2016 and 2006, ten years apart but oddly similiar.
Two coaches in their fifth year of coaching The Ohio State University kick the season off highly ranked after dismantling a Notre Dame team in the Fiesta Bowl the year prior (2005/2015)
Buckeyes travel down to Big 12 country and blowout a college football blueblood on primetime. (Texas/Oklahoma)
End of the Regular Season ends with Ohio State and TTUN highly ranked battling for a position to win the National Championship/Playoff. The game is considered Game of The Year by ESPN and other sports publications Ohio State wins a closely contested battle.
Michigan then goes on to lose it's Bowl Game against a team playing in it's home state.
The fifth year Ohio State coaches suffer the worst losses of their career in the Fiesta Bowl against a southern team with a dominant defensive line.
Big Ten, which was considered the strongest conference, ends the postseason with a terrible bowl record.
Deja Vu,