Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET, one of the most highly-anticipated clashes annually in college football will get underway at Bryant-Denny Stadium, when the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC) host the No. 13 LSU Tigers (7-2, 3-2 SEC) in Tuscaloosa on CBS, in a game that can be live streamed free here. Alabama fans can catch the radio broadcast on WFFN-FM 95.3, while LSU fans can do the same on Eagle 98.1 FM.
With three unbeaten teams trailing the Crimson Tide in the rankings, any stumble en route to the BCS National Championship game could cost them a ticket to the dance. When asked whether a one-loss season will be good enough for a title game berth, quarterback A.J. McCarron said, "Probably not, but I'm not thinking about everybody else.
"I could care less about what their record is. It's no disrespect to them. They're all having great seasons, but we're worried about us and what we need to do to take care of business."
Typically LSU is right alongside the Tide in the national championship picture; this season they've already lost two games but remain a threat to Alabama's perfect season.
"I can tell you that our guys are in college football for these kind of games," LSU coach Les Miles said. "We look forward to playing in them. It's a great opportunity for all. Any time you line up against Alabama, there's a rivalry. There's national prestige. I think the greatest compliment that we can pay an opponent is our best efforts, and certainly Alabama will get that."
LSU also enters tonight's game with the memory of last year's loss still fresh in their memory. "Last year's game hurt," LSU defensive tackle Ego Ferguson said. "We played a great game until the last minute. Now, I'm just getting ready for this game. Every year we play, it's a huge game, a rivalry game. Everybody is doubting us. I just want to prove them wrong. We play better when everybody is against us.
"This is a chance to showcase our talent. It's like an Ali-Foreman fight every time we play. The intensity level is like no other game."
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