The two teams are almost mirror images of each other. Serviceable QB (when Jarrett Lee is playing), punishing running game, pretty good receivers, beastly defense.
1998 Vols won 6 of their 13 games by 10 or fewer points - very good team that had a lot of breaks go their way to win the MNC
2011 LSU have only had 3 of their 13 games within 20 points - one of the more dominant teams in the BCS era