i feel like people forgot that 2021 okla state was literally a yard away from the playoffs

It’s a cliché, but the old phrase rings so true in college football, “it’s not about how you start, it’s how you finish”

My heart will always break for that 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes team they was literally inches away from the CFP and that team was so special

Will never forget 2018 Wazzu

As a college football fan who’s fatigued of non passionate “analysts” or talk shows talking about college ball it’s refreshing seeing a person who just talks about ball because they love it. Keep it up man!

The 2017 Badgers were undefeated until they lost 21-27 to the buckeyes in the big ten championship game (Wisconsin was ranked 4 at the time)

I knew the Iowa loss was gonna be brutal with George Kittle on the team. My guy's definitely cursed with  two super bowls Ls to the same team and this loss to Michigan State.

People also forget Wisconsin had a few teams get pretty damn close to making playoffs.

I remember Iowa being a contender in 2015, because I remember they were the last team to fall before Clemson was left as the only undefeated and the #1 seed. Dabo gave a speech about it.

I also remember getting home from work with McDonald's and watching that 2018 Apple Cup in the snow.

Should’ve mentioned that 2015 OK state QB Mason Rudolph got injured early against Baylor and the offense became non existent. The backup had no deep ball whatsoever and the ground game was just not there

That college gameday against the ducks was one of the greatest days ever to be a Coug.

I remember the 2016 Houston Cougars and then they lost to Navy which basically killed the rest of their season. I bet if they won that game that could’ve fueled them more and who knows what would’ve happened for the rest of their season. That was a team who was 6th ranked coming into that game and it was supposed to be an easy win. They had a team talented enough to get there.

I do remember that 2018 Washington State squad and they had so much potential to make it until that loss to Washington. When it comes to Oklahoma State, the 2021 squad came extremely close although even if they won that game against Baylor chances are Cincinnati still would’ve gone in but that sealed the deal for the Bearcats to get in without question.

That Hawkeye Defense was vicious AF. That rotation was deep too. I think they only gave up like 185 pts that season.

7:27 70-58 is such a late 2010s Big 12 score

As a Notre Dame fan, i feel obligated to mention the 2015 team. 2015 nd finished with two losses to clemson and stanford. the deshone kizer and will fuller connection was electric. a close win in the second to last game of the season against an awful boston college team knocked them out of the top 4, so even a win in the final week wouldn't have guaranteed a playoff spot, but would have kept things interesting. the game against Stanford was an all-time classic I recommend everyone at least watch the highlights of. nd scored to take the lead in the final minute, but stanford ran right down the field to win it with a field goal. we went on to lose to osu in the fiesta bowl in a game where we played like shit and didn't act like we belonged in a new years bowl. i doubt we would have faired much better in the playoffs even if we beat stanford and somehow got in over oklahoma, but a rematch with clemson certainly would have been an interesting match-up and we certainly would have lost in less embarrassing fashion then michigan state did if we played bama. i know people are highly critical of notre dame because of our poor performances in our playoff games and questionable schedules, but if any team really had a shot to do something i feel it was the 2015 squad. if you ever make a part 4 or 5 to this series, at least give them a brief mention

That game winning LJ Scott run is one of the best runs ever. Only one yard but he overpowered two guys to score, legendary.

I cannot emphasize enough how magical that 2018 season was for Wazzu. Considering it started on such a sad and tragic note, that year went about as well as anyone could've asked for. The thing about the end of it all that hurt the most wasn't missing out on a CFP spot--I don't remember any of us expecting the Committee to seriously give us a nod unless we beat the brakes off Washington--but missing out on a shot at the Rose Bowl. Losing to Washington meant that we lost the North Division title to the Huskies on a tiebreaker, and the result was the most boring Pac-12 Championship game in the series' run. If we'd managed to beat USC, or if the PAC didn't have those stupid, stupid divisions, we would've made the title game, (probably) beaten Utah, and made our third Rose Bowl appearance in the modern era.

2015 iowa was the absolute definition of paper tiger. The big whatever gets too much love. Sparty winning was a godsend

northwestern vs iowa a classic top 20 matchup

I was at that Iowa v Michigan State big ten championship, the defining moment that you saw at the end is talked about a lot. But wasn’t isn’t talked about enough is that drive that culminated in that touchdown was 82 yards, 22 plays and took 9:04. In essence they used 2/3rds of the 4th quarter on one drive to win the game, absolutely insane.