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The Syracuse University football program will conclude its regular-season schedule Saturday at the University of Pittsburgh (noon on ESPN2). Can the Orange earn their sixth victory and become bowl eligible? SB Nation New York previews the game.

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Dec 2, 2011 – The Syracuse University football program concludes its regular-season schedule Saturday afternoon as the Orange hit the road to play the University of Pittsburgh in a Big East Conference contest at Heiz Field (noon on ESPN2). Both Syracuse (5-6) and Pittsburgh (5-6) are searching for what seems to be a very elusive sixth victory, which is needed to become bowl eligible.

After starting the season 5-2, the Orange have dropped four straight — their latest loss coming last Saturday in a 30-13 drubbing by the University of Cincinnati at the Carrier Dome — and have yet to find any answers to the question: how can we get back to our winning ways? If SU can somehow find the formula to get back into the win column then it will earn its second consecutive trip to a bowl game.

To do that, the Orange will need to get a solid game from isenior running back Antwon Bailey, who will be playing in his final game at SU and is just two yards shy of the 1,000-yard rushing mark. Also in need of a good showing is junior quarterback Ryan Nassib, who has already set the school’s single-season mark for passing attempts (383) and completions (236), but if he plays well could break the school single-season record for passing yards (2,547) and touchdowns (22). Currently, Nassib has 2,460 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Other key players playing in their final game as an Orange will be: senior tight end Nick Provo, who has already broken the school record for receptions by a tight end (46) and needs just five catches to break the all-time career mark for an SU tight end (91); senior wide receiver Alec Lemon, who needs just one catch to break the school record of 60 catches in a season. Last week, Lemon snagged three balls to tie the mark that was previously set by wide receivers Kevin Johnson (1998) and Mike Williams (2007).

Senior defensive end Chandler Jones, who leads the team with 4.5 sacks, will also be making his final start.

As for the Panthers, who are led by first-year head coach Todd Graham and enter the game as 10-point favorites, they are also trying to make something out of a disappointing season, which featured Pittsburgh losing three of its first five Big East contests.

Senior quarterback Tino Sunseri, who has completed 203-of-323 passes for 2,174 yards, leads a Pittsburgh offense that is averaging 25.1 points per game. However, the Panthers have been without their best player, senior running back Ray Graham, who was the Big East’s leading rusher until he got hurt Oct. 26 at the University of Connecticut. Since then, running backs Zach Brown and Isaac Bennett have carried the load.

Defensively, the Panthers are solid, as they ranked fifth nationally in sacks per game (3.27) and don’t give up a lot of third down conversions (30.9-percent).

Linebacker Max Grunder, who has compiled the league’s second-best tackle total of 98, is probably the Panthers best defensive player, while defensive lineman Aaron Donald has posted the league’s second-best sack total of 10.

For more on the Syracuse Orange, be sure to check out SB Nation’s blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician. If you’d like to learn more about Pittsburgh, SB Nation’s Cardiac Hill is where you will find it.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - If you want a comfy seat on your next flight, airlines in the U.S. are making it more likely you’ll have to pay. If you already pay for extra leg room, you could soon be forking out more.

Fliers are entering the first holiday travel season with several new or revamped seat offerings. Some airlines, including American and Delta, are adding more leg room to certain seats and charging a premium to passengers who want to reserve them early.

Travel experts expect the trend to spread, just like baggage fees and early boarding charges.

“The airlines are continuing to look at ways they can charge fees to make a profit,” said Matt Daimler, founder of SeatGuru.com, which tracks airline-seating information and seat-pitch data.

SeatGuru’s online polls in recent years have showed that travellers would be willing to pay up to 10 percent more for a seat with more leg room, Daimler said.

American Airlines in August bumped up the number of “preferred” seats, which involve a fee, unless you’re an elite status flier. Window and aisle seats near the front of the main cabin are priced from $4 a flight.

Delta recently launched “Economy Comfort,” its name for premium economy seats priced from $80 to $160 extra each way. They offer four more inches of leg room on long-haul international flights and recline 50 percent more than standard international economy-class seats.

Delta plans to add Economy Comfort to the rest of its fleet, including smaller regional jets by summer 2012. The first 757 will begin operating with an “Economy Comfort” section in November.

Passengers travelling on a one-way itinerary will pay an extra introductory fee of $19-$99 for the seats, starting in late spring for summer travel.

The new seats will be in the first three-to-five rows of the economy cabin and fliers who purchase them will board before other economy customers.

JetBlue Airways added what it calls an “Even More Space” option earlier this year. This service gives fliers early boarding and early access to overhead bin space and seats with extra leg room in select front and emergency rows on its aircraft. The fee varies but starts at $10 for short-haul flights.

If you don’t want to pay extra for the extra leg room or comfy seat, travel experts suggest waiting until the day of your flight.

To avoid seat fees, one trick is not to choose a seat during check-in. By refraining, chances are fliers will get a premium economy seat for free, Hobica said.

“The only downside is that seat might be in the middle rather than on an aisle,” he said.

That strategy worked for attorney Andrea Madigan, who was assigned aisle seat 6C on a recent Frontier flight from Denver to Fort Lauderdale after she declined to pay extra for a “better” seat during online check-in.

“I got a good (seat),” said Madigan, who flew on a cheap $250 round trip economy fare and didn’t want to shell out more for a seat.

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Fri Dec 2, 2011 7:22am EST

DUBLIN (Reuters) – When the wind comes from the West, the smell of hops drifts across the city from the Guinness brewery, tempting Dubliners to stop for a pint of Ireland’s favorite tipple.

It’s famously difficult to resist the lure of Dublin’s cozy pubs, which dot every corner of its winding, rust-red streets.

Yet there’s much more to Dublin than that. Surrounded by countryside of outstanding beauty, Ireland’s capital curves around a wide natural bay split through the middle by the peaty waters of the River Liffey as it flows down from the Wicklow mountains.

The Liffey has been called ‘the Ganges of the literary world’, owing to the capital’s outsized literary clout. The city of 500,000 residents has produced James Joyce, Jonathan Swift and Oscar Wilde, none of whom are among the four other Dubliners who have won the Nobel Prize for literature.

Like its defining opus, James Joyce’s “Ulysses”, Dublin is a melange of carnality and fine art. At night, its streets can be a carnival of debauchery and drunkenness. But the city is also home to vibrant culture, an epic history, and a legendarily friendly populace.

Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a 48-hour visit. Friday:

7 p.m. – Choose a hotel in Dublin 1 or Dublin 2 postcodes, as near to the central boulevards of Grafton Street, Dame Street and O’Connell Street as possible. To ensure a decent night’s sleep, avoid the Temple Bar area.

After checking in, head to The Bank bar on Dame Street. A former bank with a spectacular gilded interior, this is one of Dublin’s jewels and a great place to acclimatize. It’s also one of the few Dublin bars spacious enough to have a free seat on a Friday evening.

8 p.m – On your way to dinner, drop into The Porterhouse. A challenge to the Guinness brand’s grip on the Irish market, this family-owned microbrewery prides itself on producing an original set of beers without using the chemicals found in mass-produced products.

9 p.m – Have a relaxing dinner at One Pico, a cozy restaurant just off St. Stephen’s Green that is a consistent favorite with Dubliners, where star chef Eamonn O’Reilly whips up delicious dishes while managing to keep prices reasonable.

11 p.m – After the evening’s show, the Gaiety Theatre transforms itself into a decadent, warren-like nightclub. The historic venue’s backrooms, basements and lofts – in various states of splendid dilapidation – are filled with live bands and DJs and thrown open to partygoers until 3:30am.

Saturday

10 a.m. Hire one of Dublin’s public bicycles, available at 44 stations around the city centre, for a cycle along the Grand Canal. The tree-lined waterway, dotted with swans and colorful barges, will take you past some of the most picturesque parts of Dublin. Keep an eye out for the statue of poet Patrick Kavanagh on a bench on the south bank of the canal, according to the wish expressed in his poem.

11:30 a.m. – Turning left from the canal bank onto Baggot Street will bring you back to St. Stephen’s Green, where you can leave the bicycle at a station and treat yourself to a relaxing brunch in the elegant Bewley’s on Grafton Street, a popular cafe since its opening in the 1920s.

1 p.m. – A boutique tour of Dublin should start with the General Post Office on O’Connell Street, headquarters of the 1916 Easter Rising that led to the country’s independence. Bullet holes from the uprising can be seen in the Daniel O’Connell statue at the head of the street.

1:30 p.m. – A few paces away is Trinity College, Ireland’s most prestigious university. 200,000 of the university’s oldest books, including famous 9th century illustrated manuscript The Book of Kells, are well worth a visit and are on display to the public in the Old Library.

2.30 p.m. – Adjacent to the university is Ireland’s national museum. A 4,500 year old boat, a tomb, and several preserved bodies from the country’s ancient Celtic past are on display, alongside intricate gold and silver treasures.

4.30 p.m – The tour should finish with Dublin’s oldest building – Christ Church cathedral. The church has a stunning carved interior, and among other curiosities its medieval crypt houses a mummified cat and rat known locally and “Tom and Jerry”.

5:30 p.m. – A stroll down Fleet Street, under Merchant’s Arch and across the Halfpenny Bridge over the Liffey will bring you through Temple Bar to the Winding Stair restaurant in time for a pre-theatre meal. Located above a vintage book shop, the gourmet restaurant offers simple and delicious Irish food and great views over the river.

7:30 p.m – Ireland’s national theatre, the Abbey became the centre of the Irish literary renaissance when it was founded by poet W. B. Yeats in 1904, and is still a hub for new writing. A visit is a wonderful opportunity to see classic Irish plays in the theatre in which they were first conceived.

11 p.m – Little changed since the 1880s, the wooden partitions of the Palace Bar on Fleet Street are designed for conversation. Headquarters for the Dublin literati for over a century, it’s the perfect place to dissect the flaws and virtues of the evening’s performance. Nobel laureate poet Seamus Heaney, with his puff of white hair, is one conspicuous patron.

Sunday

11 a.m. – Grab a coffee and a pastry in one of the many pavement cafes just west of Grafton Street. Take a browse in the gothic indoor market George’s Street Arcade, and then select some picnic materials in delicatessen Fallon Byrnes.

12:30 p.m – Take the metropolitan train service, the Dart, from Tara Street station to Howth. The 30 minute journey will take you the wild hill that forms the northern arm of Dublin bay.

The train pulls into the picturesque fishing village and harbor of Howth. Following the walking trail around the cliffs will take you to secret beaches inaccessible by road, and offers wonderful views of Dublin. Winding and overgrown paths bring you to the summit of the hill, where an ancient signaling point offers Dublin’s most spectacular view above Howth Castle – a great place for a picnic.

On a clear day you can see the Mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland, and even glimpse the top of Snowdon mountain in Wales. Sensible walking shoes are required.

6 p.m. – An early dinner in Aqua restaurant is recommended. The glass-walled restaurant is located on the tip of Howth pier as it juts out into the Irish sea, and the view of the islands and seashore is terrific at sunset.

8 p.m – The Bloody Stream pub, underneath the train station, is a great place to finish your weekend in Dublin. There is live traditional Irish music on Sunday nights, good Guinness and a great atmosphere. As a bonus, Howth is closer to the airport than the city centre, it’s just a 20 minute taxi drive away.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to Europe next week for crisis talks with senior politicians in key capitals and also the European Central Bank, the Treasury department announced Friday. Geithner will hold “discussions with his counterparts on their efforts to reinforce the institutions of the euro area,” Treasury said in a statement. The trip will begin with meetings Tuesday with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann followed by talks with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble. On Wednesday, Geithner will travel to France to meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Finance Minister Francois Baroin. He will then travel to Marseille to meet Spain’s Prime Minister-elect Mariano Rajoy Brey. The trip will end Thursday with talks in Milan with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.

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Fathom, the travel site launched by two former Daily Candy editors earlier this year, is expanding its commerce side with a shop of travel-themed products and will soon allow visitors to book travel directly from the site.

The Fathom shop sorts products by category (“Books for the long haul,” “Global pantry”), activity and destination. Most of the products are sold via affiliate revenue links, and all are accompanied by some editorial content. Products in the store link back to relevant stories on the site.

SEE ALSO: Former DailyCandy Editors Launch Travel Site Fathom

Since its launch in August, Fathom is averaging between 70,000 and 100,000 page views per month, co-founder Pavia Rosati, the former executive editor of Daily Candy, told me. She said she’s encouraged by user engagement, with visitors spending an average of five minutes on the site and many visiting more than three pages.

Next up, as “part of the big plan for Fathom to position itself at the intersection of editorial and commerce in the travel space,” is a partnership with “one of the country’s largest travel agencies,” which Rosati could not name. Fathom visitors will be able to book hotels, and eventually cars and and flights, directly from the site, with Fathom receiving a referral fee. “It won’t look very dissimilar to the experience people have when they go to Expedia or Orbitz. The travel agency we’re partnering with has access to all the same stuff,” Rosati said. “The difference is the Fathom pre-editing of hotels in big cities. We don’t tell you every hotel in New Orleans, we tell you the seven best.” Users who need help will be able to call a travel agent directly, “a level of service that other travel sites don’t have.”

Other travel sites are also experimenting with customized travel booking and concierge services, often for a fee, which Fathom will not charge. Fortnighter offers customized travel itineraries, created by travel writers, between $100 and $200, and Gilt Groupe’s Jetsetter offers a personalized travel planning service for $200.

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Tennessee Titans (6-5) at Buffalo Bills (5-6)
Sunday, December 4th, 2011 • Noon CST
Ralph Wilson Stadium • Orchard Park, NY • TV: CBS

Nashville, TN – The Titans (6-5) travel to Ralph Wilson Stadium (capacity 73,967) this week to face the Buffalo Bills (5-6). Kickoff is scheduled for noon CST on Sunday, December 4th.

This week marks the 43rd all-time meeting in the historic rivalry between the Titans and Bills, including playoffs. The two clubs are still owned by the visionaries who founded their teams and helped launch the American Football League in 1960, Titans owner K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. and the Bills’ Ralph Wilson, Jr. They are the two enduring members of the original eight AFL owners commonly known as the “Foolish Club.”

Including playoffs, the Titans are 26-16 all-time against the Bills, including a current three game winning streak and wins in six of the last seven outings, dating back to 1995.

The franchises have produced two of the NFL’s most memorable playoff contests. In a 1992 Wild Card game in Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Bills trailed the Oilers 35-3 in the third quarter but rallied with 35 consecutive points en route to a 41-38 overtime win. Then, in the 1999 Wild Card round, the Titans came out on top with an unlikely finish. In a play known as the “Music City Miracle,” Kevin Dyson returned a Frank Wycheck lateral on a kickoff return 75 yards for a touchdown with only 16 seconds left in the game, giving Tennessee a 22-16 win.

This week’s game will be televised regionally on CBS, including Nashville affiliate WTVF NewsChannel 5. Spero Dedes will handle play-by-play duties, while Steve Beuerlein will provide analysis.

The Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone, will broadcast the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Frank Wycheck, sideline reporter Cody Allison and gameday host Larry Stone.

The game can be heard locally on 1400 AM, WJZM.

Last Week

The Titans picked up their sixth win of the season in dramatic fashion last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed his 15th touchdown pass of the season, finding wide receiver Damian Williams in the back of the end zone for the go-ahead score in their eventual 23-17 win.

Additionally, running back Chris Johnson produced one of the best games of his career, gaining 190 yards on 23 carries (8.3 avg.). It was the third-highest rushing yardage total in his four-year career, and the performance ranks 13th in franchise history. His 190 yards also make up the fourth-highest total in the NFL this season.

Defensively, the Titans forced five turnovers in the cold, rainy conditions at LP Field, including an interception by rookie middle linebacker Colin McCarthy and four fumble recoveries.

Defensive end Dave Ball notched both of the Titans’ sacks in the win.

The Bills

Like the Titans, the Bills are trying to maintain their playoff hopes with five games left on the schedule. They started the season 5-2 before dropping their last four games, including last week’s 28-24 loss at the New York Jets. The Bills have prospered at home this season, going 4-1 at Ralph Wilson Stadium versus 1-5 on the road.

Buffalo has been adversely affected by recent injuries. They have 13 players on injured reserve, perhaps none more significant than star running back Fred Jackson, who was placed on injured reserve last week with a leg injury. In the 10 games prior to Jackson being lost for the remainder of the season, Jackson ranked third in the NFL in rushing yards (934) and second in scrimmage yards (1,376).

The 2011 campaign is Chan Gailey’s second season as head coach of the Bills. His three decades of coaching experience also includes stints as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys (1998-99) and Georgia Tech (2002-07).

Titans-Bills Series At A Glance

• Overall series (regular postseason): Titans lead 26-16
• Regular season series: Titans lead 25-14
• Postseason series: Bills lead 2-1
• Total points: Titans 923, Bills 824
• Current streak: Three wins by Titans
• Titans at home vs. Bills: 14-6 (including 1-0 in playoffs)
• Titans on road vs. Bills: 12-10 (including 0-2 in playoffs)
• Longest winning streak by Titans: 10 (1967-78)
• Longest losing streak by Titans: 3 (three times, last 1993-94)
• Titans vs. Bills at LP Field: 3-0 (including 1-0 in playoffs)
• Last time at LP Field: Bills 17 at TITANS 41 (11/15/09)
• Titans vs. Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium: 4-7 (including 0-2 in playoffs)
• Last time at Ralph Wilson Stadium: TITANS 30 at Buffalo 29 (12/24/06)
• First time: Oilers 24 at BILLS 25 (10/30/60)
• Mike Munchak’s record vs. Bills: 0-0
• Chan Gailey’s record vs. Titans: 0-0
• Mike Munchak’s record vs. Chan Gailey: 0-0

What To Look For This Week

QB Matt Hasselbeck can record the 24th 300-yard passing game of his career.

RB Chris Johnson can record the 28th 100-yard rushing game of his career and his fourth 100-yard game of 2011. He has reached
the mark in two of the last three games.

RB Chris Johnson needs one rushing touchdown to pass Steve McNair (36 career rushing touchdowns) for third place on the team’s all-time list.

T Michael Roos is scheduled to make his 108th consecutive start.

G Jake Scott is scheduled to make his 116th consecutive start.

WR Nate Washington (628 receiving yards in 2011) needs 60 receiving yards to set a career high for a season (687 in 2010).

WR Nate Washington can extend his streak of consecutive games with at least one reception to 58 (44 games with the Titans).

WR Damian Williams can post his sixth touchdown in an ninegame span.

Titans-Bills Series History

The Titans and Bills contest brings together two of the original teams of the American Football League, both currently owned by the same visionaries who helped set in motion one of the most significant eras in football history. It was in 1960 that K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr.’s then-Houston Oilers and Ralph Wilson, Jr.’s Bills became two of the eight teams that began play in the newly-formed league. Adams and Wilson are the surviving members of the original group of owners, dubbed the “Foolish Club” for their choice to accept the seemingly-impossible task of competing with the National Football League. Ten seasons later, the burgeoning league’s success was more than apparent, as the AFL and NFL completed a historic merger.

In the regular season and postseason, the Titans and Bills have met a total of 42 times. The Titans hold a 26-16 advantage in the series, dating back to the inaugural AFL season. The momentum in the series has swung back and forth. From 1967 until 1978, the Oilers had a 10-game winning streak over the Bills, the longest streak in the series. From 1983–94, Buffalo controlled the series, going 8-3. But since then, Tennessee has won six out of the last seven.

The last time the Titans and Bills met in Buffalo was Week 16 of the 2006 season. On
a windy and cold afternoon, the Titans prevailed 30-29, courtesy of a game-winning 30-yard field goal by Rob Bironas with just over two minutes to play in the game.

The franchises have met three times in the playoffs, with Buffalo holding a 2-1 advantage in those meetings. The last playoff matchup between the two teams was in 1999, when the Titans defeated the Bills 22-16 in an AFC Wild Card game. In a play known as the “Music City Miracle,” Kevin Dyson returned a Frank Wycheck lateral on a kickoff return 75 yards for a touchdown with only 16 seconds left in the game, giving Tennessee the win. The Titans went on to beat Indianapolis and Jacksonville before falling to St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXIV.

In a 1992 Wild Card game, the Bills achieved a similarly miraculous win. Trailing 35-3 in the third quarter, the Bills rallied to score 35 consecutive points and eventually won 41-38 in overtime.

Titans-Bills: The Last Meeting

Buffalo Bills 17 at Tennessee Titans 41
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
LP Field, Nashville, TN.

In Week 10 of the 2009 season, the Titans scored 24 unanswered points to match a franchise record for fourth-quarter scoring in a 41-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills at LP Field.

The final two touchdowns came via interception returns in the game’s final three minutes—first a 26-yard return by nickel defensive back Vincent Fuller and the second a 31-yard return by Rod Hood.

Prior to the Titans’ late interceptions, the Titans relied most heavily on running back Chris Johnson to provide yards and scoring. With 132 yards on the ground and 100 yards receiving, Johnson became the second player in franchise history to reach the 100-yard mark in both rushing and receiving in a game, joining Billy Cannon (12/10/61). He also scored two touchdowns. With a then-career-high 26 carries and nine receptions, which tied a career high, Johnson touched the ball on 35 of the team’s 60 offensive plays.

It was Buffalo, however, that took an early lead, driving 63 yards on their first offensive series. Bills running back Fred Jackson took a direct snap from the Tennessee 27-yard line and then completed a touchdown pass to receiver Lee Evans.

The Titans then marched down the field to tie the game. Johnson sparked a nine-play, 80-yard drive with a pair of first downs on screen plays and then scored on a 28-yard run.

After a three-and-out by the Bills, the Titans took over at their own 48 following an 18-yard punt return by Alvin Pearman. Vince Young found Kenny Britt for a 38-yard completion and then hit Nate Washington for a 14-yard touchdown, helping the Titans to a 14-7 lead.

The Titans’ next series featured a 32-yard run by Johnson, which put the running back over 1,000 yards in 2009. Rob Bironas made a 38-yard field goal to extend the lead to 17-7.

Helped by a 46-yard pass from Trent Edwards to Terrell Owens, the Bills soon thereafter cut the margin to 17-14. Edwards found Evans for the receiver’s second touchdown of the game, this time from eight yards.

At the start of the third quarter, the Bills went 76 yards on 12 plays on a drive that took nearly seven minutes. Rian Lindell’s 25-yard field goal tied the game, but it would turn out to be Buffalo’s final score of the day.

The Titans took the lead four minutes into the fourth quarter. After taking over at their own 44, they went 56 yards on 12 plays, converting four third downs in the process. Johnson’s one-yard touchdown run to cap the drive gave them a lead they would not surrender.

Playing keep-away later in the fourth quarter, the Titans took exactly six minutes to net 26 yards on 10 plays, and Rob Bironas provided a 10-point lead with a 51-yard field goal at the 3:21 mark.

Fuller notched his interception off an Edwards pass three plays into the ensuing drive, and then Hood victimized Ryan Fitzpatrick to round out the win.

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Despite a 6-6 record, the dynamic play of quarterback Braxton Miller is expected to help make Ohio State a better draw for bowls.

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will experience how the lesser lights of college football live this bowl season.

Spoiled by years of landing spots in top-tier post-season bowls during the Jim Tressel era, the Buckeyes will settle for a mid- or lower-level game this year and a smaller travel budget because of it. That likely means trimming the size of Ohio State’s official travel party.

“If you have a lower budget, it definitely changes who gets to go,” said Ben Jay, OSU’s senior associate athletics director for finance and operations. “You’ve got to live with the bowl budget you’re given.”

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Jeff Bell covers public policy, utilities, energy and the business of sports for Business First.

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