Uh, didn't Ohio State win handily against the top Pac 10 team in last year's Rose Bowl? Now who was that they beat?
You might want to look it up.
Hooray for Ohio State!!!
One win this decade!
I don’t know what was going on with Oregon last year - they played weird - could have been coaching, or lack of prep/recent history for a big time bowl.
Rose Bowl - since 2001 - 5:1 PAC-10 including Oregon game. Previous - Penn State ranked #6 vs USC #5 - USC played their second string defense for the 4th quarter - the game was OVER.
Recent Ohio State vs USC - 0-2 regular season.
Big-10 schedules are too soft. They actually count ND as an important game. Recent game ND vs USC - ND got their first first down on the last play of the third qtr. Ohio State likes to make fun of Boise State “ease of schedule” - then play Marshall, Ohio, and Eastern Michigan in 3 out of first 4 games (other was Miami). - Boise played VTech, Wyoming, OR State, and NM State. 2 ranked teams.
This year - Wisconsin vs AZ State - decided by a point. Wisconsin - possibly best team in Big-10. AZ State - not ranked. Average Pac-10 team.