Ohio St vs Michigan is like Georgia vs Florida. No matter which team is killing it that season, those games can be anomalies. The rivalry is bigger than the season.
Ohio state had not seen another team that could put big points on the board before Michigan. That was an eye opener to prepare for Ga.
Ga vs ohio state has been a wanted game in Athens for at least the decade that I lived there. It seemed like anytime a discussion came up of who someone wanted to see play Ga outside the Sec, no mater what circle I was in, Ohio st was the consensus. That game had playoff rivalry written all over it. If we get a longer playoff season, Ga vs ohio st could happen alot more.
TCU had been in both blow outs and close ones. Then faced a Michigan that had just beat their biggest rivals, and were still drunk on that. I dont think they were mentally ready for TCU.
But in the end the play offs ended at Ga vs Ohio st. TCU wasnt even in the same league as Ga. Like my daughters golf coach used to tell her when she was having a bad round, "these other girls should be carrying your bag".