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Students Should Get First Dibs at Tickets This Fall, Thad Matta is Proud He Never Payed for Players and the 2002 Season of Tressel Ball

Hey, Ohio State won the 2002 national title last night.

Song of the Day: "Carmen Ohio" performed by Cie Grant.

Word of the Day: Elated.

STUDENTS FIRST? There's a very real chance the 'Shoe will be just 20 or 25 percent full this year, if there are fans at all. If that's the case, there are going to be some decisions to make about who gets to go through those gates.

My take: it should be the students before anybody else. Dave Briggs of The Toledo Blade puts it eloquently:

If universities need students on campus to play college football — and Michigan president Mark Schlissel sensibly made this clear last week, telling the Wall Street Journal: “If there is no on-campus instruction then there won’t be intercollegiate athletics” — it only stands to reason the students should get first dibs on the tickets.