Five years ago, when Alabama and LSU met in the "Game of the Century," the 9-6 LSU win was a shoutout to old-school, smashmouth football.
The way the game should be played.
A true representation that the definition of championship football was a two-back power-rushing attack combined with a big, physical defense.
Alabama has changed that definition.
"Saban has gotten it down to a science," said former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who co-hosts The Opening Drive on WJOX in Birmingham. "He's recruiting the right guys for the right positions and putting them in positions to succeed.