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It was hard to escape the hype around the LSU-Alabama game when both squads were off last week. Now, it’s downright impossible. Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower had just finished celebrating a win over Tennessee two weeks ago when he saw the first ad for the LSU game. When Barrett Jones chatted with family and friends back home in suburban Memphis, they didn’t want to talk about the…