[NU Sports] And how quickly things change ...

[Mark S. Ament]

John Labbe wrote:

> Two answers re: the popularity of Ohio State:
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> 1) In a scientific poll, Ohio State was ranked the #2 most popular 
> college football team last year and has ranked in the top ten each of 
> the years this poll was conducted.  Miami ranked #7 in 2003 and didn't 
> fall in the top 10 in any other year.
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> See the following links:
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> http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=519
> (See table 3, ranking Ohio State #2 and in the top 10 every other 
> year, while Miami was not ranked.)
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> http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=415
> (See table 2, ranking Miami #7 in 2003 only.)
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I'll add to that with the fact that Miami has a history of not 
"traveling well" as they say in the bowl business.  Their fans will not 
follow them unless the national title is at stake and then not in the 
numbers you would expect.  Miami sells merchandise and usually, but not 
always, draws well in the Orange Bowl, but their fans just don't follow 
them on the road.  That's why I would expect the BCS bowl with the 
second at-large pick, likely to be the Orange Bowl, to take OSU or the 
loser of the SEC title match over Miami.
Mark

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Mark

Mark S. Ament
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