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Miles, Tigers can 'let it out' after winning national title

By Gene Wojciechowski
ESPN.com

Monday, January 7, 2008

NEW ORLEANS -- "Excuse me," said LSU coach Les Miles, pausing momentarily to, what -- compose himself? Cry? Lead the postgame news conference in prayer? Instead … "Wa-hooooo!" yelled Miles. A beat later, "Just kind of had to do that." You'd yell, too, if you were Miles on Monday night at the Superdome. That's because Miles' damn strong football team won the Allstate BCS National Championship Game, beating No. 1-ranked (cough, cough) and supposedly more focused Ohio State, 38-24. "I thin ...

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