Alabama/ LSU has been as good as it gets under the Saban years. It's nearly as good as the Iron Bowl, IMO.
Where was the 9-6 LSU victory played a few years ago? One of the best games I've ever watched. It wasnt a high scoring circus act, but it was as good as it gets for smash mouth defense.
You are correct about the intensity and drama of the LSU/Bama game during the Saban era. The 9/6 game is the only time I've ever been to at BDS. It was a night I'll likely never forget. It was tough to walk out of there as an LSU fan that night. Head down, low profile and mouth shut. Can't say I didn't celebrate when we made it back to the car! What a night and certainly a game that lived up to the hype. (Game of the Century)
On another note, I also remember the bitter disappointment in the sting of defeat and anger I felt to a close friend (whom shall remain nameless) as Yeldon scampered into the end zone the following year at Tiger Stadium. As Yeldon and the Tide celebrated my "friend" danced and rode an imaginary horse across my living room floor. He better be glad he was a good friend.
