My first concern is that OSU and UM remain in the same division because I hate, loathe, despise and generally am not a fan of rematches.
If that happens I would reluctantly support moving the game earlier in the year.
Imagine a scenario where OSU has the division locked up and UM is out of it going into the last game. OSU still has to win the conference championship game to make it to the Rose Bowl (NC game is not on the horizon). Pryor is dinged up. A couple of linemen are gimpy. Heyward has rolled his ankle. Can JT really say screw it - we are going balls to the walls because this is "The Game"? Or do you rest some folks and make sure they are ready for the CCG?
These are not issues when you have five weeks off leading to a Bowl Game. But they are the decisions that come with playoffs and CCGs. And they are unscrewing the bottle containing that genie as we speak. Thump your chests all you like, but rational coaches are not going to pull out all the stops if they know it will keep them from beating Iowa the following week.
Put the game the last week in October when the season is well underway but nobody is out of it yet. Let 'em knock heads because they have to.
Either that or get rid of the Designated Hitter, leave CFB alone and keep us traditionalists happy.