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Originally Posted by bronconick
Example:
November 26th: Ohio State ( 9-2, 6-1 conference record, division championship clinched) vs. Michigan (9-2, 7-0 division clinched)
December 3rd: Ohio State vs. Michigan (Big Ten Championship)
"The Game" on the 26th may as well be a NFL exhibition game, since it's completely meaningless. At minimum, you have to move the game away from the last game of the year, which will cause Michigan/Ohio State fans to have a rare moment of agreement and burn down the Big Ten conference offices.
Heck, speaking as someone rooting for Florida State in 1996, rematches are incredibly overrated, especially when you pull what was basically a serious upset to knock off your rival only to have to play them again 5 weeks later for a national title.
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Particularly when the coach of the other team publicly whines about late hits for 5 weeks and has the refs eating out of his hands by the time the rematch is played.
This year's FSU/Miami game is later than usual and could create this scenario. Even before the Labor Day debacles, the game was played by the second weekend in October at latest. This year, it's November. Not that I'm counting on Miami to knock off VT or anything, but you never know.