NEW ORLEANS – The points have been piling up so fast this postseason it’s as if they’re giving away touchdowns along with all those video games and watches the bowls hand out to players.
41-38. 45-38. 67-56. 70-33.
Seemingly endless offense has left LSU defensive tackle Michael Brockers wondering: “Where is the defense at? Does it exist?”
It will in the BCS title game.
When No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama meet at the Superdome on Monday, expect every yard to be earned and touchdowns to be at a premium — again.
Round 1 between the Tigers and Crimson Tide was the definition of a defensive standoff. LSU’s 9-6 overtime victory turned into a field goal-kicking contest and left many fans outside SEC country less than thrilled about watching Round 2.
But for LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis, who spent 20 years as a defensive assistant at Tennessee before joining coach Les Miles in Baton Rouge in 2009, that first game was a thing of beauty.
“When you got guys that are scoring every two minutes and the other team is scoring every two minutes, that’s certainly exciting football for the fans to watch, but jeez,” he said Thursday. “I got enough gray hair. I don’t
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