The funny thing about the 13-hour road trip from Columbus to New Orleans is that your route takes you through Tuscaloosa, Ala., home of Ohio State's opponent in Thursday night's Sugar Bowl.

There isn't a whole lot to do in Tuscaloosa, but there are two statues that make for great photos opps if you happen to have an extra foam finger for Nick Saban or want to create a killer O–H–I–O pose with Bear Bryant.

Tonight, Nick Saban became a buckeye fan #GoBucks #NOLANYE #SugarBowl15 #BeatBama #WhyDoYouEvenHaveAStatueAlready A photo posted by Carli Isgrigg (@carliisgrigg) on Dec 12, 2014 at 8:39pm PST

Needless to say we might have stopped on our way to the #sugarbowl to say hello to the Coach Saban statue. We made him look a little better! #GoBucks #NolaBound #BeatBama #CollegePlayoffs #HeLooksGoodInScarlet A photo posted by Shawn Strausburg (@strausburg90) on Dec 12, 2014 at 5:44am PST

#BeatBama