't have the offense that Alabama does, I think many will disagree.

While there is no Heisman candidate to speak of on the LSU offense, they do have a lot of talented players, many of whom are still young.

Because of this, the Tide was just as impressive defensively as LSU.

To me, this matchup will once again come down to defense. And for those who enjoy watching a great "football" game, this is the game you will not want to miss a snap of.

Butts Will Be in the Seats

SEC teams travel well. Alabama has made a bowl game just about every year since I've been alive, 22 years. And the've sold out home games every season for almost two decades now.

Whenever they get picked to go to a bowl game, it seems that it doesn't matter whether it's far away or a worthless low-seed bowl, the fans will go and see their team.

Alabama is considered one of the most popular teams in college football due to the love and hatred it gets from around the country, but no matter what, you watch them or go to see them anyway, whether it be to cheer or boo.

LSU is in the same boat. Tiger fans come in droves when they go to a bowl game. Love them or hate them, no matter the bowl, you'll have to deal with the fans from Death Valley.

The BCS seemingly loves to put these two teams in top positions ranking-wise. Now, I'm not saying anything is rigged, but there have been times the BCS ranked these two teams high enough for them to get a bowl some would see as out of line for them.

People will watch this game and people will come to this game. The BCS worked here, but not from a football standpoint, rather from a business one.

Alabama Should Win This Game

If you watched the last game these two put on, while some call it a classic, LSU was getting their butts whipped according to many. Some experts have said if Alabama were to have the exact same game offensively as they did the last time, they'll beat LSU this time around.

Why?

Well, if you saw the game, you know that the Tide's offense put them in position to take around six field goals. Only two were made, while four were missed. Yet they were from 20 to 40 or so yards from the end zone at least six times the last game.

This means that LSU's defense bent enough to put Alabama in scoring position.

Some called LSU lucky for getting out of the game without a loss, because if Alabama had scored the four other field goals, that would have been 12 points on the LSU defense, meaning the game would have been won by double digits.

If Alabama plays anywhere close to the way they did the last game, but actually executes when they get in scoring position, this game is the Tide's to lose.

What If...Oklahoma State Lost

Now, some will ask why I am talking about Oklahoma State. The thing is, while out of the national title game, OK State still has a bowl game. And one heck of a great one too, in the Fiesta Bowl with Stanford.

Stanford easily could beat OK State in this game, and if that happened they'd have no claim to being cheated by the BCS, because they lost in a bowl game against a team not ranked No. 1.

Let's say Alabama won, then where would OK State's argument be about being cheated in the 2011-2012 season?

The answer is, they wouldn't have one. They'd be seen as just another team who whined and then lost when it counted most.

But, if LSU were to win and OK State wins convincingly against Stanford, there is a chance we could see a "USC" pulled, and OK State may be given a share of the national title with the other polls.

Alabama knows a lot about random poll championships. Let's not forget the past, 'Bama fans.

The SEC Is the Best Conference

I know I'll get flack for this, but numbers do not lie. Five straight national championships, and it'll be six straight in January. This is the first time to my knowledge that the same conference had two representatives in the national title game.

The SEC simply has dominated. Add in that they have had three Heisman winners in just the last five years: Tim Tebow, Mark Ingram and Cam Newton. Two of them were sophomores when they won.

The proof is in the pudding if you want me to be perfectly honest.

You go over half a decade as a conference and still dominate every other team you face off against in the biggest game of the year; really your only competition is the others in your conference.

When is enough, well, enough, you may ask?

When someone finally comes in and beats the SEC in the national title game. Until then, all SEC teams will be seen as better than all others because they are from the five-time defending championship conference.

If I want to see the two best teams, give me a reason why Alabama and LSU don't deserve those nods. If you do have one reason, I'll give you 10 more to buck it.

Heisman Fun

When is the last time two Heisman candidates were on the same field at the same time, on opposite ends of the field in the national championship game?

You're going to have to go back pretty far for that one I'm sure.

Tyrann Mathieu vs. Trent Richardson II is what some are calling this game.

You have a young secondary and special teams standout in Mathieu taking on a man who will not be stopped on the first tackle, Trent Richardson.

This matchup was fun to see before in the last game, but no one really looked at the Honey Badger as much of a threat in comparison to a guy like Richardson.

Yet since that last game, Honey Badger has sure shown up on a lot of people's radar and Richardson is, well, still the dominant Richardson.

This game will see these two guys facing off at one point or another. And due to that fact alone, this game will be an interesting watch for even the casual football fan.

Lets Face It, It'll Be a Good Game No Matter the Outcome

Instead of this being a who-can-throw-a-pass longer game, we'll see a chess match.

With two teams who probably could be considered great defensively and pretty good on offense, you have a matchup that will eventually explode in one team's favor.

We know Les Miles will pull out all the stops in this game, but we also know that Nick Saban loves to mix it up in bowl games.

So, when it comes down to it, we have two coaches who will do what it takes to win and instead of playing not to lose like the last game, they'll actually play to win.

This means the game probably will be more exciting than the last. Because of that, you're going to see one heck of a great game. To me, all you have to do is think of what happened in the last game and then add a few more big plays to it.

For those of us who actually love watching real football, this is the game you're gonna love watching.

This is your dad and grandfather's football—when contact and running down someone's throat actually meant something.

When passing the ball was seen as an option, not something you had to do.

When the fans shook the stadium on a 3rd-and-inches just to see if someone on the defense would jump.

When you saw grass stains both on the pants and the helmet of an athlete.

When blood was seen as just another day at the office.

If you ask me, this game is not only going to be good, it will go down as one of the best in BCS history, simply because Alabama and LSU are bringing real football back.

Where did it go, you may ask? Out to "experiment." Now, it's back to what's real, what's beloved, what made it popular in the first place.

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready.for Alabama/LSU Round 2.

Who will win? Some may say Alabama, some may say LSU, but to me the biggest winner is the BCS, because it will have delivered a great game.

Thanks for Reading!

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Who do you think will win in Alabama/LSU Round 2?

Will Alabama get over the Special Teams hump and beat LSU or will the Tigers once again prove why they are number one in the nation?

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