Underdog Buckeyes hope tradition of upsets holds
BCS TITLE GAME: Pregame favorites have prevailed in three of nine championship games.
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS - Tim Tebow, Vince Young and Maurice Clarett all found out firsthand: When it's time to play for the college football title, it's hard to beat feeling like an underdog.
Fact is, the favored team has won only three of the nine BCS championship games. No wonder No. 1 Ohio State seems glad that oddsmakers are picking LSU to win tonight's matchup by a field goal.
The Buckeyes even made it a rallying point, with Coach Jim Tressel giving each of his players a 10-minute DVD filled with television and radio announcers belittling them.
