"Our football team really is anxious for a quality game!" That quote, from Les Miles at Wednesday's press conference in Baton Rouge welcoming Chick-Fil-A Bowl representatives in promotion of the New Year's Eve Bowl game, is an indicator of how eager the coach is to show the nation he still has one of the best college football teams in America.

Coach Miles and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva welcomed some of the Chick-Fil-A bowl brass to Baton Rouge on Wednesday.  December 31st is the date, Clemson is the opponent.

Les talked about everything from injured players, to playing in the Georgia Dome, to kissing his wife at midnight on New Year's Eve.

1130 the Tiger will have all the play-by-play action and pre-game hype on New Year's Eve.

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