Trojans vs. Seminoles --- for all the marbles!

We're just a few hours away from the season 3 BCS National Championship Game, live from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

Tonight's game pits the 12-0 and #1 ranked USC Trojans against the 11-1 and #2 Florida State Seminoles. This game is a rematch from the season 2 national title game, which FSU won 48-20. That game was tied 13-13 though early in the second half before the Seminoles pulled away.

The story of last year's game was defense, and that may hold true again this year, as both teams have dominant defensive units. The Seminoles shredded the Trojan OLine last year to the tune of 9 total sacks in the game, so you can bet that Trojan Coach utvol27 will be making protecting freshman QB Tim King a focus tonight.

The Seminoles have the nation's top ranked defense, but they will have their hands full containing Heisman Trophy winner Dillon Baxter, whose running skills have paced the Trojan offense all season.

Last year's game was played in the Seminoles' home state, in Miami, while this year's game in being played just miles away from the USC campus. Even with the close proximity, Florida State fans have flooded Las Angeles with fervor.

The unbeaten Trojans enter the game as the home team and are listed as a 1.5 point favorite. As in many of the past games between these two sibling coaches, we look for this game to come down to the wire. The key, we think will be which team controls the down and distance on offense, protects the football, and limits critical QB sacks.

Are the Trojans ready to stake their claim as the best team in college football once again? Or will the Seminoles earn a 3rd consecutive BCS crown?

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