[BengalsAndBucks]

Dont have the time or patience to read through this thread, so forgive me if this has been brought up, but...

Has any team in the history of college football ever before been punished for making it to the NC game twice in a row? This just baffles me. If we had declined the NC and won the Rose, or if we were 10-2 and got an at large to the Orange and beat VT, people would be talking about how well we played against an inferior team, we would be viewed as a good team. We make it to the NC game, supposedly signifying we are one of the two best teams in the country, and we get railed for losing to the best. We are actually being punished by the media and the fans for making it to the NC game. This truly blows my mind, hopefully someone can take it from SEC-speed and slow it down for my simple little Big Ten brain. Thanks.