I've gotta admit that I'd feel better about the whole thing if tOSU had won The Game that day, and then wrapped up the MNC with their 42-21 Rose Bowl win over USC.
But since tOSU had a 10-0 lead before it ended up in a tie, I'd say that Corny Greene's thumb (he completed zero passes that day) had more to do with the result than TSUN getting fired up from the banner incident.