Game Ten: Ohio State 38, Wisconsin 17 (final)

[Jaxbuck]

Originally Posted by OSU_Buckguy

bielema has gone on record to claim that he will not permit an away night game.

I can't believe I missed the discussion on this. Do you have a link to what he said? Combined with his appetite for cupcakes that seems about as cowardly a public stance on scheduling as a coach can take. I'm sure he wouldn't mind scheduling night games at home. What a pussy.

[CCI]

CCI's B-day The Buckeyes will give me a x-cellent gift with a W over

[OSU_Buckguy]

Originally Posted by Jaxbuck

I can't believe I missed the discussion on this. Do you have a link to what he said? Combined with his appetite for cupcakes that seems about as cowardly a public stance on scheduling as a coach can take. I'm sure he wouldn't mind scheduling night games at home. What a pussy.

link

[Jaxbuck]

Originally Posted by OSU_Buckguy

link

Thanks. Can't believe I missed that one. I never had much respect for the UW program before. Now I have zero.

A lot of these kids were on the team in '04 and maybe one or two remember that bull[censored] in '03. I hope we pick right up where we left off with PSU and embarrass the living [censored] out of UW.

[OSU_Buckguy]

the game will be at 12:00 and will be shown on the big ten network. i am really baffled by this, as the illinois game now becomes 3:30 on abc. i guess abc/espn thinks that the illinois game is a bigger draw.

[OSU_Buckguy]

viewing schedule for this week's games. the time and network for this week's game have been verified by more than one source.

[daveeb]

For the record, Barry Alvarez was 4-2 against Ohio State from 1999 to 2004, and he was 3-1 against Jim Tressel (Jim's win was the 2002 game). Combined score was 75-59 Avalrez.

Maybe the guy was on to something. I mean, we did lose at home in 2003, and Alvarez was a good coach.

Too bad for Wisconsin. Bielema is still learning the trade.

[Jaxbuck]

I guess they are going by market size of the opponent. Both games look to be real ugly on paper so why not go for the team from the Chicago market if you are ABC? better chance to get a few more TV sets out of two games that are real snoozers from the networks POV.

[BuckeyeNation27]

well [censored]

[OSU SPORTS]

Originally Posted by OSU_Buckguy

the game will be at 12:00 and will be shown on the big ten network. i am really baffled by this, as the illinois game now becomes 3:30 on abc. i guess abc/espn thinks that the illinois game is a bigger draw.

Here is my understanding of the situation. ABC opted to take UM/MSU, an instate rivarly game, over OSU/Wisky. The BTN has to get either Wisky or Illinois. Since ABC opted for UM/MSU, the BTN took OSU/Wisky. There is also another possible agenda at work here. IF the BTN got UM/MSU, it would be a huge bargaining tool for the BTN, as Comcast controls the Michigan cable business and they don't have the BTN. I suspect that some cooperation existed for Comcast, due to Fox being a competitor with ABC/ESPN.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

OSU-Wisconsin to begin at noon on Big Ten Network
Illinois game will be at 3:30 on ABC
Sunday, October 28, 2007 5:26 PM


Ohio State's football game Saturday against visiting Wisconsin will kick off at noon EDT and be televised by the Big Ten Network, the Big Ten Conference announced today.
The conference also said that the Buckeyes' home game against Illinois on Nov. 10 will begin at 3:30 p.m. and be televised by ABC.
A previous announcement had been made about the OSU-Michigan game on Nov. 17. The Game, which will be played in Ann Arbor, will begin at noon and be carried by ABC.

[daddyphatsacs]

I'm not digging the 12 kickoff....... I'm a fan of the 3:30 games personally.

[DHTbuckeye]

Big game, can't wait

[Oneshot]

I hate noon games, also...

That means 9AM west coast, and that means I gotta wake my ass up at 8 to get to the alumni watching club for kickoff.

Plus, 9am is too early to start drinking - my liver hates me.

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

Hooray for Big Ten Network.........