In 2011, Alabama and LSU drew the attention (and ire) of the entire nation with the “Game of the Century” that ended tied in regulation with a score of 6-6. The two teams met again in the national championship, and again, not a single touchdown was scored until Trent Richardson blasted free near the end of the game.
Defense reigned supreme.... But that was about to change.
In 2012, teams like Ole Miss had adopted the hurry-up no-huddle spread offense philosophy that Oregon had brought to the forefront of the nation in the previous few years, and it was starting to infiltrate the SEC.