If , and I mean IF my Buckeyes lose the season finale to Michigan, could they not only lose a shot at the NC, but also the Rose Bowl ? With Wisconsin having the same 1 loss big 10 record with both losing to Michigan, could they go to the Rose Bowl instead of the Bucks ? I know that their #1 ranking wouldn't come into play. Would it be who went last ?
2006-11-14 03:46:21 · 10 answers · asked by rock d 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
The Big Ten has a couple of deciding factors. If Michigan wins, Michigan would get first chance at going to the Rose Bowl. However, they would most likely pass on the Rose Bowl to go to the National Championship game, which is not being held at the Rose Bowl this year but at the University of Phoenix in Glendale, AZ. The runner-up would then play at the Rose Bowl. That would be either Ohio State or Wisconsin. One of the tie-breakers is who won the game between the two teams during the regular Big Ten schedule. Since the two teams didn't play each other this year, then it comes down to the second tie breaker. That would be whoever has gone the longest period between the two as far as going to the Rose Bowl, that team would go to the Rose Bowl. Since Ohio State has gone longer than Wisconsin as far as appearing in the Rose Bowl, then Ohio State would win the tie breaker and go to the Rose Bowl. If Michigan loses against Ohio State, then Michigan would go to the Rose Bowl since Michigan won when the two teams played each other. So Wisconsin doesn't have a chance of going to the Rose Bowl unless both Michigan and Ohio State go to the National Championship game in Arizona.
2006-11-14 04:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a Wisconsin Fan, your Buckeyes will get the Rose Bowl over the Badgers because Wisconsin will not leapfrog over them in the BCS rankings. The Rose Bowl is STILL a BCS bowl, and in years when it is not the NC game, the BCS has committed to try and keep it a Big 10 / Pac 10 game.
Don't worry, it will be either Michigan or THE Ohio State Univeristy in the Rose Bowl and Wisconsin will go to the Capital One Bowl in Orlando again.
Looking forward to The Big Game this weekend!
2006-11-14 03:50:46 · answer #2 · answered by deerslyr_71 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No they would still in that case make the Rose Bowl. Theoretically, with Michigan winning the Big Ten and playing for the National Championship, a Big Ten team would not be required to play in the Rose Bowl. However, Ohio State would still be ranked high enough to play in the Rose Bowl against probably USC or Notre Dame.
2006-11-14 04:52:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only possible way this would happen is if Michigan just thrashed OSU. I mean like 49-0. Other than that there is no possible way that OSU fall any further than the Rose Bowl.
Remember Oklahoma and Nebraska both had taken bad loss and still made it into the second spot in BCS and played for title. So no way does Ohio State fall unless it suffer complete meltdown.
In fact considering that alot of the 1 lose teams like Florida, USC and Arkansas could end up with 2 loses it is possible that they have a rematch.
2006-11-14 05:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Bruce Tzu 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think that if Ohio State loses to Michigan and falls out of the top 2, they will still be ranked ahead of Wisconsin due to their strength of schedule.
So, I don't see Wisconsin leapfrogging the loser of the Ohio State-Michigan game and sneaking into the Rose Bowl.
And I don't think the BCS would take 3 teams from the same conference to play in BCS bowls...but I could be wrong about that.
2006-11-14 03:54:04 · answer #5 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First, your Buckeyes will lose. Second they will go to the Rose Bowl even though Wisconsin deserves it. GO BLUE!!!
2006-11-14 04:49:30 · answer #6 · answered by andy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they would prolly take the loser of the osu michigan game at the rose bowl.... cause michigan has beat wiconsin and ohio state would beat wisconsin if they played each other...
2006-11-14 04:19:25 · answer #7 · answered by Einstein 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are diffinately going to have to have a college playoff system put in place. It's 35 years past due. Right now, ha, anybody could pick who ever they want there! sorry
2006-11-14 04:00:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no! they could lose a close game and still get in the ncg.
2006-11-14 03:50:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
agree with deer -------^
2006-11-14 03:53:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋