No Big-10 team was going to win in the Orange bowl against a reasonably good team. Too hot and muggy. Tempe was in the low 60s with low humidity...OSU got a fair shake with the weather.
It was rather interesting to hear all of the pundits say that the Big12, the Big East, and the SEC were all stronger conferences than the BigTen when the BigTen had 4 teams ranked in the top 11 before the bowls. No other conference had more than 2.
Even after the bowls, they had 3 of the top 9 (1st, 8th, and 9th). Only the Big12 could match that (5th, 6th, and 7th). The others only had one each, with the PAC-10 taking the final spot.
Oh, please. Now you're reaching for them. The weather? We're talking about a 14-0 team that started its season back in August. Playing football in Columbus during late summer-early fall isn't exactly paradise, either. Ever been there then? Its like the weather in DC, only 400 miles west.
If anything, the weather should have helped Miami. They're the fair-weather location, after all. The Bucks play in places like Madison and Ann Arbor in late fall. They like 'em cold up there...