Irony Week in College Football

Florida's first (and thus far only) National Championship was in 1996, won after a game against Florida State.

This is the same Florida team that had already lost to Florida State in their last regular season game.

If Florida wasn't quite as good at Florida State at the end of November (the final score was 24-21, in Tallahassee), why in the world did they get to play Florida State again in January?

Irony of ironies? Ohio State was 10-1 going into the Rose Bowl, having lost only to Michigan, and that by four points.