WEEKEND GAMETHREAD: Alabama Share this story LSU Athletics The good news: LSU got a much-needed series victory against Auburn over the weekend and nearly pulled off the sweep. The bad news: LSU is still in CYA mode and not yet a lock for Hoover. At 9-15, they still need to at the very least post another series win this week and next week. The good news: That is absolutely possible with Alabama and Texas A&M lined up. We’ll cross the Aggie bridge when we get to it, but for now we’ll preview the task at hand: Alabama.