Please, anyone but the Ohio State Buckeyes. In fact, any team from the Big Ten should not be allowed in the state of California during the month of January. If you want slow, methodical, boring football, just turn on a Big Ten game. The only thing worse would be a Big Ten team playing Notre Dame.
The Bowl Championship Series always works out, right?
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