Anyone who didn't want to win the B1G by virtue of Maryland winning still feel that way?
If OSU had dropped one of the PSU, Nebraska or Maryland game, we'd be playing tomorrow night. While that wouldn't completely mitigate the disaster that was last Saturday (assuming it played out that way), it would have been an opportunity to put the OSU game behind us and start to establish some momentum again with a tangible accomplishment, B1G champions. Then, advance to Pasadena as B1G champs and win the Rose Bowl. Again, we'd be kicking ourselves for blowing the playoffs and losing another one to OSU, but following it with a B1G title and potential Rose Bowl victory would have been a great 1-2 punch to move forward.
Moreover, it felt like that's what should have happened based on how each team played all year.
Sure, OSU deserved to wreck our season last week. But they sure as hell didn't deserve to play for the B1G title.
If OSU had dropped one of the PSU, Nebraska or Maryland game, we'd be playing tomorrow night. While that wouldn't completely mitigate the disaster that was last Saturday (assuming it played out that way), it would have been an opportunity to put the OSU game behind us and start to establish some momentum again with a tangible accomplishment, B1G champions. Then, advance to Pasadena as B1G champs and win the Rose Bowl. Again, we'd be kicking ourselves for blowing the playoffs and losing another one to OSU, but following it with a B1G title and potential Rose Bowl victory would have been a great 1-2 punch to move forward.
Moreover, it felt like that's what should have happened based on how each team played all year.
Sure, OSU deserved to wreck our season last week. But they sure as hell didn't deserve to play for the B1G title.
