The Game of the Century*
The Lead
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🗓️ 8 November 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
LSU plays Alabama on Saturday in the most highly anticipated college football match of the season. The teams also met back in 2011 in the first "Game of the Century,” with LSU prevailing 9-6. The Athletic's Stewart Mandel joins us to talk about how both teams have transformed their offenses since then, despite some initial resistance from Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. We're also joined by Dan Rubenstein, host of the podcasts Sports Wars and The Solid Verbal, for an in-depth preview of the game.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, tomorrow is the big game, Anders. |
| 0:09.1 | That's right. LSU versus Alabama in, wait for it. |
| 0:13.1 | It's the game of the century. Number one, LSU number two, Alabama. |
| 0:17.1 | I'm joined by Spitzer Tillman and not to rain on the parade here, but the CFP rankings |
| 0:21.6 | did come out on Tuesday and Ohio State is number one. So this is actually a number two versus |
| 0:27.2 | number three matchup in the poll that matters. So, you know, game of the century might be a little |
| 0:32.2 | strong. Well, whatever you want to call it, this is the most highly anticipated matchup of the |
| 0:37.5 | season. And one of the things that makes this game so interesting is just how much these two |
| 0:42.8 | programs have changed since the last game of the century back in 2011. So today, we're going to |
| 0:49.2 | speak with Stuart Mandel, the Athletics Editor-in-Chief for College Football, about how these two SEC |
| 0:55.2 | powerhouses who were synonymous with tough defense and smash mouth football have become offensive |
| 1:01.7 | juggernauts. Does anyone actually know what a juggernaut is? I think it comes from Sanskrit. |
| 1:06.6 | And we'll be joined by Dan Rubenstein, host of Sports Wars and the Solid Verbal Podcast for an |
| 1:12.1 | in-depth preview of the game. From wondering in the athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 1:16.8 | And I'm Anders Kelto. It's Friday, November 8th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:21.2 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:24.9 | There was just something about the emotion and the heart. |
| 1:28.5 | The values of the past don't matter if you guys move back. |
| 1:32.9 | Are you kidding me? |
| 1:34.5 | That's not good news. |
| 1:36.5 | This isn't a story where you're beginning to be the athlete in your home. |
| 1:40.1 | It stays with you. |
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