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Top Defenses Collide

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With open arms into a community recently ravaged by tornadoes and a sport ravaged by a spate of negative news since the beginning of last year, from various NCAA violations to conference realignment.

Residents of Tuscaloosa and college football fans everywhere can sit down and watch, arguably, the two best teams go at it. And the two best defenses.

The game, between teams that are both 8-0 and 5-0 in SEC play, likely will settle the SEC West, the conference's overall title and at least one of the BCS championship game slots Jan. 9 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It certainly will show who has the best defense.

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