I'm not sure what you're going on about, but until relatively recently all conferences had split champsWhat conference that matters has a "split" Championship?
Penn State beat you fair and square late in the season, and the tourney then proved you weren't worthy.
Much like my Husker 2001 team, we had no shitting business being there.
This is a NATIONAL championship. You gotta win your REGION first to even get there.