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Gene Smith (Former AD, ‘10 AD of the Year, '13 NAAC Organizational Leadership Award)

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Ugh, I don't think neutral site games would necessarily be the worst idea, provided they make sense.

Purdue-Indiana in Indianapolis, Northwestern-Illinois in Chicago..games like that make sense (other then the question as to whether the fans would come close to filling either). I don't want to see crap like Nebraska and Penn State in Chicago just for the fun of it.
 
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JBaney45;2297350; said:
Ugh, I don't think neutral site games would necessarily be the worst idea, provided they make sense.

Purdue-Indiana in Indianapolis, Northwestern-Illinois in Chicago..games like that make sense (other then the question as to whether the fans would come close to filling either). I don't want to see crap like Nebraska and Penn State in Chicago just for the fun of it.
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Ohio State-Rutgers in Giants or Yankees Stadium? Michigan Maryland in RFK?
 
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MaliBuckeye;2297387; said:
Ohio State-Rutgers in Giants or Yankees Stadium? Michigan Maryland in RFK?
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Yes those would be functional neutral site games. I mean I would still lean towards those games not being true "neutral sites" (home game for Rutgers or Maryland). I guess what I mean by that is that I wouldn't see those type of games as recurring match ups which is what I pictured based on Gene Smith's comments
 
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Re: Big Ten athletic directors have a lot of decisions to make for the future, including the possibility of playing nine or even 10 conference home games per season starting in 2014. If the league does go that route, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has an idea.

Just sayin': When I was a freshman at Ohio State (1966) the football team played a 9 game season. Then it went to 10, then 11, and now it is 12. If the major conferences get larger (16 or teams) I could see them getting the NCAA to up it to 13. The marque non-conference games help justify the TV contracts and highlights the teams (conferences) involved; and the cupcake non-conference games are a "cash cow" for the major schools as well as the smaller schools (i.e. the visiting opponents). I don't see the major schools really wanting to reduce the number of non-conference games. Going to 13 games wouldn't make the season any longer if they just eliminated the bye week.
 
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Gene Smith: Ohio State not just a football school
By Patrick Maks
[email protected]
Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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Gene Smith, OSU athletic director, in an interview with The Lantern on March 12.

Gene Smith doesn?t mind the notion of Ohio State being known as more than just a football powerhouse.

In an interview with The Lantern on March 12, the OSU athletic director said there?s no reason the Buckeyes, known perhaps most for its storied program on the gridiron, can?t be touted as a basketball school, too.

Smith weighed in on the men?s basketball team, the Big Ten and more.

Big Reasons behind B1G Success
In the final Associated Press top 25 poll of the regular season, Big Ten basketball found itself with four teams (Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State and OSU) in the top 10. Such success has carried over into the NCAA Tournament, too, as those same four squads find themselves making up a quarter of the Sweet 16.

What?s behind the conference?s ascent into arguably the most-dominant league in the nation?
?Well,? Smith said, ?I think it?s stability.?

That stability, he said, starts with coaching.

?I think when you look at the coaches that we have now, a lot of good ones ? and hopefully we can maintain that stability ? and that says a lot about the institutions. All of us have always been committed to basketball, putting the resources in place,? he said. ?We have great fans and creating the atmosphere of the games. So think all of us have tried to do that.?

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http://www.thelantern.com/sports/ge...just-a-football-school-1.3015590#.UVLdOFexu3M
 
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He's too arrogant (by far) to call anyone for help.

I don't know what he has done to constitute a contract extension, following this current one. That may be the only silver-lining.

The only hire during his regime that has worked out seems to be Tom Ryan (Urban Meyer's hiring is despite Gene, not because of him). So I guess, 1-2 more years of Gene (hopefully).
 
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VBSJ;2328568; said:
He's too arrogant (by far) to call anyone for help.

I don't know what he has done to constitute a contract extension, following this current one. That may be the only silver-lining.

The only hire during his regime that has worked out seems to be Tom Ryan (Urban Meyer's hiring is despite Gene, not because of him). So I guess, 1-2 more years of Gene (hopefully).
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Greg Beals seems to be doing okay, 23-11 record so far in his 3rd season here.
 
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