I'm "mature" enough to remember the 70 NCAA loss to Jacksonville, final four team of 80, rose bowl years of (seasons) 81, 85, 90.
Rose Bowl used to be King, IMO. League champ went. Now, league runner-up, or possibly 3rd place finisher goes to RB versus playoffs.
I always thought the run to the final four in 80 under Lute was very special. I was in my 3rd year @ Iowa.
With these choices, pencil me in for the final four.
Now, re-phrase the question with "making the four team FB playoff" or the final four BB tourney....then it gets tougher to answer.