Dome Sweet Dome for LSU: Death Valley 81.4 miles from Superdome

While the Clemson Tigers have the distinct advantage of experience, having won two out of the last three national championships, the LSU Tigers have a distinct advantage of their own.

It’s called home field advantage, not at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, but right down the road at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

According to Google Maps, the two venues are just 81.4 miles apart and Clemson’s ticket allotment is only 20 of the 74,000 seats.

If you recall, LSU was gifted the same convenience in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, won by the Tigers 38-24 over Ohio State. LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron said, “No, I think it’s great. I think it’s something that for some reason when we found out that it was going to be in New Orleans, we felt like we were going to be there. Nothing was talked about, but I’m sure it was talked about in small circles. And what an opportunity it would be for us, the state of Louisiana, for everybody to be there. I like it because it’s a home field advantage. I like it because we don’t have to get on an airplane and go down there. I think it’s going to be a tremendous night, but you know what, after the first snap it’s just like a fight. All that stuff doesn’t matter. You’ve got to execute, and Clemson is going to be a hard team to beat. We’ll have to play our best.”

Tigers versus Tigers, LSU and Clemson will kick off the National Championship Game from the Superdome at 7 p.m. Monday.