Tinker Town: "The way the Alabama vs LSU football game Saturday night finished, was about the way that most college football teams with very equal talented football players finish. That the best coached team wins. LSU football team had the better football players, but Alabama won the game. Better luck next time."
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Save The Best For Last
AJ McCarron's second half vs. LSU was one to forget. That is until Alabama's final offensive drive. Mark Schlabach » Low: Tide passes test » LSU frustrated »Recap » Photo gallery
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Final
8:00 PM ET, November 3, 2012
Tiger Stadium, BATON ROUGE, LA
Tiger Stadium, BATON ROUGE, LA
Top Performers
Passing: Z. Mettenberger (LSU) - 298 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: J. Hill (LSU) - 29 CAR, 107 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: J. Landry (LSU) - 8 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD
Passing: Z. Mettenberger (LSU) - 298 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: J. Hill (LSU) - 29 CAR, 107 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: J. Landry (LSU) - 8 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD
AJ McCarron's late TD helps Alabama escape LSU with victory
BATON ROUGE, La. -- While a small batch of Alabama fans celebrated behind the end zone at Tiger Stadium, AJ McCarron found his parents at the edge of the stands. He lunged into their arms, his watery-eyed father furiously rubbing his son's hair.McCarron had vowed he wouldn't let his team lose to LSU in the game of the year.
The Crimson Tide quarterback was true to his word.
With Alabama's hopes of a second straight national title slipping away, McCarron shook off a dismal second half and guided his team right down the field. He read an LSU blitz and flipped a screen pass to T.J. Yeldon, who did the rest on a 28-yard touchdown with 51 seconds remaining that gave the top-ranked Tide a 21-17 victory over No. 5 LSU.
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"It was like clockwork," McCarron said. "The whole offense just looked at each other and you could just tell in everybody's eyes it was like, 'We do this every Thursday, so what's the difference here?' "
Alabama (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) now has a clear path to the league championship game in Atlanta, and remains solidly on course to defend its national title in Miami.
"There's just so many emotions running through me," McCarron said. "Sometimes it can be a lot of pressure playing here at this university, especially with all the tradition of winning and everything. Just coming back and winning a game like that, and like coach (Nick) Saban said, it might be known as 'The Drive' for the history of Alabama. And just to be a part of it with my teammates was just truly a blessing."
Team Stat Comparison
| ALA | LSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 22 |
| Total Yards | 331 | 435 |
| Passing | 165 | 296 |
| Rushing | 166 | 139 |
| Penalties | 1-15 | 7-51 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 1-9 | 10-20 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 20:45 | 39:15 |
Passing Leaders
| Alabama | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCarron | 14/27 | 165 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 |
| LSU | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
| Mettenberger | 24/35 | 298 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ALA | LSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FG | 06:11 | Drew Alleman 38 Yd | 0 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ALA | LSU | |||
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TD | 08:17 | Eddie Lacy 7 Yd Run (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 7 | 3 |
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TD | 00:11 | AJ McCarron 9 Yd Run (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 14 | 3 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ALA | LSU | |||
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TD | 03:35 | Jeremy Hill 1 Yd Run (Drew Alleman Kick) | 14 | 10 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ALA | LSU | |||
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TD | 12:58 | Jarvis Landry 14 Yd Pass From Zach Mettenberger (Drew Alleman Kick) | 14 | 17 |
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TD | 00:51 | T.J. Yeldon 28 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 21 | 17 |
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"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it."
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