Stats don't lie - we truly dominated LSU in 2011

[Just Win]

Some interesting facts about the sum of our two games with LSU in 2011:

These stats came straight from the drive charts and play by play on the ESPN site. I left off the two overtime drives because they don't really play into what the story tells (due to the fact that you start overtime on your opponents 25 yard line and are typically assured of scoring at least a FG, even though we missed ours).

For the two games:

Total drives:
Bama - 22
LSU - 21

Alabama: Drives started on our own side of the field, and ended on our own side of the field - 6 out of 22 (27%) - 4 punts, 1 INT, 1 end of game.
LSU: drives started on their side of field, and ended on their side of field - 16 out of 21 (76%) - WOW!!! - 12 punts, 3 INT's, 1 fumble.

Alabama: Drives started on LSU's side of field, and ended on LSU's side of field - 4 out of 22 (18%) - 3 field goals good, 1 field goal missed.
LSU: drives started on Bama's side of field, and ended on Bama's side of field - 2 out of 21 (10%) - 1 punt, 1 field goal good.

Alabama: drives started on our own side of the field, and ended on LSU's side of field - 12 out of 22 (55%) - 4 field goals made, 1 TD, 4 field goals missed, 1 punt, 1 INT, 1 end of game. 9 legitimate scoring opportunities from drives started in our own territory.
LSU: drives started on their own side of the field, and ended on Bama's side of field - 3 out of 21 (14%) - another WOW!! - 2 punts, 1 end of half. Simply put, in two full games of football they never took the ball from their side of the field and did anything against our defense!

So, for all those LSU fans (and other Bama haters) out there who think that Alabama was lucky to get into the BCSNCG - think again. LSU was the lucky (or unlucky) one apparently. Alabama totally dominated LSU for 8 quarters of football.

 

[RTR91]

All you did was show me how we lost November 5.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

How is that? He showed tendencies. We were effective against them even on the 5 of Nov and they weren't in either game.

 

[Just Win]

All you did was show me how we lost November 5.

??????? Can you read? The stats are totals from 2 games, and were simply pointing out how dominant we were on a consistent basis. I'm fairly well educated, but i don't get your point. I would say MOOOOOOOO to you, but from your 10K post count, you probably really are a Tide fan.

 

[wisten]

Google "Talking Tom Alabama LSU" and you will find out exactly how we lost the OT game. To paraphrase: "You didn't beat Bama, we beat ourselved, 21 points. We left 21 freakin' points on the field..."

 

[RTR91]

Google "Talking Tom Alabama LSU" and you will find out exactly how we lost the OT game. To paraphrase: "You didn't beat Bama, we beat ourselved, 21 points. We left 21 freakin' points on the field..."

That is what I'm talking about. Your stats showed us getting in their territory and not capitalizing.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Google "Talking Tom Alabama LSU" and you will find out exactly how we lost the OT game. To paraphrase: "You didn't beat Bama, we beat ourselved, 21 points. We left 21 freakin' points on the field..."

I have watched the BCSNC game at least 6 to 7 times in its entirety. we left almost 21-25 points on the field. moreso than the first meeting.

 

[teamplayer]

They say there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. The only thing that matters in football is the final score. LSU beat us Nov. 5 because we blew our opportunities, but their defense had something to do with that. We did get lucky to play in the BCS title game because if OSU had not lost, we wouldn't have been there. We had to depend on someone else to beat OSU and got lucky that it was a bad team that did it. Regardless, we did get to the game, and we dominated the game in every facet. We have the trophy, and others only have excuses. I would have preferred an undefeated season with an SEC title, but I'll never complain about a national championship. Roll Tide!

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

I've never heard that before. But what the thread starter was pointing out is that we did not get lucky when it came to beating LSU. They were lucky to beat us. I don't see how hard it is to see that. We know they won, but it was our own doing not theirs. They capitalize (barely) on our mistakes, but they won. Not so much on the 9th of Jan!

 

[RTR91]

I've never heard that before. But what the thread starter was pointing out is that we did not get lucky when it came to beating LSU. They were lucky to beat us. I don't see how hard it is to see that. We know they won, but it was our own doing not theirs. They capitalize (barely) on our mistakes, but they won. Not so much on the 9th of Jan!

That's why those stats, although very much in Bama's favor, annoyed me. We shouldn't have had to get lucky with an OSU loss. We should have beat LSU by double digits in November but blew our opportunities. Seeing the stats in the OP just re-enforced it for me. Pretty frustrating, but we can't complain because Bama won the game that mattered the most.

I do love that CNS said the coaches showed the players how Bama lost November 5, and the players went into NOLA knowing who the better team was.

 

[JBama_in_PCOLA]

That's why those stats, although very much in Bama's favor, annoyed me. We shouldn't have had to get lucky with an OSU loss. We should have beat LSU by double digits in November but blew our opportunities. Seeing the stats in the OP just re-enforced it for me. Pretty frustrating, but we can't complain because Bama won the game that mattered the most.

I do love that CNS said the coaches showed the players how Bama lost November 5, and the players went into NOLA knowing who the better team was.

Yeah, I'm just glad they responded. And you're right, it showed that Bama should have blown them out the first time, but shoulda coulda woulda, we got another opportunity and showcased what we were trying to do, but we still left about 15-20 points on the field.

 

[Alabama22]

I'm not going to lament the fact that our football team lost the game in November. We all felt like we knew who the better team was after November 5. I'm just happy everything fell into place so our players could prove it in January. I enjoyed seeing those statistics. It didn't frustrate me to see them. That's just part of football. Sometimes you lose games you shouldn't have lost, and usually you don't if you're a great team like the 2011 Crimson Tide. I said it after the Arkansas game and I'll say it again now...the 2011 football team may be the best I've ever seen at Alabama. They proved me right in the BCS National Championship Game.

 

[Bad Pony]

Hate we didn't add another SEC Championship to the trophy case but I guess I will survive with the National one...