Why did we lose that game and give this man his first SEC title helping him create a National Title team at LSU, thus later making him the target for Bama's hire.
It all started with this game.
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if TN had won this game, there very well may never have been a Saban coached Alabama team. Saban may not have been able to turn the corner at LSU, and thus they may have never become a power. Thus, he would never have been hired by Bama. If we had appeared in the Na Cha that season our recruiting would have keep rolling full force into the 2000s, and perhaps 2005 never would have happened. This game had HUGE implications on a number of programs.