The hype surrounding Saturday’s “Armageddon in Alabama” has reached a fever pitch on campus after two weeks of apprehension, thanks to a bye week.
The anticipation has been unbearable for political science junior Jaron Williams, who said he’s going to “go crazy” on Saturday. He also thinks the Tigers are going to go crazy in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
“We’re going to go in there and dominate, no competition,” Williams said. “They’re really not ready for us at all. I’m pretty sure if we score a defensive touchdown first, it’s going to be a blowout.”
Williams predicted a score of 35-7 in favor of the Bayou Bengals.
“We did face the No. 1 offense in college football and destroyed them,” Williams said, in reference to the season opener against Oregon. “I’m not worried about these little kids, man. Think about it, we’ve played a lot of top-10 ranked opponents. They’re No. 2 and their stats come off little bitty teams that they’ve played … and it was a breeze [for LSU]. The most competition we’ve had is Mississippi State, and that was just SEC jitters.”
Biology freshman Andrew Broussard is making the trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and he believes, because of LSU’s tougher schedule, he’ll be riding home a happy man.
“It can go either way, but I feel like we’ve played better teams, so we have more experience under our belt,” Broussard said. “Both teams have a lot of athletes, a lot of them well coached, but I think we’re going to win. Not by much, but we’re going to win.”
History senior Vincent Carnovale thinks the Tigers have to make their mark early in the game to silence Alabama’s home field advantage.
“I think we have to do something immediately to shut the crowd up,” Carnovale said. “That’s a big plus for Bama. They’re going to have 80,000-plus fans behind them, and if we do something quick to shut them up, that will definitely help us throughout the game.”
A combination of the players’ skills and the fanbase’s zeal has communication studies sophomore Sophia Perlander expecting victory for LSU.
“I think LSU is going to win because we’re a better football team, and we have more spirit,” Perlander said.
Political science sophomore Jack Holloway made a living example of Perlander’s opinion.
“We’re going to win,” Holloway said. “There’s no question. How can you not feel that way as an LSU fan? To doubt LSU at the moment of greatest glory?”
It pained sports administration freshman Chase Pope to prove Holloway wrong, as he took a more objective stance, forecasting a 17-14 Alabama victory.
“As bad as I want LSU to win, if I truly take all of the emotion out of it, I see two very similar teams,” Pope said. “If I had to bet money, I’d probably pick Alabama.”
LSU’s duo of senior quarterbacks is the deciding factor for international trade and finance junior Matt Day.
“I think LSU is going to pound it and beat them by seven in the fourth quarter,” Day said. “Jarrett [Lee] is going to lead the team [on the final drive of the game], but the fact that Alabama has to be able to take in account for Jordan Jefferson is going to be the key.”
It was a much more simple explanation for math senior Erica Orgeron.
“We’re going to win because we’re LSU and we’re the shit,” Orgeron said.
 
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