TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Every year it seems the coaches come up with a new way of saying what everyone else knows—that whenever Alabama and LSU meet on a football field these days it's a really big game.
In 2012, Les Miles called it “big boy” football, and last year, Nick Saban described it as a “sort of war of the titans.” When it comes to physical football, these are the two schools that have really stood alone for nearly a decade, and thankfully for fans, they’re in the same division and have to play every year.
Since Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, the Tigers have been the one team that has consistently matched up with the Crimson Tide in both size and talent.