Making the College Football Playoff is a huge deal, but losing your opening CFP matchup leaves you to watch virtually every other December bowl game.
Most college football fans would agree that the only postseason contests that really matter are the 11 games and 12 teams that make up the College Football Playoff on the now month-long road that eventually ends up crowning the national champion.
This year, Oklahoma made its fifth appearance in the 12-year history of the College Football Playoff and also its earliest ever on the postseason calendar.