TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Hope isn't a consolation prize.
Or a dream.
Or a wish.
Or a moral victory.
Hope is believing that things will be better in the future.
No. 19 LSU lost for the seventh straight time to unbeaten and second-ranked Alabama Saturday night here in Bryant-Denny Stadium, this one a 24-10 decision.
And while the Tigers, now 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the SEC West, will certainly tell you a loss is a loss is a loss, what was left for LSU at the end of 60 minutes of vicious hitting was hope.