For the second year in a row, we have an SEC team and a Big Ten team in the BCS Championship Game, and once again the SEC dominated: this time, it was LSU 38, Ohio State 24 — and it wasn’t that close. The Buckeye’s final score came on a pro-forma last minute drive after LSU had gone up 38-17; with less than 2 left, it’s hard to believe LSU brought their best defense.

The game actually started with a completely different momentum vector; Ohio burst out to a 10-0 nothing lead in the first few minutes, and I will admit I was afraid the Tigers were choking. Turns out, they were just giving the Buckeyes a running start: LSU then notched 31 unanswered points before Ohio got back on the scoreboard.

The final AP poll is out, and it shows us something interesting: LSU has the top spot, of course, followed by Georgia, USC, Mizzou, Ohio State, and West Virginia. This is the first time a conference has had the top two spots in the AP since the Big 8 did it in 1971. And here’s the kicker: much was said about LSU being a 2-loss team, and that perhaps they didn’t deserve to play for the brass ring. Obviously, though, they’re not the ones who maybe didn’t deserve to be there.

Last night, Ohio State looked sloppy. We like our odds picking Georgia or Tennessee over the Buckeyes, too. We think West Virginia, if they played like they did in the Fiesta Bowl, would’ve steamrolled Ohio, too.

Our favorite stat: Ohio State is now 0 and 9 against the SEC in bowl games: quoth LSU safety Harry Coleman, “They don’t fight back like an SEC team would do.” Word. Ohio State went down quickly, and never recovered — this year, and last. That’s not SEC football, and it won’t get you the title. Try again, Vest-boy.