Ohio State Buckeyes V LSU Tigers for BCS National Title

Oh yes, the Buckeyes have found their way back to the national championship picture.

And although Ohio is GEOGRAPHICALLY still a part of the cesspool dubbed as ''Miami,'' I'll just pretend it's not. After all, the Buckeyes ARE playing for a national title on January 7 in the 2008 AllState BCS Championship Game, unlike the rest of Miami's teams that can't do anything right but suck their own balls come game time.

And in case you still didn't get that, I've been a Buckeye fan for a long time now and will be rooting for the Ohio State Buckeyes against the LSU Tigers a few weeks from now. That's considering the fact that the national championship game will be played on the Tigers' turf, den if you will, in New Orleans.

This will be the second consecutive trip for the Ohio State Buckeyes to the BCS national championship game. And in case you missed it, the Florida Gators beat the Buckeyes the last time they were here and I reckon it'll be Ohio State's BOWL GAME this time.

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel led the Buckeyes to yet another dominant campaign, finishing with the 11-1 stand this season. That's a 73-15 conference record, 208-72-2 overall in 22 seasons, including the 2003 BCS National Championship. Ohio State claimed the Big 10 Title for the second straight year, winning the title outright with a 14-3 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the regular season finale on November 17.

The LSU Tigers, on the other hand, are having a terrific year as well.

The No.2 ranked LSU Tigers have a 11-2, 6-2 in the SEC, leading them to their second straight appearance in New Orleans for a BCS Bowl game and will play for the BCS National Championship for the second time in four years.

LSU Tigers head coach Les Miles led LSU to a 33-6 record 61-27 in seven seasons as a head coach and guided the Tigers to their first conference title in four years with a 21-14 win over Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on December 1.

This will be just the third meeting between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers, playing a home-and-home series in 1987 and 1988. The two teams played to a 13-all tie on Sept. 26, 1987 in Baton Rouge.

This will be Ohio State's fourth Bowl appearance in New Orleans, where the Buckeyes are 1-2.

The LSU Tigers will make its fourth Bowl appearance in New Orleans this decade and 14th overall. The Tigers are 6-7 in Bowl games in the Crescent City, and have won their last three games.

Who will win the 2008 AllState BCS Championship Game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers? AcesAce Sportsbook has the odds.

Ohio State Buckeyes +5

LSU Tigers -5

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