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FOOTBALL: Top ten

What you need to know about the game

By Ryan Wood

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Published: Thursday, August 28, 2008

Updated: Saturday, October 17, 2009

Number 10 Tailgating starts three hours before the game ... pace yourself.

Number 9 Nate Davis must not be superstitious; he wears No. 13.

Number 8 All-American punter Chris Miller is like an eclipse ... rarely seen but always spectacular.

Number 7 Ball State's offense moved the ball 3.2 miles last season, the distance from Scheumann Stadium to The Heorot.

Number 6 The giant Ball State banner draped from the Scheumann Stadium press box was donated by trustee Frank Hancock and cost more than $60,000.

Number 5 Ball State's football team might also be the best basketball team on campus.

Number 4 Don't get confused when you read "Northeastern" on the South scoreboard.

Number 3 For those watching at home, don't take a shot of rum for every Ball State point.

Number 2 Northeastern's first mascot received an honorary degree in 1927, sparking the argument of who is smarter - its students or dogs.

And the number 1 thing to know about this week's game is... Leave the goal posts alone after the game; save the real celebrating for next week's Navy game.

Click here to download a printable Ball State football poster and schedule.

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