Losing to That Team Up North kept Ohio State out of the College Football Playoff, as expected. Despite some chaos championship weekend, enough of the teams ahead of them won to keep the Buckeyes from getting another crack at their mortal enemies... unlike Alabama and Georgia, who will most likely square up again next month for another all-SEC national title game.
Yay!
But there was a time, not that long ago, where the Rose Bowl – The Granddaddy of Them All – was nobody's idea of a consolation prize, it was the whole enchilada.