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So much for LSU " "Alabama at home.That's what LSU defensive back Dwayne Thomas said the Tigers would do to the top-ranked Crimson Tide when it came to Death Valley. Instead, Alabama emerged from college football's toughest venue with a couple bruises anda 10-0 win.MORE: Perhaps the Tigers can take pride in having limited the Tide to their lowest offensive output of the season, and for keeping the Tide defense from scoring yet another touchdown this season. In these ways, LSU did a better job against Alabama than any other team has all Jarlin Garcia Jersey season. But Alabama's win should also serve as a warning for other teams acro s the nation: Even when the Tide can't put big numbers on the scoreboard, it's more than happy to engage in a war of attrition.Jalen Hurts is the best example of that philosophy, based on his performance Saturday.He looked more like the true freshman Brian Anderson Jersey he is against LSU than he has all season and, at times, Death Valley looked too big a stage for him. He threw an interception on his second pa s attempt of the game, coughed up a fumble near midfield to give the Tigers great field position, and produced several negative plays by simply trying to do too much.Even with all that, Hurts wasundoubtedly the player of the game for Alabama.He looked like a grizzled veteran at other times Saturday calm, cool and collected and the big plays he made helped Alabama come away with the victory. And it was because the Tide went with the ground and pound when it found out itcouldnt spread the ball against LSUs athletic defense.MORE: Consider that on Alabamas two scoring drives (both of which camelate in the fourth quarter), the Tide ate 15:48 of game clock on 27 plays. Hurts was instrumental Jonathan Villar Jersey in both of them. He scored on a 21-yard scramble with 13:08 left to play to break the 0-0 deadlock. On the next drive, his third-down runs of 23 and 11 yards helped sap the energy out of LSUs defense and made it impo sible for the Tigers to mount a comeback.Alabama only pa sed for 107 yards, but put up 216 rushing yards, led by Hurts 114. Thats all it needed.And what can you say about Alabamas defense? Scratch that what else can be said about Alabamas defense?Though itdidnt extend its streak of non-offensive touchdowns, it put LSU quarterback Curtis Granderson Jersey Danny Etling through one of his worst beatings of the year, sacking him fivetimes and hitting him far more often. Leonard Fournette, who ran for 283 yards against Ole Mi s two weeks ago, mustered 35 yards Saturday: only 4 yards more than last seasons outing. LSU mustered just 125 yards of offense, including 25 in the second half.And when the Tigers tried to rally after Alabamas go-ahead touchdown, Ryan Anderson's hit on Etling and Minkah Fitzpatricks subsequent interception put the Tide offense back on the field to e sentially run out the clock.MORE: If anything, thisvictory proved the Tide can win just as easily in slow, beat-em-up-styled bruisers as they can in offensive shootouts. Saturday was just the first time it needed that type of performanceAlso consider that, on a day whereNo. 4 Texas AM and No. 11 Florida lost to unranked opponents on the road, Alabama coach Nick Saban kept his team focused enough to beat a resurgent LSU team in an extremely hostile environment.This is what Alabama does what it can always resort to, if Neil Walker Jersey need be. Fans have become so used to seeing the Tide offense scorchopponentsand the defense rack up touchdownsthat they forgot just how comfortablythe team cansuffocateteams instead.In a day and age where top-tier teams put up big numbers on opponents, Alabamas old-school approach is a refreshing break from the norm and a frightful reminder to the rest of its opponents.