LSU Visits Saban, Tide

This Alabama-LSU game is a high-stakes division showdown with major Southeastern Conference and national title implications, featuring a once-dominant program battling back toward the top and another trying to stay there.

Enough about that, though.

Will the coaches exchange friendly greetings before the game?

The Nick Saban vs. Les Miles soap opera will be the hottest topic until No. 3 LSU and No. 17 Alabama kick off on Saturday, despite their earnest attempts to focus on far more substantial, if less juicy, matters.

The game, for instance.

It really is a big one, and the two fiery coaches won't make a single tackle, pass or …