Jimbo Fisher is well aware of what it takes to be successful in the Alabama-LSU series. The Texas A&M coach also has fond memories of coaching the Tigers, mostly because they went 6-1 against the Crimson Tide during his tenure.

“They had good teams, too,” Fisher said on the SEC media teleconference. “It was always big, those two and Auburn, usually won the West… in 2001, we put up a record number of yards on them… the first one, in 2000, we beat them 30-28, first time since 1968 that LSU beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa… Great players, great tradition in that game.”

Fisher was also asked about playing modern offenses in college football and what’s different.

“It forces you to play a lot of man,” he said. “Then you don’t have to run fits anymore, it takes good personnel… you have to set the edge, win the one-on-ones in the secondary. It comes down to talent and at the end of the day, winning those one-on-ones.”

Fisher said he hasn’t seen much of LSU’s current offense, but admitted that Joe Burrow is, “playing at a high level. The offensive line is playing well, Burrow is playing as well as anyone in America… it’s like he has the pulse of the team, that’s my observation from the outside.”