The Crimson Tide and Tigers have both played in big games, but this one is ‘very personal’ for Alabama football
The Alabama football team is very used to being in the College Football Playoff. In the nine years of the CFP’s existence, Alabama has made the playoffs seven times. Their seven College Football Playoff appearances and nine wins are the most of any college football program. Yet despite that string of success, it’s the losses that kept the Crimson Tide out of college football’s Final Four that Nick Saban and his players remember.
Take last year’s loss to the LSU Tigers, for example. Alabama has already lost one game in SEC play in a classic matchup against Tennessee, but they still have a chance to make the SEC Championship Game, so if they stay ahead the rest of the way. Just have a chance to play in the College Football Playoff. Their championship dreams were dashed in Baton Rouge. LSU defeated Alabama in overtime by a final score of 32-31, and the Alabama football team was counting down the seconds until they could get revenge.
“Every day, every time, every time this entire offseason,” Alabama offensive tackle J.C. Latham said earlier this week, according to AL.com’s Matt Stahl. The most difficult moments always bring this game to mind.” “We have a standard that we must always adhere to. And putting ourselves in a situation where one game decides the game is something we never want to do. Yes, games like this always It’s personal.”
Crimson Tide guard Chris Braswell echoed the same sentiment, sounding like Michael Jordan in “The Last Dance.”
“This game is very personal for us,” Chris Braswell said. “So we took it personally this whole bye week, and even this week is very personal.”
Two weeks ago, the Alabama football team avenged last season’s loss to Tennessee State. Now, Nick Saban and the Tide are ready to get revenge again as LSU heads to Tuscaloosa.