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E. Gordon Gee, OSU President: TCU, Boise Don't Deserve BCS Title Game (Fanhouse NCAA Football Blog)

Nov 24th 2010 2:46PM His opinion would be worth something if he and the Ohio State AD scheduled Boise and TCU in the upcoming years. Somehow I doubt OHS wants that ... Do we really know how good these teams are relative to each other? No, not until they get a chance to play either other either in a playoff or in bowl games. But if you don't want a playoff and you exclude them from the BCS bowl games, then opinions really aren't worth much.

Here's Ohio State's schedule when they played in the 2007 BCS championship game. Out of conference they played Kent State, Youngstown State, Akron and Washington. And the highest ranked team they played during the regular season was No. 19 Wisconsin. (Reference: scrippnews.com)

The Best e-Readers Compared: Kindle, Kobo, Nook and Reader Throw Down (Switched)

Sep 9th 2010 2:25AM @jackieelisabeth: I was debating the same question about whether to buy the Kindle 3 with 3G or not. I think the answer really depends on a few things:

- Do you have reliable wifi connectivity at home?
- Are you an impulsive book buyer?
- How much research (read reviews, book excerpts) do you do prior to buying a book?

I actually own a Kindle 2 international with 3G already. I find that most of the time I turn 3G off and rarely, if ever, turn it on.

I have good reliable WiFi at home so connectivity is not a problem. I'm not an impulsive book buyer -- it's rare that I need to buy a book right this second. I tend to do quite a bit of research prior to dropping $10 on a book. I tend to have at least 5 or 6 books that I haven't read already purchased and loaded on my Kindle at all times. That's just my habit so I'm never at a loss for something to read and would have to buy something right NOW.

A WiFi only Kindle may not have as much resale value, but I really wouldn't plan on selling it (When I get one, I'm giving my Kindle 2 to my daughter). A 3G Kindle would give me a rudimentary web browser to use when I'm travelling, but honestly browsing on any smartphone (if you own one) is vastly superior to the Kindle browser.

So for me, I'll probably save the $50 and just buy the Kindle Wifi. But if you answer those questions differently than I did, a Kindle 3G may be more suitable to you.