| In the words of the most famous fictional Alabama football player ever, Forrest Gump, it's like olden times again. CBS announced Monday that it has selected the Nov. 4 LSU-Alabama game for its one, final prime-time SEC football contest. We've got the kickoff time and other pertinent info right here. CBS, of course, is in the last season of its contract with the SEC, which will have its games exclusively next season on ESPN, ABC and the SEC Network. What will LSU bring to bear against Bama in Tuscaloosa in two weeks? Arguably the nation's best offense. Wilson Alexander takes a deep dive into some big numbers and finds the mathematical evidence to support that assertion. Speaking of numbers, one of the most important is the point spread line on the game. We've got the early opening line on LSU-Alabama just a click away. And even more numbers ... Sheldon Mickles is here with his weekly SEC rankings, 1 to 14. Sad news to report from the women's basketball world, as former LSU assistant and current Georgetown head coach Tasha Butts has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. Butts, a former star player at Tennessee, was only 41. Condolences of course go out to her family and the LSU women's basketball community. LSU's gymnastics staff has been recruiting their balance beams off, and it's showing in some impressive results. Two LSU commitments, Kaliya Lincoln and Zoe Miller, were part of the gold medal-winning U.S. team this weekend in the Pan American Games in Chile. LSU also has picked up two major commitments this month as well. Did you hear about the LSU fan who made a great catch during Game 7 of the American League Championship Series between Houston and Texas? We've got the video right here. Finally, even though its an open date week, Wilson is patiently waiting by the mailbox for your questions about LSU football for this week's mailbag. So, help a fella out by coming up with a question — a good question — and sending it in using this link right here. Here's a question for you ... is this the end of today's LSU newsletter? Apparently so. But we're here every day, so check your inbox and open up a daily little present from us to you. Until next time, Scott Rabalais | 