Photos: BCS National Championship
Allstate BCS National Championship
In this photograph taken by AP Images for Allstate, Louisiana State University mascot, Mike the Tiger, high-fives a Tigers fan at the Allstate Fan Fest during the school's pep rally in New Orleans, Jan. 8, 2012. LSU will take on Alabama at the Allstate BCS National Championship in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Jan. 9, 2012. (Cheryl Gerber/AP Images for Allstate)
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