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LSU edging closer to possible BCS Championship Game Berth

The polls are coming in, and the LSU Tigers are apparently edging closer to a berth in the BCS National Championship Game.
The USA Today coaches’ poll came out earlier today, with LSU at No. 2 and Ohio State at No. 1. The coaches’ poll is one-third of the Bowl Championship Series formula to determine the pairing for the national championship game, Jan. 7 at the Superdome.
Still to come: the Harris Interactive poll and the composite of the six computer polls that comprise the final third of the BCS formula. Each school’s highest and lowest computer ranking is discarded and the other four rankings are averaged.
As of 1:45 p.m., only Jeff Sagarin’s rankings had been released. Sagarin had LSU at No. 2 behind Virginia Tech, with Oklahoma No. 3, Ohio State No. 4 and Kansas No. 5.
ESPN BCS analyst Brad Edwards said on ESPNews on Sunday that barring an unexpectedly low ranking in the Harris poll, LSU would be No. 2 in the final BCS rankings behind Ohio State.
The BCS pairings and rankings will be announced during the BCS selection show at 7 p.m. on Fox.
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"Sunday, LSU Chancellor Sean O’Keefe said Miles’ new contract will pay him from $2.6-3.4 million per year in a five-year deal with up to two more years that can be optioned by LSU.
Exact dollar figures will be based on the salaries of the three highest-paid coaches in the Southeastern Conference and across the nation, O’Keefe said, which is how Miles’ current contract is structured.
If LSU wins the BCS championship game, Miles’ current contract (which pays him $1.8 million per year) guarantees he will be one of the three highest-paid coaches in the country.
The contract will be drawn up and signed Monday or Tuesday, O’Keefe said, then approved by the LSU board Thursday or Friday.
“It worked out perfectly,” O’Keefe said. “Everything fell into place exactly right.
“There’s not just an agreement in principle. It is agreed.”

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