Rob Oller of the Columbus Dispatch reveals the real Jim Tressel..... "When Jim Tressel enters a roomful of Ohio State fans, the floor immediately tilts in his direction. Worshippers flow toward him like water rushing to a drain." ....
Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch writes that being an underdog is good in the BCS Title Game..... "Of the previous nine title games of the Bowl Championship Series, six were won by the underdog." ....
Doug Lesmerises of the Plain Dealer writes about Road Warrior Animal's son..... "On the road for 250 to 300 nights a year, wearing those same red and black tights, pulling on the spiked shoulder pads and applying the face paint that disguised who he really was, Road Warrior Animal couldn't talk to his co-workers about his children back in Minnesota, his oldest son Joey; his baby, daughter Jessica; or little James in those tights." .....
New Orleans Times Picayune's Rob Thibodeaux traveled to Elyria, Ohio - the hometown of Les Miles..... "Consider Elyria's contributions to life as we know it. This is the home of the padded bicycle seat. The rubber heel. The colored golf ball. And Les Miles." ....
Baton Rouge Advocate's Carl Dubois writes about LSU's humble leader - Glenn Dorsey.... "Yet, in early October, after LSU's dramatic 28-24 victory against Florida in Tiger Stadium, Dorsey sounded charmingly oblivious to his status as one of the big men on campus and one of the biggest names in the game he loves." ....
Shreveport Times' Roy Lang III writes about hometown hero Jacob Hester..... "He's not flashy — although he has plenty of speed. His name never hit the Heisman radar, but LSU folks will tell you there's not a more valuable Tiger." ....
The Baton Rouge Advocate has a list of tidbit....
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