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Game Thread tOSU vs. Sparty, B1G Championship Game, Sat 8 ET on FOX

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The Buckeyes play a conference opponent after The Game for the first time since 1934.

The only other non-Bowl game later than The Game since 1934 was against Iowa Pre-Flight in 1942. The Buckeyes' 41-12 win positioned them to win the team's first National Title, coached by Paul Brown. World War II enlistment decimated the tOSU roster for the next season, while Iowa Pre-flight would finish #2 in the final AP poll of 1943.
 
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This year is the ideal example of why the PAC-12 has a better CCG model by having the team with the better record/higher ranking get to host the game. It would also allow about 40,000 more tickets to be sold. The two B1G CCGs so far listed attendance figures of 64,152 and 41,620.

The B1G should want to improve the chances of a team that is in position for a spot in the BCS Championship Game by having the higher ranked team play at home. That will still be true in future years when 4 teams are selected for a playoff. Wake up, Jim Delany, and try to help your conference win national titles. I've been beating this drum for a couple of years.
 
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BB73 said:
This year is the ideal example of why the PAC-12 has a better CCG model by having the team with the better record/higher ranking get to host the game. It would also allow about 40,000 more tickets to be sold. The two B1G CCGs so far listed attendance figures of 64,152 and 41,620.

The B1G should want to improve the chances of a team that is in position for a spot in the BCS Championship Game by having the higher ranked team play at home. That will still be true in future years when 4 teams are selected for a playoff. Wake up, Jim Delany, and try to help your conference win national titles. I've been beating this drum for a couple of years.
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Ditto.
 
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BB73 said:
This year is the ideal example of why the PAC-12 has a better CCG model by having the team with the better record/higher ranking get to host the game. It would also allow about 40,000 more tickets to be sold. The two B1G CCGs so far listed attendance figures of 64,152 and 41,620.

The B1G should want to improve the chances of a team that is in position for a spot in the BCS Championship Game by having the higher ranked team play at home. That will still be true in future years when 4 teams are selected for a playoff. Wake up, Jim Delany, and try to help your conference win national titles. I've been beating this drum for a couple of years.
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All true. The only consolation in this situation is that I hope the conditions in the dome lead to sharper passing by Miller.
 
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Boston College has great running game the year after the Walrus left them:

In 11 games, he has more net yards rushing than Texas A&M, Georgia, Penn State, Clemson, and Texas.

He has rushed for an obscene 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns in his last four games, including an ACC- and school-record 339 yards against North Carolina State Nov. 16. That broke the school mark he set the week before with 295 yards against New Mexico.

He has five 200-yard rushing performances this season. Williams has 17 runs of 30 yards or more this season. No other player in major college football has double digits in that category.

Oh, yeah, he has run for 16 touchdowns for those who are into that.

Run Away Andre is the 16th player in Football Bowl Subdivision (nee Division 1) history to top 2,000 yards rushing in a season, joining such exalted names as Barry Sanders, Marcus Allen, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Ricky Williams.

In Austin, or Columbus, Tuscaloosa, or even Los Angeles, Williams and his Heisman-worthy season would be a topic du jour.
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...r-attention/Tp146PJo2dQbbV4giLC7kI/story.html
 
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