LSU hopes to suppress West's second tier 
November, 6, 2012
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Gary Laney | ESPN.com
BATON ROUGE, La. -- A week ago, Alabama coach Nick Saban complimented LSU for being "the most consistently successful team in our league."
That might not seem the case after Saturday's epic 21-17 Crimson Tide win over LSU, a game where Alabama re-established itself as the SEC West's reigning bully and put itself into position to contend for its third national championship in four years.
But what Saban said was true. LSU has finished among the top two spots in the SEC West in 11 of the last 12 seasons, making it the most consistent finisher at the top of the SEC West standings during that stretch.
That might not seem the case after Saturday's epic 21-17 Crimson Tide win over LSU, a game where Alabama re-established itself as the SEC West's reigning bully and put itself into position to contend for its third national championship in four years.
But what Saban said was true. LSU has finished among the top two spots in the SEC West in 11 of the last 12 seasons, making it the most consistent finisher at the top of the SEC West standings during that stretch.
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Gary Laney
Gary Laney joined ESPN.com in 2012 after spending a year and a half as online sports editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Before that, he covered LSU sports for the Advocate. He has also been the sports editor at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise and covered McNeese State athletics for the Lake Charles (La.) American Press. Laney currently lives in Baton Rouge. Email him at glaneyespn@gmail.com