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Because I disagree with you doesn't mean my judgment is clouded, Jason. Treatment of ORU as the red-headed stepchild extends far beyond a few people on the message board. Otherwise, why were we dissed last year, and are playing THIS year during the Christmas break, when ORU will not have cheerleaders, student marketing students to run time-out and halftime activities, no Eli, and so on. The same will likely be true for TU. Attendance will likely be low. After this year, the game is SO important that it's played the first game of the season - exhibition-game style, you might say. THESE decisions didn't come from message board fans. As far as I'm concerned they can find other teams to play under those conditions. We don't "need" the game badly enough to accept absolutely every condition on their terms. Simple as that. I don't consider that "clouded" judgment.

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