Rose Bowl Committee seriously eyeing Penn St and not Ohio St regardless of anything....
......the Rose Bowl is strongly considering taking No. 8 Penn St (10-2) instead of the Buckeyes to avoid a repeat appearance coming off another deflating loss to their rival Michigan........
https://theathletic.com/3953770/2022/11/30/rose-bowl-cfp-penn-state-ohio-state/
December 1st, 2022 at 8:59 AM ^
I know this, I knew that kid didn't have the heart that it takes to win when he took off on that QB run early in the game and was met by Rod Moore a couple of yards past the line of scrimmage.
Stroud never ran past the line the remainder of the game.
Please Lions trade your draft pick for next year so you can take Caleb Williams, because that kid has "IT".
November 30th, 2022 at 9:06 PM ^
Allegedly Ohio State has told the Rose Bowl they’d rather Penn State go there. Ohio State has been in what, 3 Rose Bowls in 5 years?
It appears OSU is trying to get the Orange bowl. One covid capacity-limited season aside, OSU hasn’t played in Florida since 2013 I believe.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:09 PM ^
That's exactly what's going on. OSU is concerned about selling tickets to another rose bowl, especially if it's a rematch with Utah. They want the orange bowl
November 30th, 2022 at 9:11 PM ^
Watching them get shut out of the Rose and the Orange will be hilarious. Outback Bowl (or whatever it now is) here they come!
November 30th, 2022 at 9:22 PM ^
Not happening. Except that it is.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:54 PM ^
Hard to believe the Rose Bowl doesn't want the OSU fans...
November 30th, 2022 at 9:10 PM ^
Not going to happen.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:12 PM ^
I saw that story too. I am wondering if that story is fabricated as cya from the Penn St to the Rose Bowl news.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:13 PM ^
While enjoying the schadenfreude, I did see that OSU wanted the Orange Bowl for financial reasons. Probably afraid they couldn't get up for Penix.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:18 PM ^
More like they are afraid Penix is going to stick it to them.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:30 PM ^
Something tells me that they will not be able to measure up nor beat 'em.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:21 PM ^
This seems pretty reasonable to me, actually. Not a great endorsement for their fanbase or anything, but at least they’re realistic.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:36 PM ^
For OSU, yes, but why would the Orange want them? As of now they have Clemson (with Florida State waiting in the wings if Clemson loses) and Tennessee or LSU lined up. And either Tennessee or LSU would sell better than OSU.
December 1st, 2022 at 12:57 AM ^
Orange Bowl doesn't have a choice. They are contracted to take the highest ranked available team from the Big Ten, SEC, or Notre Dame with a couple exceptions for rematches and conference appearances. If OSU is left out of the playoff and passed over by the Rose Bowl, they will be the highest ranked available team at #5.
December 1st, 2022 at 10:08 AM ^
Well… that does seem like a good reason, now doesn’t it!
November 30th, 2022 at 9:07 PM ^
Please god put them in the Cotton Bowl against Tulane.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:09 PM ^
Which bowl is for the Big12 runner up? Good fit for OSU and that Big 12 defense.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:31 PM ^
The Sugar Bowl is technically the SEC vs Big 12 but if TCU beats Kansas St every Big 12 team other than TCU will have at least 4 losses.
December 1st, 2022 at 6:53 AM ^
I've read that KSU is already locked into the Sugar. They'll go organically if they beat TCU and go by default if they lose because of TCU's CFP appearance.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:14 PM ^
Oh. Hi. Oh, no.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:16 PM ^
So OSU to the Cotton Bowl?
November 30th, 2022 at 9:20 PM ^
The Fiesta Bowl is a new destination for Michigan. I'm trying to see Michigan play in all of the New Years 6 Bowl games.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:51 PM ^
Cotton Bowl is only major Bowl Michigan hasn't played in ,assuming my memory is correct,looking that up is cheating.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:35 PM ^
The Buckeyes are having just a splendid week, it seems....
I saw these tweets earlier and began chuckling uncontrollably actually.
December 1st, 2022 at 7:26 AM ^
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I did a bit more than chuckle.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:37 PM ^
OSU itself telling the Rose Bowl to pick someone else because most of their good players won't show up and their fans won't care is hilarious and shows just how bad it might get to Day if he continues to not beat Michigan or make the playoffs.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:48 PM ^
Cranky Old Man note- Back in the day Big 10 wouldn't allow teams to play in Rose Bowl in consecutive years even if that team was Big 10 Champ.
December 1st, 2022 at 12:44 AM ^
Because of this rule, Michigan was already in the Rose Bowl in 1969 before they even played Ohio State, no matter the outcome of the game.
This likely helped Michigan upset Ohio State because they were already in, and could play more loose and aggressive.
November 30th, 2022 at 9:53 PM ^
Also probably the Rose Bowl saying “damn your Playoff, we will take who wants to be here.” I could seriously see the Rose Bowl opting out of the expanded Playoff. The don’t seem down with all this. One cool idea if they are going to bail would be to play Army v Navy there. The BIG title game being there as floated by somebody earlier is also a good idea.
November 30th, 2022 at 10:00 PM ^
The Rose Bowl just signed on to be a part of the expanded playoffs, 12 team playoff to begin in 2024.
December 1st, 2022 at 12:28 AM ^
This didn’t age well…
December 1st, 2022 at 6:58 AM ^
Heh, by the time you hit Save on this post, every sports reporter was announcing that the Rose Bowl had fallen in line with the rest of the NY6 bowls for the expanded CFP.
November 30th, 2022 at 10:05 PM ^
That’s bc osu is going to the playoffs
December 1st, 2022 at 6:59 AM ^
They need USC to lose for that to happen.
December 1st, 2022 at 7:28 AM ^
By a lot.
December 1st, 2022 at 8:02 AM ^
I would hope so.
Honestly, until the CFP expands in 2024, I think I'm in agreement with those who say that if you're a one-loss team who didn't make your conference title game, you shouldn't get rewarded for sitting at home while another one-loss team puts it all on the line (unless they lose 56-0 or something).
November 30th, 2022 at 10:16 PM ^
Makes sense. Give the honor to a team that’ll play like it wants to be there vs. a bunch of sorry sadsacks who think they’re entitled to winning. I personally think it would be hilarious to watch OSU to have to go play Tulane in the Cotton Bowl. To them, they might as well go p,as in the Quick Lane Bowl.
Yeah, they’d probably win, but you know they would think playing in that game is beneath them. They’d treat the game like it and carry themselves like it going into the game. And if OSU has enough guys sit out….maybe, just maybe Tulane can win it.
November 30th, 2022 at 10:17 PM ^
We beat them into depression
November 30th, 2022 at 10:24 PM ^
Ohio State ain't come here to play Rose Bowl
November 30th, 2022 at 10:27 PM ^
The Ohio State fan base isn't interested in a repeat Rose Bowl berth. And Stroud suggested after Saturday's loss to Michigan that he might not participate in a OSU bowl game so the can prepare himself for the NFL draft.
If I'm the Rose Bowl, I would invite Penn State based on those factors alone.
December 1st, 2022 at 12:47 AM ^
Meanwhile, Clifford will play his mind out in his last ever football game. I'll watch.
November 30th, 2022 at 10:35 PM ^
Honestly, this is a win-win for numerous entities.
PSU will be energized for Pasadena.
OSU prefers a Florida Bowl.
Likely better ticket sales for the Rose Bowl.
The ACC likes it because a Big Ten team in Miami means the ACC gets the Big Tens Outback Bowl slot. An additional Bowl slot for them.
The Outback Bowl gets FSU or Notre Dame. Good for their ticket sales, and honestly better than if they got a Illinois or Minnesota.
Even the Motor City Bowl likes it. There are now enough B1G teams for them (they don’t have to pick a random at large team like Nevada from 2021).
The only real loser here is Tennessee, who slips to the Cotton Bowl.
November 30th, 2022 at 11:04 PM ^
Entitled Assholes. Good on the Rose Bowl, fuck em.
November 30th, 2022 at 11:05 PM ^
Makes sense. Any of the current elite teams that miss the playoffs are going to treat a bowl game as a spring game.
November 30th, 2022 at 11:06 PM ^
Nevermind they are talking about OSU
December 1st, 2022 at 12:56 AM ^
OSU gave them an extremely entertaining game last year under the same circumstances.
November 30th, 2022 at 11:39 PM ^
OMG please LOL
I also have a feeling OSU would have more players sit out than PSU would. This game would matter to PSU.
December 1st, 2022 at 12:54 AM ^
This would be so dumb I don’t believe it. OSU has the better record and beat Penn St. when they played.
December 1st, 2022 at 7:02 AM ^
H2H is not a factor, but things that are include ticket sales, fan excitement, and team engagement. OSU would have those in much smaller numbers than PSU. The Rose Bowl also has a clause that allows them to pick someone other than the "obvious" choice if there are two teams in a "cluster," i.e. within a few spots in the rankings.