what does beating Missouri and Ole Miss have to do with anything? Their bowl wins mean nothing. OSU played a 3rd string QB and had their best players sit out. The only good thing about PSU was their OL and defense. The top LT in the country sat out the game, as well as 1 other OL, then both DE's sat out the game, both starting CB's sat out and their best player left was their MLB and he was injured in the game.
Bowl games show absolutely nothing, as these teams look nothing like the teams who earned the bowl bids.