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Alabama gets the nod as nation’s second-best team [43]

The Tide is not ranked No. 2, but would be favored over Oklahoma State and Stanford.

Alabama [53] had to drop in the polls after its 9-6 overtime loss in Tuscaloosa to LSU [41]. But how far?

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LSU-Alabama: Classic Game or Disappointing? [54]

The Tigers beat the Tide in a physical battle on Saturday night.

LSU [41] defeated Alabama [53] 9-6 in overtime Saturday night in one of the most physical battles that college football has ever seen. Many celebrities and NFL scouts joined over 100,000 fans in Tuscaloosa to watch arguably the most-anticipated regular season game in history. After the matchup, reaction throughout the country was mixed.

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Nick Saban: The Game's Best Head Coach [56]

A statistical look at just how much Nick Saban will impact this weekend's LSU-Alabama game.

-by CoachesByTheNumbers.com [57]

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LSU at Alabama: Most Anticipated Regular Season Game Ever? [58]

The Tigers and Tide will play for SEC and national supremacy on Saturday night.

The term “Game of the Century” has been used quite often over the last 50 years of college football [40]. It has been 45 years since No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State in the famous game that had everything but a winner. No. 1 Texas defeated No. 2 Arkansas in 1969 with President Nixon in attendance. This season is the 40th anniversary of Nebraska and Oklahoma’s 1971 thriller that the Cornhuskers won 35-31. Other famous No. 1 vs. No.

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Kent State’s Terrific Trio in 1972: Nick Saban, Jack Lambert and Gary Pinkel [60]

The trio led the Golden Flashes to a MAC title in a time of turmoil at the Ohio school

They have celebrated one conference championship in the history of Kent State’s football program. One. Oklahoma, this ain’t. In 1972, the Golden Flashes won five of their last six, including a season-ending triumph over Toledo that clinched the title and earned a Tangerine Bowl berth.

It couldn’t have come at a more important time in school history.

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Florida Looks to Upset Alabama at the Swamp [65]

The Gators and Tide are both 4-0 entering Saturday night's SEC contest.

Florida [23] has been very difficult to beat at the Swamp over the last 20 years. However, the Gators lost three home games last season on their way to an 8-5 record. Urban Meyer quit after the tumultuous season, and now Gainesville native Will Muschamp has UF sitting at 4-0 with Alabama [53] rolling into town.

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Alabama, Oklahoma or LSU: Who's No. 1? [73]

The Tide, Sooners and Tigers have all made a case for college football's top ranking.

The debate rages each season in the college football [40] world – who is the nation’s best team?

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