Sorry for the delay in posts, it has been a busy time with Thanksgiving and I am preparing for finals. I thought I would put up a post to kill two birds with one stone.
Bill Willis
The Ohio State and Cleveland Browns communities are saddened by the death of Bill Willis, who had his number retired earlier this year at Ohio State. Click here to see my brief entry regarding his career and the number retirement. It was nice to hear that his 1942 College National Championship ring was found and returned to him before he died. Earlier this year the ring had been stolen and OSU presented him a replica at the Wisconsin, when his number was retired.
OSU Bowl Game
Hopefully you have not made any firm travel arrangements for the OSU bowl game this year. At this point Ohio State is in the Rose Bowl, but things may change. As I predicted, even after OSU fell after the Illinois loss, OSU has a decent chance of getting into the National Championship game. I am sure you already know this, but with the loss by Kansas and LSU last week, OSU just needs West Virginia to lose to Pittsburgh or Missouri to lose to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship. Vegas is saying Oklahoma will win, and Oklahoma beat Missouri earlier this year. Missouri is having a dream season, and it is possible they will win, but I think Oklahoma is too strong, and Missouri will run out of gas in the second half. It is less likely that Pittsburgh will beat West Virginia, although it is a rivalry game, and Pittsburgh would love to play the role of spoiler. Unfortunately I don't think Pitt coach Wannstedt does well in big games under the spotlight. If both teams lose, look for OSU to play an SEC team, either Georgia or LSU, if they beat Tennessee. If both West Virginia and Missouri win this weekend, they will be in the National Championship game, and it will compete for one of the lowest tv audience in title game history. If OSU and West Virginia play, it will be border war. If OSU is in the National Championship game, there is a chance Illinois could be in the Rose Bowl, against USC.
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