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AaronMayorga

(128 posts)
Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:52 PM Nov 2012

The Alabama-LSU Rule

There are many prognosticators of who will win the 2012 Presidential Election such as the Halloween Masks, the Redskins Rule, the Lakers Law, and the World Series Winner. However, one of the lesser known sports prognosticators happens to be the Alabama-LSU Rule. The rule states that if Alabama wins the matchup between the two rivals, a Democrat will win the race for the White House. If LSU wins, a Republican will win.

So, what is the track record of this rule? Let's take a look.

1984: LSU 16, Alabama 14. Ronald Reagan (R) demolishes Walter Mondale (D).

1988: LSU 19, Alabama 18. George H.W. Bush (R) defeats Michael Dukakis (D).

1992: Alabama 31, LSU 11. Bill Clinton (D) defeats George H.W. Bush (R).

1996: Alabama 26, LSU 0. Clinton (D) defeats Bob Dole (R).

2000: LSU 30, Alabama 28. George W. Bush (R) defeats Al Gore (D).

2004: LSU 26, Alabama 10. George W. Bush (R) defeats John Kerry (D).

2008: Alabama 27, LSU 21. Barack Obama (D) defeats John McCain (R).


Tonight, LSU and Alabama faced off once again. The result Alabama 21, LSU 17.

This means that President Obama will win re-election on Tuesday.

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The Alabama-LSU Rule (Original Post) AaronMayorga Nov 2012 OP
Interesting nmbluesky Nov 2012 #1
I have a friend who is a deep Republican and even bigger Alabama fan garthranzz Nov 2012 #2
I'd say we have the same friend, but... JHB Nov 2012 #17
Oops... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #3
So fvcking pissed off. SCliberal091294 Nov 2012 #4
I'm a two-time Bama graduate, and I'm sitting here stunned that my team won. kstewart33 Nov 2012 #7
Agreed, I want Chizik fired. SCliberal091294 Nov 2012 #9
As an Auburn fan.. maybe this win wasn't so bad after all. pinstikfartherin Nov 2012 #5
predict who will become President nmbluesky Nov 2012 #6
Actually.............. ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2012 #8
Kerry DID beat Bush sunnystarr Nov 2012 #10
The Redskins Rule was amended after '04. AaronMayorga Nov 2012 #11
The Laker Law states that if the Lakers reach the NBA Finals, the Republican will win. AaronMayorga Nov 2012 #12
Is LSU still within the margin of error? ThoughtCriminal Nov 2012 #13
Roll Tide. Almost makes me forgive them for beating Mississippi State (nt) Recursion Nov 2012 #14
This would be a really fun thing to send to rabid RW 'Bama fans n/t n2doc Nov 2012 #15
Roll-(O)Bama NightWatcher Nov 2012 #16
ROLL TIDE WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #18

JHB

(37,160 posts)
17. I'd say we have the same friend, but...
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:21 AM
Nov 2012

...that description probably fits a lot of women in 'Bama.

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)
7. I'm a two-time Bama graduate, and I'm sitting here stunned that my team won.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:04 AM
Nov 2012

LSU outplayed Bama, no question. I'm thrilled for Bama but feel for all the LSU players and fans. The better team tonight did not win the game.

But still, go Bama.

I hope that your coach is fired and a complete housecleaning occurs. I'd like to see an Auburn comeback so the classic end-of-conference-season game is more thrilling and Auburn can get back to having something to really cheer about. I'm not an Auburn hater and detest the hateful rivalry that has existed especially in the last few decades.

SCliberal091294

(213 posts)
9. Agreed, I want Chizik fired.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:15 AM
Nov 2012

At least we are both democrats and will hopefully both be happy on election day. Bama will beat us 52-7 this year.

nmbluesky

(2,561 posts)
6. predict who will become President
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:03 AM
Nov 2012

If the Washington Redskins win the week of the election, this means a win for the incumbent party. This has held true since 1936.

Whoever's Halloween mask sells the most will be the next president. (If more kids want to be Obama than McCain...)

When companies produce 'competing' products, whichever sells the most is supposed to predict the winner. For example, if a company has cups with images of Obama and McCain in 2008, the one which outsells the other would be a predictor.

If the Dow Jones Average gains over the time from August to October, this predicts a win for the incumbent.

If the Los Angeles Lakers win the the championship, then the Republican candidate will win.
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/elections/a/baseballpres.htm

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,784 posts)
8. Actually..............
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:10 AM
Nov 2012

..............the "Redskins Rule" is not perfect. I first heard about it in 2004, so I watched the Redskins game with great interest that week. The Redskins lost, which supposedly meant that Kerry would beat Bush. But we all know what happened there. So the "Redskins Rule" has been wrong once.

Not that it matters. The Redskins should easily handle the Carolina Panthers tomorrow, and Obama should easily handle Rmoney on Tuesday.

AaronMayorga

(128 posts)
11. The Redskins Rule was amended after '04.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:58 AM
Nov 2012

It now says that if the Redskins win, the party that won the last election will win the electoral college this election.

AaronMayorga

(128 posts)
12. The Laker Law states that if the Lakers reach the NBA Finals, the Republican will win.
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:59 AM
Nov 2012

They don't have to win it all, but it was wrong in '08 since PBO won yet the Lakers beat the Celtics.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,047 posts)
13. Is LSU still within the margin of error?
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 02:39 AM
Nov 2012

'cause for a while there I though it was too close to call.

What? Did we decide we were going to stop using that gag?

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