BATON ROUGE, La. – Who’s talking about Vanderbilt now? Who’s fretting over Kalen DeBoer’s fashion choices . All’s well again in Roll Tide World.
DeBoer and his Crimson Tide got off the mat and silenced critics. No. 11 Alabama saved its season by stomping No.
13 LSU 42-13 in front of a hostile crowd of 102,283 at Tiger Stadium. By the buzzer, the stands were nearly empty. Alabama’s season looked ripe for burial after losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee.
Consider this an Alabama resurrection, but keep the shovel handy. Toss the dirt on Brian Kelly’s third LSU season, while DeBoer speeds toward the College Football Playoff in his first season as Nick Saban’s successor. Who would’ve believed a few months ago that DeBoer would lose to Vanderbilt and still be positioned for a CFP bid? Alabama fans who were in agony a few weeks ago, stressing about everything from penalties and discipline to DeBoer’s game-day wardrobe choices will take a victory lap Monday when they light up on the phone lines on “The Paul Finebaum Show.
” WINNERS AND LOSERS: Georgia's loss to Mississippi leads Week 11 storylines STATEMENT WIN: There's no denying now that Lane Kiffin is a legit ball coach Jalen Milroe runs wild against LSU, spurring Alabama revival This place buzzed with energy all day, creating an environment fit this CFP eliminator. ESPN’s carnival barker Pat McAfee cajoled Tigers fans into multiple rounds of their infamous, lewd chant in the morning on “College GameDay,�.