Alabama had a very difficult game against LSU last week and as a result has seen its statistical rank drop a bit. Meanwhile, Texas A&M is coming off an easy victory over Mississippi State and is the first team this year to have a substantial advantage over Alabama in major statistics.

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Tide Defense Vs. Offense Of A&M-BamaMag

In advance of Saturday's game between the No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide and the No. 15-Aggies, Texas A&M beat writer Sam Kahn Jr. spoke to TideNation about the matchup and what Kevin Sumlin's team will have to do to be successful in Bryant-Denny Stadium:

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Q&A with Aggies beat writer Kahn-TideNation ESPN

Weekly chat reminder-SEC BLOG ESPN

Johnny Manziel's numbers this season cause you to sit back and kind of go, “Wow!” He’s been that explosive, and so has the entire Texas A&M offense, which is fifth nationally in total offense. But to have the kind of success Texas A&M has had in its first season in the SEC doesn’t happen if you’re not good up front offensively. The Aggies aren’t just good. They’re outstanding, and they’re led by the best offensive tackle tandem in college football in juniors Luke Joeckel and Jake Matthews. “They’re very, very good, and probably as a pair, as good as anybody we’ve played this year,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. It’s one of the matchups that makes Saturday’s Alabama-Texas A&M game so intriguing.

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The Aggies' pillars of protection-SEC BLOG espn

Phillips Sims still is cheering for Alabama, even though he transferred out of the program to Virginia this summer.According to the Roanoke Times, Sims told reporters he still tries to catch Alabama games when he can. He watched "bits and pieces" of the Crimson Tide's 21-17 win over LSU and enjoyed seeing AJ McCarron lead the comeback drive in the last minutes.

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Crimson Tide football starsDerrick Lassic, Antonio Langham and Prince Wimbley will return to the Capstone to give back with a Travelers Chipping Challenge in front of Bryant-Denny Stadium.

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Bobby Petrino interested in Kentucky-SEC BLOG ESPN

SEC lunch links-SEC BLOG espn

Here he talks about Jesse Williams progress, his Australian family, the quarterbacks, preparing for the weather and noise at Penn State and its fundamental strength.

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Saban talks Jesse Williams, boomerangs, QBs, weather, more-Daily Bama Blog

The kind folks in media relations at CBS have sent along a news release with comments from college football analyst Gary Danielson about the Alabama-Texas A&M game.

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CBS analyst Gary Danielson on Alabama vs. Texas A&M-Daily Bama Blog

Watch the defensive line run straight through your computer screen while practicing this afternoon. The linebackers also get some camera time on this gorgeous spring afternoon.

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Video of Alabama defensive linemen, linebackers-Daily Bama Blog

Bovada Las Vegas (www.Bovada.lv) has posted new odds of winning the BCS National Championship Game this season, and as you might expect, Alabama has the best shot of winning.

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Updated BCS National Championship Game odds-Daily Bama Blog

One of greatest wins ever? Not so fast, says AJ-Daily Bama Blog