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2022 Rose Bowl, tOSU vs Utah, Jan 1st @ 5pm EST, ESPN

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Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One Venture X
Matchup: No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Utah
Game info: Sat., Jan. 1 | 5 p.m. | ESPN
Location: Rose Bowl | Pasadena, Calif.
Projected winner: Ohio State | 67.4 percent
 
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Don't think I've been this pessimistic going into a game since 08 USC. We looked soft in our biggest game of the year with everything on the line. Utah has looked dominant and physical, and this will be their best chance to make a national statement since Bama in the Sugar Bowl. If Day somehow pulls this off, it'll be his most impressive coaching job behind Clemson last year. I see Utah winning by a TD
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
Don't think I've been this pessimistic going into a game since 08 USC. We looked soft in our biggest game of the year with everything on the line. Utah has looked dominant and physical, and this will be their best chance to make a national statement since Bama in the Sugar Bowl. If Day somehow pulls this off, it'll be his most impressive coaching job behind Clemson last year. I see Utah winning by a TD
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Yeah, I was going to put a little money on it but have decided to pass and just (hopefully) enjoy the game for what it is.
 
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Calling the Granddaddy Of Them All a "good, solid win" feels like damning with faint praise, but it makes sense. This was a Buckeye team that had national championship aspirations, and the Rose Bowl isn't a part of that this season. If Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson (among others) ultimately decide to protect their health and earning potential in lieu of playing in even the Rose Bowl, it's extremely hard to find legitimate fault with that given what the game currently means in a year that it isn't part of the College Football Playoff.

Which, ultimately, is why I think there's so much consternation about the push and pull of history as it pertains to the Rose Bowl. We're trying to replace one mythology with another, and right now the College Football Playoff can't possibly hope to compete with something with a century of built-in tradition.

Even so, as long as Ohio State remains a perennial threat to win a national championship (which I imagine most Buckeye fans want), the Rose Bowl will continue to play second fiddle to a giant tube of lipstick made out of silver and gold.
 
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Watching the end of the 1997 Rose.... about 30 seconds left in the game... after missing a blatant DPI on Stanley the play before, they throw the laundry when Boston is mugged.... Adding color commentary as they show a replay of the crime:

"There's no way you can get away with that anywhere..... unless you're on the other side of the field."

lmao
 
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