Retro Look - Lsu - College Football - Fashioned Showdown

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) The LSU and also Alabama showdown promises to become throwback associated with old-school football.

Both the particular top-ranked along with barely-tested Tigers, along with No. 2 plus mostly-unchallenged Alabama are built on power owns in addition to run-stuffing defenses in the time when propagate crimes are en vogue and huddles will be optional.

If you intend to find 1970s smashmouth, Alabama tight conclusion Michael Williams said, subsequently this is what you should see proper here.

Yes, Saturday night time utes game will certainly possess a vintage turn to it.

QBs key regarding LSU, 'Bama

QBs important pertaining to LSU, 'Bama

Heisman revise Nation's top defense

The vintage philosophies create that one reminiscent of an previous Oklahoma -Nebraska or maybe Alabama-Penn State clash. And just like these teams, this holiday season utes edition of the Crimson Tide and Tigers together 8-0 along with personal training Southeastern Conference wins have racked upward double-digit victories.

But neither Alabama utes Nick Saban neither LSU azines Les Miles is definitely delivering this wishbone the government financial aid fashion.

[Forde: Perceptions of Saban, Miles not necessarily reality]

Hitting, as well as hitting hard, well, which is surely allowed also mandatory.

It s a kind of game that you simply don capital t specifically see too often nowadays, LSU offensive lineman said. It is usually a not much more old-school, therefore I are convinced ll become something interesting to take for your fans.

LSU s Jarrett Lee supplemented with the far more mobile Jordan Jefferson and also Alabama sophomore AJ McCarron are already the league vertisements most efficient quarterbacks for your top two scoring offenses. However, Alabama standing 66th country wide with missing out on offense, LSU 99th.

The Tigers, who've won upon five health of their final seven outings to Bryant-Denny, do have got a major full danger within receiver . The Tide surfaces with more of an catch-and-run enter immediate Marquis Maze .

Former Florida discipline Urban Meyer, who was reverse of Saban plus Alabama with some 1 vs. 2, SEC championship game matchups, figures McCarron might have to click Maze or a few other receiver downfield.

LSU is going to decide to put nine people (near that distinct scrimmage) plus attempt to prevent , and in addition they have the 4 corners to undertake it, said Meyer, currently a good ESPN analyst who'll be within Tuscaloosa together with College GameDay. At the completed in the day, pertaining to Alabama to rating these are gonna have got to dispose of it over the prime in addition to problem all those LSU corners.

What devotees will see:

A examination involving wills. Compact, strong backs Trent Richardson involving Alabama and LSU ersus Spencer Ware will be running between the tackles into shielding fronts this typically produce very little ground.

Meyer isn t positive which strategy solely will work for the Tigers.

LSU is definitely much more standard now, he said. They have significant shells and so they re also going to turn as well as fretting hand the particular golf ball to be able to these people which vertisements about to engage in proper into Alabama s hands.