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Same hype, new expectations: How Alabama-LSU changed since the last Game of the Century

Ahead of a No. 2 vs. No. 3 showdown in Tuscaloosa on Saturday afternoon, The Athletic's Aaron Suttles examines how this year's LSU-Alabama matchup stacks up to previous contests between the two SEC powers.
By Aaron Suttles
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The Athletic
November 9, 2019
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Eight years ago, Alabama and LSU contested what amounted to a high-stakes wrestling match in which the most recognizable play involved a pass. That’s surely to be the case again Saturday afternoon when the No. 3 Crimson Tide and the No. 2 Tigers stage another sort of winner-take-all game. But unlike that game in 2011, the pass won’t be thrown by a wide receiver.

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