Now We Know: It's LSU vs Alabama for the BCS Championship

Sorry Oklahoma State.

LSU and Alabama will replay The Game Of The Century in New Orleans. Hopefully both sides will try and win rather than not lose, and we'll see a slightly more fun game that we saw in Tuscaloosa.

Don't get us wrong, we love good defense, but when both quarterbacks are simply being inept (and by that we mean YOU, Jarrett Lee and AJ McCarron) and overthrowing their receivers, that was more about them than it was about their opposite numbers.

What makes this Championship match-up great is that it's the two best sides in College Football. Sure, we love what Oklahoma State has done, only losing to Iowa State in overtime, but if we're honest, the two best sides in college football were LSU and Alabama. 

There's no denying it. LSU demonstrated their excellence by turning an inept first half performance into a brilliant second-half one in the SEC Championship game, while Alabama has proved repeatedly that giving the ball to Trent Richardson to rumble over defenses wins you ballgames - unless you're playing Alabama.

This game's also going to be about chances, and about who takes them. On the LSU side, it's a chance Jordan Jefferson can show he's a class act, and get LSU's offense moving early. Alabama's the type of team that's good at taking seven point leads home for victory.  It's a chance Tyrann Mathieu can show that not only can he play 60 minutes of clean football (he should have been thrown out of the game at Tuscaloosa for his disgusting hit on Dre Kirkpatrick), but he can also be great against the best opposition in football (he was a bit of a non-entity against Alabama, if we're honest). And it's a chance LSU's vaunted defense can try and stop Trent Richardson.

And on the Alabama side, it's a chance for Nick Saban to beat and out-coach Les Miles - something he did not do in Tuscaloosa. It's a chance for Mike Williams to outwrestle LSU defender Eric Reid for the ball and glory. It's a chance for Alabama's defence to stop Jordan Jefferson and his option play - something they struggled with at home. And it's a chance for Alabama's kickers to get things right for once.

Now we know who's going to be playing for the BCS Championship Game, we just can't wait. Again.