Bcs Championship - No. 1 Lsu Vs. No. 2 Alabama, 8:30 P.M. Today the Rematch: ; 'Big-Boy Football' On Display in Bcs Title Game

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NEW ORLEANS - Les Miles squeezed out a smile, clenched his left hand nervously and extended his right hand toward Nick Saban. The coaches got in an awkward grasp, forced a bit of small talk, and then posed for the cameras behind the crystal trophy that only one of them can hoist toward the Superdome roof come tonight.

This was the last of their pregame obligations - one final chance for Miles to deflect a query about whether top-ranked LSU is the favorite to make it to the BCS title NEXT YEAR, one more opportunity for Saban to show he's got a life beyond his stranglehold on the storied program at No. 2 Alabama (turns out he does, if watching the Weather Channel qualifies).

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Bcs Championship - No. 1 Lsu Vs. No. 2 Alabama, 8:30 P.M. Today the Rematch: ; 'Big-Boy Football' On Display in Bcs Title Game

Now, let's get down to business.

LSU vs. Alabama, Part II. The BCS championship.

This time, it's for all the marbles.

Really.

The teams already met two months ago in Tuscaloosa, a so-called Game of the Century that was more of a Brawl in the Backyard, a brutal slugfest that sent both te...

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