Wisconsin was given a gift by the bowl committee
They absolutely had no say in the matter the Cotton had to take the highest rated non Power 5 team.
Hell they had the most to lose and the least to Gain, against a Mac Champ.
What did they have to lose? They were given a gift by getting a mediocre at best team to play or they probably get sent packing with an L just like everyone else in the BIG
If you can't figure that out I'm done explaining it to ya.
Just because you'd be afraid to fail by losing to a mediocre team doesn't mean real college football players are.