Battle in the Bayou: The Link Between Bama-LSU and Presidential Politics

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By Ashley Thompson

Story Created: Nov 1, 2012 at 9:53 PM CDT

Story Updated: Nov 2, 2012 at 12:07 AM CDT

Does the Alabama-LSU football game go hand-in-hand with presidential politics?

That may depend on just how superstitious you are...

Over the past seven elections, the Alabama-LSU game's outcome has reflected that years' Presidential election.

An Alabama win equals a Democrat being elected president.

An LSU win means a Republican is elected.

This streak goes all the way back to 1984 when Ronald Reagan won re-election over Walter Mondale... and every election since.

What do you think? Is this by coincidence? Or maybe something more..?

 

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