UPDATE: We have received an email from the agency representing TeamFanShop, LSU's e-commerce partner, stating the Tiger's online shop, LSUShop.net, was "not the result of a hack by an outside party" and was the "result of a human error by a designer."

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Whether Alabama deserves a rematch against LSU in the BCS National Championship will be debated for a long time.

The debate over which matchup provides the best fan rivalry will not.

Mere hours after the bowl game announcement, it appeared as though an Alabama fan pulled a fast one on their SEC rival’s official online shop, removing Tigers apparel on LSUShop.net, and converting the site into the “BCS Championship Headquarters” of the Crimson Tide.

CNBC’s Darren Rovell has since tweeted that he’s been told the site was not hacked and, in fact, “Bama gear appearing on site was human error.”

That, seems unlikely.

Attributing the incorrect price to a t-shirt is human error. Replacing an e-commerce site’s entire inventory with product you don't own and shouldn't have images for is much more than that.

In other words, the statement sounds like the people behind the online shop are more willing to admit their own grave mistake – truthfulness be damned - than admit they’d been outsmarted by their bitter rival.

Advantage, Roll Tide.

Expect plenty more southern hospitality in the month leading up to the Jan. 9 game.