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Ohio State looks to mute Big Ten critics
The Big Ten is 1-5 in bowl games this season, with Ohio State the final conference team left to play in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday.
Iowa’s 31-10 victory over South Carolina is the lone bright spot. Northwestern took Missouri into overtime before losing, but all the other losses have been by double-digits.
While Ohio State players have heard the talk about being in a lesser conference, they know there is only one way to change the perception.
“You have to take it in. You can’t really get mad at it. Stats are stats, and stats don’t lie,” strong safety Kurt Coleman said.
“Us or the Big 10 haven’t really shown up in big games. So I think (Monday) is going to be a big opportunity for us to show everyone what we can do.”
The criticism is usually “about the Big Ten’s speed,” Beanie Wells said.
“We have gotten tired of it, but you can’t do anything about it other than to go out there each and every game and try to prove somebody wrong.”
Publicly, Texas is not buying into the lack of speed theory, at least in Ohio State’s case.
“They have guys who can run like we can,” Texas senior cornerback Ryan Palmer said.
“Their receivers can run. (Malcolm) Jenkins is a good player. (James) Laurinaitis is a good player. (Terrelle) Pryor can run. Even Beanie. Beanie is bigger guy, but he can stiff arm you and then run away from you.
“They play hard competition just like we do, so it’s going to be fun to see how these two conferences can match up on Monday. That’s how you can really separate yourself.”
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