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The Pac-12's investment in the outcome of this past Wednesday's Rose Bowl was immeasurable. The party celebrated both Granddaddy's 100th birthday and next year's inauguration of the College Football Playoff.

Bidding farewell to the infamous BCS, it's only fitting then that Stanford stabbed West Coast dwellers in the gut as those last few rose petals were plucked. Despite holding the upper hand in experience, Michigan State's No. 4 defense cooked up an upset with superior physicality, two key fourth-down stops and cushioning from freshman Connor Cook's 332 passing yards.

The loss was an eyesore for the Cardinal and the conference, and yet it failed to make our cut in the Pac-12's top-five worst BCS moments. Surprisingly enough, it isn't one of the best either.

The BCS has supplied college football fans with plentiful highs and lows—from thrilling game-clinching performances in the waning seconds to all of the heartbreaking snubs and blasphemous selections. Many a New Year's resolution ceased to exist as a result, and the Pac-12 will surely miss it.

No automatic-qualifying conference not named the SEC posted a better winning percentage in the BCS era. Most of that 13-8 record wasn't vacated and left to wither away in the bushes, so which moments will be remembered dearest in Pacific Standard Time?