Bayou Bengals Geaux to Bama and Roll the Tide

Over in the Daily Stake section, mention was made this weekend that:

• LSU basically had a three-game regular season this year, while
• Alabama's consisted of only two.

In that case, The Tigers are now 3-0 and looking rosy, while the Crimson Tide -- after falling to LSU in an eye-popping 46-41 fireworks show  -- is 1-1 and in CFP jeopardy.

 

That's one for the Selection Committee, and until the playoffs are expanded to prioritize all conference championships, the pen wins.

Alabama, for one, wouldn't mind. Especially now.

Once the Tide's opening-drive weirdness was outta the way, the Tigers left vapor trails for a half in Tuscaloosa, because WR Justin Jefferson spoke truth two weeks prior:

 

Setting aside the obviosity of throw the ball, run the ball -- we'll put that down to describing a balanced attack -- Jefferson was merely alluding to the SEC power programs' perennial scheduling flaw:

• The conference's middle is not all that competive against them, and
• Despite having four non-cons to schedule, most of them go for cupcakes.

 

Facing the Joe Burrow experience with no competitive comparables clearly bit Bama in the patootie.

Toss in the human bowling ball that is RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, the receiving fleet, and a bulwark of an o-line, and the Bayou Bengals set an ominous tone.

And the weird stuff? That was Tua Tagovailoa's greased pigskin routine coming right outta the twilight zone. The hint was given that this could be a Tiger-Tide game like no other:

 

With this victory, the Tigers essentially have a two-game lead in the SEC West, as the first tiebreaker is, logically, head-to-head competition.

Never doubt the Selection Committee's affinity for the Tide, who've never missed out on the CFP festivities.

However, if LSU holds serve, dudes would have to make quite the leap -- from no title game to the Featured Four -- which would be inconceivable for virtually any other program but Alabama's.

But, hell, the season's got three weeks left in it. That's plenty of time for weirder stuff than a football popping outta Tua's grasp for no visible reason.