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Success lifts Buckeyes, Gators into dream state

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Thursday, December 21, 2006

When you're in charge of nearly $100 million worth of college athletics and 36 varsity teams, the time to savor your accomplishments can be fleeting. When Ohio State AD Gene Smith needs to feel the joy of the job, he goes to watch his teams play. "I enjoy competition; that's where I came from," said Smith, a former defensive end at Notre Dame. "When I'm at a game, that's my time to reflect on the joys of where we are." Tuesday night, Smith went to see his men's basketball team play Iowa St ...

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