Rose Bowl: #6 Ohio State 28, #9 Washington 23

[MaximumSam]

Should be a fun game. Washington has a tough defense and the type of offense that will give OSU fits.

[Brutus Buckeye]

OSU Rose Bowl History. 

1921: Dr John Wilce's Buckeye squad got thumped by Cal 28-0, which was OSU's worst bowl performance of all time, up until the 31-0 Clemson fiasco. OSU All-American star QB Gaylord "Pete" Stynchcomb was held to 82 yards rushing. 

1950: Wes Fesler's Buckeyes edged Cal 17-14 in en route to their first Rose Bowl victory. OSU FB Fred "Curly" Morrison was the MVP of the game, rushing for 119 yards and a TD. 

1955: OSU trounced USC 20-7 in Woody Hayes first Rose Bowl and National Championship. It would have been a 1vs2 match up had UCLA not been shut out of the Rose Bowl due to the "no repeat" rule. Hopalong Cassidy paced the OSU ground assault in a rainy, muddy Rose Bowl. 

1958: The Buckeyes edged Oregon 10-7 en route to another National Championship. It was an OSU team of pure grit, with all of their top players residing on the lines, in the trenches. 

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1969: The Super Sophs guided the Buckeyes to a 27-16 win over USC in the Rose Bowl, and another National Championship. The game featured an epic hit where Jack Tatum completely flattened Trojan RB OJ Simpson. Rex Kern, Jim Stillwagon and Jim Otis were part of that legendary class as well. The game had extra meaning, after the 1961 NC team was blocked from playing in the Rose Bowl by OSU's own faculty. 

1971: OSU dropped one to the Stanford Indians 27-17. The Super Sophs' senior campaign ended on a sour note, although OSU does retain some sorta sheepishly claimed NC for this season. 

1973: OSU star TB Archie Griffin led the Buckeyes to four straight Rose Bowls, albeit with a 1-3 record. His freshman campaign ended with a 42-17 trouncing at the hands of USC. 

1974: OSU got USC back with a 42-21 Rose Bowl victory. OSU was paced by FB Pete Johnson's 3TD performance, with Archie and QB Corny Greene each adding one of their own. The Buckeyes posted an undefeated season; albeit with a tie in THE GAME. 

1975: The Buckeyes were upset by USC 18-17, with a late Trojan TD and a successful two point conversion in the third straight Rose Bowl between the two teams. 

1976: Archie's senior year ended with a 23-10 trouncing at the hands of UCLA. FB Pete Johnson scored the lone Buckeye TD. 

1980: Earle Bruce's inaugural campaign ended in heartache, as USC scored a late TD that prevented OSU from having an undefeated, untied NC. Art Schlichter lobbed the only TD for the Scarlet and Grey. 

1985: Bruce's squad dropped a 20-17 Rose Bowl to the USC Trojans, Chris Carter caught the lone OSU TD from Mike Tomczak. 

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1997: Stanley Jackson and Joe Germaine led a two headed monster at QB, as the latter rose to the occasion in securing a Rose Bowl win over HC John Cooper's former team. 

2010: Terrelle Pryor lobbed two TD passes as OSU defeated the Oregon Ducks 26-17. It was the lone Rose Bowl appearance for Buckeye HC Jim Tressel. 

2019: Urban Meyer becomes the sixth consecutive OSU HC to lead the Buckeyes to at least one Rose Bowl appearance (Fickel notwithstanding). 

[MrNubbz]

1976: Archie's senior year ended with a 23-10 trouncing at the hands of UCLA. FB Pete Johnson scored the lone Buckeye TD.

That one hurt - Costing them an NC.The Buckeyes stomped the Bruins 3 months earlier 41-20.

[FearlessF]

rematches SUCK

especially for the team that won the first game

[TresselownsUM]

Bucks -6, I like that early line. Have to wait and see what players sit game out. Probably Haskins last game as a buckeye, too bad we may only have got to see him spin it for 1 year.

[MaximumSam]

Probably no Dremont Jones

[SFBadger96]

Old school feeling Rose Bowl.

Conference champions. No MNC on the line. Two good teams with flaws ready to slug it out.

[MrNubbz]

Probably no Dremont Jones

And people even on this board think it's a good idea to expand the season/play offs.This will continue to be a real thing with great players sitting it out nothing will be proved except more money for the networks.The season will be a caveat and there will be an asterisk next to the record

[ELA]

And people even on this board think it's a good idea to expand the season/play offs.This will continue to be a real thing with great players sitting it out nothing will be proved except more money for the networks.The season will be a caveat and there will be an asterisk next to the record

Players sitting out/the irrelevance of all non CFP bowls is possibly the strongest argument in favor of expanding the playoff.  Guys only sit out because the CFP has made every other bowl totally meaningless.

[Riffraft]

That one hurt - Costing them an NC.The Buckeyes stomped the Bruins 3 months earlier 41-20.

Probably Corny Greens worst day as a buckeye. In my teenage mind at the time, I said he was obviously paid off because he knew he wasn't going to the NFL so he took the money and ran. 
I really think Woody might have retired after that season if they had won. Going out with Archie and the NC.

[TyphonInc]

From SB Nation:

• Rose Bowl: No. 6 Ohio State 30, No. 9 Washington (+4.5) 27 (Jan. 1, 5:00 pm ET, ESPN)

There’s some fun tension in this one — Washington is good at turning any game into a defensive slog, and Ohio State’s good at giving anyone enough big plays to make things exciting. Something’s! Got! To give!

[MaximumSam]

Haskins is 420 yards shy of 5000 yards passing and 3 TD passes shy of 50.  He has the B1G record already but those would be some nice round numbers.  The TD's a lot more obtainable than the yards though.

[MrNubbz]

Players sitting out/the irrelevance of all non CFP bowls is possibly the strongest argument in favor of expanding the playoff.  Guys only sit out because the CFP has made every other bowl totally meaningless.

Don't think so,more and more are going to be sitting out the longer the season stretches coaches may have one ear but family/friends/agents have the other

[FearlessF]

2009: USC 38, Penn St. 24 – USC raced out to a 24-point halftime lead and on its way to its third straight Rose Bowl win via a blowout. Quarterback Mark Sanchez passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns.